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Original, full-length practice sets. Start one to enter the exam room.
Original, full-length practice sets. Start one to enter the exam room.
Original, full-length practice sets. Start one to enter the exam room.
Full-length Reading with instant marking and an indicative band. Start Academic Reading — The Living Light of the Deep (AC-READ-001) · 10 questions.
40 sets · Live
A single Academic Reading passage on bioluminescence with 10 questions (True/False/Not Given, multiple choice, and sentence completion).
A full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on beaver reintroduction, the medieval spice trade and the psychology of procrastination.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three original passages on desalination, the mechanical clock and bilingualism, and 40 questions.
A full-length Academic Reading test spanning coral reef restoration, the cultural history of tea, and the paradox of choice.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three original passages on vertical farming, the Silk Road, and how sleep consolidates memory (40 questions).
Full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on mycorrhizal fungi, the history of cartography, and nudge theory.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on lighthouse optics, the science of dating wood by its growth rings, and the limitations of gross domestic product.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three original passages on honeybee communication, the history of weather forecasting and the evolution of altruism, and 40 questions.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on the ocean moons of the outer solar system, the history of food preservation and the cognitive psychology of attention.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three original passages on bridge engineering, animal migration and the philosophy of measurement, and 40 questions.
A full-length Academic Reading test covering the history of dyeing, how cities are supplied with water, and the way information travels through networks.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three original passages on how fossils form, the balancing of electricity grids and energy storage, and why languages change over time (40 questions).
Full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on the history of public sanitation, glass and ceramics technology, and the science of art conservation.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on the science of agricultural soil, the history of rail transport and research into memory and learning.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on how desert plants survive drought, the history of glassmaking and the long argument over whether homework benefits school pupils.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on how migrating birds navigate, the archaeology of ancient road networks and the argument over car-free cities.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on the microbiology of sourdough, the invention of standardised measurement and the argument over returning cultural objects.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on volcano monitoring and forecasting, the history of vaccination and the disputed benefits of remote work.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on animal survival in extreme cold, the printing press and the growth of literacy, and the debate over whether zoos serve conservation.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on underwater sound and whale communication, the history of clocks and standard time, and the debate over whether creativity can be taught.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on seed dispersal and seed banking, the archaeology of early textiles and dyeing, and the argument over tourism at heritage sites.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on how bridges withstand wind and load, the history of coffee cultivation and trade, and the debate over standardised testing.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on the physics of lightning, the rise of underwater archaeology and the long argument between expert judgement and statistical rules.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on how bats hunt by echo, the long history of concrete, and the argument over public funding for the arts.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on the science of river meanders, the conquest of surgical pain and the debate over reviving dormant languages.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on chemical signalling between plants, the history of the submarine and undersea exploration, and the debate over shortening the working week.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on immunological memory, the history of papermaking and the argument over how far wilderness should be managed.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on the formation of deserts and desertification, the invention of photography, and the argument over free university tuition.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on swarm intelligence in ant colonies, the engineering history of inland waterways, and the debate over whether machines can be genuinely creative.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on how glaciers move and what ice cores record, the long history of the spice trade, and the argument over whether people should be expected to work later into life as lifespans lengthen.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on the acoustics of concert halls, how young birds learn to sing, and the argument over public spending on space exploration.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on the human sense of smell, the argument that cooking reshaped the human body, and the case for a universal basic income.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on how living organisms make their own light, the long argument about when the horse was domesticated, and the debate over peer review and open access publishing.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on the chemistry and history of soap and detergents, the invention and social consequences of the bicycle, and the argument over advertising aimed at children.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on the science and uses of the tide, the domestication of the dog, and the argument over whether decisions about individual people should be delegated to statistical models.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on why cities are hotter than the countryside, the origins of pottery, and the case for and against publicly funded sporting mega-events.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on the rise and spread of antibiotic resistance, the disputed origins of insect flight, and whether zoos deserve to survive.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on permafrost and the engineering of frozen ground, the global history of rubber, and the argument over public funding for research with no foreseeable application.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on how mountain ranges are built and worn away, the naming and classification of living things, and the argument over public funding for libraries.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on how animals detect colour, the decipherment of lost writing systems, and the argument over cost overruns on very large infrastructure projects.
31 sets · Live
A full-length Listening test: booking a table-tennis taster session by phone, a welcome talk for food bank volunteers, two students planning a geography presentation, and a mini-lecture on the history of urban tram networks.
A full-length Listening test: a telephone quote from a removals company, a radio talk about the reopening of a restored outdoor swimming pool, a tutorial on an engineering group's rainwater filter prototype, and a lecture on peatlands and carbon.
A full-length Listening test: booking a stall at a village farmers' market, a guide's welcome talk at a lighthouse visitor centre, two psychology students and their tutor redesigning a sleep study, and a lecture on how coins and banknotes came to be trusted.
A full-length Listening test: a telephone enquiry about renting a self-storage unit, an introductory talk to new members of a community tool-lending scheme, a supervision meeting about a study of hydration in amateur runners, and a lecture on how museums conserve textiles.
