Getting r eady f or the OET Test Passing the Occupational English Test (or IELTS Academic) is a pr e-r equisite f or being a r egister ed health pr of essional in Austr alia (or New Zealand). As a r egister ed health pr of essional you can en joy a better -than-aver age salar y, follow a satisf ying and challenging car eer , live lif e to the f ull, plan holidays, en joy a peacef ul countr y. So – you decide – is it wor th the wor k and expense?
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• Y ou hav e al r ead y i nv est ed l ot s of t i me and mr oo nef e y s t osg et nt oalw Health P io :her e y ou ar e now • T he Aust r al i an Gov er nment w ant s y ou t o s peak , w r i t e, l i st en and r ead E ng l i sh at a hi g h pr of i c i enc y l ev el , i n or d er t o bec ome a reg i st er ed and pr ac t i si ng heal t h pr of essi onal .
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T he OE T W or k sho p has w r i t i ng , r ead i ng , l i st eni ng and s peak i ng mat er i al s t o he p l y ou pr e par e f or t he OE T T est . Y ou need : • ac c ess t o an i nt er net br oad band c onnec t ed c om put er • Sk y pe sof t w ar e - wi t h head set / mi c The OE T W or k sho p al so r uns c l assr oom-t y pe W or k sho ps. Our ne x t one w i l l r un f or 4 d ay s: M ond ay 10 t h Januar y – T hur sd ay 13t h J anuar y 2 0 11 10 am t o 4 pm eac h d ay [ R ef r eshment s i nc l ud ed ]
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O E T Speaking – 2 r ole plays T he assessor s / e x ami ner s ar e l ook i ng f or :
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Ov er al l c ommuni c at i v e ef f ec t i v eness – how w el l d o y ou mai nt ai n a meani ng f ul c onv er sat i on?
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Y ou need t o sound F R I E N DLY and C O N F I DE N T
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Int el l i g i bi l i t y – how ’s y our pr onunc i at i on?
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Fl uenc y – d o t he w or d s c ome easi l y ?
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A p pr o pr i at eness – don’t c al l a ‘hi m’ her – and a ‘her ’ hi m ! Don’t ref er t o M r s Susan Br ow n as “Mr s Susan” - y ou shoul d c al l her “Mr s Br ow n”
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Resour c es of g r ammar and e x pr essi on – t hi s t i me i t i s g ood s pok en g r ammar t hat i s need ed
O E T Speaking – For mat of the test Your test will take 15 to 18 minutes. 2 minutes “war m up” time. E v er y t hi ng y ou say w i l l be r ec or d ed . 2 minutes “pr epar ation time” Look i ng ov er y our f i r st r ol e pl ay . 5 – 6 minutes ROLE PL AY NO.1 2 minutes “pr epar ation time” 5 – 6 minutes ROLE PL AY NO.2 I n t he s pac e of 5 t o 6 mi nut es, y ou w i l l need t o: Int r od uc e y our sel f / f i nd out t he name of t he pat i ent / f i nd out w hat the pr obl em i s / ask quest i ons / g et answ er s / ask f or c l ar i f i c ati on – and d o muc h muc h mor e. Mast er i ng t he s peak i ng r ol e pl ay f or mat need s pr ac t i c e – and t hat ’s w her e t he OE T W or k sho p c an he p l . W e hav e hea ps of r ol e pl ay s, the pat i enc e, t he e x per i enc e and e x per t i se t o he p l y ou g et a pass i n OE T S peak i ng .
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O E T Wr iting – based on a case study T he assessor s / e x ami ner s ar e l ook i ng f or :
Good g r ammar and s pel l i ng [ C ont r ol of Li ng ui st i c F eat ur es ] Com pl et i ng al l t he g i v en t ask s [ Ov er al l T ask Ful f i l l men ] t Log i c al l y w r i t t en l et t er – “cohesi v e” – kee pi ng t o t he mai n poi nt s – r el ev anc y [ C om pr ehensi on of St i mul us ] One’s w r i t i ng st y l e [ k ee p i t f or mal – not “fami l i ar ” l ang uag e] Cor r ec t l et t er f or mat ( d at ed / par ag r a phed / a r ef er enc e l i ne / a sui t abl e f i ni shi ng par ag r a ph / mi ni mal abbr ev i at i ons )
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The W r i t i ng T est - F or mat of a t y pi c al l et t er
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Saf est is: DD / MM / YYYY
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Name / Title / or cr eate one if neither is given in case study.
