Cambridge IELTS 19 Academic Listening Test 4

• Each audio plays once. You CANNOT pause or rewind during the exam.
• Take notes on the question section as you listen.
• After audio ends, you have 10 minutes to review and finalize answers.

Cambridge IELTS 19 Academic Listening Test 4 works best as a timed mock rather than a study exercise — the surprises here lie in pacing rather than vocabulary. Section 1 features a rental accommodation enquiry; Section 2 moves into a tour inside a leisure facility; Section 3 shifts into an academic discussion between two or more students; and Section 4 closes with a wildlife conservation lecture.

Section 1 uses note completion plus table completion; Section 2 uses multi-answer multiple choice, completion and multiple choice; Section 3 uses multiple choice plus completion; Section 4 uses note completion. Section 1's word-limit warning is the silent killer here — three-word answers in a TWO WORD AND/OR A NUMBER task are scored zero even when the content is right, so circle the limit instruction before the audio begins.

Use the preview to predict not just word class but also the likely topic vocabulary in each gap's sentence. When the audio runs ahead of you, abandon the lost item and pivot to the next gap immediately. Spend the last ten minutes transferring with a fresh pair of eyes, treating each answer as if it were new. A controlled band 7 comes from rhythm, not from speed.

New to this skill? Read the Listening question types guide for tactics, scoring rules, and frequency analysis across Cambridge 10–20. Or browse all Listening practice tests.

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