A Part 1 conversation, played once, ten questions
Practise one IELTS Listening Part 1 task in your browser. The voices are your browser’s own speech synthesis, not a real IELTS recording. Nothing you answer leaves your browser.
Listen once, then complete the form
You will hear a conversation between two speakers in an everyday social setting: someone phoning a community centre to book a place on a class. It lasts about three minutes. Complete the form while you listen, then submit it to see your marks. The voices are your browser’s speech synthesis, not a real IELTS recording, so the accents and the pace are not those of the real test.
- Ten questions, one mark each. Every answer is ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER.
- The details Part 1 asks for: a name spelled out, a number, a day, a time, a place.
- Heard once in Exam mode, as in the real test. Practice mode lets you pause and replay.
No sign-in, no email, nothing stored. Turn your sound on before you start.
Transcript
Write your answers as you listen. Spelling counts: a misspelt answer is marked wrong, as in the real test.
Each correct answer is one mark. The spelling must be right, and an answer longer than the word limit is marked wrong, as in the real test.
The real test’s raw scores convert to bands over 40 questions, so a score out of ten cannot be turned into a band. For a full-test raw score, use the IELTS band score calculator.
Your answers
Transcript
The lines that hold an answer are highlighted, with the question numbers beside them.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What this practice test is, what it is not, and how it is marked.
Is this a real IELTS Listening recording?
No. The voices are your browser’s speech synthesis, so the accents, the rhythm and the pauses are not those of a real IELTS recording. The conversation was written for this site in the style of a Part 1 task. Use it to practise the skill: following a conversation you hear once and writing a name, a number, a day, a time or a place correctly.
How long is the real IELTS Listening test?
IELTS.org’s Listening format page says the test takes approximately 30 minutes and has four parts and 40 questions, each worth one mark, and that you hear each recording once only. Part 1 is a conversation between two speakers in an everyday social context. This page practises one Part 1-style task of ten questions, so it is not a full paper. IELTS Listening test: the four parts, six question types and scoring goes through the format.
What counts as a correct answer?
Your answer is compared with the key after spaces are trimmed and capitals are ignored. A time written 7.30, 7:30 or 730 is accepted. If you write more than the word limit, the answer is marked wrong; IELTS.org says the same of the real test, and IDP says a misspelt answer is marked wrong, so check your spelling before you submit.
What if I hear nothing?
The test needs a browser with speech synthesis, an English voice and your sound switched on. If the browser has no English voice, only Practice mode is offered, with the transcript on screen, so you can still complete the form by reading it. If the voices do not start in Exam mode, try Practice mode.