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Audio ID OET Speaking Training (ST)

Duration 22 minutes
Data Type Zoom recording
Date of data collection November 12, 2022
Alias T (Trainer)
N1 (Pearl)
N2 (Felma)
N3 (Joanne)
N4 (Anne)
Transcriber Lizamhel B. Mendoza
Proofed by Lizamhel B. Mendoza
Date proofed November 19, 2022
Number of speakers 5
Audio quality Good
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3 Part 1: Speaking Exercise
4 T: If your progress will improve in the next few
5 days. We’re not sure if your progress will
6 improve in the next few days pause (5). So how
7 can you say it in a reassuring manner?
8 N3: We’re not sure if, sorry?
9 T: We’re not sure if your progress is going to
10 improve in the next few days pause (12). So we’re
11 not sure if your progress will improve in the
12 next few days pause (6). You can type in the chat
13 box your answers pause (120). Okay (clears
14 throat) I can see okay pause (7) okay. Good
15 answer, Felma. Ah, Joanne’s answer pause (4) it’s
16 a good thing you mentioned you will undergo a
17 series of scans which will depend okay, that’s
18 good. <read> “We’re not sure if your progress
19 will improve…” Ah, maybe it’s better if you say

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20 to be sure that uhm it’s better if you start with
21 “We need to we need to have you undergo a series
22 of scans so we can determine your progress in the
23 next few days”. ‘Yon okay, but basically, you’re
24 correct. Uhm, next, si Pearl. <read> “You’re
25 showing a slow but okay you’re showing slow but
26 good improvements. It won’t take…” Very good.
27 <read> “Keep up with what you’re doing.” Very
28 good. Anne, <read> “We’re not sure about any
29 progress but we will do our best.” Okay. <read>
30 “I’m really sorry to inform you, but we are not
31 sure about any progress, but we will do our best
32 and we can and will make sure to inform you of
33 any changes.” Okay, so I know you’re being
34 apologetic because you’re trying to show empathy.
35 Am I right, Anne? <read> “I’m really I’m really
36 sorry to inform you but we’re not sure…” So we’re
37 trying to do away by uhm saying we are not sure,
38 right? So, the way to go about it is by saying
39 uhm “With regards to your progress, progress can
40 be slow so we cannot really see immediate
41 progress in 24 hours but maybe with after several
42 lab tests and you know observations in the next
43 48 hours we might be able to see if your progress
44 is slow but sure or if you’re progressing uhm as
45 expected”. Okay? So, ganun siya. So, let’s try to
46 do away with the with the negative uhm with…
47 Let’s try not to deliver the bad news. Ganon.
48 Okay? Okay. Ready na kayo for the speaking test?
49 Ay di pa. Wala ng tanong?
50 N1: Te (laughs).

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51 T: Joanne, okay ka lang ba? Baka mamaya nako, gamot
52 gamot (laughs). Ano lang ‘to, conversation lang.
53 Ito na nga.
54 N3: If I find it too much as expected, can I like opt
55 out? I would just suddenly opt out if you don’t
56 mind.
57 T: Osige, sige, sige. Okay, okay. Okay. But you can.
58 You can uhm.
59 N3: I feel fine at the moment (inaudible). Thank you.
60 T: Pero mamaya pag speaking test na, di ka na okay.
61 (laughs). Hindi, but I think ‘di i-try mo lang.
62 I-try mo lang. I-try mo lang. If any moment If
63 any moment you don’t feel okay, tapusin natin,
64 okay? Try mo lang naman. There’s no harm in
65 trying, ika nga. Okay? So, sino yung unang mag-
66 vovolunteer? Pag walang nag-volunteer, ako mag-
67 aasign sino mauuna(laughs).
68 N2: Si Joanne na para di mag-opt out (laughs).
69 T: Ikaw din Felma? (laughs)
70 N2: Sabi ko si Joanne na lang mauna para di sya mag-
71 opt out. (laughs)
72 N1: Nag-nominate. (laughs)
73 N3: Sabi ko pa man din sa huli ako.
74 T: So, ano? Joanne, would you like to go first para
75 tapos ka na agad? pause (3) Or gusto mo ikaw pa
76 yung pinakahuli? Mag-agonize ka pa or gusto mo
77 ikaw second? You choose. You choose.
78 N3: Can I go second, please? (laughs)
79 T: Oh, second daw. Oh ngayon toss na lang sa
80 (inaudible)yung tatlong mga girls ah kung sino.
81 N4: Me, I’ll go first while while my little boy is
82 quiet.

