Topic: IELTS and TOEIC Listening tests
FORMAT
IELTS
4 recordings, each with a distinct context and increasing difficulty:
Part 1 – Two speakers asking and answering questions
– Two speakers in an everyday setting (e.g., booking a hotel)
– Focus: factual information
– Common tasks: form/note/table completion
Part 2 – One speaker giving information
– One speaker (e.g., a speech about local facilities)
– Focus: identifying key points and details
– Common tasks: map/diagram labeling, matching
Part 3 – Two to four students discussing
– Two to four speakers (e.g., students and tutor discussing a project)
– Focus: understanding opinions, attitudes, and purpose
– Common tasks: multiple choice, matching speakers to statements
Part 4 – One speaker giving lecture
– One speaker on an academic topic (e.g., a university lecture)
– Focus: following complex ideas and structure
– Common tasks: summary completion, sentence completion
TOEIC
Part | Name | Questions | Description |
1 | Photographs | 6 | Listen to 4 statements and choose the one that best describes a photo |
2 | Question-Response | 25 | Hear a question and choose the most appropriate response from 3 options |
3 | Conversations | 39 | Listen to short conversations between 2–3 people and answer 3 questions each |
4 | Talks | 30 | Listen to short monologues (e.g., announcements) and answer 3 questions each |
TEST 1