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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In)
ID: #33697
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3D-printing
Instructions
You will hear a recording. Type the missing words in each blank.
* Fill in the missing words into the blank fields
A new process for 3D-printing things could pave the way for lighter, faster aircraft that fly further on the same amount of fuel. Today’s Aeroplanes are held together with thousands of metal rivets and fasteners. That’s because the lightweight but strong aluminium alloys used for their frames are considered unweldable. Try to weld them and you get a phenomenon called hot-cracking, in which the finished alloy weakens and as it cools. This and other adverse welding effects also stand in the way of 3D-printing high-strength aluminium alloy parts. When researchers have tried, the resulting laser-fused mass away at the welding area like a stale biscuit.
Result:
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Correct answer: potentially
Explanation: Listen for "aircraft that potentially fly". You need a word that tells how or how much, so it ends in ly.
Meaning: "potentially" means possibly or maybe.
Wrong options:
- potentialy: It leaves out the "l". Check the letters: "potentially". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
- potential: "potential" is missing the ending. The speaker says "potentially", with "ly" at the end.
Correct answer: fractures
Explanation: On the recording you hear "weakens and fractures as it". Do not forget the s at the end.
Meaning: "fractures" means breaks into pieces or cracks.
Wrong options:
- fracturs: It leaves out the "e". The right spelling is "fractures". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
- fracture: "fracture" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "fractures", so write the "s".
Correct answer: flakes
Explanation: Listen again to "mass flakes away at the". You need a word for small pieces, so it ends in s.
Meaning: "flakes" means comes off in small thin pieces.
Wrong options:
- flaks: It leaves out the "e". The right spelling is "flakes". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
- flake: "flake" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "flakes", so write the "s".
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