Free IELTS Listening Test 26
A parent calls a music school to enquire about piano lessons for a child, A brewer gives an informative tour of a craft brewery to a group of visitors, Two students and an adviser discuss planning for a semester studying abroad, A lecture on the role of play in child development and learning.
- ModuleListening
- Set#26
- Parts4
- AccentsBritish, AU, NA
- Part 1Music Lessons
- Part 2Brewery Tour
- Part 3Study Abroad Planning
- Part 4Play Psychology
Four parts
Part 1 — Music Lessons — is the practical English you'd hear on a real visit. The set escalates into a Play Psychology-style talk by the time you've warmed up.
- Part 1 · Music Lessons
A parent calls a music school to enquire about piano lessons for a child
IELTS-style audio part
- Part 2 · Brewery Tour
A brewer gives an informative tour of a craft brewery to a group of visitors
IELTS-style audio part
- Part 3 · Study Abroad Planning
Two students and an adviser discuss planning for a semester studying abroad
IELTS-style audio part
- Part 4 · Play Psychology
A lecture on the role of play in child development and learning
IELTS-style audio part
Question types you'll see
- Form Completion
- Multiple Choice
- Map Labelling
- Matching
- Sentence Completion
- Note Completion
How the practice works
After submission you'll see exactly which question types pulled your score down and which evidence you missed. The analysis is the diagnosis, not just a band.
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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.