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OET Speaking role-play cards for your profession
Ten free cards to start, and a pack of 40 more for $9. Each card has the candidate card, the interlocutor card, what a strong candidate does, and phrases to use.
- Separate sets for medicine, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry and physiotherapy.
- Anxious, angry, reluctant and misinformed patients, carers and relatives.
- Original scenarios, written for practice with a partner or alone.
Choose your profession
Free: 10 role-play cards for Medicine (PDF)
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The full pack: 40 more cards for Medicine
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In short
- Each profession has 10 free OET Speaking role-play cards and a paid pack of 40 more for $9.
- Every card includes the interlocutor card, so a partner can play the patient.
- The cards are original practice material and are not taken from OET tests.
What the cards cover, by profession
| Profession | You play | Free | Paid pack | Example scenarios |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine | Doctor | 10 cards | 40 cards, $9 | Newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes; back pain and a request for an MRI; sickness in early pregnancy |
| Nursing | Nurse | 10 cards | 40 cards, $9 | A child with fever whose parent wants antibiotics; smoking before surgery; drinking before an operation |
| Pharmacy | Pharmacist | 10 cards | 40 cards, $9 | Fear of a steroid inhaler; repeated codeine requests; crushing tablets for a father |
| Dentistry | Dentist | 10 cards | 40 cards, $9 | A filling and a fear of injections; bleeding gums in pregnancy; a request for antibiotics only |
| Physiotherapy | Physiotherapist | 10 cards | 40 cards, $9 | Low back pain and a request for a scan; falls at home after a stroke; fatigue in multiple sclerosis |
How to use a card
- Give your partner the interlocutor card. Read only the candidate card.
- Prepare for three minutes. Make notes on the tasks, as you may in the test.
- Speak for five minutes and record it on your phone.
- Listen back with the list of what a strong candidate does, and try the card again a week later.
Want to know what assessors listen for? The OET Speaking course covers the nine criteria in 10 lessons. For Writing, see our OET correction packages.
Questions about the role-play cards
Frequently asked questions
What is on each OET Speaking role-play card?+
A setting, a candidate card with four or five tasks, an interlocutor card for your practice partner, a short list of what a strong candidate does in that scenario, and useful spoken phrases. Each card is one five-minute role-play.
Are the cards from real OET tests?+
No. Every card is original and written by our team for practice. They are not past cards or recalled cards, and they are not produced or endorsed by OET.
What is the difference between the free set and the paid pack?+
The free set has 10 cards for your profession. The paid pack has 40 different cards for the same profession, so together you have 50 role-plays. Both are PDFs in the same format.
How do I practise with a card?+
Take three minutes to prepare with the candidate card, then speak for five minutes while a partner plays the patient from the interlocutor card. Record it, then compare what you did with the list of what a strong candidate does. Alone, read the interlocutor card afterwards and speak both parts.
Which professions are covered?+
Medicine, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry and physiotherapy. Each has its own free set and its own paid pack, with scenarios inside that profession's scope of practice.
Does anyone mark my role-play?+
No. The cards are for self-study or practice with a partner. To learn what assessors listen for, the OET Speaking course covers the nine criteria in 10 lessons.
OET Writing Correction is an independent preparation service. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by OET or Cambridge Boxhill Language Assessment. The cards are original and are not taken from any OET test. Clinical details are written for language practice and are not clinical guidance.