OET preparation

Course modules

Lessons in this course

20 interactive lessons with guided practice and instant marking.

1. Lesson 1 · B2

   Patient consultation

   Take a clear history politely.
2. Lesson 2 · B2

   Writing a referral letter

   Structure a referral clearly.
3. Lesson 3 · B2

   Empathy & rapport

   Reassure patients professionally.
4. Lesson 4 · B2

   Explaining a diagnosis

   Use plain English for medical terms.
5. Lesson 5 · B2

   Listening Part A — consultation extracts

   Take notes from a real patient consultation under time pressure.
6. Lesson 6 · B2

   Listening Parts B and C — workplace extracts and presentations

   Identify gist, purpose, attitude and detail.
7. Lesson 7 · B2

   Listening — clinical vocabulary and patient language

   Bridge everyday patient words and clinical terms.
8. Lesson 8 · B2

   Listening — full mock and grading

   Sit the 45-minute paper and analyse the losses.
9. Lesson 9 · C1

   Reading Part A — expedited information retrieval

   Find twenty answers in four short texts in fifteen minutes.
10. Lesson 10 · C1

    Reading Parts B and C — workplace texts and in-depth articles

    Read for purpose, gist and detailed opinion.
11. Lesson 11 · C1

    Reading clinical guidelines and drug information

    Read the documents you use at work with exam precision.
12. Lesson 12 · C1

    Reading — full mock and vocabulary consolidation

    Sit the 60-minute paper and build the clinical lexicon.
13. Lesson 13 · C1

    Writing — the referral letter structure

    180–200 words, 45 minutes, from case notes to a clear letter.
14. Lesson 14 · C1

    Writing — the six assessment criteria

    Write to the marking scheme, not to instinct.
15. Lesson 15 · C1

    Writing — profession-specific letters

    Nursing, medicine, pharmacy, dentistry and physiotherapy tasks.
16. Lesson 16 · C1

    Writing — timed practice and self-editing

    Produce a clean letter under exam pressure.
17. Lesson 17 · C1

    Speaking — format and the two role-plays

    Twenty minutes, your profession, two patient-facing scenarios.
18. Lesson 18 · C1

    Speaking — relationship building and the patient's perspective

    Open well, listen actively and elicit concerns.
19. Lesson 19 · C1

    Speaking — giving information, bad news and gaining agreement

    Explain clearly, check understanding and negotiate a plan.
20. Lesson 20 · C1

    Full mock, grades and the OET exam

    Sit the whole test and plan your final weeks.