Học Phí British Council 2022 Listening Test Online Tests
(J – Jack; T – tutor)J: Hi! Am I bothering you? Is it OK to see you now?Hi Jack! No bother. Please come in. As your tutor this year, it’s my responsibility to oversee your assignments. Now, where are my notes? Oh yes, here they are. OK. I see that we were going to look at your case study on the challenges of urban planning in the 21st centuryand how to make it as ‘green’ as possible. How’s it all going?J: Actually, I’m pretty happy with it. Can I talk you through it to make sure I’m on the right track?T: Of course, please do. I’ll stop you if I have any questions.J: OK, well I started by giving an overview of what ‘green’ urban planning has been up until now. Firstly, there’s the idea of a green belt. This is the one that everyone’s heard of, but I found that while it was successful for a short time and in limited cases, it grossly over oversimplified things.T: Well that’s a good and practical start. What else did you look at? I hope that you also considered the idea of decentralization ?J: Yes, that was really interesting, as although there were no objections to it and it looked good on paper, it just, didn’t work in practice.T: Yes, a conundrum indeed. However, I think you’ll find that there are many fads that come and go in this area. It isn’t the first and it won’t be the last to simply disappear off the face of the planet. Well this is all very good so far. What did you look at next?J: I then researched the 1960s fad of building new towns on new sites, but I found that although there are isolated cases of success, they tended to cost too much time and money to build.T: Keeping to that theme, have you considered the idea of brown field sites? That is sites that previously had another use, being converted into residential areas?J: Like the idea of buildings that were once banks being turned into restaurants? That kind of thing?T: Yeah, that’s right.J: No, I hadn’t thought of that.T: Well. I’d say it’s a pretty important option in most urban areas today. Even though there have been issues with safety, if the land were contaminated in any way, at least it tends to attract no objections from local residents.J: OK, thanks. I’ll make sure I put that in.T: Anything else?J: Well, I’m not sure about this last one, but 1 thought the idea of pedestrianizing central areas was an interesting concept. Do you think it’s valid here?T: Oh, it’s certainly not a bad idea. The only thing is that it would probably intensify the problem of congestion in inner city areas and would disrupt local residents’ sleep, if the construction work were to happen during the night. The use of loud excavators to re-pave the area would be inevitable.J: Yes, I take your point, but in some older cities, I think it’s one of the few viable options .T: Well as long as you state that, then it can definitely be included.J: OK, so that’s my introduction to urban planning sorted , but now I come to the main part, which is the case study. It was really difficult to choose as there are so many good examples, but in the end I settled on Curitiba, which is the capital of the south Brazilian state of Parana.T: Ah, yes. Nice choice. How’s the research coming along?J: Well, to be honest, I’m finding the amount of material a bit too much. There’s such a diverse range of statistics that it makes it almost impossible to be selective .T: Well, tell me a bit more about what you’ve discovered, and then we’ll see if we can come up with a plan to tackle the problem.J: Well, it’s fascinating. Local authorities managed to achieve so much since the 1960s , principally because rather than waiting for central government initiatives they chose a cohesive strategy where residents were consulted. Then they took their ideas and implemented them into local government planning to come up with a plan everybody was happy with.T: A ha! A bottom-up approach . Do go on …J: Well, the transport system is a real example of the town’s eco-friendly image. Even though they have one of the highest number of cars per person in the country, they also have the highest number of people using public transport . This is because poor and elderly residents are able to benefit from a social fair that allows them to use the system for less. This has led to low levels of pollution which also encourages citizens to use bicycles more.T: Well, that’s really impressive Jack. Well done. But I do have some suggestions to help you with finalizing your case study.J: Please…T: If you are going to prove Curitiba’s success, you need to refer to specifics . You mentioned pedestrian only areas in your introduction, how about that?J: Yes, OK.T: And what about the amount of parking for all of those cars?J: I didn’t come across that in my research, but I can look it up.Yeah, I think it’s important.J: And what about considering where people live in relation to their place of work? If they live in the suburbs , how about mentioning how far they need to travel in order to get to work?T: And don’t forget about their recycling strategy, including how easy it is and how much they recycle, making sure you include statistics to back it up.J: OK, got it.T All in all Jack, you’ve really done your homework and I very much look forward to receiving your final draft.J: Thanks professor. You’ve been a great help.
