OET books and study materials
The materials that matter most: practice tests in all four skills, feedback on your writing from an OET teacher, and live classes.
The three that matter most
Which OET material do you need?
Two taps: your weakest sub-test, then first attempt or resit.
Question 1 of 2
Your Reading materials
- OET Reading practiceParts A, B and C, with every answer explained.
- OET practice testsA short test in all four skills, with your score.
- Health news every dayRead journals and news in English, such as the BMJ and Nursing Times.
Your Reading materials for a resit
- Timed Reading practiceFind the pattern in the answers you miss.
- Reading and Listening resit lessonsWith an OET teacher, on the parts that cost you marks.
- Your wrong answersGo back over each one and find the skill behind it.
Your Listening materials
- OET Listening practiceWith audio, answers and transcripts.
- OET practice testsA short test in all four skills, with your score.
- Health podcasts in EnglishSuch as BBC Inside Health, a few times a week.
Your Listening materials for a resit
- Listening practice with transcriptsCheck each answer against the transcript to see what you missed.
- Reading and Listening resit lessonsWith an OET teacher, on the parts that cost you marks.
- OET practice testsTimed, to see whether the gap has closed.
Your Writing materials
- OET Writing practiceSort the case notes, then read a model letter.
- Feedback on your lettersAn OET teacher marks each letter against every criterion.
- OET practice testsIncluding a Writing task for your profession.
Your Writing materials for a resit
- Feedback on your lettersAn OET teacher marks each letter against every criterion.
- The six Writing criteriaSee what is marked in every letter.
- A resit courseWork on what cost you the grade with an OET teacher.
Your Speaking materials
- OET Speaking practiceA timed role-play card and a model exchange.
- Role plays with an OET teacherSomeone to play the patient and tell you what to change.
- OET practice testsIncluding a Speaking card with a timer.
Your Speaking materials for a resit
- Role plays in a resit courseWith an OET teacher who tells you what to change.
- The nine Speaking criteriaFour linguistic and five clinical communication criteria.
- A role-play card against the clockPractise on our Speaking page.
Find your weakest sub-test first
- OET practice testsReading, Listening, Writing and Speaking, with your score at the end.
- A trial classAn OET teacher can tell you where to start.
- What is OET?New to the exam? Each sub-test explained.
Not sure what to use? Ask a teacher
Tell us your profession, your exam date and your weakest sub-test. An OET teacher will tell you what to study.
What are the best OET preparation materials?
Practice to find your gaps, feedback to fix them, and a teacher to keep you on track.
- Try a practice test
OET practice tests
Sample tests in Reading, Listening, Writing and Speaking, with every answer explained.
- Get your letter marked
Writing feedback from an OET teacher
Your letters marked against every criterion, with what to change next time.
- Book a trial class
Live classes with an OET teacher
Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking, including role plays with a teacher.
Which OET study material does what?
Most students need more than one. Here is what each does, and where to start.
| Material | What it is good for | What it can’t do | Next step |
|---|---|---|---|
| Practice tests | What it is good forTimed practice in all four skills, and finding your weakest sub-test. | What it can’t doMark your Writing or Speaking. | Try a practice test |
| Teacher feedback | What it is good forThe mistakes in your letters and what to change, criterion by criterion. | What it can’t doReplace practice: you still need to write often. | Get your letter marked |
| Live classes | What it is good forRole plays, strategy and a study plan with an OET teacher. | What it can’t doDo the work between classes for you. | Book a trial class |
| Books | What it is good forVocabulary and extra tasks at your own pace. | What it can’t doGive you feedback, or keep up with changes to the test once printed. | Which books are worth it |
Which OET books are worth buying?
Books help with vocabulary and extra practice. Know which kind you are buying.
OET preparation books
OET sells Guided Practice eBooks for its Listening sample tests in the OET Store, and teachers and publishers write others. Before you buy, check the publication date and that the tasks match the test as it is today.
Medical English coursebooks
Not OET practice, but they build the vocabulary and workplace English the test uses. For example:
- Cambridge English for Nursing, Cambridge University Press
- Oxford English for Careers: Nursing, Oxford University Press
- Professional English in Use Medicine, Cambridge University Press
Can you get OET books as a PDF?
Published books are protected by copyright, so buy them or borrow them from a library. Copies passed around online are not authorised, and they may be out of date.
OET publishes its own sample tests on its website. Or practise with ours: sample tests in all four skills, with every answer explained.
Try a practice testDo you need extra books with a course?
Not with us. Our course comes with everything you need: OET practice exams, mock tests, instructional videos and grammar exercises.
As soon as you join us, you’ll have access to your own online study area. Study from your phone or computer, wherever you are.
See the course for your profession: Nursing, Medicine, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Physiotherapy or Radiography.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions our students ask us.
- Practice tests in all four skills, feedback on your writing from an OET teacher, and live classes. Practice shows where you lose marks; a teacher shows you how to fix them. OET practice tests.
- Timed practice on all three parts, with every answer explained, and journals and news in English read every day, such as the BMJ or Nursing Times. OET Reading practice.
- OET sells Guided Practice eBooks for its Listening sample tests in the OET Store. Most other OET preparation books come from teachers and publishers.
- Go through every wrong answer to find the skill behind it, and take a full practice test every two to three weeks, working on those skills in between.
- Not with us. Our course comes with everything you need: OET practice exams, mock tests, instructional videos and grammar exercises. You won’t need any extra materials.
- No. We write them in the style of the test, with every answer explained. What is OET.
- From oet.com and the OET Store, checked 9 November 2026.
Your OET journey starts here
Tell an OET teacher your profession and what you find hardest. We will tell you what to study.
