Breakthrough Technology: 3D PrintingAdapted from the Financial Timeshttp://besenglish.com

VOCABULARYListen to the words and fill in the gaps

ranging from ... to = allant de ... à ....! !industries _________ from aerospace to medical equipments

proponent = un partisan its most prominent __________ is Abe Reichental

chief executive = un directeur généralhe is the ______ __________ of the US based 3D Systems

disruptive technology - une technologie de rupturethis is the next ________ technology

to slice = couper en tranches ______ it into thin layers

napkin holder = une porte servietteif you print this particular ________ ________

affordable = à un prix affordableit is also very _________

first and foremost = tout d’abord_____ and ________ for design prototyping and testing

hearing aid = une prothèse auditive________ _______ companies

viable = viable3D printing is being recognised as flexible and _______ manufacturing technology

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handful = une poignée deto withstand = résister àgear box = boîte de vitesseonly a _________ have been put into use where they have to ________ heavy stresses, such as in a car __________

jet engine = moteur d’avionare we ready to print parts that will go into a _____ _______

investment casting = moulageprecious metal casting = moulage des méteaux précieuxmedical casting = moulage du matériel médical... then go into _________ _________ or into ________ _________ _________ or into _______ _________

annual sales = les ventes annuellesMister Reichental believes that _______ ______ of 3D printing machines will go up

harmful = nocif, dangeureux in a less environmentally ________ manner

landscape = le paysagechange the _________ of a wide range of industries

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