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IELTS Listening


A quick look at the IELTS Listening test

Duration: 30 minutes 

The Listening test is the same for both IELTS Academic test and IELTS General Training test. You will need to answer 40 questions in response to four recordings. 

You will listen to four recordings which are a mix of monologues and conversations from a range of native speakers and you will only hear each recording once. There are 10 questions for each part of the Listening test.  

These questions test your ability to understand: 

  • Main ideas and detailed factual information 
  • The opinions and attitudes of speakers 
  • The purpose of an utterance 
  • The ability to follow the development of ideas. 

Listening part details: 

Recording 1   A conversation between two people set in an everyday social context.  

Recording 2   A monologue set in an everyday social context, e.g. a speech about local facilities.  

Recording 3   A conversation between up to four people set in an educational or training context, e.g. a university tutor and a student discussing an assignment.  

Recording 4   A monologue on an academic subject, e.g. a university lecture. 

Multiple choice

Multiple choice questions can be answered with one correct answer, or more than one correct answer. Read the question very carefully to check how many answers are required.  

In a multiple choice question, where you are required to choose one correct answer (A, B or C), you will be given: 

  • a question followed by three possible answers 
  • the beginning of a sentence followed by three possible ways to complete the sentence. 

In a multiple choice question, where you are required to choose more than one correct answer you will be given a longer list of possible answers and told that you have to choose more than one answer.  

Multiple choice questions are used to test a wide range of skills. You may be required to have a detailed understanding of specific points or an overall understanding of the main points of the listening text.


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