Describing Symptoms: Onset, Duration & Severity for OET & IELTS

Mr. Davies is back at the GP clinic — this time to describe how he's really feeling, in detail.

Nadia and Tom cover the vocabulary of a symptom-focused consultation: symptoms, onset, duration, severity, pain scale, associated symptoms, aggravating factors, relieving factors, diagnosis, and follow-up consultation. Each term is defined with a natural example, then demonstrated in a full doctor-patient exchange, followed by a slower repeat and a short comprehension quiz.

Describing symptoms accurately and being understood in return is one of the most heavily tested skills in OET Speaking, and a core vocabulary cluster for IELTS healthcare contexts.

📄 Free transcript PDF (vocabulary table, full script, language notes): https://medicalvoices.health/en/episodes/3

Episode 3 of Medical Voices.