All You Need To Know About OET - Avigna Learning Academy

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OET is an English language exam that tests the
grasp of an individual over the English language
in every aspect regarding reading, writing,
listening, and speaking. However, dont mistake
this test to be just like another English
assessing test like IELTS and TOEFL, because
there are a few features that extensively
distinguish it from these tests. While it is
true that just like IELTS and TOEFL, the OET is
also a test that examines the English skills of
an individual who wishes to study or work abroad,
but here the individual has to belong to nothing
else other than the medical and healthcare field.
In addition, the OET test focuses not just on
the simple English language, but emphasizes on
the English communication required in special
healthcare professional settings.
WHO CAN SIT FOR THE OET TEST? As mentioned above,
the OET test is only for those who wish to set up
their career in the medical field. It could be
any of the 12 main healthcare professions
dentistry, dietetics, medicine, nursing,
occupational therapy, optometry, pharmacy,
physiotherapy, podiatry, radiography, speech
pathology and veterinary science. WHAT DOES THE
OET COMPRISE OF? The OET comprises of 4 segments
reading, writing, listening, and speaking all
of which focus on medical related issues.
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• Reading This section has the students study
  contemporary medical subjects like pneumonia,
  stroke, and swine flu.
• Writing In this section, students are asked to
  write a referral letter with a task that
• is related to any medical practice.
• Listening This section will have the students
  listen to a conversation between a doctor and
  patient, or a lecture given by a medical
  professional, based on which they will be asked
  questions.
• Speaking In this section, students are asked to
  do a medical role play.
• WHEN TO APPEAR FOR THE TEST?
• The OET is available at more than 100 locations
  in 40countries, with test dates every month,
  which means you have the convenience of appearing
  for the exam in whichever month you wish to. So,
  you neednt worry about rushing with your
  learning and practice to appear for the test.
  You can always keep practicing until you are
  confident enough to appear for the test. There
  is no point in appearing for the OET while you
  are underprepared. You will only lose your time
  and efforts, without scoring even the minimum.
  Also, you can get yourself enrolled for the best
  OET online coaching in India where you can be
  assisted on how to improve your OET skills before
  appearing for the exam.
• OET PRACTICE TIPS
• Reading Try to speak as much English as you
  can, which will help you get a hold on the
  sentence structure and grammar. Read magazines
  and articles to improve your comprehension
  abilities.
• Writing First, understand the writing format
  because writing within the limits is very
  important or you start losing marks. You also
  need to build up your spelling and grammar
  skills. Research on different kinds of letters
  and layouts.
• Listening Brush up on your listening skills,
  and get acquainted with different
• accents and speech patterns. You never know which
  accent you will be tested on. Also, make sure to
  practice taking notes quickly and answering
  precisely. You wont have enough time to hover
  on a single question.
• Speaking You need to be very sure of what you
  are speaking within a given time limit. So, keep
  practicing on your speaking skills and let it
  look natural. Also, make
• sure to finish what you want to say in a given
  time limit. You also need to know how
• to keep the conversation going, and you also need
  to be a good listener here to be able to carry
  an effective conversation further. Last but not
  the least, practice looking into the eyes of the
  person you are speaking to. You need to look
  confident and bold while speaking.
• Get the best OET online coaching in India by
  enrolling at Avigna Learning Academy, where you
  will be provided with even more essential skills
  and test taking strategies required to
  successfully complete the OET with the best
  possible scores!