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Exam Technique
11 posts tagged Exam Technique from Dr Mariam's OET writing team.
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OET Listening Part C: The 2 Question Types You Must Tell Apart
Part C gives you one listen, no rewind. Learn to tell detail questions from gist questions before the audio starts — and stop losing marks to recognised-but-wrong options.
OET ListeningPart CExam TechniqueUpdated 26 July 2026
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OET Reading Part C: Opinion, Fact, or Attitude?
The distinction that decides most Part C marks — what's stated vs what's meant. Learn to spot fact questions and attitude questions before you read the text.
OET ReadingPart CExam TechniqueUpdated 24 July 2026
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How to Proofread OET Letters: A 4-Minute Checking Routine
A systematic 4-minute proofreading routine for OET writing letters — what to check, in what order, and which errors cost the most marks under the 2026 scoring criteria.
OET WritingLanguageExam TechniqueProofreadingUpdated 24 June 2026
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OET Transfer Letter: Structure, Content and Common Mistakes
A practical guide to writing an OET transfer letter. Covers how the transfer task differs from a referral and discharge, what information the receiving facility needs, and the marking decisions that affect Content and Organisation scores.
OET WritingTransfer LetterLetter StructureExam TechniqueUpdated 9 June 2026
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OET Genre and Style: 6 Register Errors That Cost You Marks
The Genre and Style criterion scores your ability to write in the correct clinical register for the specific recipient. These six mistakes appear consistently in exam scripts and each one pulls the score below Band 5.
OET WritingGenre StyleRegisterExam TechniqueMarking CriteriaUpdated 8 June 2026
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OET Writing Paragraphing: Why Three Paragraphs Is Not a Rule
How to paragraph an OET letter so it scores well on Organisation and Layout. Covers what examiners actually check, why the three-paragraph formula fails on complex tasks, and how to group clinical information correctly.
OET WritingOrganisation LayoutLetter StructureExam TechniqueUpdated 6 June 2026
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OET Writing for Physiotherapists: Letter Types, Language and Marking Guide
Profession-specific OET writing advice for physiotherapists. Covers the letter types physios are most likely to face, how to use clinical terminology correctly for different recipients, and the marking decisions that affect Content and Genre scores.
OET WritingPhysiotherapistsProfession-SpecificExam TechniqueUpdated 4 June 2026
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OET Referral Letter: Structure, Language and What Examiners Check
A practical guide to writing an OET referral letter. Covers what information to include, how to select from case notes for a specialist reader, and the specific mistakes that cost Content and Genre marks.
OET WritingReferral LetterLetter StructureExam TechniqueUpdated 2 June 2026
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How to Write the First Sentence of Your OET Letter
The opening sentence of your OET letter determines your Purpose score. Learn the three-part structure that makes purpose immediately apparent, with examples by letter type and the mistakes that cost candidates marks.
OET WritingExam TechniquePurpose CriterionLetter StructureUpdated 31 May 2026
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How to Read OET Case Notes: A Fast, Accurate Method
How to read OET writing case notes under exam pressure — what to extract, what to ignore, and how to select information for the recipient so you protect your Content and Conciseness marks in 2026.
Case NotesExam TechniqueOET WritingPrepUpdated 29 May 2026
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OET Writing Time Management: How to Use the 45 Minutes
A minute-by-minute plan for the 45-minute OET writing sub-test — how to spend the 5-minute reading time, how long to plan, and what to cut when you are running behind in 2026.
Time ManagementExam TechniqueOET WritingPrepUpdated 27 May 2026