OET Listening August 27, 2018 Welcome to your OET Listening In this assessment you will listen to several short dialogues and one consultation to give you a feel for what to expect in the exam. Name Email 25. You hear a nurse briefing her colleague about a patient. What does she warn her colleague about? A. The patient is allergic to some types of antibiotics B. Care needs to be taken to prevent the patient from falling C. Oxygen may be needed if the patient becomes breathless 26. You hear the manager of a care home for the elderly talking to the nursing staff. He says that errors in dispensing medication to patients usually result from: A. Interruptions while calculating dosages B. Failure to check for patients and allergies C. Adminstering drugs early in the day 27. You hear part of a morning briefing on a hospital ward. What is the plan for the patient today? A. Her emotional state will be carefully observed B. She will be transferred to a more specialised unit C. A social worker will come to see what help she needs 28.You hear a discussion between a doctor and nurse about hyperelastic skin. The skin becomes stretchable beyond the normal level, when; (You have 15 seconds to study the question before the audio begins). A. The collagen level is low B. There is an increased elastin C. The person has Ehlers-Danlos syndrome 29.You hear a discussion between a doctor and nurse about cancer of unknown primary. Which of the following type of cancer of unknown primary forms from gland cells? (You have 15 seconds to read the question before the audio begins) C. Adenocarcinomas A. Squamous cell cancer B. Neuroendocrine carcinoma You hear a physiotherapist talking to a patient called Ray Sands. For questions 1-5 complete the notes with a short word of phrase. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Previous Writing assessment test Next OET writing