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IELTS 18 Academic · Test 3

Listening · Part 4

Mock mode: in the real test you hear the recording once.

Questions 31–40
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
  1. 0:00 Part 4. You will hear part of a lecture by Dr Kofi Mensah on the future of food packaging. First, you have some time to look at questions 31 to 40.
  2. 0:21 Now listen carefully and answer questions 31 to 40.
  3. 0:26 Lecturer: Good afternoon. Today's lecture is about the future of food packaging.
  4. 0:31 Lecturer: Packaging keeps food safe and reduces waste.
  5. 0:34 Lecturer: However, much of it is made from single-use plastic.
  6. 0:38 Lecturer: One company now makes containers from seaweed.
  7. 0:41 Lecturer: Another uses mushroom roots to replace foam.
  8. 0:44 Lecturer: Some packaging changes colour when food is no longer fresh.
  9. 0:48 Lecturer: Refill shops ask customers to bring their own containers.
  10. 0:52 Lecturer: Clear labels help people recycle correctly.
  11. 0:55 Lecturer: Many towns lack the facilities to recycle new materials.
  12. 0:59 Lecturer: Governments are introducing charges on plastic bags.
  13. 1:03 Lecturer: The speaker argues that design should begin with recycling in mind.
  14. 1:07 Lecturer: That's all for today. Next week, we'll look at some case studies in more detail.
  15. 1:13 That is the end of Part 4. You now have some time to check your answers to Part 4.
  16. 1:29 That is the end of the listening test.

The future of food packaging

Background

  • Packaging keeps food safe and reduces 31.
  • However, much of it is made from single-use 32.
  • One company now makes containers from 33.
  • Another uses mushroom roots to replace 34.

Key developments

  • Some packaging changes colour when food is no longer 35.
  • Refill shops ask customers to bring their own 36.
  • Clear 37 help people recycle correctly.
  • Many towns lack the 38 to recycle new materials.

Today and the future

  • Governments are introducing charges on plastic 39.
  • The speaker argues that design should begin with 40 in mind.
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