Free IELTS Listening Test 30
A homeowner calls a carpet-cleaning company to arrange a professional clean, A festival organiser gives an overview of the programme and events, A careers adviser and two students discuss post-graduation career options, A lecture on the biology of pollination and the threats facing pollinator species.
- ModuleListening
- Set#30
- Parts4
- AccentsBritish, AU, NA
- Part 1Carpet Cleaning
- Part 2Film Festival Guide
- Part 3Career Planning
- Part 4Pollination
Four parts
Part 1 — Carpet Cleaning — is the practical English you'd hear on a real visit. The set escalates into a Pollination-style talk by the time you've warmed up.
- Part 1 · Carpet Cleaning
A homeowner calls a carpet-cleaning company to arrange a professional clean
IELTS-style audio part
- Part 2 · Film Festival Guide
A festival organiser gives an overview of the programme and events
IELTS-style audio part
- Part 3 · Career Planning
A careers adviser and two students discuss post-graduation career options
IELTS-style audio part
- Part 4 · Pollination
A lecture on the biology of pollination and the threats facing pollinator species
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.