OET Preparation for Nurses: Writing

In this video, you will learn:

• what to expect in the OET Writing sub-test

• about the OET Writing Assessment criteria

• about letter types (referral, discharge & transfer)

• ways to select information for the letter

• how to organise relevant information into clear paragraphs

• how to highlight key information

• how to link ideas

In this video, you will learn:

• about each of the 6 OET Writing Assessment criteria

• about what is included in the high band of the assessment criteria

• ways to use the criteria to help your writing

• about mistakes to avoid

In this video, you will learn:

• how to identify who is writing the letter

• how to identify the writer’s role

• how to identify the recipient of the letter

• how to identify the role of the recipient

• about the purpose of the letter

• about the main types of letters (discharge, referral, transfer)

• how to identify the topics of the letters

• how to understand what the task of the letter is asking you to do

In this video, you will learn:

• how to transform case notes into sentences

• how to use common collocations

• how to use correct grammatical structures

• about useful language for letters

In this video, you will learn:

• how to analyse case notes

• how to use assessment criteria (content & conciseness) to help you

• how to select relevant information

• the difference between relevant & irrelevant information in the case notes

• how to ask guiding questions as a method of selecting relevant information

• how to use ISBAR as a method of selecting relevant information

In this video, you will learn:

• what to consider when writing to another healthcare professionals

• what to consider when writing to a physiotherapist

• what information is important to include in the letter

In this video, you will learn:

• about the purpose or reason for a letter

• how to make the purpose of the letter clear

• how to express your relationship with the patient

• how to use the context of the letter to express purpose

• how to express purpose early in the letter

In this video, Jo takes you through a sample OET Writing question. She looks at a set of case notes and the associated task. She goes through the question step by step, showing you exactly which parts of the notes are relevant and so should be included in your answer.

In this video, Jo takes you through a good answer to the question she discussed in the previous video. She looks in detail at why the answer is a successful one. She analyses the letter from the perspective of an examiner, so you can see clearly why it achieved a high score.

In this video, Jo looks at another letter written in answer to the question presented in this section. However, this is a much weaker answer. Jo shows you in detail why the answer scored poorly so you see quite clearly what not to do in the Writing test. She also corrects the letter and shows you how to improve it.

In this video, Jo shows you how to use paraphrasing effectively, so you can take the ideas from the case notes and express them in your own words.

I've had or I had? He's broken or he broke?

In this video, Jo shows you how to use the present prefect and past simple correctly, so solving a common problem for many OET students.

In this video, Jo shows you how to express time accurately using a wide range of examples. It's vital to use 'time referencing' effectively when describing a patient's experience.

In this video, Jo teaches you how to use passive and causative forms when writing letters in OET.

In this video, Jo shows you how to use reported speech correctly. This is vital when describing what healthcare professionals or patients have said.

In this video, Jo shows you how to write longer, more complex sentences by using a range of relative clauses.