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Practise IELTS Listening, get your band instantly

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Three steps, one test a day

  1. Play the video

    Each test is a daily video from The IELTS Listening Test, played right here.

  2. Answer as you listen

    Type or tap your answers in the sheet under the video. They save as you go.

  3. Check your answers

    Get your score, estimated band and the right answer for every question.

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Know exactly where your marks went

Every test ends with a full breakdown, so you know what to practise next.

  • Score out of 40 and an estimated band
  • Results for each part and each question type
  • The correct answer next to every mistake

Example result

31 out of 40

Estimated band

7.0

Part 19/10

Part 28/10

Part 37/10

Part 47/10

Practise one part or one question type

Every test is also cut into exercises, so you can work on the part or the kind of question that costs you marks, with the video starting at the right place.

1

Part 1

Two people talk about an everyday situation, such as booking a room, joining a club or reporting a lost item.

24 exercises →

2

Part 2

One speaker gives information on an everyday topic, such as a tour, a local service or an event.

24 exercises →

3

Part 3

Two to four people, often students and a tutor, discuss a course, a project or an assignment.

24 exercises →

4

Part 4

One speaker gives a lecture on an academic subject.

24 exercises →

Form & note completion

Fill the gaps in a form, notes or a summary with words you hear.

24 exercises →

Table completion

Complete the cells of a table as the speaker works through it.

13 exercises →

Multiple choice

Choose the right option, or two or more from a longer list.

21 exercises →

Matching

Match items to a box of options, such as opinions to people.

11 exercises →

Map & plan labelling

Label places on a map or plan while a speaker gives directions.

3 exercises →

All practice →

The IELTS Listening test at a glance

Academic and General Training candidates sit the same Listening test. On paper you get 10 extra minutes to copy your answers across; on a computer you get two minutes to check them.

4

parts, each harder than the last

40

questions, one mark each

30

minutes of recordings

1

listen only, no replays

What loses marks

!Spelling

A misspelt word scores zero. British and American spellings are both fine.

!Word limit

NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS means two at most. A third word loses the mark.

!Grammar

A singular where the sentence needs a plural is marked wrong.

From 40 answers to a band score

Each correct answer is one mark. Your total out of 40 converts to a band from 1 to 9 using the table IELTS publishes, and that is exactly what this site uses when you check your answers.

IELTS Listening raw score out of 40 and the matching band score
Correct answersBand
39-409.0
37-388.5
35-368.0
32-347.5
30-317.0
26-296.5
23-256.0
18-225.5
16-175.0
13-154.5
11-124.0
Source: IDP IELTS. Below 11 correct shows as “below 4.0”. Results here are estimates, not official IELTS scores.

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