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83 N1: Yay, well done, Anne. (laughs)
84 N2: Yay. (laughs)
85 N3: Yay, girl. Good job. (laughs)
86 T: Osige. Okay, may I ask Pearl, Felma, and Joanne
87 to please leave the room for the meantime. I’ll
88 message you in Facebook Messenger if it’s already
89 okay to come in.
90 N1: Okay.
91 T: Bye, ladies.
92 N1: See you in a bit. (laughs)
93 T: Okay, wait a minute pause (8). Okay, Anne. I’ll
94 just load the test for a while.
95 N4: Oh, is it like the complete test like what we did
96 the last time? (laughs)
97 T: Ah, are you talking about my experience? (laughs)
98 Oh. You know what, we have sometimes we have to
99 go through 15 candidates uhm a day so.
100 N4: Wow.
101 T: Just for the speaking so imagine how long can it
102 be. Okay, I’ll send. I’ll send you the link.
103 N4: Okay, is it on your chat or in the?
104 T: I’ll I’ll send you a chat. I’ll send you in the
105 chat. Wait a minute. So, you can open it there
106 from your laptop instead of me sharing it to you.
107 I think that would be much better pause (4). Okay
108 let me type. Now where are you? How come I cannot
109 find you?
110 N4: Hmm.
111 T: I’m typing at Messenger.
112 N4: Is it? Where is it?

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113 T: Wait a minute. Wait a minute pause (5). You’re
114 the one with the rainbow, right? Raquel Crowe?
115 That’s you right?
116 N4: Yes po.
117 T: Okay (laughs) okay. I’ll send it to you now. Ayaw
118 mag-paste. Ayaw mag-paste. Wait a minute. Okay
119 sabi ko nga. There you go. It should be there in
120 your Messenger now.
121 N4: Okay pause (13).
122 N4: I get it.
123 T: Did you get it?
124 N4: Yeah.
125 T: Okay, okay. So, you have three minutes to prepare
126 for this one. Okay?
127 N4: Okay.
128 T: And your 3-minute prep, let me just adjust my
129 time. Your 3-minute prep begins now pause (5).
130 So, remember you can ask me anything.
131 N4: Yeah.
132 PART 2: INDIVIDUAL SPEAKING TEST
133 T: Okay, Anne. Your 3 minutes is up. Please start
134 your roleplay now, please.
135 N4: Uhm, hi uhm my name is Anne. I am the nurse ah
136 who is assigned to you (noise interruption) I’m
137 sorry for that to uhm to check your ah son today
138 and sorry that we’re I’m just been to you now I
139 know you’ve been waiting ah for a while but ah
140 we’re just been so busy at this time but as soon
141 as the doctor ah is available, uhm he or she will
142 be with you.
143 T: Yeah. Ah we’ve been waiting here for like three
144 hours. You know? You know, my my son is having

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145 difficulty breathing right now and then I’m just
146 wondering why a doctor has not seen us. I mean
147 isn’t difficulty of breathing an emergency case?
148 N4: Yes, it is uhm an emergency case but as you can
149 see that’s why I been I’m here now so I can do an
150 initial uhm observations of how’s your ah child
151 is like so that I can relay it to the doctor. As
152 I’ve said, I’m really sorry for the delay but
153 it’s not because you are not a priority it’s just
154 because the doctor is it ah is doing uhm
155 something else and and once ah the doctor is
156 finished, she will be with you. So, let me just
157 ask, can you ah explain to what’s what’s exactly
158 the condition of your child?
159 T: Well, it started this morning actually after he
160 had he had played (inaudible). He came up to me
161 and then he started complaining that he was
162 having difficulty breathing and then I tried
163 giving giving him some medication like uhm his
164 medication for asthma in the hopes that this this
165 would actually help him but still he he was
166 actually having difficulty breathing and so that
167 was the time that we decided to bring him to the
168 hospital.
169 N4: Okay, I see. So let me just do an initial
170 observations, like if I can check uhm your
171 child’s blood pressures, uhm breath
172 respiratories, and the start. And then ah once
173 I’ve done that, I’ll give the details to the
174 doctor. So basically, the doctor will just once
175 ah the doctor is finished o-of what she’s doing
176 now so she’ll just check what the observations

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177 that I got from you and then she’ll do some
178 assessment check your ah son’s breathing in the
179 lungs make sure it’s all clear, and if in any
180 case but might send you for an x-ray.
181 T: Ah, okay. But then may I, I just like to add also
182 that I was I have this feeling that he’s having
183 an asthma attack, uhm do you think he’s suffering
184 from asthma now that you’ve actually assessed
185 him? Do you think he’s suffering from asthma?
186 N4: At the moment, ah is your uhm child have a
187 history of asthma you think? ‘Cause if it’s just
188 ah suspect then ah let’s see what’s the result of
189 the test and then we’ll go from there. ‘Cause I
190 can’t say uhm straight away that yeah your child
191 is suffering from asthma ‘cause it might be a
192 different result so let’s see what’s the test and
193 when the doctor comes and confirm it.
194 T: Uhm, okay. B-but then you have already seen him
195 can’t you tell for sure that he has asthma?
196 N4: As with the ah observation said and it can be an
197 asthma yes but as I’ve said ah we still need to
198 do some test just to confirm it and I will ah
199 tell the doctor ah the result of what the
200 observations and the test and then we’ll go from
201 there cause I don’t want to give you a false
202 result just in case, if you know what I mean.
203 T: Yes. Um, so you know we have been waiting here
204 for three hours. Can I just demand a doctor to
205 see my son right now?
206 N4: Yeah, with that yep. Uhm, I-I got all the details
207 for your child so as I’ve said I’m really sorry
208 about it. So, let me just give this to the doctor