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Use only last name / or Title
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Fir st & last name / age if known
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I am r ef er r ing the above named patient who is suf f er ing f r om ….
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For the past f ive year s, …….
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Since admission / Since f ir st attending this Clinic, the patient has been tr eated f or ……
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Please examine and assess this patient’s suitability f or a hip r eplacement
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Your s f aithf ully,
O E T Reading
The Reading test has 2 par ts Par t A (4 pieces of text + a gap-f ill exer cise) 15 minutes is given to do Par t A and Par t B (2 separ ate pieces of text – each about 1000 wor ds long with 10 MCQ f or each one) 45 minutes is given to do Par t B
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Cr i t er i a f or t he R ead i ng T est – Y ou r ov er al l sc or e f or P ar t A = 1 / 3r d Y ou r ov er al l sc or e f or P ar t B = 2 / 3r d
Let ’s say y ou g et 2 2 out of 30 f or P ar t A And 8 out of 10 + 8 out of 10 ( t w o P ar t B’s ) = 2 2 + 8 + 8 = 38 out of 5 0 1 / 3r d of 38 = 38 / 3 = 12 .7 2 / 3r d of 38 = 12 .7 X 2 = 2 5 .4 25 .4 + 12 .7 = 38 .1 of 5 0 38 .1 X 2 = 7 6 .2 = a sol i d pass
• AT OUR READING WORKSHOP we show you the str ategy to apply to successf ully complete a Par t A r eading exer cise • DON’T spend too much time on just one question – leave it - k ee p goi ng - and c ome bac k t o i t at t he end • USE a sof t pencil(s) and have an er aser if necessar y
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Reading Str ategies – Par t B Look at bot h ar t i c l es ….. M ak e a qui c k c hoi c e on w hi c h one t o r ead f i r st • Read t he quest i ons and not e t he k ey i d eas ( not j ust w or d s) • Read t he o peni ng par ag r a ph and t he conc l usi on c ar ef ul l y • Read t he fi r st and l ast sent enc es of eac h r emai ni ng par ag r a phs t o g ai n some i d ea of t he mai n poi nt s. • E nsur e y ou hav e r ead eac h quest i on ac c ur at el y • Loc at e t he r el ev ant sec t i on i n t he t e x t and sc an c ar ef ul l y • Don’t assume t he e x ac t w or d s used i n t he quest i on w i l l be used i n the t e x t – sy nony ms ar e of t en used by bot h OE T and I E LT S
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O E T LI S T E N I N G Par t A – a c onsu l t at i on –
10 – 12 mi nu t es
Par t B - a l ec t u r e ( monol og u e ) 2 5 mi nu t es
Use t he “read ahead ” t i me ef f ec t i v el y Li st en f or c l ues – chang e i n i nt onat i on – a l ong er pause M ak e abbr ev i at ed not es w hi l e y ou l i st en Do l ot s of pr ac t i c e t est s - Und er st and i ng t he c ont e x t and bei ng f ami l i ar w i t h t he t o pi c w i l l c er t ai nl y he p l you. Y ou need t o be abl e t o bl oc k out e x t r aneous noi ses - r eal l y c onc ent r at e on w hat i s bei ng sai d .
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Note-taking skills R ec or d i ng i nf or mat i on w hi l e l i st eni ng :
• Most of us take notes to r ecor d impor tant inf or mation – such as phone call messages • Note-taking incr eases our listening ef f iciency • Ef f icient note-taker s use symbols and abbr eviations - for example, use hosp’zn f or hospitalization; use med’ctn f or medication. • Can you think of any? Par t B listening is spoken quickly in par ts – you need to be able to wr ite abbr eviated notes, in English, while listening to English.
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I N A N U T S H E LL . . . . . .
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If you ar e not mar vellous at English gr ammar – star t doing cr osswor ds, or online gr ammar quizzes
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To impr ove your speaking – star t talking to your house mates, your neighbour s, f ellow super mar ket shopper s, your tr avelling companion, the str anger on the seat next to you. The mor e you speak, the better you get.
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To impr ove your r eading – r ead, r ead, r ead, r ead.
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To impr ove listening – pr actise taking notes while listening to the TV news or r adio news.
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Get some help f r om the OET Wor kshop! We ar e ver y af f or dable and know how to help you pass the OET !
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Li st eni ng c l ass - O E T W or k sho p, S e pt .2 0 0 9
Y our OE T W or k sho p onl i ne s peak i ng t ut or s: C hr i st i an & M ar g .
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