Free IELTS Listening Test 36
A patient calls an optician to book an eye test and ask about new frames, A reserve warden gives a briefing to birdwatchers before a guided walk, A supervisor and two students discuss drafting a research proposal, A lecture on the technology and economics of vertical farming in cities.
- ModuleListening
- Set#36
- Parts4
- AccentsBritish, AU, NA
- Part 1Optician Appointment
- Part 2Bird Watching Briefing
- Part 3Research Proposal
- Part 4Vertical Farming
Four parts
Four parts in canonical order: Optician Appointment, Bird Watching Briefing, Research Proposal, and Vertical Farming. Same conversation → monologue → discussion → lecture shape as test day.
- Part 1 · Optician Appointment
A patient calls an optician to book an eye test and ask about new frames
IELTS-style audio part
- Part 2 · Bird Watching Briefing
A reserve warden gives a briefing to birdwatchers before a guided walk
IELTS-style audio part
- Part 3 · Research Proposal
A supervisor and two students discuss drafting a research proposal
IELTS-style audio part
- Part 4 · Vertical Farming
A lecture on the technology and economics of vertical farming in cities
IELTS-style audio part
Question types you'll see
- Form Completion
- Multiple Choice
- Map Labelling
- Matching
- Sentence Completion
- Note Completion
How the practice works
Strict mode plays through with no replay or pause — the test-day pressure cooker. Take it cold to see where you actually stand.
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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.