IELTS Listening Test with Answers Explained | October 2026 | Practice Test #2

IELTS Listening practice test with answers EXPLAINED (13 October 2026): a full IELTS Listening test, 4 parts and 40 questions, on computer-delivered test screens with real exam timing and British, Australian and American speakers. The Listening test is the same for IELTS Academic and General Training. After the answer key, you hear exactly where every answer was said, and the traps that catch most students. 📝 Free answer sheet (download, write your answers, mark them, get your band): https://www.theieltsbro.com/downloads... 🎧 Want the real exam feeling? Take full IELTS Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking tests online, free, in the computer-delivered format, with an instant band score and full report on The IELTS Bro: https://www.theieltsbro.com/practice?... Part 1: A man phoning a holiday cottage agency to book a cottage for a family week Part 2: A guide welcoming visitors to a restored Victorian textile mill Part 3: Two students, Imogen and Simon, discussing their presentation on urban beekeeping with their tutor, Dr Lindqvist Part 4: A university lecturer giving a talk on the history and science of glass making How to use this IELTS listening test: 1. Download the free answer sheet (link above) or get a pen and paper. 2. Play the video once, without pausing, just like the real exam. 3. Check the answer key, find your band, and comment your score. 4. Watch "Answers explained" to learn from every mistake. Chapters: 0:00 Start 0:06 Free answer sheet 0:16 Test instructions 0:40 Part 1: Questions 1–10 6:00 Part 2: Questions 11–20 12:59 Part 3: Questions 21–30 20:50 Part 4: Questions 31–40 26:05 Answer key 26:35 Your band score 26:47 Answers explained 34:01 Tell us your score 34:09 Free full tests About this test: an original IELTS listening practice test by The IELTS Bro, written to the current IELTS format. It is not an official IELTS paper. #IELTSListening #IELTS2026 #IELTSListeningTest #IELTS #IELTSPreparation #TheIELTSBro