Free IELTS Listening Test 43
A homeowner calls a security company to arrange installation of a burglar alarm, A volunteer guide gives a historical tour of a restored lighthouse, Two students and a tutor discuss how to design an effective academic poster, A lecture on the role of seed banks in preserving global plant biodiversity.
- ModuleListening
- Set#43
- Parts4
- AccentsBritish, AU, NA
- Part 1Home Alarm
- Part 2Lighthouse Tour
- Part 3Poster Presentation
- Part 4Seed Banks
Four parts
Test 43 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 · Home Alarm
A homeowner calls a security company to arrange installation of a burglar alarm
IELTS-style audio part
- Part 2 · Lighthouse Tour
A volunteer guide gives a historical tour of a restored lighthouse
IELTS-style audio part
- Part 3 · Poster Presentation
Two students and a tutor discuss how to design an effective academic poster
IELTS-style audio part
- Part 4 · Seed Banks
A lecture on the role of seed banks in preserving global plant biodiversity
IELTS-style audio part
Question types you'll see
- Form Completion
- Multiple Choice
- Map Labelling
- Matching
- Sentence Completion
- Note Completion
How the practice works
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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.