Free IELTS Listening Test 31
A householder calls a pest-control company about a problem with mice, An organiser introduces a weekend food festival and explains what is on offer, Two students and a tutor discuss volunteering experiences and their academic value, A lecture on the causes and consequences of coral bleaching in tropical oceans.
- ModuleListening
- Set#31
- Parts4
- AccentsBritish, AU, NA
- Part 1Pest Control
- Part 2Food Festival Guide
- Part 3Volunteering Discussion
- Part 4Coral Bleaching
Four parts
Test 31 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 · Pest Control
A householder calls a pest-control company about a problem with mice
IELTS-style audio part
- Part 2 · Food Festival Guide
An organiser introduces a weekend food festival and explains what is on offer
IELTS-style audio part
- Part 3 · Volunteering Discussion
Two students and a tutor discuss volunteering experiences and their academic value
IELTS-style audio part
- Part 4 · Coral Bleaching
A lecture on the causes and consequences of coral bleaching in tropical oceans
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.