OET Exam Podcast

In this 16th episode of the OET podcast series we have UK English language teachers, Scott and Una, discuss how to score well in  OET Listening  Part A. As you might already know, the OET Listening Test is divided into three parts, A, B and C. In this podcast, we will be focusing on Part A and how you can prepare to score well in that section.

In this 15th episode of the OET podcast OET English teachers from the UK, Scott and Una, talk about how to use scanning for your OET Reading Test. Scanning is a technique that you can use to save time and finish your OET test on time. You can listen to how scanning is different from skimming and when you need to employ these techniques to get the best results. We also provide you with some examples that will help you to understand the technique correctly. You can use scanning in  OET Reading Parts A, B or C to help you locate the information you need.

In this 14th episode of the OET podcast series, Scott and Una, discuss a very important technique used to score highly in the OET Reading Test, skimming. This podcast is all about using the skimming technique in OET reading tasks. There are several aspects to skimming in OET reading sections and it needs to change for Parts A, B and C.

In this 13th episode of the OET podcast, Scott and Una talk about  OET Reading Part C. This section of the OET test focuses on medical journals, research papers, and other publications. This section aims to test how well the OET student can understand and analyse attitudes and opinions.

In this 12th episode of the OET podcast from Swoosh English, UK English teachers, Scott and Una, discuss  Part B  of the OET Reading Test. This section of the OET exam assesses how quickly you can analyse professional documentation and derive conclusions from them. This OET exam task is a timed one and we share how to manage your time effectively in this podcast.

In the 11th episode, Scott and Una share their expertise on how to gain a high score in Part A of the OET Reading Test We discuss the structure of this section and how you need to manage your time effectively to score at least a B. OET Reading Part A tests your ability to read for gist and specific detail,  and we provide tips that will help you prepare for this aspect of the OET exam.

In episode 10 Scott and Una are discussing ways in which a student can improve their marks in the OET Reading and Listening sections. We talk about some easy ways in which you can prepare for your OET Reading Test with the help of medical journals and publications, as this helps in building your vocabulary.

In this 9th episode of the OET podcast UK English teacher Una interviews Scott on his experience of being an OET interlocutor. Scott was working in Australia as an OET teacher and he shares his experience being an interlocutor including tips on how to pass the OET speaking task.

In episode 8 expert OET teachers, Scott and Una, talk about the importance of being empathetic in your OET speaking task. Empathy is one of the key factors to master if you hope to become a healthcare professional in an English speaking country. In the OET speaking test, you will have to make your patient comfortable and reduce their anxiety. This can easily be done using empathy.

In episode 7 of our OET podcast series Scott and Una discuss how to score highly in the OET Speaking Test. This is one of the worrying tasks that many students attempting to pass the OET examination have to face. We make this task less stressful by preparing you with the fundamentals of role-playing.

In episode 6 Scott and Una talk about the use of tenses. Tenses are an important part of the OET letter writing process and a lot of students struggle with them. In this podcast, we talk about how you can use the main verb tenses like:

Present simple Past simple Present perfect Present continuous

In our fifth OET podcast your expert UK English teachers, Scott and Una, are back to discuss how to use articles and connectors in the OET writing task. We have seen a lot of students not using articles and connectors while transferring details from the case notes and this costs them a lot of marks.

In this 4th episode of the OET podcast by Swoosh English, expert English teachers Scott and Una discuss how to use case notes to your advantage in the OET writing task. We address how many students tend to just copy the details from the case notes into their letters. You can learn how to use your professional knowledge along with the case notes to create a cohesive OET referral letter in this podcast.

In the third episode of our podcast series, UK OET tutors, Scott and Una, talk about the 6 different assessment descriptors that can help you in passing your OET exam. These are:

Purpose  Content  Conciseness and clarity  Genre and style  Organisation and layout  Language

In this second episode of the OET podcast, you can learn about how to write an OET referral letter for Nurses and Doctors. English language teachers, Scott and Una, talk from experience about how OET referral letters are scored. They also share several tips on how to score well in your OET referral letter writing by discussing common mistakes that are seen in student referral letters and discussing how to avoid them. 

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In this episode of the OET podcast by Swoosh English you will be introduced to the key learning techniques for passing the Speaking and Writing parts of your OET exam. Experienced UK English teachers, Scott and Una, explain how to approach these sections of the OET test to get the best score. Improving your Speaking and Writing skills allows you to become more confident for your OET test. This podcast also takes you through some learning techniques that you can implement to improve your study methods like:

Communicating for a purpose Practising your  speaking Using writing correction tools Receiving feedback on your  speaking Reviewing the fundamentals.

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