Listening Practice Tests
IELTS Listening practice test

Request for Special LeaveIELTS Listening Practice Test with Answers

Practise this IELTS Listening test about Request for Special Leave. The recording features a call to a student adviser

—Min Audio
12Questions
2 typesTask Types
IELTS Listening practice

Play Request for Special Leave audioListen, answer, then check your score and explanations.

Instructions
0:000:00
1× speed

The transcript is not available in the real IELTS Listening

Questions for Request for Special Leave

Questions 1–8

Note Completion

Write no more than three words or numbers for each answer

Request for Special Leave

Name: Angela Tung

Example student number: H5712

Address: 1 Tamworth, 2340

Course: 2

Teacher’s name: 3

Student visa expiry date: 4

I wish to request leave in term: 5

Date of leave: 6

to 7

Number of working days missed: 8

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Scoring

IELTS band calculation for the Listening section.

Enter your score to see your band, or check the table below for the full scoring pattern.

Your raw score
0/ 12
036912
NABand
Your estimated band
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Band scoresSwipe
2.54–5
36–7
3.58–9
410–12
4.513–15
516–17
5.518–22
623–25
6.526–29
730–31
7.532–34
835–36
8.537–38
939–40

Conclusion

You have finished this practice test. Review your answers and read the explanations to see where you lost marks and why. Try more practice to build your accuracy.

About the test

Understand the task before you practise it.

You’ve now gone through the Request for Special Leave answers. Understanding the context of the recording will help you approach similar Section 1 tasks with more confidence. Here’s a short summary of the passage.

Summary of the passage

Angela Tong phones the foreign student adviser's office to request special leave. Listen for the details included in the conversation and note the words that complete each answer.

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Task types in Request for Special Leave listening answers

1–8

Note Completion

Questions 1 to 8

Here, you will listen to the recording, memorise the information given in it, and fill the empty gaps in the notes. Be attentive while listening to the audio, as the answers follow the order of the recording.

9–12

Multiple Choice

Questions 9 to 12

Here, you choose the correct option for each question. Read the question and all options before the audio starts, and listen for paraphrases rather than exact words.

Key highlights of the IELTS Listening section

Remember

1time only

Each recording plays only once, so stay focused throughout the task.

In total

40questions

Divided into 4 different sections of 10 questions each.

Same pattern

Academic=General Training

The Listening test is identical for Academic and General Training.

The audio can be

A Social Conversation
A Social Monologue
An Academic Discussion
An Academic Lecture

IELTS Listening common mistakes

4 mistakes that cost marks

Candidates most often lose marks in this section because of the following errors:

Answering before listening to the entire audio.

01

Not reading the questions carefully before attempting.

02

Lack of practice before taking the test.

03

Ignoring grammatical and spelling errors.

04
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