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LISTENING SUB-TEST – QUESTION PAPER

TIME: APPROXIMATELY 40 MINUTES

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
DO NOT open this question paper until you are told to do so.

One mark will be granted for each correct answer.

Answer ALL questions. Marks are NOT deducted for incorrect answers.

At the end of the test, you will have two minutes to check your answers.

At the end of the test, hand in this Question Paper.

You must not remove OET material from the test room.

HOW TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

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Part A: Write your answers on this Question Paper by filling in the blanks. Example: Patient: Sands

Part B & Part C: Mark your answers on this Question Paper by filling in the circle using a 2B pencil. Example: A
B
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Occupational English Test
Listening Test
This test has three parts. In each part you’ll hear a number of different extracts. At the start of each extract,
you’ll hear this sound: --beep--

You’ll have time to read the questions before you hear each extract and you’ll hear each extract ONCE ONLY.
Complete your answers as you listen.

At the end of the test you’ll have two minutes to check your answers.

Part A
In this part of the test, you’ll hear two different extracts. In each extract, a health professional is talking
to a patient.
For questions 1-24, complete the notes with information you hear.
Now, look at the notes for extract one.
Extract 1: Questions 1-12

You hear a cardiologist talking to a patient called Rosie Clarkson, who has been referred from the
hospital's Emergency Department. For questions 1-12, complete the notes with a word or short phrase.
You now have thirty seconds to look at the notes.

Patient Rosie Clarkson

Onset of symptoms (July)

• aware of dull ache in (1)

- attributed to spending too long at her desk

Last Sunday

• on exertion, noticed

- (2) in hands and feet

- (3) and breathlessness

- (4) sensation in both arms

Last Monday

• GP found sore areas, suggesting a (5) problem

• (6) abnormal – referred to Emergency Department

• blood tests, chest X-ray, blood pressure – all normal

• (7) – triggered chest pain, referred to cardiologist

General health • goes (8) and surfing regularly

• non-smoker /BMI 25/ normal (9)

• no family history of heart disease

Personal background
• married, one daughter

• works as a (10)

Medical history • (11) following routine screening (4 years ago)

- followed by (12)
Extract 2: Questions 13-24

You hear an osteopath talking to a patient called Joe Parr. For questions 13-24, complete the notes with a word or
short phrase.

You now have thirty seconds to look at the notes.

Patient Joe Parr

Current symptoms: Pain:

• started in (13)

- gradual worsening over two months

• soon moved to lower back

• pain improves after (14)

• now widespread – leads him to feel

uncharacteristically (15)

• recent onset in (16) (mobility affected)

Other:

• fatigue

• eyes described as (17) and sore

• vision sometimes blurred

• loss of appetite

GP diagnoses: • (18) (confirmed by initial blood test)

• some inflammation of (19)

Self-help measures: • (20) (partially effective)

• (21) (now stopped)

• recent use of friend’s (22)

Background: • father recently deceased (lung cancer); mother healthy

• works as a (23) (pain impacts on job)

• has given up (24) as a leisure activity

That is the end of part A. Now look at Part B.

 Part B

In this part of the test, you’ll hear six different extracts. In each extract, you’ll hear people talking in a different
healthcare setting.

For questions 25-30, choose the answer (A, B or C) which fits best according to what you hear. You’ll have time
to read each question before you listen. Complete your answers as you listen.

Now look at question 25.

25. You hear a hospital nurse talking to a patient about how to manage his catheter after discharge.

The patient is unsure about

A whether it is his responsibility to keep the catheter clean.

B the type of personal hygiene products he should use.

C if his bathroom is suitably equipped.

26. You hear the manager of a residential care home for the elderly telling staff about the results of a recent
inspection.

What safety issue did the inspectors identify?

A the lack of a system for investigating some types of injury

B the administration of medicines without proper supervision

C a failure to comply with procedures for reporting accidents

27. You hear a nurse mentor in an Intensive Care Unit talking to a student nurse about a patient.

What is the nurse mentor doing?

