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OET Listening Test 6, Part B

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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 these six questions, 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 to the audio.

  • Questions count: 6
  • Passing grade: 3
  • Time limit: 20 minutes
  • Number of allowed attempts: 5
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1.

You hear a nurse talking to a patient who is about to have a mammogram. 

What is the patient's main concern?

Listening Test 6, B1
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When the results are available.
The level of risk involved.
How painful it might be.
2.

You hear a doctor talking to a patient about a blood-pressure monitor. 

What is she explaining to him?

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

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

What does she ask her assistant to do?

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Inform staff that it isn't working properly.
Call the people responsible for maintaining it.
Check whether repairs are covered by insurance.
4.

You hear a GP talking to a patient with hay fever.

What's making the patient more miserable?

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The intensity of the symptoms.
The attitude of her friends.
The effect on her work.
5.

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

The incoming nurse needs to:

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Change the patient's infusion.
Monitor the patient's oxygen levels.
Arrange for the patient to have a special meal.
6.

You hear a hospital manager briefing newly recruited staff about patient safety. 

What is he doing?

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