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OET Writing
12 posts tagged OET Writing from Dr Mariam's OET writing team.
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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
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Sample OET Discharge Letter: Band 350 Walkthrough
A full OET discharge letter scored at band 350, with criterion-by-criterion annotation showing exactly where each mark is won or lost under the 2026 stricter Purpose rubric.
Sample LetterDischarge LetterBand 350OET WritingUpdated 25 May 2026
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OET Letter Types Compared: Referral, Discharge, Transfer and Advice
A side-by-side comparison of the four main OET Writing letter types: referral, discharge, transfer, and advice. Purpose, audience, conventions.
OET WritingLetter TypesUpdated 25 May 2026
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OET Grade A vs Grade B: What Actually Separates Them
A criterion-by-criterion comparison of OET Writing Grade A and Grade B under the 2026 rubric. What examiners look for, where the gap actually sits.
OET WritingGrade AGrade BUpdated 25 May 2026
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OET Writing Mistakes That Cost You a Grade B
The ten most common OET Writing mistakes that drop scores from Grade B to Grade C under the 2026 stricter scoring. Each mistake is explained with an example.
OET WritingMistakesGrade BUpdated 25 May 2026