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209 and then I’ll inform her and then see if she the
210 ah doctor is free now and ah I’ll get back to you
211 as soon as I can, is that alright? So at the
212 moment, uhm all I can say is just please try to
213 relax. Uhm I’m here the whole time so if you need
214 anything, just give the buzzer, this is the
215 buzzer. I-If you think that your son is getting
216 worse or if you’re getting any worried at all,
217 just give me a buzz and I’ll come and ah help you
218 in any way that I can but try to relax and if
219 there’s anything I can help you with while the
220 while the we’re still waiting for the doctor,
221 please let me know.
222 T: Okay. I hope you don’t take it against me because
223 as a mom, I’m really concerned about my son’s
224 situation.
225 N4: Yeah, I do understand. I guess if I if I’m a
226 mother as well I’ll be really stressed about it,
227 but yeah uhm I’ll continue to check your ah
228 child’s uhm observations see if there’s any
229 changes at all and if there’s anything that you
230 were worried about or if you are any concerned
231 about, just let me know and I’ll get the doctor
232 to come and see you once she’s free or if if the
233 child’s condition progress or you think that it’s
234 getting any worse then just grab me and we’ll get
235 the doctor. I hope that’s help with you and I’m
236 really sorry for the delay of the ah doctor to
237 come and see ‘ya.
238 T: Excellent, Anne. That’s the end of the speaking
239 test. (laughs)
240 N4: Thank you. (laughs)

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241 PART 3: ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION OF THE SPEAKING TEST
242 T: Nakaka-stress ba? (laughs)
243 N4: Yeah, uhm I think it’s the uhm. You know you ah
244 the the start of the conversation I think that’s
245 the more difficult bit cause as I progress it’s
246 just easy to pick it up.
247 T: Mhm, mhm. That’s good.
248 N4: I think it’s how how you how you start it.
249 (laughs)
250 T: Yes. It is quite important that you start it on a
251 right note because if everything falls down then
252 it produces a domino effect on your end as the
253 candidate because you know you commit one mistake
254 after the next because you’re nervous and when
255 you’re nervous it could either do good things for
256 you or it could actually work against you. In
257 your case, uhm you started feeling nervous at the
258 very beginning, but then as you progress and I-I
259 really noticed that. At the beginning, you’re
260 you’re you’re quite uhm polished. You were
261 second-guessing yourself, right?
262 N4: Yeah.
263 T: But then as you progress, you quite knew what to
264 say so and I’m very happy that you did not tell
265 me the mother that the child is suffering from
266 asthma because as nurses we’re not supposed to
267 give the the diagnosis, right? And then so I’m
268 happy that you mentioned that it’s the doctor who
269 will give the final diagnosis and that you kept
270 reassuring the the the the mother that everything
271 is being communicated to the doctor and it’s just
272 only a matter of time before a doctor is going to

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273 attend to them. So, very good. Great. Excellent
274 work, Anne. Just keep it up.
275 N4: Uhm Susana, uhm during the uhm the speaking test
276 have you noticed if I’m mumbling? ‘Cause I feel
277 like I’m just saying random stuff. (laughs)
278 T: At the beginning, you I mean you could actually
279 watch the recording later on, right?
280 N4: Okay, yeah.
281 T: So, I think at the very beginning uhm you were
282 trying to you know put words together. I If you
283 would call it mumbling, I really wouldn’t call it
284 mumbling. I think y-y-y-your brain was scattered
285 everywhere at the beginning hence you were having
286 a problem explaining what you want to say. But
287 then as you go on, you were quite good at it,
288 right? So, try going back to the recording later
289 once I give you the recording and then uhm try to
290 review what happened and then take down notes
291 from from there so you would know what to do next
292 time whenever this happens. So, it’s just a
293 matter of calming yourself down because if you
294 are mumbling and you know I can actually
295 understand you because ah I’ve been doing this
296 for quite some time now. I don’t know how a
297 native speaker would react if ever you mumble.
298 The uhm maybe a native speaker would say
299 something along the lines of “I’m so sorry I
300 didn’t quite get that.”
301 N4: Ah, okay.
302 T: Right? So, we have to be (inaudible) hopefully by
303 the time that that happens you have already you

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304 know figured out what you’re going to say and
305 you’re able to say it properly.
306 N4: Mhm. Okay, thank you. (laughs)
307 T: You’re welcome. I hope this is helping you.
308 N4: Yeah, yeah. Gosh. I-I just have I think I need
309 more practice. (laughs)
310 T: Don’t worry, we’ll have a lot of practice
311 sessions after this. Okay, thanks Anne.
312 N4: Alright.
313 T: I’ll call the other ladies now.
314 N4: Okay, thank you
315 T: Thank you.
316 N4: Okay.
317 [END]

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