The Listening module of the IELTS consists of a total of 40 questions. There are four sections:
- Social Needs – Conversation between two speakers
- Social Needs – Speech by one speaker
- Educational or Training – Conversation between one up to four speakers
- Educational or Training – Speech by one speaker
40 minutes, 30 minutes for which a recording is played centrally and additional 10 minutes for transferring answers onto the OMR answer sheet.