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Short Stories with Rose 

The Story of the Fig Tree

In this episode I talk through an idea I’ve been developing from my LinkedIn posts and from work with my Chinese IELTS students — the examiner’s eye. Lots of candidates can name the four IELTS writing criteria, but very few actually understand what they mean and how an examiner applys them. That gap explains a lot of 5.5–6.0 scores. So listen and hear how to close that gap...

I look at:
why template-heavy IELTS training produces flat, predictable essays
why “I know the criteria” is not the same as “I can apply the criteria”
how examiner perspective is formed over time and volume
how AI can be used to rehearse different band levels of the same task
This one is more theory than technique — it’s about thinking like an examiner before you start writing.

Read the companion article on LinkedIn below....
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/examiners-eye-rethinking-ielts-writing-through-reflection-dean-fudlf

Kev's English Podcast

KEP 42: The Examiner’s Eye – Seeing IELTS the Way Examiners Do

Practice your OET Nursing Speaking Roleplay with this guided simulation based on official OET card #4. In this episode, Kevin (The English Native) demonstrates how to handle a home visit scenario, where a nurse advises a patient’s spouse about care options — including arranging a full‑time carer at home or considering a nursing home.

You’ll hear:

✅ How to build empathy and rapport with family members

✅ Useful phrases for reassurance and advice

✅ Strategies for discussing sensitive topics like independence, guilt, and financial concerns

✅ A full five‑minute roleplay transcript mapped to OET speaking criteria (empathy, open questions, responsiveness, structure)

🎧 Perfect for OET candidates who want to:

Improve fluency and pronunciation through shadowing

Learn exam‑ready vocabulary for care home and family support topics

Understand how to respond naturally to patient concerns

This is part of Kevin’s OET Roleplay Practice series — designed to help you score higher in the OET Speaking sub‑test with real‑world, exam‑authentic practice.

OET Nursing Roleplay (Care Home Advice, Card 4):

In this episode, Kev Dean explores a bold new approach to OET Speaking preparation—treating roleplay as performance. Drawing on drama pedagogy, clinical communication theory, and AI-enhanced rehearsal tools, Kev shares how medical candidates can rehearse tone, empathy, and genre-specific phrasing to reduce fillers and sound more like real clinicians.

🎭 Highlights include:

Why “Hamlet with a stethoscope” reframes OET as rehearsable dialogue

How drama pedagogy boosts fluency, intonation, and emotional clarity

Using AI-generated audio scripts for shadowing and rehearsal

Replacing “ums” and “ahs” with structured, empathetic phrasing

Building a tonal repertoire: clinical, conversational, and examiner styles

Real examples from Turkish and Ukrainian learners

Whether you're a doctor, nurse, or educator, this episode offers a fresh lens on how performance theory can transform medical English training...
Read the article on LinkedIn...https://www.linkedin.com/posts/kevinanthonydean_something-new-yet-as-old-as-timeperformance-activity-7385374683753328640-XrI4?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAATZ2wQBsScNosriHviq3tl6EgWv7Ey2ga4

Kep 41: OET Roleplay as Performance: Drama Pedagogy for Medical English Fluency

In this OET Medicine roleplay, a doctor speaks with a worried parent before discharging her 4-year-old son who has recovered from viral gastroenteritis.
You’ll hear how the doctor:

explains the condition in clear, parent-friendly language,

reassures and explores concerns about going home,

gives practical home-care and hydration advice, and

checks understanding using the teach-back technique.

This episode focuses on Band A communication skills — empathy, structure, and patient-centred reassurance — ideal listening practice for doctors preparing for the OET Speaking test.

🎧 Suitable for OET Medicine candidates and healthcare professionals improving consultation clarity and empathy.

#OET #OETMedicine #OETSpeaking #MedicalEnglish #DoctorPatientInteraction #OETPreparation #TheEnglishNative

Transcripts for all episodes here = https://www.notion.so/OET-Speaking-Hub-26c3e0e9024b80abbcebfceaf7d52553?source=copy_link

OET Medicine Roleplay 4 — Child Gastroenteritis Discharge Consultation

In this episode, we explore OET Nursing Speaking — Managing Exam Stress and Panic Attacks, a realistic Band-A consultation between a nurse and an 18-year-old student struggling with anxiety before exams.

You’ll hear how the nurse uses empathy, reassurance, and clear psychoeducation to explain that panic attacks are a normal stress response — not a heart problem.
This case demonstrates effective structure, active listening, and practical coping advice, including:

Paced breathing techniques

Visualisation and grounding (5-4-3-2-1 method)

Lifestyle adjustments (sleep, breaks, exercise)

Collaborative follow-up planning

🎯 Ideal for OET Nursing candidates aiming for Band A in Clinical Communication Criteria — especially:

A. Relationship Building

B. Understanding and Perspective

C. Providing Structure

D. Information Gathering

E. Information Giving

📚 Learn how to sound calm, supportive, and confident — even when your patient feels overwhelmed.
Transcript available here...https://www.notion.so/OET-Nursing-Roleplay-3-Managing-Exam-Stress-and-Panic-Attacks-28a3e0e9024b804c8b8fc5c079185fc0?source=copy_link

OET Nursing Roleplay 3: Managing Exam Stress and Panic Attacks

Prepare for the OET Nursing Speaking Test with this emergency asthma management roleplay. In this exemplar, Kevin (The English Native) demonstrates how a nurse reassures a worried parent, gathers key information, and explains next steps — all while staying calm under pressure.

You’ll learn:

Natural, patient‑centred phrases for emergency care

How to balance empathy with clinical clarity

Communication strategies mapped to the OET speaking criteria (A–E)

Perfect for nurses aiming to boost fluency, confidence, and exam performance.

Transcript available here = https://www.notion.so/OET-Speaking-Hub-26c3e0e9024b80abbcebfceaf7d52553?source=copy_link

OET Speaking Practice for Nurses: Emergency Asthma Management Roleplay

In this episode, we go through an OET Nursing roleplay on starting insulin injections — one of the most common and challenging consultations nurses face in the test. You’ll hear how to balance clinical accuracy with empathy and reassurance, and what a Band-A communication style really sounds like.
Transcript here...https://www.notion.so/OET-Speaking-Hub-26c3e0e9024b80abbcebfceaf7d52553?source=copy_link

OET Nursing: Starting Insulin Injections | Band-A Roleplay Walkthrough

In this episode of OET Roleplay Practice with Kev, The English Native, we explore Roleplay Card #3: a consultation between a doctor and a patient worried they might have diabetes.

This roleplay is a practical example of how doctors can:
Gather patient information naturally
Show empathy and reassurance
Use structured, supportive explanations
Guide patients through next steps clearly

By listening carefully, you’ll learn how to:
Respond to patient concerns without sounding robotic
Use sequencing language for clarity
Balance medical accuracy with supportive communication
End the consultation with a safe, collaborative plan

👉 If you’re preparing for OET Speaking, these strategies will help you demonstrate empathy, responsiveness, and clarity — all essential for Band A performance.

Trascript available on www.theenglishnative.com