For many candidates, the OET Reading test is the most difficult of the four papers.
The texts are high level, the questions are tricky, and time is short. This course makes sure you understand what to expect, give you essential techniques to follow, and includes plenty of test practice.
To score well in the OET Reading requires a clear understanding of the text types, the question formats, a wide range of healthcare vocabulary, and the ability to use reading techniques such as skimming and scanning in a tight time frame.
SLC’s OET Reading course, taken from our hugely popular Reach OET B course, prepares you to achieve a high score. You work on a combination of carefully structured language and test-based tasks, video tips and lesson recordings. You look at a wide range of texts and test questions. You analyse answers and develop techniques and strategies for the test.
Want to work with an OET Reading expert? You can book 10 one-to-one lessons with an experienced OET teacher who will work on your reading skills and make suggestions for improvement so you can maximise your score.
The course includes 3 practice OET Reading tests where you practice OET Reading under timed conditions.
Test questions are integrated into all the units, so you really see what you need to do in the real exam.
Video tips and techniques throughout the course, plus recorded video lessons with an OET Reading expert.
The course is highly visual with many videos, different tasks and activities.
Study on PC, tablet or mobile phone through the course app, work offline if you need, offering the ultimate in convenience.
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Skill by skill focus, test practice, multi-media learning, essential strategies and techniques.
Written by official test writers, with accurate and immediate scoring.
Video tips and techniques throughout the course.
Lesson recordings from our live lessons with an OET expert teacher.
Understand quickly what you need to do to get a high score in the official test.
Tons of multi-media materials that will keep you engaged and help you learn more easily.
Subscription renews monthly and can be cancelled at any time.
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Skill by skill focus, test practice, multi-media learning, essential strategies and techniques.
Written by official test writers, with accurate and immediate scoring.
Video tips and techniques throughout the course.
Lesson recordings from our live lessons with an OET expert teacher.
Understand quickly what you need to do to get a high score in the official test.
Tons of multi-media materials that will keep you engaged and help you learn more easily.
Subscribe for 3 months and save £12. Subscription renews every 3 months and can be cancelled at any time.
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Receive one-to-one lessons with an expert OET tutor (10 classes of 1 hour each) which target your specific needs. Lessons are given at times that suit you.
Classes are organized around your schedule to give you maximum flexibility.
Skill by skill focus, test practice, multi-media learning, essential strategies and techniques.
Written by official test writers, with accurate and immediate scoring.
Video tips and techniques throughout the course.
Lesson recordings from our live lessons with an OET expert teacher.
Understand quickly what you need to do to get a high score in the official test.
Tons of multi-media materials that will keep you engaged and help you learn more easily.
After your first access to the course, you have 3 months to use it. Want to extend the course? Contact us for more information.
The course shows you how to develop OET-specific reading skills and techniques.
Vocabulary and grammar are integrated throughout covering key language of healthcare.
You can see what you’re learning, how it all fits together and what you have achieved at the end.
Enter the test centre with the knowledge, language and techniques you need to take the Reading test with confidence and achieve a high score.
There are 3 parts to the Reading paper.
In Part A you read 4 texts on a common topic in 15 minutes, such as leaflets, tables, instructions and explanations, and answer 20 questions. The time goes very quickly and there is no time to read all the texts. Instead you have just enough time to scan them and find the information or vocabulary required. This requires strong techniques, plenty of practice and a cool head.
In Part B, candidates read 6 short workplace texts, such as an extract from a leaflet, guidelines, an email or a manual, and answer a multiple-choice question on each one. The topics should be familiar to healthcare professionals, but again it’s important to know what to expect before entering the test centre.
Part C is perhaps the most difficult for many candidates. There are 2 longer texts of 700-800 words, often with a relatively academic focus, for example new research, a health issue, or a patient initiative, with 7 questions on each text. The language is advanced – complex sentences, lots of references, academic/formal vocabulary – and time is tight at 15-20 minutes per text in practice.
Reach OET B was written by a team of accredited OET Trainers under the guidance of Virginia Allum.
Virginia wrote SLC’s Medical English courses and is SLC’s Head of Medical English. She writes for OET, is a lecturer in English for Medical Purposes, a Medical English teacher trainer, and a widely published writer. Virginia co-authored the Cambridge OET Preparation book and the Cambridge English for Nursing text books, used by Medical universities around the world.
Here are just some of the things you will do:
Lots of test practice
Test questions are integrated into all the units, so you really see what you need to do in the real exam.
Develop reading strategies
The course shows you how to develop OET-specific reading skills.
Take a properly structured and sequenced course
You can see what you’re learning, how it all fits together and what you have achieved at the end.
Conduct part by part, question by question analysis
Understand all the OET Reading formats and questions types and how to best answer them.
Engage with dynamic multi-media learning
The course is highly interactive with videos, audio, practice questions, multiple inputs and lots of exercises.
When you subscribe to the Premium course, you will be assigned a personal tutor who will give you lessons when you are free and make sure you focus on what you need to do to achieve a high score in the test.
The subscription options are available for either one month or three months. You can choose to have your subscription renewed monthly or on a quarterly basis. If you wish to cancel your subscription, you can do so at any time by following the instructions provided in your registration email.
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We work with universities, schools, employers and international recruitment companies that use our courses around the world
Do you prepare students for OET but have trouble finding good materials to support your programmes? We are here for you. The OET materials are comprehensive and up-to-date. The teaching platform enables you to see exactly what your students have done, set assignments and leave feedback. Courses can be tailored to your specific needs by mapping the online materials to your curriculum.
SLC’s OET preparation courses are perfect for international healthcare professionals who need to achieve an advanced score so they can register to work in an English-speaking country such as the US, UK, Australia or Canada. We work with organisations to prepare their candidates. Courses are tailored to specific needs, including schedules, durations and budgets.
