Free IELTS Listening Test 21
A car owner calls a garage to book a repair and discuss the problem, A university representative gives an information session for prospective students, A tutor and two students discuss academic integrity and how to avoid plagiarism, A lecture on the invention and global spread of papermaking.
- ModuleListening
- Set#21
- Parts4
- AccentsBritish, AU, NA
- Part 1Car Repair
- Part 2University Open Day
- Part 3Plagiarism Awareness
- Part 4Paper History
Four parts
British, Australian, and North American voices distributed across the four parts. If you've trained on one accent only, this set is where you'll feel the gap.
- Part 1 · Car Repair
A car owner calls a garage to book a repair and discuss the problem
IELTS-style audio part
- Part 2 · University Open Day
A university representative gives an information session for prospective students
IELTS-style audio part
- Part 3 · Plagiarism Awareness
A tutor and two students discuss academic integrity and how to avoid plagiarism
IELTS-style audio part
- Part 4 · Paper History
A lecture on the invention and global spread of papermaking
IELTS-style audio part
Question types you'll see
- Form Completion
- Multiple Choice
- Map Labelling
- Matching
- Sentence Completion
- Note Completion
How the practice works
Breath mode lets you pause, replay, and reread — useful when you're still learning the question type. No timer, full transcript or passage on the side.
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About 30 minutes of audio plus 10 minutes for transferring answers, the same as test day. Strict mode runs straight through; Breath mode lets you pause and replay.
British, Australian, and North American voices distributed across the four parts. The mix mirrors the way the real IELTS Listening test rotates accents between conversation, monologue, discussion, and lecture.
No. The page above lists the topics and question types so you know what's coming, but the audio, questions, and answer key only appear once you start a saved practice session. The analysis is more useful when you've taken the test cold.