(J – Jack; T – tutor)J: Hi! Am I bothering you? Is it OK to see you now?Hi Jack! No bother. Please come in. As your tutor this year, it’s my responsibility to oversee your assignments. Now, where are my notes? Oh yes, here they are. OK. I see that we were going to look at your case study on the challenges of urban planning in the 21st centuryand how to make it as ‘green’ as possible. How’s it all going?J: Actually, I’m pretty happy with it. Can I talk you through it to make sure I’m on the right track?T: Of course, please do. I’ll stop you if I have any questions.J: OK, well I started by giving an overview of what ‘green’ urban planning has been up until now. Firstly, there’s the idea of a green belt. This is the one that everyone’s heard of, but I found that while it was successful for a short time and in limited cases, it grossly over oversimplified things.T: Well that’s a good and practical start. What else did you look at? I hope that you also considered the idea of decentralization ?J: Yes, that was really interesting, as although there were no objections to it and it looked good on paper, it just, didn’t work in practice.T: Yes, a conundrum indeed. However, I think you’ll find that there are many fads that come and go in this area. It isn’t the first and it won’t be the last to simply disappear off the face of the planet. Well this is all very good so far. What did you look at next?J: I then researched the 1960s fad of building new towns on new sites, but I found that although there are isolated cases of success, they tended to cost too much time and money to build.T: Keeping to that theme, have you considered the idea of brown field sites? That is sites that previously had another use, being converted into residential areas?J: Like the idea of buildings that were once banks being turned into restaurants? That kind of thing?T: Yeah, that’s right.J: No, I hadn’t thought of that.T: Well. I’d say it’s a pretty important option in most urban areas today. Even though there have been issues with safety, if the land were contaminated in any way, at least it tends to attract no objections from local residents.J: OK, thanks. I’ll make sure I put that in.T: Anything else?J: Well, I’m not sure about this last one, but 1 thought the idea of pedestrianizing central areas was an interesting concept. Do you think it’s valid here?T: Oh, it’s certainly not a bad idea. The only thing is that it would probably intensify the problem of congestion in inner city areas and would disrupt local residents’ sleep, if the construction work were to happen during the night. The use of loud excavators to re-pave the area would be inevitable.J: Yes, I take your point, but in some older cities, I think it’s one of the few viable options .T: Well as long as you state that, then it can definitely be included.J: OK, so that’s my introduction to urban planning sorted , but now I come to the main part, which is the case study. It was really difficult to choose as there are so many good examples, but in the end I settled on Curitiba, which is the capital of the south Brazilian state of Parana.T: Ah, yes. Nice choice. How’s the research coming along?J: Well, to be honest, I’m finding the amount of material a bit too much. There’s such a diverse range of statistics that it makes it almost impossible to be selective .T: Well, tell me a bit more about what you’ve discovered, and then we’ll see if we can come up with a plan to tackle the problem.J: Well, it’s fascinating. Local authorities managed to achieve so much since the 1960s , principally because rather than waiting for central government initiatives they chose a cohesive strategy where residents were consulted. Then they took their ideas and implemented them into local government planning to come up with a plan everybody was happy with.T: A ha! A bottom-up approach . Do go on …J: Well, the transport system is a real example of the town’s eco-friendly image. Even though they have one of the highest number of cars per person in the country, they also have the highest number of people using public transport . This is because poor and elderly residents are able to benefit from a social fair that allows them to use the system for less. This has led to low levels of pollution which also encourages citizens to use bicycles more.T: Well, that’s really impressive Jack. Well done. But I do have some suggestions to help you with finalizing your case study.J: Please…T: If you are going to prove Curitiba’s success, you need to refer to specifics . You mentioned pedestrian only areas in your introduction, how about that?J: Yes, OK.T: And what about the amount of parking for all of those cars?J: I didn’t come across that in my research, but I can look it up.Yeah, I think it’s important.J: And what about considering where people live in relation to their place of work? If they live in the suburbs , how about mentioning how far they need to travel in order to get to work?T: And don’t forget about their recycling strategy, including how easy it is and how much they recycle, making sure you include statistics to back it up.J: OK, got it.T All in all Jack, you’ve really done your homework and I very much look forward to receiving your final draft.J: Thanks professor. You’ve been a great help.
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– 27/04/2019 (Thứ 7): thi ở Windsor, thi nói ngày hôm sau – 10/05/2019 (Thứ 6): có kết quả. Mình không hài lòng nên 6-7h chiều hôm đó tới BC ở Viettel Complex để khiếu nại điểm (EOR). Nhân viên báo lại là khoảng 2-21 ngày sẽ có kết quả. – 12/06/2019 (Thứ 4): Đợi hơn 1 tháng vẫn chưa có kết quả, mình phải gọi lên BC hỏi tại sao. Nhân viên trực nói là theo hệ thống ghi lại là ngày 17/5/2019 (thứ 6) bên UK mới bắt đầu chấm bài của mình. Tức là mình phải đợi tới 17/06/2019, hoặc là thứ 2 tuần sau đó mới có kết quả. – 19/06/2019 (Thứ 4): Vẫn chưa có kết quả. Mình gửi email hỏi lại. – 20/06/2019 (Thứ 5): BC VN trả lời là đang chase bên UK. Và xin lỗi. – 04/07/2019 (Thứ 5): 2 tuần sau email trên, mình lại gửi email hỏi lại tại sao chưa có kết quả. Không có hồi âm. – 07/07/2019 (Chủ Nhật): Cực kì bực mình vì 2 tháng vẫn chưa có kết quả. Mình gửi email thêm lần nữa nói nếu không làm xong thì hoàn lại tiền cho mình đi, mình hoàn toàn không thể đợi kiểu này được.
