The study journal
Ideas to explore. Skills to practise. Find something useful for your next study session.
OET Doctors Speaking: Wheeze and One Clear Question at a Time
Ask one clear question, use the answer and assess recurring wheeze without assuming asthma. Includes five-task cards, a doctor model and changed-context practice.
OET Doctors Speaking: Back Pain and an Accurate Timeline
Clarify when back pain began without assuming its cause. Practise paired five-task cards, a doctor model and a repeat attempt that changes the urgency of assessment.
OET Doctors Speaking: Child Earache and a Parent’s Observations
Clarify what a parent noticed and what they think it means. Includes five-task cards, earache teaching, a doctor model and a repeat attempt about abnormal drowsiness.
OET Nursing Speaking: Dementia and the Carer’s Own Concerns
Distinguish the person’s night-time distress from the carer’s exhaustion, with paired cards, a detailed nurse model and a changed-answer exercise.
OET Nursing Speaking: Addison’s Disease and Opening the Conversation
Invite the patient’s real concern, explain the personal steroid plan and agree practical support, with paired cards and an extended nurse model.
OET Doctors Speaking: Antibiotic Requests and Responsive Solo Practice
Turn a rehearsed antibiotic explanation into a real exchange. Includes five-task cards, a doctor model, solo recording method and a work-deadline variation.
OET Doctors Speaking: Headaches, Fear and Uncertain Diagnosis
Acknowledge a patient’s fear without confirming a diagnosis. Practise headache assessment, honest explanations and a repeat attempt that changes the urgency.
OET Reading: Notice the Difference Between Permission and Obligation
Check small qualifying words that change what a workplace notice requires, permits or restricts.
OET Reading: Track What a Pronoun Refers To
Resolve words such as they, this and these by checking meaning across neighbouring sentences.
OET Reading: Separate the Normal Procedure From an Exception
Read conditions carefully when a notice gives one routine arrangement and a different action for a special situation.
