OET Listening 06

Part A

In this part of the test, you’ll hear two different extracts. In each extract, a health professional is talking to a patient. For questions 1 to 24 complete the notes with information you hear. Toning

Now, look at the notes for extract one.

Extract 1: Questions 1 to 12

You hear a neurologist talking to a patient called Vincent Cheung. For questions 1 to 12, complete the following notes with a word or short phrase. You now have 30 seconds to look at the notes.

Patient: Vincent Cheung

Initial symptoms:

• Facial pain-started three months ago.
• Pain described as (1) ___________________________________.
• Mainly affects right side of face (check, teeth and (2) _______________________________________)
• Compares the sensation to (3) ______________________________________________.

Triggers:

• Washing face, brushing teeth and (4) _____________________________________________.
• Anything touching the face (including (5) _______________________________________.
• Eating and drinking.
• Spontaneous or lengthy (6) _______________________________________________________.

Development of condition:

• Attacks becoming more frequent.
• Whole face now affected.
• Attacks now last longer.
• Describes current level of pain as (7) ____________________________________________.

Medication:

• Initially prescribed (8) _____________________________________________.
• Now on anti-spasmodic.
• Also taking supplements: Vitamin D and (9) ________________________________.

Impact of medication:

• Feels constantly (10) __________________________________________________.
• Easily becomes (11) _____________________________________________________ cause of embarrassment.
• Notices uncharacteristic (12) _________________________________________.

Extract 2. Questions 13 to 24

You hear a pulmonologist talking to a patient called Pam Herbert. For questions 13 to 24, complete the notes with a word or short phrase. You now have 30 seconds to look at the notes.

Patient: Pam Herbert

Presenting symptoms:

• Persistent cough-sputum (13) __________________________________________ in colour.
• Worse at night. Leaves her feeling constantly (14) _____________________________________.
• Loss of appetite and weight.
• Can’t (15) ______________________________________ for longer than ten minutes.
• Ribs feel painful after (16) ________________________________________________.
• Sometimes has (17) _______________________________________ sensation in right arm.

Recent Illnesses:

• Flu (nine months ago) developed into (18) _________________________________________.
• Several persistent (19) _______________________________________________________.

Background:

• Has smoked for 35 year (several cessation attempts).
• Ongoing issues with (20) _____________________________________________________.
• Reports having no (21) ______________________________________________________ for at least 10 years.

Current medication:

• (22) ___________________________________________________ (ten years).
• Salbutamol inhaler.
• (23) __________________________________________________ (one year).

Allergies:

• Lactose intolerant.
• Severe (24) _________________________________________________________.

Part B

In this part of the test, you’ll hear six different extracts. In each extract, you’ll hear people talking in a different healthcare environment.

For questions 25 to 30, choose the answer A, B or C which fits best according to what you hear. You’ll have time to read each question before you listen to the audio. Complete your answers as you listen the audio. Now look at Question 25.

25. You hear a nurse talking to a patient who is about to have mammogram. What is the patient’s main concern?

1. When the results are available
2. The level of risk involved
3. How painful it might be

26. You hear a doctor talking to a patient about a blood-pressure monitor. What is she explaining to him?

1. When to adjust the settings
2. What to do when it’s taking a reading
3. How to check that it’s working properly

27. You hear a dentist and her assistant talking about a problem with some sterilising equipment.

What does she ask her assistant to do?

1. Inform staff that it isn’t working properly
2. Call the people responsible for maintaining it
3. Check whether repairs are covered by insurance

28. You hear a GP talking to a patient with hay fever. What’s making the patient more miserable?

1. The intensity of the symptoms
2. The attitude of her friends
3. The effect on her work

29. You hear two nurses doing a patient handover at the change of shift.

The incoming nurse needs to:

1. Change the patient’s infusion
2. Monitor the patient’s oxygen levels
3. Arrange for the patient to have a special meal

30. You hear a hospital manager briefing newly recruited staff about patient safety. What is he doing?

1. Explaining how individual incidents should be documented.
2. Comparing the role of record keeping in different contexts.
3. Emphasizing the need to identify and deal with potential issues.

Part C

In this part of the test, you’ll hear two different extracts. In each extract, you’ll hear health professionals talking about specific aspects of their work.

For questions 31 to 42, choose the answer A, B or C which fits best according to what you hear. Complete your answers as you listen to the audio.

Now look at extract one.

Extract 1 Question 31 to 36

You will hear an interview with a midwife called Christina Morello, who’s talking about the time she spent working as a volunteer in South Sudan. You have 90 seconds to read question 31 to 36.

31. When she was thinking of applying to go to South Sudan, Christina was most concerned about whether.

1. Her skills would be required.
2. She would miss her home and family.
3. She would be put in a dangerous situation.

32. What aspect of her role in South Sudan surprised Christina?

1. The long working hours
2. The impact on the local people
3. The number of birts she had to deal with

33. Christina suggests that complicated deliveries in South Sudan are related to

1. Use of poor equipment.
2. Lack of contraception.
3. Shortages in funding.

34. Christina talks about her patient Margaret in order to highlight the

1. High risk of infection.
2. High infant mortality rates.
3. Importance of communication skills.

35. Christina says that he hardest thing to adapt to in South Sudan was

1. the hygiene facilities.
2. the presence of insects.
3. having to stay in every night.

36. In Christina’s opinion what is the most valuable skill for a midwife working in South Sudan?

1. Having a wide range of professional experience.
2. Taking a flexible approach to your work.
3. Being able to speak the local language.

Extract 2 Question 37 to 42

You hear a GP called Dr Edward Symes giving a presentation about how the condition called Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) affects young people. You now have 90 seconds to read question 37 to 42

37. How did Dr Symes feel about the girl called Emma having ME?

1. Concerned about the effect it was having on her life
2. Curious about what her actual symptoms were
3. upset about how her teachers had rejected

38. Dr Symes decided to specialise in ME because he came to realise that

1. No effective treatment existed for it.
2. So many families were affected by it.
3. There was a lot of ignorance surrounding it.

39. Dr Symes feels that a reliable diagnosis test for ME would be helpful because

1. It could lead to the illness being taken more seriously.
2. Patients could be educated to adjust to the illness.
3. The severity of a patient’s condition could be determined.

40. Dr Symes thinks that the most challenging aspect of the illness is the way:

1. It is exacerbated by social and psychological factors.
2. It affects the individual can be difficult to predict.
3. It places pressure on close relationships.

41. What does Dr Symes think GPs should do to help patients manage ME?

1. Encourage them to have a healthy lifestyle
2. Ensure they understand how the illness develops
3. Continuously experiment with different approaches

42. What reservations does Dr Symes have about the use of CBT?

1. It can cause irreversible damage.
2. It’s inconsistent with what’s known about the illness.
3. More research needs to be carried out into effectiveness