A full-length Listening test: reporting a bag left on a coach, a warden's welcome talk at a wetland nature reserve, two students and their tutor planning a food-waste study in the university canteens, and a lecture on why cities flood and what sustainable urban drainage does about it.
A full-length Listening test: a telephone call to a campsite about a pitch for a campervan, an induction for new helpers at a village fruit orchard, two linguistics students reworking a dialect survey with their tutor, and a lecture on the history of street lighting.
A full-length Listening test: a parent enrolling a child in swimming lessons, an induction talk at an indoor climbing centre, two nursing students and their tutor reviewing a hand-hygiene audit, and a lecture on what archaeologists learn from rubbish.
A full-length Listening test: a call to the parish office about hiring a village hall, a talk to new members of a town bicycle hire scheme, two computing students and their tutor reviewing an app usability test, and a lecture on where written examinations came from and why they have lasted.
A full-length Listening test: a phone booking for a space in an airport car park, an astronomer's introduction to an observatory open evening, two business undergraduates and their supervisor repairing a market-research questionnaire, and a lecture on the development of sound recording.
A full-length Listening test: an enquiry about joining an allotment waiting list, a manager's briefing on using the household recycling centre, two history students planning an oral-history project with their tutor, and a lecture on how the supermarket changed shopping.
A full-length Listening test: a telephone call registering as a new patient at a dental practice, a talk about a restored steam railway, two education students planning a classroom observation study with their tutor, and a lecture on the history of identification and fingerprints.
A full-length Listening test: a telephone booking with a car hire firm, an introductory talk at a community darkroom and photography studio, two geology students replanning their river fieldwork with a tutor, and a lecture on how tunnels are dug.
A full-length Listening test: a phone enquiry about evening classes at an adult education centre, a briefing for new stallholders at a weekend craft market, two architecture students reworking a daylight study of a school, and a lecture on the history and science of beekeeping.
A full-length Listening test: a phone call to a bank about a missing card and an unrecognised payment, a warden's welcome talk at a youth hostel, a tutorial on a marine biology rocky shore survey, and a lecture on how rescue at sea became an organised service.
A full-length Listening test: a phone call arranging house-sitting and pet-feeding for a family going away, an induction talk for new community radio volunteers, a tutorial on a student footbridge design, and a lecture on why a small minority of introduced plants become invasive.
A full-length Listening test: a telephone order for catering at an office event, an opening talk at a cookery school, two students and their supervisor replanning the energy audit of a university building, and a lecture on the history of vaccination and the cold chain.
A full-length Listening test: entering a charity fun run by telephone, a briefing for new users of a community woodworking workshop, two sociology students replanning a commuting survey with their tutor, and a lecture on how letters were physically moved and sorted.
A full-length Listening test: a telephone call to hire costumes for an amateur pantomime, an induction evening at a shared workshop, two physics students salvaging a pendulum experiment with their tutor, and a lecture on how the dictionary came to be.
A full-length Listening test: a telephone booking at a boarding kennels, a guide's talk at a windmill still worked by volunteers, a tutorial on a student packaging project that failed its drop tests, and a lecture on how earthquakes are measured, located and warned about.
A full-length Listening test: taking on a lock-up garage at a yard, a welcome talk at a small aquarium and sea-life study centre, a supervision meeting about a gait study, and a lecture on the piano.
A full-length Listening test: a telephone call booking a photographer for a milestone birthday, a club officer running through the rules of dinghy sailing, two law students preparing a mock trial with their tutor, and a lecture on the world's appetite for sand.
A full-length Listening test: a telephone booking for winter caravan storage, a briefing for new archery club members, two veterinary students planning a livestock welfare audit with their tutor, and a lecture on the history of the circus.
A full-length Listening test: a telephone enquiry about a holiday skateboarding course, an induction talk for volunteers at a member-owned brewery, two music students and their tutor redesigning an audience survey, and a lecture on what the potato did to Europe.
A full-length Listening test: telephoning a driving school to book a block of lessons, a coordinator's briefing for new volunteers at a city farm, two chemistry students replanning the water-quality testing of a local stream with their tutor, and a lecture on how salt was produced and traded and why it mattered.
A full-length Listening test: booking a marquee for a garden party by telephone, an introductory briefing at an outdoor sculpture park, two ecology students planning an ultrasonic bat survey with their tutor, and a lecture on how avalanches start and how people are protected from them.
A full-length Listening test: ringing a locksmith to change the locks on a newly bought house, an induction evening for new volunteers at a community toy library, two statistics students analysing bus punctuality data with their tutor, and a lecture on how cork is harvested and used.
A full-length Listening test: a telephone call to register a new kitten at a veterinary practice, an orientation talk for visitors to a botanic garden, two archaeology students planning a two-day test-pit excavation with their tutor, and a lecture on how secret messages were made and broken before the computer.
A full-length Listening test: a telephone enquiry about joining a weekly fruit and vegetable box round, a briefing given to marshals before an amateur road race for cyclists, two zoology students and their tutor designing a garden feeder trial, and a lecture on where the chicken came from and how it reached the rest of the world.
