Improve Your

English Challenge

Study Planner
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OET is a test of your English skills, so the better they are, the higher your score.
That’s why we’ve put together the Improve Your English Challenge! It’s designed to
target important areas of language, to motivate you in your studies, and to make it
easier for you to access useful resources.
You can start the challenge any time you like. Use this IYE Study Planner to help you
structure your studies. We’ve included some resources from the IYE section, and
there’s space for you to add your own too.

The Improve Your English Study Planner:

The Study Planner has been divided into four sections: Vocabulary, Grammar,
Workplace English and OET Test Preparation.

Vocabulary
Visit the Vocabulary Booster section of Improve Your English to
access our lessons, quizzes and games designed to increase
your vocab for OET and healthcare work.

Vocabulary Boosters
Grammar
Improve your grammar skills with our mini lessons and
activities.

Grammar Zone

Workplace English
Preparing for OET will improve your workplace English skills,
and vice versa. By working on the language you’ll need in an
English-speaking healthcare setting, you’ll also be improving
your chances of OET success.

Workplace English lessons

OET Test Preparation

As you improve your English, you should also be familiarising
yourself with the OET format and relevant skills and strategies
that you need to perform well on test day. Find all our official
OET preparation resources, including free sample tests, via the
Preparation Portal.

OET Preparation Portal

For each skill you want to work on, select one or two resources
from the Preparation Portal. For instance, you could watch a
Masterclass, review an All Stars Live Lesson, read a blog or
complete a sample test.
How to use the Improve Your English Study Planner:
To use the PDF on your device:
• Download the PDF
• Save it on your computer
• Ensure you are completing the PDF in Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader
• Please remember to save the document regularly as you work through it. If you try
to complete the planner in a web browser, you may lose your input.
Alternatively, you can print off a copy of this PDF and fill it in manually.
The Study Planner has a separate page for each of the six weeks in the IYE
Challenge. Each week is divided into two sections: To do and Reflection

To do:
We’ve already filled in some of your weekly ‘To do’s’ from the Improve Your English
section of the OET website.
There’s plenty of space for you to add more goals as well. At the start of each week,
add some goals and activities to your ‘To do’ section. Try to be as specific as possible
and aim for goals that are achievable within that one week.

Too Vague:
 Work on my vocabulary.
 Practise listening.
Specific and achievable:
 Read an article and write down four new words to learn.
 Do a complete OET Listening test and review with the transcript.

Reflection:
The other area is dedicated to your reflection. At the end of the week, perhaps
on a Sunday, set aside half an hour to look back at the work you’ve done. Is there
something you’re particularly happy with? Is there something you need to dedicate
more time to?
Reflecting in this way can help you prepare the following week’s goals and plays an
important role in monitoring your progress.

Join the OET IYE community

Be sure to join us on social media to share your progress, ask questions and chat
with other OET preppers.
Improve Your English Forum (Facebook)
 OET’s Improve your English Challenge
Study Planner: Week 1
To do:
Write your study plans for the week below:

Vocabulary Grammar Workplace English Test Preparation

 Virology crossword  Present simple  People-centred care Reading
 Virology flashcards  Closed questions  Safety and injury
 Healthcare job roles prevention __________________
 Using adverbs
Writing
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Reflection:
At the end of the week, reflect on the work you did below:

Vocabulary Grammar Workplace English Test Preparation

New words: I feel more confident I feel more confident I feel more confident
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 OET’s Improve your English Challenge
Study Planner: Week 2
To do:
Write your study plans for the week below:

Vocabulary Grammar Workplace English Test Preparation

 Anatomical  Passive voice  Open and closed Reading
terminology  Open questions questions
 Anatomy dictation  Organ systems __________________
 Phrasal verbs  Checking a patient
has understood you Writing

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Reflection:
At the end of the week, reflect on the work you did below:

Vocabulary Grammar Workplace English Test Preparation

New words: I feel more confident I feel more confident I feel more confident
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 OET’s Improve your English Challenge
Study Planner: Week 3
To do:
Write your study plans for the week below:

Vocabulary Grammar Workplace English Test Preparation

 Drug abuse  Prepositions  Active listening Reading
 New Academic  Article rules  Blood vessels
Word List (1)  Summarising __________________
 Pain adjectives
Writing
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Reflection:
At the end of the week, reflect on the work you did below:

Vocabulary Grammar Workplace English Test Preparation

New words: I feel more confident I feel more confident I feel more confident
with… with… with…
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I need more practice I need more practice I need more practice I need more practice
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 OET’s Improve your English Challenge
Study Planner: Week 4
To do:
Write your study plans for the week below:

Vocabulary Grammar Workplace English Test Preparation

 Nursing and the law  Present perfect  Being a nurse in Reading
 Parts of the mouth  Linking words Australia
 Medical collocations  Breast cancer __________________
 Showing empathy
Writing
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Reflection:
At the end of the week, reflect on the work you did below:

Vocabulary Grammar Workplace English Test Preparation

New words: I feel more confident I feel more confident I feel more confident
with… with… with…
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I need more practice I need more practice I need more practice I need more practice
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 OET’s Improve your English Challenge
Study Planner: Week 5
To do:
Write your study plans for the week below:

Vocabulary Grammar Workplace English Test Preparation

 Skeletal and  Commas  Chunking and Reading
muscular systems  Articles with checking
 New Academic diseases and  Phlebotomy __________________
Word List (2) injuries  Checking
 Body parts understanding Writing

More: More: More: __________________

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Reflection:
At the end of the week, reflect on the work you did below:

Vocabulary Grammar Workplace English Test Preparation

New words: I feel more confident I feel more confident I feel more confident
with… with… with…
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I need more practice I need more practice I need more practice I need more practice
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 OET’s Improve your English Challenge
Study Planner: Week 6
To do:
Write your study plans for the week below:

Vocabulary Grammar Workplace English Test Preparation

 Respiratory systems  ’What’ clauses  Structure and Reading
 Sugar quiz  Relative clauses signposting
 Procedures and  Flu season __________________
operations  ’Admitted’ in context
Writing
More: More: More:
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Reflection:
At the end of the week, reflect on the work you did below:

Vocabulary Grammar Workplace English Test Preparation

New words: I feel more confident I feel more confident I feel more confident
with… with… with…
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I need more practice I need more practice I need more practice I need more practice
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