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IELTS Listening Academic Test 19
A full 4-part, 40-question listening test at band 8.0 difficulty, recorded with British accent audio, taken under the real 30-minute computer-delivered timing and graded the moment you finish.
What is in this test?
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Difficulty | Band 8.0 (Expert) |
| Accent | British accent audio |
| Format | 4 parts · 40 questions · audio plays once |
| Timing | 30 minutes, computer-delivered interface |
| Grading | Instant, with standard raw-score-to-band conversion |
| Review | Per-question transcript locations after submission |
Like the real exam, the four sections climb from everyday conversation to an academic lecture, and the audio never repeats. Band 8.0 calibration means a candidate targeting band 8.0 should score about 35/40 here on a good day (the official conversion for band 8.0), and is ready for the next test at 37/40.
What do you hear in each part of Test 19?
| Part | What you hear | Questions |
|---|---|---|
| 1 · Conversation | A customer rents a storage unit during a house renovation | Note completion |
| 2 · Talk | A guide’s tour of a winery | Map labelling, multiple choice |
| 3 · Discussion | A professor and two students discuss essays on the Industrial Revolution | Matching, multiple choice |
| 4 · Lecture | A lecture on bioluminescence | Note completion |
Parts 1 and 2 are set in everyday life and Parts 3 and 4 in education, as in the real test. Each part has ten questions, so the question types above tell you what to practise before you start.
How should you approach a band-8.0 listening test?
Band-8.0 tests are calibrated so even strong candidates drop marks on inference-flavoured multiple choice and dense matching sets. Perfect the mechanics first (you should be losing zero marks to spelling or limits), then drill the two question types that remain: MCQs whose wrong options all appear in the audio, and matching tasks that reward noting speaker attitude, not just facts.
Why practice with a British accent?
Standard southern-British pronunciation drops the "r" after vowels ("car" ≈ "cah") and reduces unstressed syllables heavily. Numbers like "thirty" vs "thirteen" are distinguished by stress position: first syllable for tens, second for teens. This is the accent most official IELTS recordings favour, so comfort here pays off directly.
Try a sample question first
Note completion. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER.
Audio: “Lecturer: "Attendance at the seminars is optional in week one — I'd still come — but from week two it's compulsory, and it counts for ten percent of your final grade."”
Question: Seminar attendance is compulsory from week ____ and is worth ____% of the grade.
Answer: 2 and 10. Two gaps fed by one sentence, with a distractor week ("optional in week one") planted first. Band-8.0 British-accent material at full pace — the last step before the real exam.
This sample was written for this page; the 40 questions in the actual test are different.
How do I take this test?
- Create a free account (no card): the Free plan includes unlimited listening practice
- Open Listening and choose Academic Test 19
- Sit the full 30 minutes in one block, exactly as on test day
- Review every lost mark against the transcript, then drill that question type
Warm up one level down with Test 18 (band 7.5).
More tests at band 8.0: Test 8, Test 13. More British recordings: Test 1, Test 7, Test 11, Test 15.
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