OET Online Listening and Note-taking

Task 1: Aboriginal Health Issues-Diabetes

Link: http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au

This task is 7:51 minutes long.

Procedure
In this talk you will hear a talk on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
health issues on the topic of diabetes.
Play the talk once only and answer the questions in the spaces provided.
You may pause the talk briefly (30 seconds) after each question so that you
can complete the information.
Now spend 1 minute looking through the questions, then start the talk.
The use of synonyms, acronyms ,abbreviations is acceptable. Minor spelling
errors are also acceptable.
Please note: In order to best simulate exam conditions, do not pause until all the
information for a question has been given. If you pause the recording too often you will
not be developing the required note-taking skills.
PLEASE WRITE CLEARLY

1. Complete the following sentence:

Aboriginal people are only a)_______of the population , but they account for

b)_____ of all new patients with kidney failure-

c)___________________________________________________(ESRD).

2. The speaker describes causative factors of diabetes among Aboriginal
Australians.

Complete the list with three of the factors.

Genetic susceptibility

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

3. Describe two aspects of the modern Aboriginal diet.

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

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4. The speaker contrasts the incidence of gestational diabetes and low birth
weight. Complete the table below with correct figures.

Aboriginals & Torres Non-Aboriginals
Strait Islanders
Gestational Diabetes a)


Low Birth Weight b) c)
_______________% _______________%


5. List 2 of the socio-economic factors that research shows lead to health
problems?

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

6. According to the speaker, there are several complications which could

occur for Aboriginal people as a result of unmanaged diabetes.

Complete the list with three of the complications.

Bacterial Infection

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

One mark is awarded for each correct answer. Maximum score is 16

Your score: _______________

To pass the listening section you need at least 65%. So for this exam you
need to get at least 11 answers correct.

Please note: The purpose of this resource is to help in the
development of listening and note-taking skills. There is no
guarantee that this task is easier or harder than what OET produces
for the exam.

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Task 1 Answer Sheet

1. Gap fill
a. 2%
b. 9%
c. end stage renal disease
2. 1 mark for any of the following up to 3.
a. diet
b. obesity
c. lack of physical activity
d. gestational diabetes
e. low birth weight
f. poor standard of living
g. reduced access to medical care
3. 1 mark for any of the following up to 3.
a. High in fats /sugars
b. Low in carbohydrates/ fibre
c. Low in nutritional value
4. 1 mark for each of the following.
a. 2 to 3 times higher
b. 12.4%
c. 6.2%
5. 1 mark for any of the following up to 2.
a. Limited income
b. Low level of education
c. Few employment prospects
6. 1 mark for any of the following up to 3.
a. Retinopathy/blindness
b. Neuropathy/nerve damage
c. Coronary heart disease
d. Kidney disease
e. Death

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