– 09/07/2019 (Thứ 3): BC hồi âm họ đồng ý hoàn tiền cho mình nếu đem lại biên lai đỏ lên văn phòng và không lấy kết quả nữa. Email gửi lúc trưa, nguyên ngày mình bận chưa kịp hồi âm lại. – 10/07/2019 (Thứ 4): BC gửi email báo đã có kết quả, và không lên. Lúc đó mình cực kì bực mình, đợi 2 tháng không có kết quả, vừa đòi hoàn tiền lại là có kết quả ngay lập tức. Đứng về phía BC, họ hoàn toàn có quyền ngừng lại không chấm và cứ nói không lên, cũng chả ai chứng minh được. Mình reply nói lại ý này, và họ vẫn đồng ý trả lại tiền, và nói hôm nay có kết quả bên UK nên họ gửi lại luôn. Mình ok với cách xử lý này. – 12/07/2019 (Thứ 6): Mình lên văn phòng gửi lại hóa đơn đỏ, và đưa số tài khoản cho họ chuyển khoản. Họ bảo mình reply lại email hôm 09/07/2019 với thông tin tài khoản để đối chiếu. Và hứa sẽ hoàn tiền trong vòng 2 tuần. – 13/07/2019 (Thứ 7): Mình gửi email trả lời với thông tin họ cần. – 15/07/2019 (Thứ 2): BC trả lời đã nhận và sẽ hoàn trong vòng 2 tuần. Tức là trễ nhất 29/07/2019 (Thứ 2) sẽ nhận được
Mình đi nước ngoài từ 19/07-02/08 nên cũng không có thời gian kiểm tra tài khoản xem tiền vào chưa. Xong ngày về cũng bận 1 số thứ, quên luôn việc kiểm tra xem tiền vào chưa. – 14/08/2019 (Thứ 4): Mình kiểm tra lại và vẫn chưa thấy tiền vào, cũng như không có email hay cú điện thoại nào từ BC gọi về việc chưa thanh toán. Mình gửi email hỏi lại tại sao tiền vẫn chưa vào. Không có hồi âm. Đã 1 tháng từ lúc hứa sẽ trả tiền. – 17/08/2019 (Thứ 7): Mình gửi email lại lần nữa, hỏi có ai nhận được email đó chưa. Và ngay lập tức BC lại hồi âm là “Your refund has been processed last week and you should receive the refund some time early next week”. Và cũng chả ai chủ động xác nhận cho mình thông tin này trước đó. Sau đó có 1 chị nhân viên BC gọi xin lỗi, nhưng khi mình hỏi:”Nếu tuần sau mình vẫn chưa nhận được tiền thì bên BC xử lý sao” thì họ không trả lời được. – 21/08/2019 (Thứ 4): Tiền mới chuyển được vào tài khoản Vietcombank của mình. Cũng chả hiểu sao trả lâu thế, bình thường gửi khác ngân hàng 1 ngày là tới.
Mình xác nhận đã nhận tiền, và yêu cầu BC giải thích mình tại sao: Tiền không được hoàn lại trong 2 tuần như họ hứa. Và không ai giải thích hay liên hệ mình? Tại sao không ai hồi âm email mình gửi ngày 14/08/2019 mà lại lẳng lặng đi chuyển tiền, và cũng không thông báo lại vụ đó? Tới khi mình phải hỏi lại lần nữa thì mới trả lời. BC có cách nào để tránh trường hợp này xảy ra với thí sinh khác? Thì nhận được email hồi âm rất chuẩn trong hình này.
Nói chung, từ giờ về sau mình cũng chả đụng tới BC nữa và thi với IDP, nhưng mình ghi lại trải nghiệm ở đây để sau này nếu bạn nào trải qua trường hợp tương tự thì có thể rút ra rằng BC họ chả quan tâm mình trải qua những gì, và cũng chả bỏ công sức ra cải thiện dịch vụ.
Mà với 1 tổ chức uy tín mà luôn thất hẹn (2 lần), không thông báo cho mình biết diễn tiến, và khi mình hỏi lại nhiều khi không hồi âm, thì mình có nên tin tưởng cách làm việc của họ không?
