IELTS Academic
Academic Listening courses
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Showing 48 tracks
- IELTSBeginner
Mini practice
Booking a Campus Bike Safety Check
Service conversation - IELTS Section 1 style
A realistic service call about standard safety check with names, numbers, dates, prices, and location details.
Play & practice4:09 - 7 Qs
- IELTSBeginner
Mini practice
Registering for an Evening Language Course
Service conversation - IELTS Section 1 style
A realistic service call about intermediate Spanish conversation course with names, numbers, dates, prices, and location details.
Play & practice4:11 - 7 Qs
- IELTSBeginner
Mini practice
Arranging a Student Housing Viewing
Service conversation - IELTS Section 1 style
A realistic service call about viewing for a shared flat with names, numbers, dates, prices, and location details.
Play & practice4:13 - 7 Qs
- IELTSBeginner
Mini practice
Joining a University Sports Centre
Service conversation - IELTS Section 1 style
A realistic service call about student gym induction with names, numbers, dates, prices, and location details.
Play & practice4:09 - 7 Qs
- IELTSBeginner
Mini practice
Making a Dental Appointment
Service conversation - IELTS Section 1 style
A realistic service call about new patient check-up with names, numbers, dates, prices, and location details.
Play & practice4:08 - 7 Qs
- IELTSBeginner
Mini practice
Applying to Volunteer at a Museum
Service conversation - IELTS Section 1 style
A realistic service call about volunteer induction session with names, numbers, dates, prices, and location details.
Play & practice4:08 - 7 Qs
- IELTSBeginner
Mini practice
Hiring a Car for a Weekend Trip
Service conversation - IELTS Section 1 style
A realistic service call about small automatic car hire with names, numbers, dates, prices, and location details.
Play & practice4:10 - 7 Qs
- IELTSBeginner
Mini practice
Booking a Photography Workshop
Service conversation - IELTS Section 1 style
A realistic service call about outdoor portrait photography workshop with names, numbers, dates, prices, and location details.
Play & practice4:13 - 7 Qs
- IELTSIntermediate
Mini practice
Community Garden Open Day
Public information - IELTS Section 2 style
A public information talk about a community garden open day, focused on locations, timing, rules, and practical details.
Play & practice2:54 - 7 Qs
- IELTSIntermediate
Mini practice
Using the New City Cycle Map
Public information - IELTS Section 2 style
A public information talk about a new cycle map and route scheme, focused on locations, timing, rules, and practical details.
Play & practice2:54 - 7 Qs
- IELTSIntermediate
Mini practice
Library Renovation Arrangements
Public information - IELTS Section 2 style
A public information talk about temporary library services during renovation, focused on locations, timing, rules, and practical details.
Play & practice2:57 - 7 Qs
- IELTSIntermediate
Mini practice
Sports Centre Trial Week
Public information - IELTS Section 2 style
A public information talk about a trial week at the sports centre, focused on locations, timing, rules, and practical details.
Play & practice2:55 - 7 Qs
- IELTSIntermediate
Mini practice
Weekend Arts Festival Visitor Guide
Public information - IELTS Section 2 style
A public information talk about a weekend arts festival, focused on locations, timing, rules, and practical details.
Play & practice2:54 - 7 Qs
- IELTSIntermediate
Mini practice
Coastal Cleanup Briefing
Public information - IELTS Section 2 style
A public information talk about a volunteer beach cleanup, focused on locations, timing, rules, and practical details.
Play & practice2:53 - 7 Qs
- IELTSIntermediate
Mini practice
Local History Walking Tour
Public information - IELTS Section 2 style
A public information talk about a guided local history walk, focused on locations, timing, rules, and practical details.
Play & practice2:54 - 7 Qs
- IELTSAdvanced
Mini practice
Planning a Research Project on Urban Trees
Academic discussion - IELTS Section 3 style
A tutor and two students discuss research design, evidence, and presentation choices for a project on urban tree planting.
Play & practice3:36 - 7 Qs
- IELTSAdvanced
Mini practice
Group Presentation on Food Waste
Academic discussion - IELTS Section 3 style
A tutor and two students discuss research design, evidence, and presentation choices for a project on food waste on campus.
Play & practice3:38 - 7 Qs
- IELTSAdvanced
Mini practice
Dissertation Meeting on Remote Learning
Academic discussion - IELTS Section 3 style
A tutor and two students discuss research design, evidence, and presentation choices for a project on remote learning.
