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Practice Listening: Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers ID: #45651 Short LG Electronics
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Listen to the recording and answer the question by selecting all the correct responses. You will need to select more than one response.

Transcript:

South Korea's LG Electronics is banking on its new smart fridge, becoming an essential component of kitchens around the world. The smart fridge is a technological marvel compared to fridges of the past. It boasts a food management system that maintains a list of the food it is storing. It also records the expiry dates of the foods and sends out an alert via Wi-Fi when that date has been reached. The information can be accessed via a smartphone by consumers as they shop in grocery stores, allowing them to make informed decisions about food purchases. LG adds that its fridge can also suggest healthy recipes based on what it knows is inside.

Which of these statements are true according to recording?

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Option 1: "It is technologically advanced in comparison with other fridges."

Explanation: The text describes the smart fridge as a 'technological marvel' compared to past fridges, clearly indicating its advanced features and capabilities.

Option 2: "It is able to make decisions about food purchases."

Explanation: While the fridge itself does not make decisions, it provides information that allows consumers to make informed decisions about food purchases, as stated in the text.

Option 3: "It can help consumers when they are out shopping."

Explanation: The text mentions that consumers can access information about the fridge's contents via their smartphones while shopping, which directly supports this statement.

Option 4: "The smart fridge is an essential component of kitchens."

Explanation: The phrase 'becoming an essential component' suggests it is not yet universally accepted as essential, making this statement misleading.

Option 5: "It can tell users which foods are healthier."

Explanation: The text states that the fridge can suggest healthy recipes but does not claim it can tell users which foods are healthier, making this statement inaccurate.

Option 6: "It alerts users when foods reach their expiry date."

Explanation: The text specifies that the fridge sends out an alert via Wi-Fi when expiry dates are reached, but it does not state that it alerts users directly, which makes this statement misleading.

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