(2024) OET Listening Part A – Test 3

Question

In this part of the test, you’ll hear two different extracts. In each extract, a health professional is talking to a patient.

For questions 1-24, complete the notes with information that you hear.

Now, look at the notes for extract one.

EXTRACT 1: QUESTIONS 1-12

You hear a gastro-enterologist talking to a patient called Simon Mortlake.

For question 1 to 12, complete the notes with a word or short phrase.

You now have 30 seconds to look at the notes.

Patient:    Simon Mortlake

Patient history:

• age 57
• reffered with suspected (1) ……………… (three years ago)
• endoscopy
•  (2) ……………… clear
• successfully treated for (3) ……………… medically
• surgery for (4) ……………… (two years ago)

Occupation: retired (5) ………………

Current symptoms

• indigestion-especially (6) ……………… after meals
• feels that her lacks (7) ………………
• some  (8) ……………… on exertion
• reports loss of (9) ………………
• no (10) ……………… to abdomen

Patient concerns

• family history – uncle had (11) ………………
• planning to trip to (12) ………………

EXTRACT 2: QUESTION 13 TO 24

You hear a vascular surgen talking to a new patient called Monica pattison.

For questions 13 to 24, complete the notes with a word or short phrase.

You now have 30 seconds to look at the notes.

Patient:            Monica Pattison

Patient history and back ground

• varicose vein first occurence whist
•  (13) ……………….. (25 years ago)
• Symptoms abated (after 18 months)
• Worked as a (14) ……………… in restaurant
• Symptoms recovered (four years ago)
• Calves described as  (15) ………………..  and itchy

Previous treatment

• Self help: movement keeping feet elevated, no (16) ………………..  of legs
•  Exercise: moderate daily walk (thirty minutes)
• GP: further self help only, patient advised to (17) ………………..  

Recent symptoms and treatment

• Oedema in  (18) ……………… (one year ago)
• Inflammation of feet and ankles
• Recurrent night (19) ………………..  
• Ultrasound scan excluded (20) ………………..  
• Treatment by injection of (21) ……………….. (local anesthetic, day patient)
• Used bandages (one week) and (22) ………………..  (for a further week)
• side effects-severe (23) ………………..  

Patient concerns

• worried about invasive surgery
• also about effect on her (24) …………………  business

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