Quick answer: this is a free OET Speaking sample for physiotherapy. Two complete role plays, with the Roleplayer Card and the Candidate Card for each, written fresh for the 2026 exam. It opens right here on this page and the PDF is free to download, with no email needed. The complete 2026 physiotherapy set holds eight full role plays inside my course.
Both of these ask you to refuse something the patient is certain they need, a scan and a collar, and to leave them feeling looked after anyway. You deserve cards written for the exam you are actually going to sit. So these are mine: written in house, on the 2026 pattern, in the exact format of the real test, the Roleplayer Card for your partner and the Candidate Card for you.
What is inside this free sample
| Card | Scenario and setting | What it trains |
|---|---|---|
| No. 1 | Outpatient Clinic, acute low back pain, wanting a scan and bed rest | Red flag screening, why imaging is not needed, hurt against harm and staying active, a practical plan, expectations and safety net. |
| No. 2 | Outpatient Clinic, whiplash after a car accident, wanting a collar | Symptoms and reassurance, whiplash and prognosis, why collars and rest are avoided, early movement, return to activity. |
How to practise with these cards
Each role play runs about five minutes, with three minutes of preparation first. You read only the Candidate Card. Your partner, a friend, a colleague, even a family member, reads the Roleplayer Card and plays the patient. You are the physiotherapist throughout, and everything you need is on your card.
Your job is not medical knowledge. Your job is communication: open the conversation, confirm the name, listen, re echo the concerns, explain in plain language, and close with a clear plan. That sequence has a name in my teaching, the 9 Point Pattern, and it works on every card in this set and every card in the real exam. Learn the full pattern free, with the Confirm Trick and the Third Listener Rule.
The full 2026 set
This free sample is cards 1 and 2. The complete physiotherapy set holds eight full role plays, covering every common scenario family of the current exam, all written on the 2026 pattern, inside my complete course together with the speaking phrase banks, the mock tests and the clearance mocks.
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About the author. Dr. Nasir Bukhari, MBBS, is an OET Certified teacher. He completed OET's official Teacher Training in all four skills, Reading, Listening, Writing and Speaking, certified by OET's Head of Education. He has taught OET to healthcare professionals in more than 40 countries. He is the founder of CliniVerba, the house behind OET HQ.