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OET Writing: select, organise and communicate.
Choose your profession for a full case record, a clear writing task and a model with explanations.
No registrationOriginal practiceModels explainedW01 · Purpose · 3 short drills
Turn notes into a clear opening
These are brief language exercises. The full examination-style case records appear below. Write an opening that tells the reader why the letter is needed.
Referral
Mara Quinn (Ms), 58.
Urgency increasing over three months.
Daily activities affected.
GP requests assessment within two weeks.
Task: Write to the community continence nurse.
Compare the referral opening
I am referring Ms Quinn for continence assessment within two weeks because increasing urinary urgency is affecting her daily activities.
The purpose, urgency and reason are clear without inventing a diagnosis.
Transfer
Daniel Reed (Mr), 71.
Transfer to rehabilitation unit today.
Mobility programme agreed by treating team.
Ongoing support required.
Task: Write to the receiving nurse.
Compare the transfer opening
Mr Reed is transferring to your rehabilitation unit today for continued support with his agreed mobility programme.
This describes continuity of care and the action needed from this reader.
Update
Amira Shaw (Ms), 46.
Two education sessions attended.
Further questions remain.
Practice nurse requests attendance/progress update.
Task: Write to the practice nurse.
Compare the update opening
I am writing to update you on Ms Shaw’s attendance at two education sessions and her remaining questions.
An update is the requested purpose; a new referral is not recorded.
Try again: the continence assessment is already booked. Write an opening that introduces background information for the appointment.
Review the changed purpose
I am writing to provide background information for Ms Quinn’s scheduled continence assessment.
Preserve the difference between asking for an appointment and preparing for an existing one.
W02 · Relevance · 8 decisions
Select for the recipient
This is a short selection drill. Write to a community continence nurse about Mara Quinn, aged 58. Decide which entries to include, combine or omit, and explain why.
- Urgency increasing for three months; work journeys interrupted.
- Long outings avoided; worries about toilet access.
- GP requests assessment within two weeks.
- Help-seeking delayed through embarrassment.
- Works mornings; appointments needed after 2 pm.
- Employment in another town, 2008; unrelated to symptoms.
- Blue folder brought to consultation.
- Bladder diary agreed; not yet started.
Compare the selection decisions
- Include: duration and impact explain the referral.
- Include or combine: describe the effect on outings and journeys without claiming she cannot work.
- Include: retain the requested timeframe.
- Include briefly: the emotional barrier helps the recipient approach the discussion sensitively.
- Include: appointment timing affects access.
- Omit: the old workplace does not explain current needs.
- Omit: folder colour has no bearing on this referral.
- Include accurately: agreement is not completion; the diary is not available yet.
Try again: the diary was completed yesterday but has not been reviewed. Write one sentence preserving both facts.
Review the diary sentence
She completed the bladder diary yesterday, but it has not yet been reviewed.
Choose your full Writing task
Each task uses an examination-style paper: time allowed, Notes, labelled patient or animal details, compact clinical entries under professional headings, and a separate Writing Task. Select and expand the relevant information into a letter. The full records contain background details as well as facts essential to the recipient.
Nursing
Continence assessment and support
Full case notes, a writing task and model, plus paired Speaking cards and guided review.
Practise Nursing →Medicine
Suspected sleep apnoea: specialist assessment
Full case notes, a writing task and model, plus paired Speaking cards and guided review.
Practise Medicine →Dentistry
Persistent symptoms after root-canal treatment
Full case notes, a writing task and model, plus paired Speaking cards and guided review.
Practise Dentistry →Dietetics
Continuing nutrition support after coeliac diagnosis
Full case notes, a writing task and model, plus paired Speaking cards and guided review.
Practise Dietetics →Occupational Therapy
Hand function and return to valued activities
Full case notes, a writing task and model, plus paired Speaking cards and guided review.
Practise Occupational Therapy →Optometry
Cataract referral based on functional impact
Full case notes, a writing task and model, plus paired Speaking cards and guided review.
Practise Optometry →Pharmacy
A clear medicines letter for a family carer
Full case notes, a writing task and model, plus paired Speaking cards and guided review.
Practise Pharmacy →Physiotherapy
Ankle rehabilitation before return to running
Full case notes, a writing task and model, plus paired Speaking cards and guided review.
Practise Physiotherapy →Podiatry
Persistent plantar heel pain during standing work
Full case notes, a writing task and model, plus paired Speaking cards and guided review.
Practise Podiatry →Radiography
Responding to a patient after an interrupted MRI
Full case notes, a writing task and model, plus paired Speaking cards and guided review.
Practise Radiography →Speech Pathology
Continuing support for a child who stammers
Full case notes, a writing task and model, plus paired Speaking cards and guided review.
Practise Speech Pathology →Veterinary Science
Continuing a monitored feline weight programme
Full case notes, a writing task and model, plus paired Speaking cards and guided review.
Practise Veterinary Science →Review the response, not a memorised template
| Criterion | Use it to review your attempt |
|---|---|
| Purpose | Can the reader identify the action or explanation needed from the opening? |
| Content | Are essential facts accurate, including dates, status and remaining needs? |
| Conciseness and clarity | Have you selected and combined information without losing necessary meaning? |
| Genre and style | Does the wording suit this recipient’s role and knowledge? |
| Organisation and layout | Do paragraphs help the reader locate the problem, evidence and next step? |
| Language | Are grammar, vocabulary, spelling and sentence links clear and accurate? |
Official OET Writing guide. The model letters here illustrate possible choices; they are not official assessed scripts.