A outlining a number of routine procedures

B explaining how a minor problem should be addressed

C demonstrating a type of therapy that needs to be carried out

28. You hear an emergency doctor talking to his team about using bedside ultra-sound machines.

Why is he talking to them?

A to clarify procedures for using one correctly

B to establish when it’s inappropriate to use one

C to encourage them to get practice in using one

29. You hear a junior doctor asking a consultant about a seriously ill patient who is causing problems.

The consultant feels that the patient’s behaviour

A has some positive aspects.

B is affecting his chances of recovery.

C may change if he can discuss his feelings.

30. You hear an anaesthetist talking to a colleague about the postponement of a patient’s surgery.

The surgery has been postponed because the patient

A hasn’t been seen by a cardiologist.

B has a suspected chest infection.

C isn’t in a good emotional state.

That is the end of Part B. Now look at Part C.

 Part C

In this part of the test, you’ll hear two different extracts. In each extract, you’ll hear health professionals
talking about aspects of their work.

For questions 31-42, choose the answer (A, B or C) which fits best according to what you hear. Complete your
answers as you listen.

Now look at extract one.

Extract 1: Questions 31-36

You hear a senior nurse called Belinda Shelton giving a presentation about an outreach influenza vaccination
project in Australia.

You now have 90 seconds to read questions 31-36.

31 Patients already receiving care may miss out on flu vaccinations because sub-specialists

A don’t regard them as a priority.

B lack the resources to provide them.

C have insufficient facilities for delivering them.

32 What does Belinda suggest about the data on comorbidities?

A It was taken from patient records.

B It may be untypical of the population in general.

C It reflected the wide variation between collection sites.

33 One of the project’s conclusions is that vulnerable members of the community may

A fail to make use of free vaccination services.

B be unable to afford to access vaccination services.

C believe that vaccinations can be dangerous for them.

34. What lesson was learned about reaching elderly people in residential care facilities?

A The project could have potential drawbacks for this group.

B The existing vaccination service wasn’t benefitting this group.

C Those receiving vaccinations must be carefully selected in this group.

35. Belinda says that when planning future site visits, the team should take into account

A the need to follow up the service afterwards.

B possible ways of liaising with staff on the site.

C the best time for patients to receive the vaccine.

36. Belinda recommends that a mobile, nurse-led service could be used in future to

A deliver a broader range of vaccines.

B identify new groups and address their needs.

C obtain data on a greater variety of medical problems.

Now look at extract two.

Extract 2: Questions 37-42

You hear an interview with an opthalmologist called Dr Marcus Kane who is talking about age-related macular
degeneration (AMD).

You now have 90 seconds to read questions 37-42.

37. Dr Kane thinks the worst thing about AMD for older people is

A how isolated it makes them feel.

B how suddenly it tends to develop.

C how it impacts on activities they enjoy.

38. The case of Dr Kane’s patient called Laura highlights the fact that

A AMD is generally passed down through a family.

B patients with AMD are often unaware of having the condition.

C medical professionals can be slow to respond to evidence of AMD.

39. What concerns Dr Kane about the use of hand-held OCT scanners in the diagnosis of AMD?

A unwanted side-effects can come from using them.

B they are too expensive to be used on a very wide scale.

C people will assume they can be used without specialist knowledge.

40. What impresses Dr Kane most about the drug treatment for wet AMD?

A the ease with which it can be carried out

B the extent to which eyesight improves as a result

C the number of patients whose vision stops getting worse

41. Dr Kane says that the home monitoring trial which he’s involved in

A has significant implications for the management of resources.

B appeals to participants because of the technology involved.

C targets people who have extreme macular degeneration.

42. How does Dr Kane feel about the recent stem-cell study he mentions?

A unsure about the validity of its findings

B surprised by the way the media has reacted to it

C doubtful how soon the procedures will be generally available

That is the end of Part C.

You now have two minutes to check your answers.

THAT IS THE END OF THE LISTENING TEST

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