Free IELTS Listening Test 27
A parent calls a leisure centre to book swimming lessons for two children, A vineyard owner explains the winemaking process during a guided visit, A tutor and two students discuss strategies for managing their academic workload, A lecture on the neurological phenomenon of synesthesia — when senses become intertwined.
- ModuleListening
- Set#27
- Parts4
- AccentsBritish, AU, NA
- Part 1Swimming Lessons
- Part 2Vineyard Tour
- Part 3Time Management
- Part 4Synesthesia
Four parts
Test 27 mixes quick-fire information capture (Part 1) with sustained-attention monologue (Parts 2 and 4). The cues come fast in some sections and slow in others — pacing your attention is the skill.
- Part 1 · Swimming Lessons
A parent calls a leisure centre to book swimming lessons for two children
IELTS-style audio part
- Part 2 · Vineyard Tour
A vineyard owner explains the winemaking process during a guided visit
IELTS-style audio part
- Part 3 · Time Management
A tutor and two students discuss strategies for managing their academic workload
IELTS-style audio part
- Part 4 · Synesthesia
A lecture on the neurological phenomenon of synesthesia — when senses become intertwined
IELTS-style audio part
Question types you'll see
- Form Completion
- Multiple Choice
- Map Labelling
- Matching
- Sentence Completion
- Note Completion
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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.