OET Letter Correction – Mrs Priya Sharma – Grade C+

OET LETTER CORRECTION

Mrs Priya Sharma – Grade C+

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Letter correction

Dr Lisa Smith

Endocrinologist

City Hospital

10/02/2014,

Dear Dr Smith,

Re: Mrs Priya Sharma, DOB: 08/05/1953.

Thank you for seeing Mrs sharma,who presented with an uncontrolled diabetes mellitus.I would be grateful if you could manage her condition as you think appropriate.

Mrs sharma is a married woman .In terms of her past medical history ,she is a known case of diabetis mellitus since 1994 for which she has managed accordingly.  Kindly note,that her current medication are metformin and glipizide tabs.

  • Diabetes (spelling mistake)
  • Note that (no need for a comma)
  • Capitalize the market name of medicines

On 29/12/2013, the patient visited us as she has been very concerned about her high blood sugar readings despite following a good appetite.Accordingly ,the blood tests was requested and  the physical examination was performed which revealed unremarkable apart from a high blood pressure reading ;therefore, candesartan tab was prescribed and an appointment has been scheduled after two weeks for follow up.

  • Were prescribed (based on tests)

Six days later,the patient came to review the blood results .Regrettably,it showed a high Hba1c reading along with derangement of the lipid profile; therefore, adjustment of his medication and addition of atorvastatin tab have been concluded.

On the subsequent visits, the patient claimed that his blood sugar as well as blood pressure readings were within normal; However , his  fasting blood sugar reading is in higher side upon today’s review.

  • Capitalize the market names of medicines
  • No need to capitalize “however”

Based on the above , the patient requires an endocrinologist assessment .Your special concern regarding her management is Immensely appreciated.

Should you need any queries,I will be delighted to hear from you

Yours Sincerely,

Doctor.

Personalised tips for your next letter

To improve your score, you need to:

  • Your letter is well organized, but you need to revise to avoid simple mistakes
  • Make sure you use a better variety of tenses for a better score
  • Check your punctuation
  • Make sure your capitalization is used correctly
  • Use more parallel structures for a better coherence and a better sentence structure

Any estimated grade score is based on the information you have provided to us, however your score will always vary depending on the task and the circumstances at the time of writing.

ESTIMATED GRADE: C+

Comments on scores

Overall Task Fulfilment – 4

You have shown the ability to manage the task and organise the information in a logical way., but there are some mistakes in information order. Significant grammar errors and inaccuracies have a negative effect on the target reader in places. You are clearly familiar with the style of the letter but simply don’t have sufficient control of the language required.

Appropriateness of Language – 4

You have chosen  vocabulary and tone which are generally appropriate for the target reader and the communicative task . A few inaccuracies do not impede communication. As a whole, the letter is not well organised.

Comprehension of Stimulus – 4

You demonstrate an understanding of the task and input which is generally accurate. Many of the main points are explained clearly and given an appropriate degree of prominence. You should determine relevant, semi relevant and irrelevant information. Select the important ones

Control of Linguistic Features (Grammar and Cohesion) – 4

You have used a range of devices to connect information, there are some errors regarding tenses, articles and the passive voice.

Control of Presentation Features (Spelling, Punctuation and Layout) – 4

You have chosen a good layout, but there are some punctuation errors and word formation mistakes

Sample answers

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Medicine: https://oetspeaking.com/oetwriting/oet-letter-writing/medicine/

Additional material

To help you improve further we are happy to provide two links to information that will ensure you are more aware of the OET letter writing task.

You will find an OET Writing Guide at this link: https://oetspeaking.com/oetwriting/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/OET_Writing_Guide.pdf

As well as OET Letter Writing General Tips at this link: https://oetspeaking.com/oetwriting/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/OET-Letter-General-Tips.pdf

Any questions

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You will find a great selection of sample answer on the official OET website. I do suggest browsing there.

Sending letters

Sending Letters: We welcome all OET letters for correction to be sent by e-mail to a specially designated e-mail address at [email protected].

We do need to stress that you have to include some important information within the email, these are: Order ID, Letter Number, Service Type and Your Name.

Here’s an example:

78901, 2, Standard, Mohamed Youssef.

It is that simple!

Under the new system, you will receive a generic auto-reply within a few minutes of your e-mail being received.

Please feel free to send your letters one by one or all at the same time, the decision is yours.

Failure to send your letter with the above information in the email

will result in your letter not being processed for correction.

