General Information

Overview

The duration of the IELTS Listening test is 30 minutes. For a paper-based test, you will be given an extra 10 minutes to transfer your answers to an answer sheet. For a computer-delivered test, you will be given 2 minutes to recheck your answers.

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Types of recordings

There are four parts to the IELTS Listening test:

• Conversation between 2 people: social context.

• A speech or talk with just one person: social context.

• Conversation between up to four people: educational or training context.

• A talk by one person on an academic subject.

Tips to complete the test

14 tips for you to excel at the IELTS Listening Tests

Practice Tests

Reading Passages with answers for you to self-study