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Join the waitlist now! Start dates: 1st May, 1st July, 1st September, 1st October
Why Choose OET Ready?
Are you struggling with the OET exam? Whether you're already confident in your English skills or just starting your preparation, OET Ready is designed to help you improve the specific areas you need to succeed.
What you’ll gain:
Master the skills required for OET, focusing on both language and test strategy.
Improve your reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills with targeted sessions.
Get expert feedback from an official OET preparation provider, ensuring you're always on the right track.
Avoid costly retakes by boosting your score in all areas of the test.
Is it worth the investment?
Tutoring helps you save time and money. Missing the mark in just one area of the test can mean expensive retakes. With OET Ready, you’ll focus on the areas where you need the most improvement, so you’re ready to succeed in your first attempt.
“If you’re looking for a tutor who’s skilled, caring, patient, and fantastic at explaining things, she is your person”
Build skills and knowledge for OET Success
100 hours of self-study resources
12 x taught sessions
Flexible booking
Weekly feedback and personalised study plan
Mock test and marking letters
Sessions 1 + 2: Listening Part A: Lay language, connecting speech to notes.
Sessions 3 + 4: Listening Part B + C: Understanding opinion language beyond 'I think...'. Timekeeping and focus.
Session 5 + 6: Reading Part A: Analyse and paraphrase for speedy and accurate reading.
Session 7 + 8: Reading Parts B + C: Recognising opinion language, paraphrasing, analysing answer options precisely.
Session 9 + 10: Writing. Writing clear, polite requests appropriate to the reader and purpose
Session 11 + 12: Speaking: Clinical communication skills.
Meet Your Tutor: Helen Lewis
I studied Politics, Philosophy and Economics at the University of Oxford and then gained my PGCE from the Institute of Education, University of London.
I have worked successfully with people from dozens of countries and professional backgrounds. Over the years, I have focussed on helping international scientists and researchers hone their skills in English writing and presentations.
British born and raised, I understand the challenges and rewards of working outside my native language and culture, thanks to 15 years of working in Tokyo, Japan.
Since December 2019, I have been an official OET preparation provider, based in my native Essex.
Here’s what students say….
“I had an excellent experience preparing for the Occupational English Test with Helen Lewis. Helen provided a wealth of practical tips and strategies that were incredibly useful for the exam. The sessions were engaging and interactive, which kept me motivated and confident throughout the preparation process”
“She had a clear understanding of the exam’s structure, format, and expectations, and she provided targeted instruction to address my weaknesses while enhancing my strengths”
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Should I take this course if I scored 350+ in other areas?
This course is aimed to help you maintain a previously successful score while improving a weaker area. Over the years teaching OET, I have seen how candidates who focus exclusively on one area of weakness are at risk of lower performance in another area. The OET is comprehensive and focuses on four common skills, listening, reading, writing, and speaking. OET Ready will help you be a viable candidate for your test in each subtest.
Should I just focus on practice tests?
While experience with practice tests is important for understanding the tasks and pressures of test day, it does not replace time spent building the sub-skills, eg. analysing, identifying bias, understanding the question focus, paraphrasing. The OET Ready sessions have been prepared based on OET Education recommendation and lesson planning as well as years of classroom experience.
OET candidates who achieve a B are those who have reached a level of IELTS 7.5 or CEFR C1+ in all skill areas in addition to experience with the test questions. OET Ready gives you both test question practice and practice in the skills you need.
How do I benefit from in-person sessions?
The sessions in OET Ready progress in difficulty of language and skill. Through attending sessions, accuracy and speed increase. Interacting with a friendly and supportive tutor, leads to improved speaking, pronunciation, intonation and intelligibility. Over six sessions, you will get emotional support too through email, which is essential for staying motivated and the confidence in your strategy on test day.
What kind of assessment is there?
You'll complete a skills assessment at the start to identify strengths and weaknesses. This FORMATIVE assessment is different to the information you get from doing a mock test. Your answers provide a guide to your current strengths and weaknesses in the core subskills for OET.
This helps us identify precisely where you need work in terms of skills which you can work on and ensure you get the right practice material between sessions. Each session will involve a mixture of challenges, from doing a quiz, to explaining your reasons to doing an actual OET test question.
In between sessions, you'll work with OET-specific and frequently used vocabulary to ensure that you maintain a rich and varied vocabulary. We use a free application, Brainscape, to help you review and keep track of your vocabulary. You can use Brainscape on your computer or mobile phone.
How long is the course?
OET Ready is designed to run over a 12-week period for high-intermediate learners.
Need more work to build up language skills? A 24-week program is also available.
Can I join with others?
Joining OET Ready with a partner or small group makes the course more affordable. However, I do need to meet everyone in the group to make sure that the course length is right for everyone.
What is the investment?
For individual learners:
OET Ready (12 weeks) £499 inclusive, payable in two installments.
OET Ready (24 weeks) £980 inclusive, payable in three installments.
For groups of up to five learners:
OET Ready (12 weeks) £315 inclusive per person
OET Ready (24 weeks) £630 inclusive per person