Grammar lesson

Capitalisation

Correct use of capitals is an important area to master when writing referral letters. Study the rules of usage below to ensure you meet the standard conventions.

Rules of Usage

  1. Medications and Diseases
  • Capitals are required for proper nouns. Proper nouns include the brand name of a drug or registered trademark of the manufacturer.
    • Ritalin
    • Voltaren
    • Zocor
  • The chemical constituent should be written in lower case.
    • penicillin
    • amoxicillin
  • Names of diseases should always be lower case.
    • bowel cancer
    • high blood pressure
    • diabetes
    • epilepsy
  • Eponyms: Some medical conditions are named after the person who discovered it. In this case the first word should be capitalised.
    • Parkinson’s disease
    • Bell’s palsy
  • Names of medical equipment do not require capitals.
    • orthopantomogram
    • x-ray
  • Body parts should always be lower case
    • heart
    • adrenal gland
    • knee
  1. Proper Nouns: Proper nouns name something specific as in the examples below. These words must always be capitalised.
  • Job titles
    • The Lactation Consultant, Mater Hospital
    • The Veterinary Eye Specialist, University of Queensland
  • Institutions
    • Mary Jones was admitted to Spirit Hospital.
    • Dr. Bloomfield works at Weller Point Medical Centre.
  • Places including addresses
    • 168 Wickham Terrace, Spring Hill
    • 12 Logan Road, Mt Gravatt
    • 36 Barmore Street, Holland Park
  • Titles when they precede the name of a person
    • The patient was seen by Doctor Smith.
    • Nurse Jones is in charge of the patient’s care.
  1. Common Nouns: Common nouns do not name any specific institution, place, person or profession. These words do not need to be capitalised.
  • The patient was admitted to hospital.
  • The patient does not have a family doctor.
  • Steve is a teacher.
  • Yoshiro is a doctor.
  • Reza is a dentist.
  1. Holidays, months, days of the week all need to be capitalised. However seasons do not.
  • The baby was born on Christmas Day.
  • The patient was admitted to hospital on January 12.
  • Please come and see me on Wednesday.
  • The vaccination will be available in spring.
  1. The pronoun “I” must always be capitalised.
  • It was I who treated the patient.
  1. Capitalise the first word of a salutation and the first word of a complimentary close.
  • Dear Dr. Jameson:
  • Yours sincerely,

Common Errors

IncorrectCorrect
His medical history shows that he is Epileptic. Also, I have given Dycal base on 1.1 and dressed it with Glass Ionomer Cement. The patient was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. Mrs. Marsh has a history of Hyperthyroidism, Hypertension and Glaucoma. The patient is allergic to Penicillin. The patient suffered from severe Abdominal pain. Refer to rule 1 above.His medical history shows that he is epileptic. Also, I have given dycal base on 1.1 and dressed it with glass ionomer cement. The patient was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Mrs. Marsh has a history of hyperthyroidism, hypertension and glaucoma. The patient is allergic to penicillin. The patient suffered from severe abdominal pain.
Mr. duane thomson presented at my clinic today with the complaint of a broken posterior tooth. The director of nursing emergency department Mater hospital 84 Monash road The patient was seen by doctor Jones. The above words are all proper nouns. Refer to rule 2 above.Mr. Duane Thomson presented at my clinic today with the complaint of a broken posterior tooth. The Director of Nursing Emergency Department Mater Hospital 84 Monash Road The patient was seen by Doctor Jones.
As per the General Practitioner’s order, we are doing daily home visits and wound dressing and also assisting him with his showers. Please see your Pharmacist for advice. Ms. Gatsby is a University student. The above words are all common nouns. Refer to rule 3 above.As per the general practitioner’s order, we are doing daily home visits and wound dressing and also assisting him with his showers. Please see your pharmacist for advice. Ms. Gatsby is a university student.
The patient first visited my surgery in march, 2008. Mrs. Green will be discharged from hospital on wednesday. Symptoms of hay fever are worse in Spring. Refer to rule 4 above.The patient first visited my surgery in March, 2008. Mrs. Green will be discharged from hospital on Wednesday. Symptoms of hay fever are worse in spring.
The patient requested that i prescribe antibiotics for the virus. Refer to rule 5 above.The patient requested that I prescribe antibiotics for the virus.
dear Dr. Roberts: yours sincerely, Refer to rule 6 above.Dear Dr. Roberts: Yours sincerely,

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