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Listening Practice Test 2

A full IELTS Listening mock test with four parts and 40 questions: renting a flat, volunteering at a nature reserve, a student project on music and concentration, and a lecture on animal navigation. Instant band score.

  • • 40 minutes, 40 questions, 4 parts
  • • The timer starts when you press Start and the test submits itself when time runs out
  • • Your answers are saved on this device as you go
  • • Each part is played once, like the real test. Read the questions before you press Play
  • • Write your answers while you listen; you can check them before submitting

Short on time? Practise one part

About 10 minutes. Check your answers as you go, see why each one is right, and get an estimated band for that part.

What is in this test

  1. Part 1

    You will hear a telephone conversation between a man who is looking for a flat and a letting agent.

    Question types: Completion and short answer (1–10)

    Accents: British and Australian

  2. Part 2

    You will hear the volunteer coordinator at a nature reserve talking to a group of new volunteers.

    Question types: Multiple choice (11–15), Completion and short answer (16–20)

    Accents: British

  3. Part 3

    You will hear two students, Priya and Sam, talking to their tutor about their presentation on music and concentration.

    Question types: Multiple choice (21–25), Matching (26–30)

    Accents: Australian and British and American

  4. Part 4

    You will hear part of a lecture about how animals navigate.

    Question types: Completion and short answer (31–40)

    Accents: American