OET Listening Test 9, Part A

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Questions count: 2
Passing grade: 3
Time limit: 20 minutes
Number of allowed attempts: 5

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Extract 1: Questions 1 to 12

You hear a doctor talking to a patient. For questions 1 to 12, complete the following notes.

You now have 30 seconds to look at the notes.

Patient: Graham Bloomfield.

Reason for presenting: trouble with (1) .

Description of symptoms

Experiences wheezing and breathlessness.
(2) a lot (3 weeks).
White (3) . Thought it was a cold.
(4) getting worse as weeks progressed.
Very worried when he is (5) able to take breath.
(6) are more frequent now. Worse at night and in the morning.
(7) did not go to work yesterday.
Chest tightness without pressing pain.

Precipitating Factors

No known (8) to dust.
No known use of drugs. No exercise. Doesn’t keep pets.

Further Factors

Work has been intense. Civil servant.
(9) has made him increasingly anxious.

Points to Consider

(10) had anything like this before.
Has no other known medical conditions.
First time being (11) in his life.
Sister and mother have (12) .

Extract 2. Questions 13 to 24

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

OET Listening Test 9, A2

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Patient: Barbara Roberts.

Age: 58.

Difficulties Experienced

Terrible trouble with the stomach.
(13) nearly all the time.
Oftentimes, feels (14) .
Swings between (15) and constipation.
Cramping feeling (16) .
Passes very smelly wind.

Onset of the condition

About (17) ago.

Previous treatment and Investigation:

Started with (18) .
Took other medications including (19) .
Gastroscopy was performed.
(20) also administered.

Assessment of insight

Feels (21) pain, can't be all in the head.
Thought it was an infection that had not cleared.
Sometimes wonders if it’s an (22) .

Treatment Options

Try to bring back some (23) .
(24) between the tablets that are helping and ones that aren't.
Wait for 2-3 months for results to show.
Keep an eye on the symptoms.