IELTS and OET Comparison Academic IELTS OET SPEAKING In the speaking test, you have a discussion with a certified examiner. It is interactive and as close to a real life situation as a test can get. The test is 11-14 minutes in length with 3 parts. Part 1 you answer questions about yourself and your family. Part 2 you speak about any topic. Part 3 you have a longer discussion on the topic. Total Time: 14 minutes SPEAKING The speaking is an individual interview that takes around 20 minutes. It is professional specific for your profession. In each interview, your identity and profession is checked by the interviewer and there is a short warm up conversation about your professional background. Then the role-plays are introduced, one by one, and you have 2 -3 minutes to prepare for each. The two role-plays take about 5 minutes each. Total Time: 20 minutes READING Texts are taken from books, journals, magazines and newspapers. A variety of questions is used, chosen from the following types: multiple choice, identifying information, identifying writer's views/claims, matching information, matching headings, matching features, matching sentence endings, sentence completion, summary completion, note completion, table completion, flow chart completion, diagram label completion, short answer questions. Total Time: 60 minutes READING Part A- Summary reading task on a Health/medical related topic. Skimming 3-4 short texts with 25-35 missing words to complete (15 minutes) Part B- Read two passages on general medical topics with a total of 16-20 multiple choice questions (45 minutes) Total Time: 60 minutes WRITING Ithas two writing tasks of 150 and 250 words. In task 1 candidates are asked to describe some visual information (graph, table, chart or diagram), and to present a description in their ‘own words. They need to write 150 words in 20 minutes. In task 2 candidates are presented a point of view or argument or problem. They need to write 250 words in about 40 minutes. WRITING Ithas one writing task and is profession specific. You take this part of the OET using materials specifically for your profession. Students are required to write a medical letter. Total Time: 60 minutes Total words | Total Time: 45 minutes Total words in 40 in 1 hour = 400 mins= 180-230 LISTENING LISTENING The listening test is 30 minutes and is 4 recorded monologues and conversations. Questions include: Multiple choice, short answer, sentence completion, form/ note/summary/fiow chart/ table completion, labeling a diagramy plan/ map and matching Total Time: 30 minutes Part A is a recorded consultation between a medical practitioner and a patient (dialogue). You are required to listen to the recording in sections and take notes under the heading given to you. Part B isa tak or lecture on a medical field or issue (monologue). There is a variety of questions types, e.g. note taking and sentence, table completion, true and false questions and multiple choice questions. Total Time: 50 minutes