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 customer books a business-class flight from Sydney to Toronto and chooses Air Canada after comparing prices and schedules.
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Section 2: A speaker explains tenancy agreements, tenant rights, deposits, inventories, and legal protections for rented accommodation.
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Section 3: A professor provides feedback on a student's housing-price research project and suggests improvements before final submission.
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Section 4: A presentation outlines various UK scholarship and funding opportunities available to international students and their eligibility requirements.
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 56
Section 1
This audio contains answers to questions 1-10.
Questions 1-4
Answer the following questions using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/ OR A NUMBER for each answer.
1. On which day and date does the woman want to fly to Toronto?
2. What class does the woman want to fly in?
3. What is the lowest price for a ticket on the days the customer has chosen?
4. What do the ticket prices include?
Questions 5-8
Complete the table below using NO MORE THAN ONE WORD OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Questions 9 and 10
Answer the following questions using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
9. What is the customer’s full name?
10. Which company does she work for?
Section 2
This audio contains answers to questions 11-20.
Questions 11-14
Complete the following sentences using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
11. A tenancy agreement is a…………. between the tenant and the landlord.
12. An assured short hold tenancy means that your landlord cannot ask you to leave without a good reason during the…………..
13. Tenants should keep a………. of the tenancy agreement.
14. ……………. is a list of all the items in the property.
Questions 15-17
Decide which THREE of the following statements about deposits are correct and write the appropriate letters on your answer sheet in any order.
A. They are special to England
B. They are generally equal to one month’s rent
C. They can be used instead of one month’s rent
D. They can cover unpaid bills when you leave the accommodation
E. They can cover the cost of damage to furniture
F. They are not payable when you use an accommodation agency
G. They can cover the legal costs of tenancy disputes.
Questions 18-20
Decide which are THREE ways a landlord can legally evict a tenant (other than an excluded tenant) and write the appropriate letters on your answer sheet in any order.
A. By moving into the property
B. By moving a member of his family into the property
C. By applying to your educational institution for your eviction
D. By waiting until the tenancy agreement expires
E. By giving you notice that you have to leave
F. By giving you at least 4 weeks’ notice that you have to leave
G. By getting a court to issue an order for you to leave
H. By contacting a law centre or the Citizens’ Advice Bureau
Section 3
This audio contains answers for questions 21-30.
Questions 21-25
Answer the following questions using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for an answer.
21. What did Klara originally want to do her project on?
22. Where can Klara read about housing prices every day?
23. Which facilities might influence housing prices?
24. What did Klara’s friend suggest including information on?
25. Where could Klara get such information from?
Questions 26-30
Complete the following sentences and answer the question.
Use NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/ OR A NUMBER for each answer.
26. In the middle part, Klara needs to use a………….
27. The professor suggests…………. of the bibliography
28. The professor suggests that headings are………….
29. How much longer does Klara have to finish the project?
30. What’s the last thing Klara needs to do before giving the professor her project?
Section 4
This audio contains answers to questions 31-40.
Questions 31-33
Answer the following questions about British Education scholarships using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/ OR A NUMBER for each answer.
British Education Scholarships
- Available to all overseas students
- For students at 31. .......... level
- 2000 awarded each year
- Full award 32. ........... award or partial award
- Worth up to 33. £…………..
Questions 34 and 35
Answer the following questions about Commonwealth Scholarships using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/ OR A NUMBER for each answer.
34. Where should you apply for this scholarship?
35. How much is each scholarship worth?
Questions 36-38
Complete the following information about Foreign Office Scholarships using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/ OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Foreign Office Scholarships
- Awarded jointly by the Foreign Office and HE Institutions
- Usually awarded for 36. ............
- Not employed by government or 37. ............
- Course must be in the field of 38. .............
Questions 39 and 40
Answer the following questions about Overseas Students Research Awards using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
39. Which cost is covered by these awards?
40. Which organisation provides these awards?
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