OET Speaking test - Criteria & key points for beginners.

Criteria & key points for beginners - OET Speaking.

• Gather information.
• Give information.
• Show empathy & reassure.

OET Speaking tips

• The speaking test lasts approximately 20 minutes and consists of a warm-up and profession-specific role plays.

• An interlocutor, not an assessor or examiner, conducts the interview.

• You have three minutes to prepare for each role play, and each role play lasts about five minutes.

• The linguistic criteria for the speaking exam include intelligibility, fluency, appropriateness of language, and resources of grammar and expression.

• The communication criteria assess your ability to build rapport, show empathy, consider the patient’s perspective, provide structure, and gather and give information.

• Good questioning techniques are crucial for taking a patient’s history and gathering information effectively.

• When discussing pain, you can ask questions about the duration, site, character, time, severity, cause, nature, and relief.