Tuần 20 là tuần luyện tính giờ trước thi thử cuối khóa (buổi 103–105). Quy tắc hôm nay: nghe một lần, không mở lời thoại cho đến khi chấm. Trước mỗi phần có 45 giây đọc câu hỏi như thi thật.
🎧 Part 3 – Câu 1–8 (khoảng 8 phút)
🎧 Bài nghe
Two design students, Ana and Ben, discuss feedback on a prototype app that helps students book study rooms (giả định)
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📄 Xem lời thoại (sau khi làm bài)
- Ana
- So, we've had the results from user testing. Twelve students tried the prototype.
- Ben
- And the main complaint was that the booking process took too long – four screens just to reserve a room.
- Ana
- Right. I'd like to cut it to two. The map of the library was popular, though.
- Ben
- It was, although several people said the colours were hard to tell apart. We should test a version with labels as well as colours.
- Ana
- Good idea. What about notifications? I thought people would like reminders.
- Ben
- Actually, most of them found them annoying – they got three messages for one booking. One reminder an hour before should be enough.
- Ana
- Fair enough. Now, for the report, our tutor wants us to explain what we'd change if we had more time.
- Ben
- I'd focus on accessibility – making it work properly with screen readers. That's something we didn't test at all.
- Ana
- Agreed, though I'd also mention linking it to the university calendar. Several people asked for that.
- Ben
- Let's include both, but put accessibility first, since it affects whether some students can use it at all.
- Ana
- OK. And the presentation's on the 12th, so we should have a new prototype ready by the 8th to test again.
- Ben
- The 8th is tight. Let's say the 9th, and I'll book the testing room.
Giọng đọc là giọng máy của trình duyệt; giọng và tốc độ khác nhau tùy thiết bị. Bài thi thật dùng giọng người với nhiều giọng địa phương.
✅ Câu 1–6: chọn A, B hoặc C
1. What was the main complaint from users?
2. What problem did some users have with the map?
3. What do they decide about notifications?
4. What will they put first in the 'future changes' section?
5. Why do they put that change first?
6. When will the new prototype be ready for testing?
✅ Câu 7–8: Which TWO things did users ask for or like? (chọn 2)
7–8.
Chọn 2 đáp án.
🎧 Part 4 – Câu 9–16 (khoảng 8 phút)
🎧 Bài nghe
A lecturer talks about why some innovations fail (giả định)
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📄 Xem lời thoại (sau khi làm bài)
- Lecturer
- We tend to remember successful innovations, but most new products never become widely used. Today I'll look at three common reasons why.
- Lecturer
- The first is that the product solves a problem people don't really have. Engineers may be excited by what a technology can do, but if customers don't feel a genuine need, they won't change their habits. This is why market research – actually talking to potential users – is so important at an early stage.
- Lecturer
- The second reason is cost, and I don't only mean price. Switching to something new often involves learning time, extra equipment or the risk of things going wrong. In a hypothetical hospital, for example, a new digital record system was technically better than paper, but staff resisted it because training took so long during an already busy period.
- Lecturer
- The third reason is timing. An idea may simply arrive too early, before the supporting infrastructure exists. A device that relies on fast internet will struggle in a market where connections are slow.
- Lecturer
- So what do successful innovators do differently? They test early and often, building simple prototypes and getting feedback before spending large amounts of money. They also tend to focus first on a small group of early adopters – people who are enthusiastic about new ideas – and then use their experience to improve the product before a wider launch.
- Lecturer
- Finally, they accept that failure is part of the process. Many products that eventually succeeded went through several unsuccessful versions. The key is to fail cheaply, learn quickly, and iterate.
Giọng đọc là giọng máy của trình duyệt; giọng và tốc độ khác nhau tùy thiết bị. Bài thi thật dùng giọng người với nhiều giọng địa phương.
Câu 9–16: Complete the notes. ONE WORD ONLY.
- 9. Reason 1: product solves a problem customers don't feel is a genuine .
- 10. Talking to potential users = research.
- 11. Reason 2: cost includes learning time, extra equipment and .
- 12. Hospital example: staff resisted because took so long.
- 13. Reason 3: – idea arrives too early.
- 14. Success: build simple and get feedback.
- 15. Focus first on early .
- 16. Fail cheaply, learn quickly and .
📋 Phân tích – 20 phút
- Chấm, rồi ghi bảng:
| Phần | Câu | Đúng |
|---|---|---|
| Part 3 – MC | 1–6 | … / 6 |
| Part 3 – chọn 2 | 7–8 | … / 2 |
| Part 4 – notes | 9–16 | … / 8 |
- Mở lời thoại, nghe lại câu sai. Ghi loại bẫy: đổi ý (the 8th → the 9th) / nhầm thứ tự ưu tiên / paraphrase / chính tả / mất tập trung.
- So sánh với buổi 55 (Part 3 + 4 thi thử giữa khóa): tiến bộ hay không?
🎯 Kế hoạch cho thi thử cuối khóa – 10 phút
Ghi 2 việc bạn sẽ làm khác trong buổi 103 (ví dụ: gạch từ khóa trong 45 giây, không dừng lại khi lỡ một câu).
✅ Tự kiểm tra
Nghe lại bản ghi của mình và tích những điểm bạn đã làm được. Ô tích chỉ lưu trên máy này.