Play & practice3:37 - 7 Qs
- IELTSAdvanced
Mini practice
Seminar Plan on Renewable Housing
Academic discussion - IELTS Section 3 style
A tutor and two students discuss research design, evidence, and presentation choices for a project on renewable housing.
Play & practice3:38 - 7 Qs
- IELTSAdvanced
Mini practice
Field Trip Planning for River Quality
Academic discussion - IELTS Section 3 style
A tutor and two students discuss research design, evidence, and presentation choices for a project on river water quality.
Play & practice3:36 - 7 Qs
- IELTSAdvanced
Mini practice
Marketing Project for a Campus Cafe
Academic discussion - IELTS Section 3 style
A tutor and two students discuss research design, evidence, and presentation choices for a project on student cafe marketing.
Play & practice3:37 - 7 Qs
- IELTSAdvanced
Mini practice
Psychology Study on Sleep Habits
Academic discussion - IELTS Section 3 style
A tutor and two students discuss research design, evidence, and presentation choices for a project on sleep habits.
Play & practice3:34 - 7 Qs
- IELTSAdvanced
Mini practice
Architecture Model Review
Academic discussion - IELTS Section 3 style
A tutor and two students discuss research design, evidence, and presentation choices for a project on library redesign.
Play & practice3:36 - 7 Qs
- IELTSAdvanced
Mini practice
Lecture on Coastal Erosion
Academic lecture - IELTS Section 4 style
A structured academic lecture about coastal erosion, with main idea, detail, inference, and cause-effect practice.
Play & practice3:12 - 7 Qs
- IELTSAdvanced
Mini practice
Lecture on Memory and Sleep
Academic lecture - IELTS Section 4 style
A structured academic lecture about memory consolidation, with main idea, detail, inference, and cause-effect practice.
Play & practice3:14 - 7 Qs
- IELTSAdvanced
Mini practice
Lecture on Urban Bees
Academic lecture - IELTS Section 4 style
A structured academic lecture about urban pollinators, with main idea, detail, inference, and cause-effect practice.
Play & practice3:14 - 7 Qs
- IELTSAdvanced
Mini practice
Lecture on Roman Roads
Academic lecture - IELTS Section 4 style
A structured academic lecture about Roman road building, with main idea, detail, inference, and cause-effect practice.
Play & practice3:13 - 7 Qs
- IELTSAdvanced
Mini practice
Lecture on Plastic Recycling
Academic lecture - IELTS Section 4 style
A structured academic lecture about plastic recycling, with main idea, detail, inference, and cause-effect practice.
Play & practice3:13 - 7 Qs
- IELTSAdvanced
Mini practice
Lecture on Desert Plant Adaptation
Academic lecture - IELTS Section 4 style
A structured academic lecture about desert plant survival, with main idea, detail, inference, and cause-effect practice.
Play & practice3:13 - 7 Qs
- IELTSAdvanced
Mini practice
Lecture on Music and Language
Academic lecture - IELTS Section 4 style
A structured academic lecture about music and language learning, with main idea, detail, inference, and cause-effect practice.
Play & practice3:14 - 7 Qs
- Part 1IELTSBeginner
Full-section practice
Part 1: Booking a Hotel Room
IELTS Listening Part 1 - Booking a Hotel Room
A caller books a hotel room for a short family visit, requiring careful listening for details like spelling, numbers, and corrections.
Play & practice3:40 - 10 Qs
- Part 1IELTSBeginner
Full-section practice
Part 1: Asking About an Evening Course
IELTS Listening Part 1 - Evening Course Enquiry
A caller asks a course administrator about an evening photography course, covering details like level, schedule, fees, and equipment.
Play & practice3:44 - 10 Qs
- Part 1IELTSBeginner
Full-section practice
Part 1: Changing a Health Appointment
IELTS Listening Part 1 - Changing a Health Appointment
A patient calls a clinic to reschedule an appointment and confirms details such as date, time, branch, reference number, and documents to bring.
Play & practice2:41 - 10 Qs
- Part 2IELTSIntermediate
Full-section practice
Part 2: Public Library Tour
IELTS Listening Part 2 - Public Library Tour
A librarian guides new members through a renovated public library, describing facilities and rules.
Play & practice4:03 - 10 Qs
- Part 2IELTSIntermediate
Full-section practice
Part 2: City Cycle Route Map
IELTS Listening Part 2 - Transport and Public Information
A transport officer describes a new city cycling route and its facilities, including map labelling and sentence completion tasks.
