OET Listening 5 – Samara Cox, George Hill

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: Samara Cox
• Reason for visit: Pre-operative discussion
• Surgery: Joint (1) ____________________.

On the day of surgery:

• Morning: Patient taken to (2) ______________.
• Surgeons manipulate the patient.
• Patient taken to (3) __________.
• Antibiotics administered.
• Patient set up for (4) ______________ monitoring.
• Patient rolled up in (5) ________________ position.

Short-term Restrictions:

• Limited activity allowed.
• Patient should limit (6) ______________ standing or walking to about 30 minutes.
• Avoid repetitive (7) ____________________.

Long-term restrictions:

• Avoid things that are (8) ________________ to the back.
• Avoid certain aerobic exercises.
• Should not do extreme yoga postures.

Mobility issues:

• Surgery aims to limit (9) ___________________.
• Mobility will improve after surgery.

Pain Management:

• Patient to start (10) ____________ start by afternoon.
• Pre-operative pain will be gone.
• Post-operative pain remains and is more (11) _________________ than pre-operative pain.
• Pain (12) ___________ less by next morning.

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.

Patient: George Hill

Description of symptoms: Redness in the (13) of the eye

• On the day of surgery: (14) ________________ conjunctivitis.
• More tears that usual.
• Thick yellow discharge that (15) ________________ over the eyelashes, especially after sleep.
• Itchy and (16) ____________.
• Blurred vision, more sensitive to light.
• Stuffy or runny nose.

Causes:

• An allergic reaction to (17) _________________.
• A common cold
• Diagnosis: (18) _______________ done in the lab.

Recommendations: Through history collection

• Always keep the eyes clean.
• Wash or change the (19) ________________ every day until the infection goes away.
• Don’t touch or rub the infected eye.
• Don’t wear and never share eye makeup, (20) __________________ or contact lenses.
• Don’t put a (21) ____________ over the eye as it may worsen the infection.
• Protect the eyes from dirt, especially from the (22) __________________ give adequate rest to the eyes.
• Apply (23) _____________________ drops.
• Stay away from work for a few days.
• An (24) ______________ will help to clear the symptoms within a few days

PART B | Questions 25 to 30

25. You hear an oncologist explain thyroid scan and uptake. What is the focus on the talk?

1. Help patients decide whether they should go for a thyroid scan or not.
2. Explain the procedure in detail and preparation to be done in advance.
3. Reassure that the scan is a safe procedure without major side effects.

26. You hear a delivery on hospital discharge meeting. What role is most crucial for physiotherapists?

1. explaining how to undergo full rehabilitation.
2. examining the extent of mobility after surgery.
3. encouraging the patient to perform exercise daily.

27. You hear a professional talking on a code blue system. What does he say is the distinctive feature of the system?

1. increased power output from the tool.
2. customisation to specific standards.
3. Identification of the source of call.

28. You hear a brief on when to direct speech therapy for preschool stuttering How long must pass before a thorough diagnosis?

1. When the child is distressed about stuttering.
2. After 6 months from observation of disorder.
3. As precipitating factors increase intensity.

29. You hear an update on the change in criteria for glaucoma. To qualify for the condition:

1. The patient must have more than 25 mm of mercury.
2. it must be a co-morbidity of neuromuscular disease.
3. The level should fall within the adequate category

30. You hear a health policy statement on structured reporting in a cardiac Cath lab. What aim does the speaker state?

1. accessing information to improve patient quality.
2. utilising consistent information for quality care
3. compiling documents to improve routine work

PART C – Extract 1 | Question 31 to 36

You hear an associate professor Stacy Carter talking on overdiagnosis. You have 90 seconds to read question 31 to 36

31. Why is having a definition to overdiagnosis important?

1. Results in an absence of conviction when communicating.
2. Lack of clarity affects policies and the general public.
3. Lack of efficiency if several meanings exist.

32. What does she fear about too much medicine

1. It results in difficulty to recuperate.
2. It is detrimental to overall health.
3. Allocation must be based on need.

33. What is the fundamental aspect of overdiagnosis?

1. Identifying areas of benefit from treatment
2. Trying to balance the effects of both
3. Locating the harm of too much medicine

34. Which perspective must be taken into account?

1. Primarily from the patient.
2. Chiefly based on a consensus.
3. the clinicians treating it.

35. How must the issue be addressed?

1. By covering all basic social needs
2. By recognising the motives behind it
3. By identifying inherent social factors

36. The narrow sense meant by the speaker is

1. Having a set of special parameters
2. Rethinking the diagnostic categories
3. Bordering the definitive boundaries

Extract 2 Question 37 to 42

You have 90 seconds to read question 37 to 42

37. What does Mr Clarke say about the technology?

1. They are beneficial for personalised care of patients.
2. They are tailored to the requirements of the patient.
3. It redefines the spectrum of identifying varying diseases.

38. What does the study prove, according to the speaker?

1. Treatment course for a specific condition can be mentioned.
2. large studies are plausible for respective conditions.
3. breast cancer falls broadly into ten main genetic groups.

39. What is the speaker’s view on breast cancer tumor types?

1. Present understanding of treatment is flawed.
2. Certain conditions have positive outcomes.
3. It can ensure appropriate treatment.

40. Why does the speaker advocate a ‘more tailored approach’?

1. Due to complexities in the treatment.
2. Because of the many facets of illness.
3. Since the condition is a sum total of disease.

41. How do the advanced tests the doctors?

1. Increase the tools for diagnosis.
2. Prevent the development of conditions.
3. Ascertain the treatment type required.

42. What does Mr Clarke ask to be wary of?

1. The tests will take more time to be available.
2. The clinical study has been performed already.
3. Newly diagnosed women can participate in it.

End of Listening 5

July 28, 2025