This week's sessions
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- Role-play warm-upRead this week's lesson, then do both role-plays on the practice test page with the timers. Keep it relaxed: the aim is a smooth start before full practice.
- Reading Parts A and B, timedDo Part A in exactly 15 minutes, then Part B straight after. Mark any question you guessed.
- Reading Part C, timedDo Part C in 20 minutes, paragraph by paragraph. Then group your wrong answers from days 2 and 3 using the review list in this week's lesson.
- A final timed letterWrite the medicine letter to the GP again without looking at your earlier version: 5 minutes reading, then 30 minutes writing. Check it against the review questions in this week's lesson.
- Review and compare official scoresMark each speaking criterion green, amber or red, and choose your focus for the last days. If you have an official OET result, type your scores on your plan home and plan which week to repeat.
This week's lesson: full practice, and an honest review
You've worked on the main things that separate C+ from B in each sub-test. This week you'll do full practice under test conditions, review it carefully, and decide what to do before your test.
Practise like the real test
- Reading: Part A in exactly 15 minutes, then Parts B and C without pausing. In the test, Parts B and C share 45 minutes.
- Writing: 5 minutes reading, then write without a dictionary or breaks.
- Speaking: 3 minutes preparation and about 5 minutes per role-play, recorded.
- Listening: if you have extra time, open weeks 1, 2 and 5 from your plan home and do the listening sets again, without looking at your earlier answers. Play each recording once.
The weekly check puts it all together in one sitting.
What our practice can and can't tell you
Our marking shows your share of points on our questions and which question types lose you marks. It isn't an OET score. Only an official OET result tells you whether you've reached 350 or 360. Type your official scores on your plan home when you have them.
Review reading and listening
Group your wrong answers:
- Listening Part A: corrections, small words, the wrong situation, or spelling?
- Listening Parts B and C: purpose, request or attitude? Did you choose an option that was too strong?
- Reading Part A: did you finish in 15 minutes?
- Reading Parts B and C: too strong, logical but not stated, or the wrong rule?
The group with the most mistakes is your focus for the last days.
Review your letter
- Is the purpose in the first sentence, with who, what and when?
- Did you leave out notes the reader wouldn't miss?
- Is the request specific, and repeated briefly near the end?
- Is the body about 180 to 200 words, in full sentences?
Review your role-plays
Listen once for each clinical communication criterion and mark it green (no problems), amber (one problem) or red (two or more):
- Relationship building: greeting, name, empathy when the patient was worried.
- The patient's perspective: did you find out what they thought and use it?
- Structure: signposting, every task covered, a summary at the end.
- Gathering and giving information: open questions first, plain words, teach-back.
Red criteria are your daily practice for the next week.
If one sub-test is still far from its target
Repeat that sub-test's week, with one change: do every task twice. The second attempt, after you've read the explanations or the model, is where most of the learning happens.
The last week before your test
- Do one role-play a day, even on busy days. It takes ten minutes.
- Write one timed letter three or four days before the test, then review it instead of writing more.
- Don't change your technique now. Use the methods you've practised.
- Prepare the practical details: ID, the venue or online setup, timing, and sleep.
- On the day, start each role-play with the patient, not the task list.
What's next
When your official scores meet every target, well done. If one sub-test is still short, choose that week again and keep going.
Weekly check: Full OET practice
Do Reading Part A, the nursing letter and both role-plays in one sitting, then the full reading test. Our marking shows what to work on; it isn't an OET score.
When you finish, come back to your plan home: your dashboard updates with the new score.
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