Play & practice3:54 - 10 Qs
- Part 2IELTSIntermediate
Full-section practice
Part 2: Community Festival Briefing
IELTS Listening Part 2 - Community Festival Information
Listen to an organiser giving visitor information for a weekend community festival and answer questions about times, locations, and arrangements.
Play & practice4:12 - 10 Qs
- Part 3IELTSAdvanced
Full-section practice
Part 3: Planning a Field Trip Report
IELTS Listening Part 3 - Academic discussion about a field trip report
Two students discuss their river quality field trip report with their tutor, covering research focus, sampling methods, unexpected findings, and division of work.
Play & practice4:04 - 10 Qs
- Part 3IELTSAdvanced
Full-section practice
Part 3: Discussing a Marketing Project
IELTS Listening Part 3 - Marketing Project Discussion
Two students discuss their cafe marketing project with their tutor, covering survey weaknesses, target customers, social media plans, budget limitations, presentation order, and the tutor's recommendations.
Play & practice5:00 - 10 Qs
- Part 3IELTSAdvanced
Full-section practice
Part 3: Reviewing a Student Housing Survey
IELTS Listening Part 3 - Academic discussion about improving a survey
A tutor and two students discuss problems with their student housing survey, including sample size, question wording, and ethical issues, and plan the final report.
Play & practice5:39 - 10 Qs
- Part 4IELTSAdvanced
Full-section practice
Part 4: Lecture on Urban Bees
IELTS Listening Part 4 - Urban Bees and City Biodiversity
A university lecturer discusses the role of urban bees in city ecosystems, covering habitat corridors, green roofs, pesticide reduction, seasonal food supply, citizen science data, and planning implications.
Play & practice6:59 - 10 Qs
- Part 4IELTSAdvanced
Full-section practice
Part 4: Lecture on Memory and Sleep
IELTS Listening Part 4 - Academic monologue on sleep and memory consolidation
A university lecturer discusses the role of sleep in memory consolidation, covering deep sleep, procedural memory, emotional memories, and research limitations.
Play & practice6:36 - 10 Qs
- Part 4IELTSAdvanced
Full-section practice
Part 4: Lecture on Coastal Erosion
IELTS Listening Part 4 - Coastal Erosion and Shoreline Management
A university lecturer discusses the causes of coastal erosion, contrasts management strategies, and highlights the role of monitoring.
Play & practice6:54 - 10 Qs
- IELTSAdvanced
Full IELTS mock
Full IELTS Listening Mock: Career and Campus Life
IELTS Listening full mock - career and campus life
A complete mock IELTS Listening test covering career workshop booking, a campus careers fair, a student research discussion, and a lecture on lifelong learning.
Play & practice29:59 - 40 Qs
- IELTSAdvanced
Full IELTS mock
Full IELTS Listening Mock 2: Community and Environment
IELTS Listening full mock - community and environment
A complete four-part IELTS-style listening mock about a community repair booking, an eco-park open day, a student project, and a lecture on urban wetlands.
Play & practice14:26 - 40 Qs
- IELTSAdvanced
Full IELTS mock
Full IELTS Listening Mock 3: Housing and Health
IELTS Listening full mock - housing and health
A complete four-part IELTS-style listening mock about a housing inspection, a health fair, student research, and a lecture on indoor air quality.
Play & practice14:17 - 40 Qs
- IELTSAdvanced
Full IELTS mock
Full IELTS Listening Mock 4: Travel and Culture
IELTS Listening full mock - travel and culture
A complete four-part IELTS-style listening mock about tour booking, museum visitor information, student research, and a lecture on heritage tourism.
Play & practice14:34 - 40 Qs
- IELTSAdvanced
Full IELTS mock
Full IELTS Listening Mock 5: Technology and Education
IELTS Listening full mock - technology and education
A complete four-part IELTS-style listening mock about laptop repair, a digital learning week, student research, and a lecture on adaptive learning.
Play & practice14:37 - 40 Qs
- IELTSAdvanced
Full IELTS mock
Full IELTS Listening Mock 6: Work and Sustainability
IELTS Listening full mock - work and sustainability
A complete four-part IELTS-style listening mock about a training booking, a sustainability expo, student research, and a lecture on circular economy workplaces.
Play & practice14:35 - 40 Qs