Key Highlights
Step up your preparation with the IELTS Listening Practice Test. Test your listening skills, then explore the transcript and answer key to understand your results.
In this test, you will listen to 4 Sections and answer Questions 1–40 based on the information you hear. Each section reflects a typical situation you may encounter in the actual IELTS Listening exam.
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Section 1: A doctor’s secretary helps Mr Jones arrange a medical check-up appointment and collects his personal details.
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Section 2: A travel company manager introduces a 21-day group tour around Australia and describes the Sydney itinerary.
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Section 3: Two students discuss their class presentations, including a famous psychology experiment about prison uniforms and behaviour.
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Section 4: A lecturer explains different types of advertising and how companies use branding and image promotion in marketing.
By completing this practice test, you can strengthen your listening skills, understand spoken English more effectively, and prepare yourself confidently for the IELTS exam.
IELTS Listening Practice Test 49
Section 1
This audio contains answers to questions 1-10.
Question 1
Choose the correct letter A, B or C.
1. Mr Jones moved to Los Angeles
A. Two weeks ago
B. Three weeks ago
C. Two days ago
Question 2
Answer the question with NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS.
2. When does Mr Jones have to go to his office?
Question 3
Choose the correct letter A, B or C.
3. Mr Jones for a(n)
A. Insurance company
B. Medical company
C. Real estate company
Questions 4 and 5
Complete the following sentences with ONE WORD OR A NUMBER.
Mr Jones’ appointment with the doctor is at 4. ............ am on 5. .............
Question 6-8
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
List any THREE medical tests that the insurance company requires Mr Jones to have
6.
7.
8.
Questions 9 and 10
Answer the following questions.
Write ONE WORD OR A NUMBER for each answer.
9. What is Mr Jones’ home telephone number, including the area code?
10. What is the secretary’s first name?
Section 2
This audio contains answers to questions 11-20.
Questions 11-13
Complete the following sentences with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
11. Mr Smith manages group tours to Australia, New Zealand and the…………
12. Morning Sun Travel did some…………. and developed their new tour.
13. From the Five Seasons Hotel Sydney, one can clearly see a harbour, a bridge and………..
Question 14
Choose the correct letter A, B or C.
14. Mr Smith says that to get used to the time difference, it is best to
A. Have a rest
B. Visit a harbour
C. Go outside
Question 15
Complete the following sentence WITH ONE WORD only.
15. A wombat looks like a……….. with two short legs.
Question 16
Choose the correct letter A, B or C.
16. After the visit to the Sydney Olympic Site, the tour group will return to downtown Sydney by
A. Bus
B. Boat
C. Seaplane
Question 17
Answer the question with ONE WORD OR A NUMBER only.
17. How high will the seaplane fly over Bondi Beach?
Questions 18 and 19
Complete the sentence below with ONE WORD only.
Mr Smith says that, in addition to Italian and Chinese food, in Australian cities one can find 18. ............ and 19. ............. cuisine.
Question 20
Answer the question with ONE WORD only.
20. After Sydney, what is the destination on the tour itinerary?
Section 3
This audio contains answers for questions 21-30.
Questions 21-23
Choose THREE letters from A-E.
Why is Ann late preparing her talk?
A. Her mother is ill
B. The doctor says Ann should do all the cooking and cleaning for her mother
C. Ann and her mother cannot pay for extra help
D. The neighbours are all too busy to help her mother
E. She spends too much time playing computer games
Questions 24 and 25
Complete the following sentences with NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
When studying 24. ........... in high school, Bill read about an experiment on how wearing a uniform can change people’s 25. ............
Questions 26 and 27
Choose the correct letter A, B or C.
26. Bill thinks that the professor is from
A. University of America
B. University of California
C. University of Los Angeles
27. The police took the students to a
A. School
B. Prison
C. Police station
Questions 28 and 29
Choose TWO letters from A-E.
Why does Bill say the arrested students did not know the other students?
A. They had not been introduced
B. They went to different schools
C. To prevent them from realising they were there for the experiment, they had signed up for
D. The other students were in uniform
E. The professor did not want them to know each other
Question 30
Complete the following sentence with NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS.
30. Bill says the ‘prisons’ started having…………
Section 4
This audio contains answers to questions 31-40.
Questions 31 and 32
Choose TWO letters from A-E.
The lecturer will talk about
A. The media
B. The internet
C. Types of message
D. Yahoo
E. Advertising
Questions 33 and 34
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
The speaker says effective advertising depends on the right 33. ............ and the 34. ............
Question 35
Choose the correct letter A, B or C.
35. Advertisers always want to change people’s
A. Buying habits
B. Life
C. Working habits
Questions 36-40
Complete the sentences with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
People usually buy 36. ............ because they recognise the name of the manufacturer. The speaker says that Shell has purchased a 37. ........... and marketed a beer they called 38. .............. San Fran Video Store handed out cards with a 39. .............. and a 40. .............. Of the store locations of them.
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