OET
OCCUPATIONAL ENGLISH TEST
NURSING (biểu tượng nhiệt kế)
Official OET Practice Book 1
NURSING (biểu tượng nhiệt kế)
Contents
An Overview of OET … 1
How the test is scored … 4
Test takers guide to OET … 5
Listening … 5
Reading … 7
Writing … 10
Speaking … 11
PRACTICE TEST ONE … 13
Listening (Parts A, B and C) … 15
Reading (Parts A, B and C) … 25
Writing … 47
Speaking … 54
Answer keys:
Listening (Parts A, B and C) … 57
Listening (Audio script) … 60
Reading (Parts A, B and C) … 70
Writing sample response … 74
PRACTICE TEST TWO … 75
Listening (Parts A, B and C) … 77
Reading (Parts A, B and C) … 88
Writing … 111
Speaking … 118
Answer keys:
Listening (Parts A, B and C) … 121
Listening (Audio script) … 124
Reading (Parts A, B and C) … 135
Writing sample response … 139
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PRACTICE TEST THREE … 141
Listening (Parts A, B and C) … 143
Reading (Parts A, B and C) … 153
Writing … 175
Speaking … 182
Answer keys:
Listening (Parts A, B and C) … 185
Listening (Audio script) … 188
Reading (Parts A, B and C) … 198
Writing sample response … 202
How we assess writing … 204
How we assess speaking … 207
Useful language … 222
NURSING (biểu tượng nhiệt kế)
An overview of OET
About OET
OET is an international English language test that assesses the language proficiency of healthcare professionals seeking to register and practise in an English-speaking environment. It provides a validated, reliable assessment of all four language skills – listening, reading, writing and speaking – with the emphasis on communication in healthcare professional settings.
OET tests candidates from the following 12 health professions: Dentistry, Dietetics, Medicine, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Optometry, Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, Podiatry, Radiography, Speech Pathology and Veterinary Science.
Candidates are encouraged to prepare thoroughly for their OET test.
Language proficiency and test taking skills
For more information about OET including the latest test dates and a complete list of test locations and preparation providers, as well as access to our free test preparation package Start for Success, visit the OET website:
About the test
OET assesses listening, reading, writing and speaking.
There is a separate sub-test for each skill area. The Listening and Reading sub-tests are designed to assess the ability to understand spoken and written English in contexts related to general health and medicine. The sub-tests for Listening and Reading are common to all professions.
The Writing and Speaking sub-tests are specific to each profession and are designed to assess the ability to use English appropriately in the relevant professional context.
| Sub-test (duration) | Content | Shows candidates can: |
| Listening (45 minutes) | 3 tasks Common to all 12 professions | follow and understand a range of health-related spoken materials such as patient consultations and lectures. |
| Reading (60 minutes) | 3 tasks Common to all 12 professions | read and understand different types of text on health-related subjects. |
| Writing (45 minutes) | 1 task Specific to each profession | write a letter in a clear and accurate way which is relevant for the reader. |
| Speaking (20 minutes) | 2 tasks Specific to each profession | effectively communicate in a real-life context through the use of role plays. |
OET
Listening subtest
The Listening sub-test consists of three parts, and a total of 42 question items. You will hear each recording once and are expected to write your answers while listening. All three parts take 45 minutes to complete. The Listening sub-test has the following structure:
Part A – consultation extracts
Part A assesses your ability to identify specific information during a consultation. You will listen to two five-minute health professional-patient consultations and you will complete the health professional’s notes using the information you hear.
Part B – short workplace extracts
Part B assesses your ability to identify the detail, gist, opinion or purpose of short extracts from the healthcare workplace. You will listen to six one-minute extracts (e.g. team briefings, handovers, or health professional-patient dialogues) and you will answer one multiple-choice question for each extract.
Part C – presentation extracts
Part C assesses your ability to follow a recorded presentation or interview on a range of accessible healthcare topics. You will listen to two different five-minute extracts and you will answer six multiple-choice questions for each extract.
(Hình ảnh minh họa phần thi Listening: Extract 2: Questions 13-24)
Extract 2: Questions 13-24
You hear a GP talking to a new patient called Mike Royce. For questions 13-24, complete the notes with a word or short phrase.
You now have thirty seconds to look at the notes.
Patient: Mike Royce
New patient transferring from another practice.
Description of initial symptoms
- (13) ………………………………….
- (14) ………………………………….
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Reading subtest
The Reading sub-test consists of three parts, with a total of 42 question items. You are given 60 minutes to complete all three parts (15 minutes for Part A and 45 minutes for Part B and Part C). The Reading sub-test has the following structure:
Part A – expeditious reading task
Part A assesses your ability to locate specific information from four short texts in a quick and efficient manner. The four short texts relate to a single healthcare topic, and you must answer 20 questions in the allocated time period. The 20 questions consist of matching, sentence completion and short answer questions.
Part B and Part C – careful reading tasks
Part B assesses your ability to identify the detail, gist or purpose of six short texts sourced from the healthcare workplace (100-150 words each). The texts might consist of extracts from policy documents, hospital guidelines, manuals or internal communications, such as email or memos. For each text, there is one three-option multiple-choice question.
Part C assesses your ability to identify detailed meaning and opinion in two texts on a topic of interest to healthcare professionals (800 words each). For each text, you must answer eight four-option multiple choice questions.
(Hình ảnh minh họa phần thi Reading Part B)
Part B
In this part of the test, there are six short extracts relating to the work of health professionals. For questions 1-6, choose answer (A, B or C) which you think fits best according to the text.
- If vaccines have been stored incorrectly,
(A) the should be rejected.
(B) staff should dispose of them securely.
(C) they should be sent back to the supplier.
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