IELTS Listening Structure

IELTS Listening. Duration of the Listening section

• 25 min

• 60 min

• 30 min

• 40 min

How many sections are there in IELTS Listening?

• 3

• 4

• 5

How many questions per section?

• from 5 to 10

• around 7

• more than 10

• 10

Do you have 10 mins at the end to transfer your answers into the answer sheet?

• yes

• yes

What types of recordings are typically used in the IELTS Listening test?

• 
  Conversations between two people

• Lectures or monologues

• both of the above

How many times will you hear each recording in the IELTS?

• twice

• once

Sections 1 & 2

• non-academic topics

• academic topics

Sections 3 & 4

• non-academic topics

• academic topics

What is section 1 about?

• A conversation between 2 people about an everyday topic (e.g. making a hotel reservation)

• A conversation between 4 people about an everyday topic

• A monologue about an academic topic

• A monologue about a non-academic topic

What is section 2 about?

• Two people talking about a non-academic subject

• A person talking about a non-academic subject

• Three people talking about a non-academic subject