Practice tests
Tests in the same format as the real exam, marked on the 9-band scale. Reading and listening are marked straight away. Writing and speaking are marked by the AI examiner.
Reading
The Rise of the Lighthouse
The history and engineering of coastal lighthouses and their changing role in maritime navigation
medium13 questions20 min
How Seeds Travel
Plant dispersal and the strategies seeds use to move
medium13 questions20 min
Bringing buried rivers back to the surface
Urban planning and the environment
medium13 questions20 min
The Return of the Night Train
Why European sleeper services collapsed, and why they came back
medium13 questions20 min
Why Cities Are Getting Quieter
Urban noise, and why measuring it is only half the problem
medium13 questions20 min
Reading the Rings of Trees
How tree rings became a dating method precise to a single year
medium13 questions20 min
The Outsourced Mind: Cognitive Offloading and Its Discontents
Cognitive science
hard13 questions20 min
The Value of Waiting
Queues, rationing and what economists call the price of time
hard13 questions20 min
The Economics of Repair
Why household goods became hard to mend, and whether legislation can change it
hard13 questions20 min
The Problem with Averages
Why designing for the average person produces designs that fit nobody
hard13 questions20 min
More reading papers on the way
New ones are written and added regularly — this is not the whole set.
Listening
Booking a Badminton Class
A caller phones a leisure centre to book a place in a community badminton class.
medium10 questions12 min
Renting an Allotment Plot
A caller enquires about renting a vegetable plot from a town council.
medium10 questions12 min
Volunteering at Marlow Fen Nature Reserve
A reserve manager briefs a group of new volunteers on how the site works and what their first day will involve.
medium10 questions12 min
Joining a Community Choir
A caller telephones the secretary of a local choir to ask about joining.
medium10 questions12 min
A Tour of the Harbour Museum
A guide introduces a museum housed in a former ice house before taking a group inside.
medium10 questions12 min
Reporting a Lost Bag at the Station
A passenger reports a bag left on a train and is told how lost property is handled.
medium10 questions12 min
The History of Timekeeping
A university lecture on how humans have measured time, from ancient devices to atomic clocks.
hard10 questions12 min
What Museums Choose to Keep
A university lecture on how museums decide which objects enter a collection.
hard10 questions12 min
Planning a Fieldwork Study on Chapel Street
Three geography students meet their tutor to plan a fieldwork project on a recently pedestrianised shopping street.
hard10 questions12 min
Planning a Presentation on Food Waste
Two students discuss a presentation with their tutor, who challenges their argument and their timing.
hard10 questions12 min
How Coral Reefs Recover
A university lecture on what a damaged coral reef needs in order to recover.
hard10 questions12 min
More listening papers on the way
New ones are written and added regularly — this is not the whole set.
Writing
Writing tasks with AI examiner feedback
Task 1 reports and letters, Task 2 essays — graded on all four criteria with a rewritten model paragraph.
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