IELTS Listening Practice Test 89 with Audio and Answer Key

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.

• Section 1: An architecture student gathers information about a conference and learns how to submit a late proposal for a presentation. 

• Section 2: The owner introduces the history, facilities, art gallery, garden, and visitor arrangements at Apsley House. 

• Section 3: Two students compare music postgraduate programs, discussing admission requirements, fees, deadlines, and facilities.  

• Section 4: A student presentation reviews research showing how music, art, and pleasant surroundings can improve patients' health and well-being. 

By completing this practice test, you can strengthen your listening skills, better understand spoken English, and confidently prepare for the IELTS exam.

IELTS Listening Practice Test 89

Section 1

Questions 1-10

Complete the notes below.

Architecture 21 conference

Conference dates: 1. .............. 

Conference venue: 2. ............. 

Reservations phone no.: 3. ............. 

Student rate per day: 4. ............. 

Contact person: 5. .............. 

Must act fast

Closing date for talks: 6. ................ 

Summary should have: 7. .............. 

Maximum length: 8. .............. 

Also send: 9. .............. 

Email address: 10. .............  @uniconf.edu.au

Section 2

Question 11

Complete the sentence below.

11. The house was built between………….. 

Question 12

Choose one letter A-C.

12. It was originally constructed as a/ an:

A. Family home

B. Office

C. Public house

Questions 13-15

Complete the sentences below.

13. The house contains art from………….

14. Until recently, the art gallery was………… 

15. Tomorrow’s talk will be on………… 

Questions 16-20

Complete the sentences below.

16. Breakfast is served in the cafeteria or…………

17. You can choose between English breakfast or…………. 

18. A car park was built because of an increase in………… 

19. The garden contains many………… 

20. The animals at Apsley House are all………… 

Section 3

Questions 21-25

21. Which college does Chris suggest would be best?

A. Lees Conservatory of Contemporary Music

B. The Henry Music Institute

C. The Academy in London

22. What entry requirements are common to all the colleges?

A. An audition

B. An essay

C. An interview

23. How much does the course at Leeds Conservatory of Contemporary Music cost?

A. £6000 a year

B. £7000 a year

C. £8000 a year

24. What other expenses are payable to the colleges?

A. Application fee

B. Insurance

C. Train fare

25. When is the deadline for Leeds Conservatory of Contemporary Music?

A. January 9th

B. January 19th

C. January 30th

Questions 26-30

Which facilities do the colleges have?

Facilities

A. Large gardens

B. Multiple sites

C. Practice rooms

D. Recording studio

E. Research facility

F. Student canteen

G. Technology suite

Colleges

26. Northdown College

27. The Academy in London 

28. Leeds Conservatory of Contemporary Music 

29. The Henry Music Institute 

30. The James Academy of Music 

Section 4

Questions 31-35

Complete the sentences below.

The Health Benefits Of Art And Music

31. According to the speaker, art and music can benefit patients’ emotional………..  and physical well-being.

32. Florence Nightingale first noted the improvements in the year……….. 

33. The results of many did not prove a link between health and art as they were rarely………….. 

34. The American study looked at the effects of architecture on patients’............... 

35. The patients who were in a ward with a…………  were not in hospital for as long and needed less medication.

Questions 36-40

Complete the table below.

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