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OET Writing
25 posts tagged OET Writing from Dr Mariam's OET writing team.
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OET Writing Checklists: A 10-Point Pre-Submission Review
The ultimate 10-point checklist to review spelling, grammar, purpose, and formatting before submitting your OET referral letter.
OET WritingChecklistPreparationUpdated 14 July 2026
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OET Writing Content Selection: Sorting Relevant vs Irrelevant Case Notes
Learn how to select relevant clinical facts and omit irrelevant historical details in OET Writing to satisfy the Conciseness & Clarity criterion.
OET WritingCase NotesConcisenessUpdated 6 July 2026
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OET Writing Self-Assessment: How to Mark Your Own Letter
A step-by-step self-assessment checklist and guide to help healthcare candidates evaluate, grade, and improve their OET letters against the official criteria.
OET WritingSelf-AssessmentPreparationUpdated 4 July 2026
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Summarising Information in OET Letters: What to Include, What to Cut
OET letters require selecting the right clinical information from case notes, not transcribing everything. Here is how to decide what stays, what goes, and why the wrong selection fails Content and Conciseness.
OET WritingContentConcisenessWriting TipsUpdated 3 July 2026
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OET Writing Band Descriptors: Score Levels Explained
A comprehensive breakdown of the OET Writing band descriptors (0 to 7) for all six assessment criteria, explaining exactly what examiners look for to award a Grade B.
OET WritingCriteriaScoringUpdated 2 July 2026
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Professional Tone in OET Letters: Genre & Style Explained
How to write in the right professional register for OET letters — the specific language patterns, recipient calibration rules, and common errors that determine your Genre & Style band.
OET WritingGenre & StyleProfessional RegisterWriting TipsUpdated 1 July 2026
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Connectors and Cohesion in OET Writing: Linking Ideas Without Overloading
How to use connectors and cohesion devices in OET letters to improve Organisation and Language marks — without the over-linking that pushes letters into informal register.
OET WritingOrganisationLanguageCohesionUpdated 30 June 2026
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Abbreviations in OET Writing: What to Use, What to Avoid, and How to Write Them
Which abbreviations are acceptable in OET letters, how to introduce unfamiliar ones, and the clinical punctuation conventions that differ from everyday English — covering the Language and Conciseness criteria.
OET WritingLanguageVocabularyClinical WritingUpdated 29 June 2026
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Using Technology for OET Writing Preparation: What Helps and What Doesn't
AI tools, grammar checkers, and online resources can support OET writing preparation — but only if used correctly. This guide covers what technology can and cannot do for your OET writing band.
OET WritingPrepAI ToolsStudy StrategyUpdated 28 June 2026
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Punctuation in OET Writing: What Examiners Mark and What They Miss
Punctuation in OET writing affects Language marks and clinical clarity. This guide covers commas, semicolons, colons, and apostrophes in professional OET letters — with before/after examples from common errors.
OET WritingLanguageGrammarPunctuationUpdated 27 June 2026
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Precision in OET Writing: Why Vague Letters Fail and Exact Ones Pass
Precision in OET writing means one clear message per sentence, exact clinical details, and no hedging. This guide shows how examiners spot vague letters and how to write exactly what the recipient needs.
OET WritingConciseness & ClarityLanguageContentUpdated 26 June 2026
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OET Writing Grammar: The 8 Errors That Most Often Cost Language Marks
The 8 grammar errors that most frequently drop OET writing Language bands — with before/after examples from real letter patterns and a checklist for your proofreading pass.
OET WritingLanguageGrammarWriting TipsUpdated 25 June 2026
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How to Proofread OET Letters: A 4-Minute Checking Routine
A systematic 4-minute proofreading routine for OET writing letters — what to check, in what order, and which errors cost the most marks under the 2026 scoring criteria.
OET WritingLanguageExam TechniqueProofreadingUpdated 24 June 2026
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OET Transfer Letter: Structure, Content and Common Mistakes
A practical guide to writing an OET transfer letter. Covers how the transfer task differs from a referral and discharge, what information the receiving facility needs, and the marking decisions that affect Content and Organisation scores.
OET WritingTransfer LetterLetter StructureExam TechniqueUpdated 9 June 2026
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OET Genre and Style: 6 Register Errors That Cost You Marks
The Genre and Style criterion scores your ability to write in the correct clinical register for the specific recipient. These six mistakes appear consistently in exam scripts and each one pulls the score below Band 5.
OET WritingGenre StyleRegisterExam TechniqueMarking CriteriaUpdated 8 June 2026
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OET Writing Paragraphing: Why Three Paragraphs Is Not a Rule
How to paragraph an OET letter so it scores well on Organisation and Layout. Covers what examiners actually check, why the three-paragraph formula fails on complex tasks, and how to group clinical information correctly.
OET WritingOrganisation LayoutLetter StructureExam TechniqueUpdated 6 June 2026
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OET Writing for Physiotherapists: Letter Types, Language and Marking Guide
Profession-specific OET writing advice for physiotherapists. Covers the letter types physios are most likely to face, how to use clinical terminology correctly for different recipients, and the marking decisions that affect Content and Genre scores.
OET WritingPhysiotherapistsProfession-SpecificExam TechniqueUpdated 4 June 2026
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OET Referral Letter: Structure, Language and What Examiners Check
A practical guide to writing an OET referral letter. Covers what information to include, how to select from case notes for a specialist reader, and the specific mistakes that cost Content and Genre marks.
OET WritingReferral LetterLetter StructureExam TechniqueUpdated 2 June 2026
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How to Write the First Sentence of Your OET Letter
The opening sentence of your OET letter determines your Purpose score. Learn the three-part structure that makes purpose immediately apparent, with examples by letter type and the mistakes that cost candidates marks.
OET WritingExam TechniquePurpose CriterionLetter StructureUpdated 31 May 2026
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How to Read OET Case Notes: A Fast, Accurate Method
How to read OET writing case notes under exam pressure — what to extract, what to ignore, and how to select information for the recipient so you protect your Content and Conciseness marks in 2026.
Case NotesExam TechniqueOET WritingPrepUpdated 29 May 2026
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OET Writing Time Management: How to Use the 45 Minutes
A minute-by-minute plan for the 45-minute OET writing sub-test — how to spend the 5-minute reading time, how long to plan, and what to cut when you are running behind in 2026.
Time ManagementExam TechniqueOET WritingPrepUpdated 27 May 2026
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Sample OET Discharge Letter: Band 350 Walkthrough
A full OET discharge letter scored at band 350, with criterion-by-criterion annotation showing exactly where each mark is won or lost under the 2026 stricter Purpose rubric.
Sample LetterDischarge LetterBand 350OET WritingUpdated 25 May 2026
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OET Grade A vs Grade B: What Actually Separates Them
A criterion-by-criterion comparison of OET Writing Grade A and Grade B under the 2026 rubric. What examiners look for, where the gap actually sits.
OET WritingGrade AGrade BUpdated 25 May 2026
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OET Letter Types Compared: Referral, Discharge, Transfer and Advice
A side-by-side comparison of the four main OET Writing letter types: referral, discharge, transfer, and advice. Purpose, audience, conventions.
OET WritingLetter TypesUpdated 25 May 2026
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OET Writing Mistakes That Cost You a Grade B
The ten most common OET Writing mistakes that drop scores from Grade B to Grade C under the 2026 stricter scoring. Each mistake is explained with an example.
OET WritingMistakesGrade BUpdated 25 May 2026