IELTS Listening Test

The listening test is the same for both IELTS Academic and IELTS General Training modules

30 + 10 minutes

Listening test consists of four sections:

Section1

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

Section2

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

Section3

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.

Section4

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