Free IELTS Listening Test 46
A person calls a language school to enrol in an evening Spanish course, A warden gives an introductory talk at a wetland nature reserve, A tutor and two students discuss how to formulate and test a research hypothesis, A lecture on the stages of sleep and their importance for physical and mental health.
- ModuleListening
- Set#46
- Parts4
- AccentsBritish, AU, NA
- Part 1Language Course Enrolment
- Part 2Wetland Centre Talk
- Part 3Hypothesis Testing
- Part 4Sleep Architecture
Four parts
Part 1 — Language Course Enrolment — is the practical English you'd hear on a real visit. The set escalates into a Sleep Architecture-style talk by the time you've warmed up.
- Part 1 · Language Course Enrolment
A person calls a language school to enrol in an evening Spanish course
IELTS-style audio part
- Part 2 · Wetland Centre Talk
A warden gives an introductory talk at a wetland nature reserve
IELTS-style audio part
- Part 3 · Hypothesis Testing
A tutor and two students discuss how to formulate and test a research hypothesis
IELTS-style audio part
- Part 4 · Sleep Architecture
A lecture on the stages of sleep and their importance for physical and mental health
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.