Before you listen
Read the question and notice the kind of answer it needs: a number, a place, a date or a name. Do not invent an answer from general knowledge. The recording provides the information.
While listening
Keep following the conversation if you miss a detail. Speakers may discuss an old time before confirming a new time. Listen for the decision, not simply the first number you hear.
Review with a purpose
After checking, replay the relevant sentence. Write what caused the error: unfamiliar sound, spelling, a missed correction or a misunderstood question. Practise that specific problem before attempting another full task.
One focused practice task
Listen to the original announcement below. Choose the information that is confirmed at the end of the message.
Show transcript for review or reading practice
Hello, this is a message about the weekend workshop at the neighbourhood library. We originally planned to begin at ten o’clock, but the room will not be ready then. Please arrive at half past ten on Saturday. The workshop will be in the upstairs reading room, not the computer room. Bring a notebook; pens will be provided. There is no fee, but please reserve a place by Thursday because we can welcome only eighteen people.
The voice comes from your device. This is an authored short exercise, not official exam audio.
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This short device-voice exercise practises attention to corrections and details. It does not reproduce the duration, accents or range of a full IELTS Listening test. Use official samples as well.
Use official materials alongside this guide
Check the current format and sample instructions with IELTS official test information and official sample questions. Our original tasks are separate learning activities and do not imply endorsement.
Prepared 24 October 2026 · AI-assisted original draft; independent bilingual and exam-specialist review pending. Prepare a correction report.