OET Listening: Answer Key
ANSWER KEY - PART A
Extract 1:
1. mouth ulcers / ulcers
2. dental cavities/ cavities/ caries/ fillings
3. cracked
4. sticky
5. air conditioning / air-con / AC
6. eye drops / drops
7. conjunctivitis / pinkeye / pink eye
8. rough
9. swallowing / swallowing food / getting stuff down
10. rheumatoid arthritis / RA
11. lower lip
12. thyroid function test / thyroid function
Extract 2:
13. vomiting
14. incredibly sleepy / sleepy / sleepiness
15. thirsty / dehydrated
16. stomach cancer
17. gastric dumping syndrome
18. fluid
19. little and often
20. blood and urine/ blood urine / blood and urine tests / blood urine tests / urine and
blood / urine blood / urine and blood tests / urine blood tests
21. endoscopy
22. helicobacter pylori / H. pylori / H pylori
23. urea breath test / breath test
24. teacher
ANSWER KEY - PART B
25. B how much pain it’s causing
26. B keeping the patient better informed
27. C consult with the medical team
28. B The content may need revising for future sessions.
29. A reporting side effects
30. B to report a faulty piece of equipment.
ANSWER KEY - Part C
Extract 1:
31. A may be unaware that they have the condition at first.
32. A the treatment given was tailored to the needs of each patient.
33. C It kept all patients physically active despite the condition.
34. C They confirmed the findings of an earlier piece of research.
35. A avoid using any steroid-based medication at that point.
36. B is trying to treat a symptom that may not actually exist.
Extract 2:
37. B lack confidence in the chances of success.
38. A to draw patients’ attention to the need to lose weight.
39. B a huge majority of patients feel that it is a suitable topic for discussion.
40. A the fact that most patients offered a place did actually join it.
41. B intervention was consistently more successful than non-intervention.
42. C There could be widespread benefits if they were applied nationally.