This video is a sample Speaking sub-test and was filmed to help candidates familiarise themselves with the format of the Speaking sub-test.
In this video, you will see an OET Medicine candidate and an interlocutor undertake a full OET Speaking role play. You can find feedback on the role play below.
The original task card is located here on our website:
Task 1: bit.ly/2uEIfiL
Task 2: bit.ly/OETMed2
The transcript of the whole role play is located here: bit.ly/2O8vUKz
While this was filmed for educational purposes, and there is no grade given, we have feedback for this video located here:
Feedback for Sample test 1:
The candidate initiates the interaction with introductions and greeting. She elicits the patient’s concerns, shows empathy for her emotional state and demonstrates an attentive and respectful attitude. She gives quite a lot of information without pausing or checking to understand and this could be overwhelming for the patient. She sequences the interview logically and relates her explanations to the patient’s concerns. Her pronunciation is easily understood most of the time, although she speaks quite fast and occasional phrases cause problems (‘full energy’). There is some evidence of searching for words and her delivery is rather staccato. Errors in grammar and vocabulary are noticeable but not intrusive, and although she uses some technical language, this is explained in lay terms.
Feedback for Sample test 2:
The candidate is intelligible and generally easy to understand most of the time, despite occasional problems with individual sounds which cause some strain for the listener. She speaks reasonably fluently, although a little fast when explaining the symptoms and causes of asthma. She initiates the interview appropriately and demonstrates a respectful and attentive attitude. She uses generally appropriate register, tone and lexis for the context, although she doesn’t check that the patient has understood some of the slightly more technical languages, and she gives the patient a lot of information without pausing to encourage the patient to contribute her reactions. Apart from the initial question, ‘How much do you know about asthma?’ she does not demonstrate effective information-gathering techniques.
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