IELTS Listening Practice Test 18
4 parts · 40 questions · about 29 minutes of audio. Below are all the questions. Take the test in your free dashboard to play the recordings, answer as you listen, and get your band score with the transcript of every answer.
Part 1: Questions 1–10
You will hear a conversation between Anna and her friend Penelope, and then between Anna and a personal trainer.
Questions 1–10
Complete the form below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Finding a personal trainer
Anna
Now works in: an
Problem: her speed walking is much
Friend's suggestion: hire a
Matching service
First step: fill out an
The service then finds the
Trainer: Alaskan Albert
Comes from: the
Skilled in all of the wild
Why no training today: too
Afterwards Anna will be ready for any
He promises to improve her
Part 2: Questions 11–20
You will hear a radio report about the gardens of the White House in Washington.
Questions 11–16
Complete the sentences below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Questions 17–18
Choose TWO letters, A–E.
Questions 19–20
Choose TWO letters, A–E.
Part 3: Questions 21–30
You will hear a podcast discussion about a miniature surgical robot and its use in space.
Questions 21–24
Answer the questions below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Questions 25–30
Choose SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter, A–H, next to Questions 25–30.
- A it is reserved for the latest model
- B it suggested applying for funding
- C he helped with design and testing
- D it will be adapted for different medical specialties
- E it is an extremely remote location for telesurgery
- F more than one hundred have been built
- G it is too large for an ordinary operating room
- H it received FDA authorization in February
Part 4: Questions 31–40
You will hear a report about a study of how teenagers learn English.
Questions 31–35
Complete the summary below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Summary of the study
The OECD study is called “How 15-Year-Olds Learn English” and contains case studies from countries, including Finland, Greece, Israel, the Netherlands and Portugal. The researchers gathered information by visiting schools and English lessons, and they also interviewed teachers, students and school . The findings will support PISA, which will measure English skills for the first time in 2025. One of the researchers, Christa Rawkins, said that English transcends classroom . However, she found that teenagers rarely talked about sitting down to learn English via those .
Questions 36–40
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Notes on teachers’ views
Teachers’ views on digital tools
- Teachers are unsure whether the platforms improve students’ English
- Using English platforms may increase students’ to learn
- But the platforms are not necessarily them English
- A teacher in Finland said students may believe they do not need to English
- Rawkins described a “slight ” between English learnt outside school and in class
- In all five countries, students struggled most with writing and
About this listening test
| Part | Recording | Questions | Question types |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A personal trainer | 1–10 | Form completion |
| 2 | The White House gardens | 11–20 | Sentence completion, Multiple choice (choose more than one) |
| 3 | A tiny surgical robot | 21–30 | Short-answer questions, Matching features |
| 4 | How teenagers learn English | 31–40 | Summary completion, Note completion |
How to use it
- Open the test in your dashboard. Each part has its own track with the spoken instructions and the time to read the questions, as in the real exam.
- For exam practice, play each part once at 1× speed. To train your ear, slow it down or replay sections.
- Select words in a question to highlight the keywords you are listening for.
- After submitting, use “Show in transcript” to see exactly where each answer was said.
Audio sources
The recordings are real, copyright-free audio. The questions are written by Sprechify, and the spoken instructions use a synthetic voice.
- Part 1: Let's Learn English, Lesson 15: Before and After. VOA Learning English (learningenglish.voanews.com), public domain
- Part 2: What White House Gardens Say about America. VOA Learning English (learningenglish.voanews.com), public domain
- Part 3: Robotic Surgery in Space (NASA Houston We Have a Podcast). NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston We Have a Podcast (NASA audio is generally not subject to copyright in the US)
- Part 4: Study Looks at How 15-year-olds Learn English. VOA Learning English (learningenglish.voanews.com), public domain