LISTENING SUB-TEST – AUDIO SCRIPT
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, OCCUPATIONAL ENGLISH TEST. SAMPLE TEST TWO. LISTENING TEST.
This test has three parts. In each part you’ll hear a number of different extracts. At the start of
each extract, you’ll hear this sound: ---***---.
You’ll have time to read the questions before you hear each extract and you’ll hear each extract
ONCE ONLY. Complete your answers as you listen.
At the end of the test, you’ll have two minutes to check your answers.
Part A. In this part of the test, you’ll hear two different extracts. In each extract, a health
professional is talking to a patient. For questions 1 to 24, complete the notes with information you
hear. Now, look at the notes for extract one.
PAUSE: 5 SECONDS
Extract one. Questions 1 to 12.
You hear a gastroenterologist talking to a patient called Andrew Taylor. For questions 1 to 12,
complete the notes with a word or short phrase. You now have thirty seconds to look at the notes.
PAUSE: 30 SECONDS
---***---
Gastroenterologist: Good morning, Mr Taylor. Now, you’ve been referred to me because it’s possible
that you’re suffering from irritable bowel syndrome or a related condition.
Andrew Taylor: Err… yes, that’s right.
Gastroenterologist: Okay, could you start by giving me some background?
Andrew Taylor: Well erm, this has been going on for many years. After meals, I’ve always tended
to get heartburn, but I found that pretty easy to deal with by taking antacids
from the pharmacy. But a year ago, things suddenly got worse and there were
other problems I started to notice. The symptoms vary a lot and they can be quite
hard to describe exactly, but the main problem is bloating.
Gastroenterologist: I see.
Andrew Taylor: I need to tell you about some other things related to my stomach. Although this
isn’t something that happens every day, I’ve been suffering from constipation in
the last month. In the past, I’ve had the opposite problem and would rush to the
toilet several times a day. I just never know how I’m going to feel from one day
to the next. It’s the way the symptoms are so… unpredictable that I hate. It’s
hard to plan my life.
Gastroenterologist: Were there any other symptoms unrelated to your stomach and bowel?
Andrew Taylor: Well, I have a skin condition that can flare up, and I know this could be related
to irritable bowel syndrome. And the odd thing is that I often have migraines
more or less at the same time as the stomach discomfort and these can go on
for days. It’s strange and I didn’t, at first, think it was anything to do with my
stomach problems.
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www.occupationalenglishtest.org
© Cambridge Boxhill Language Assessment – ABN 51 988 559 414
, OCCUPATIONAL ENGLISH TEST. SAMPLE TEST TWO. LISTENING TEST.
This test has three parts. In each part you’ll hear a number of different extracts. At the start of
each extract, you’ll hear this sound: ---***---.
You’ll have time to read the questions before you hear each extract and you’ll hear each extract
ONCE ONLY. Complete your answers as you listen.
At the end of the test, you’ll have two minutes to check your answers.
Part A. In this part of the test, you’ll hear two different extracts. In each extract, a health
professional is talking to a patient. For questions 1 to 24, complete the notes with information you
hear. Now, look at the notes for extract one.
PAUSE: 5 SECONDS
Extract one. Questions 1 to 12.
You hear a gastroenterologist talking to a patient called Andrew Taylor. For questions 1 to 12,
complete the notes with a word or short phrase. You now have thirty seconds to look at the notes.
PAUSE: 30 SECONDS
---***---
Gastroenterologist: Good morning, Mr Taylor. Now, you’ve been referred to me because it’s possible
that you’re suffering from irritable bowel syndrome or a related condition.
Andrew Taylor: Err… yes, that’s right.
Gastroenterologist: Okay, could you start by giving me some background?
Andrew Taylor: Well erm, this has been going on for many years. After meals, I’ve always tended
to get heartburn, but I found that pretty easy to deal with by taking antacids
from the pharmacy. But a year ago, things suddenly got worse and there were
other problems I started to notice. The symptoms vary a lot and they can be quite
hard to describe exactly, but the main problem is bloating.
Gastroenterologist: I see.
Andrew Taylor: I need to tell you about some other things related to my stomach. Although this
isn’t something that happens every day, I’ve been suffering from constipation in
the last month. In the past, I’ve had the opposite problem and would rush to the
toilet several times a day. I just never know how I’m going to feel from one day
to the next. It’s the way the symptoms are so… unpredictable that I hate. It’s
hard to plan my life.
Gastroenterologist: Were there any other symptoms unrelated to your stomach and bowel?
Andrew Taylor: Well, I have a skin condition that can flare up, and I know this could be related
to irritable bowel syndrome. And the odd thing is that I often have migraines
more or less at the same time as the stomach discomfort and these can go on
for days. It’s strange and I didn’t, at first, think it was anything to do with my
stomach problems.
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