IELTS listening and speaking practice by task
IELTS Academic5 topics200 questions
The listening paper runs for about thirty minutes with ten more for transferring answers, and it is played once. The speaking test is a short interview in three parts. Both reward preparation habits more than raw vocabulary, and these five pages take those habits one task at a time.
What this paper asks of you
- Predicting the type of answer before each listening section begins.
- Obeying word limits and spelling answers exactly in completion tasks.
- Catching self-corrections, where the second figure is the answer.
- Tracking a speaker's route on a map without losing your place.
- Recognising distractors that a lecturer mentions and then rejects.
- Using the ten minutes of transfer time on plurals, capitals and blanks.
- Using the Part 2 preparation minute for single-word notes and a concrete example.
- Speaking for close to two minutes without stopping, covering every bullet.
- Answering Part 3 questions about people in general, with reasons and hedging.
- Disagreeing politely and speculating about the future with appropriate grammar.
Task types, one page each
- Form & note completionIELTS listening form and note completion practice: spelling, word limits, predicting the answer type and catching corrections. Forty original questions.40 questions
- Map & plan labellingIELTS listening map and plan labelling practice: directions, position language and tracking a speaker's route through a building. Forty original questions.40 questions
- Multiple choice: lecturesIELTS listening multiple choice practice for academic talks: distractors, signposting, note-taking and keeping pace with a lecturer. Forty original questions.40 questions
- Speaking Part 2IELTS Speaking Part 2 practice: use the minute of preparation, speak for two minutes, cover every bullet and tell a concrete story. Forty original questions.40 questions
- Speaking Part 3IELTS Speaking Part 3 practice: answer abstract questions, develop with reasons and examples, hedge, compare and disagree politely. Forty original questions.40 questions
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