A full-length Listening test: a telephone enquiry about repairing and re-covering an old armchair, a briefing for new volunteer stewards at a local history museum, two engineering students planning wind-tunnel tests of a bicycle helmet with their tutor, and a lecture on the theatre building from open-air stages to modern playhouses.
A full-length Listening test: a telephone call to book a chimney sweep before winter, a talk for would-be volunteer walking-tour guides, two botany students reviewing plant survival on a green roof with their tutor, and a lecture on how the census began and what it revealed.
A full-length Listening test: a telephone call arranging a weekly house-cleaning service, an induction talk for new volunteers at a hedgehog rescue centre, two robotics students preparing a line-following robot for a competition with their tutor, and a lecture on cacao and how chocolate became a food.
40 sets · Practice
A single Academic Writing Task 2 opinion essay prompt (minimum 250 words). AI band scoring is not yet enabled.
An Academic Writing Task 2 discussion essay: both views plus your own opinion (minimum 250 words).
An Academic Writing Task 2 agree/disagree essay on remote work (minimum 250 words).
An Academic Writing Task 2 problem/solution essay on household and retail food waste (minimum 250 words).
An Academic Writing Task 2 two-part question on public trust in news reporting (minimum 250 words).
An Academic Writing Task 2 discussion essay on the school curriculum (minimum 250 words).
An Academic Writing Task 2 opinion essay: agree or disagree (minimum 250 words).
An Academic Writing Task 2 discussion essay: both views plus your own opinion (minimum 250 words).
An Academic Writing Task 2 advantages-outweigh-disadvantages essay (minimum 250 words).
An Academic Writing Task 2 problem-and-solution essay (minimum 250 words).
An Academic Writing Task 2 two-part question essay (minimum 250 words).
An Academic Writing Task 2 opinion essay: agree or disagree (minimum 250 words).
An Academic Writing Task 2 discussion essay: both views plus your own opinion (minimum 250 words).
An Academic Writing Task 2 advantages-outweigh-disadvantages essay (minimum 250 words).
An Academic Writing Task 2 problem-and-solution essay (minimum 250 words).
An Academic Writing Task 2 two-part question essay (minimum 250 words).
An Academic Writing Task 2 opinion essay: agree or disagree (minimum 250 words).
An Academic Writing Task 2 discussion essay: both views plus your own opinion (minimum 250 words).
An Academic Writing Task 2 advantages-and-disadvantages essay (minimum 250 words).
An Academic Writing Task 2 cause-and-solution essay (minimum 250 words).
An Academic Writing Task 2 two-part question essay (minimum 250 words).
An Academic Writing Task 2 opinion essay: agree or disagree (minimum 250 words).
An Academic Writing Task 2 discussion essay: both views plus your own opinion (minimum 250 words).
An Academic Writing Task 2 advantages-and-disadvantages essay (minimum 250 words).
An Academic Writing Task 2 cause-and-solution essay (minimum 250 words).
An Academic Writing Task 2 two-part question essay (minimum 250 words).
An Academic Writing Task 2 opinion essay: agree or disagree (minimum 250 words).
An Academic Writing Task 2 discussion essay: both views plus your own opinion (minimum 250 words).
An Academic Writing Task 2 advantages-outweigh-disadvantages essay (minimum 250 words).
An Academic Writing Task 2 problem-and-solution essay (minimum 250 words).
An Academic Writing Task 2 two-part question essay (minimum 250 words).
An Academic Writing Task 2 opinion essay: agree or disagree (minimum 250 words).
An Academic Writing Task 2 discussion essay: both views plus your own opinion (minimum 250 words).
An Academic Writing Task 2 advantages-outweigh-disadvantages essay (minimum 250 words).
An Academic Writing Task 2 problem-and-solution essay (minimum 250 words).
An Academic Writing Task 2 two-part question essay (minimum 250 words).
An Academic Writing Task 2 opinion essay: agree or disagree (minimum 250 words).
An Academic Writing Task 2 discussion essay: both views plus your own opinion (minimum 250 words).
An Academic Writing Task 2 advantages-and-disadvantages essay (minimum 250 words).
An Academic Writing Task 2 two-part question essay (minimum 250 words).
40 sets · Live
A full three-part Speaking set (introduction, long turn, and discussion). AI band scoring is not yet enabled.
A full three-part set moving from your daily routine to a useful object you own and a wider discussion of possessions; AI band scoring covers fluency, vocabulary and grammar.
A full three-part set that starts with food and cooking, centres on a person who taught you something useful, and ends with a discussion of how people learn; AI band scoring covers fluency, vocabulary and grammar.
A full three-part set that opens with weather and seasons, centres on a journey you remember well, and closes with a discussion about how travel is changing; AI band scoring covers fluency, vocabulary and grammar.
A full three-part set that begins with friendship, centres on a book or film that impressed you, and finishes with a discussion of stories and entertainment; AI band scoring covers fluency, vocabulary and grammar.
A full three-part set that opens with music, centres on a skill you would like to learn, and ends with a discussion of skills in work and education; AI band scoring covers fluency, vocabulary and grammar.
A full three-part set that starts with everyday transport, centres on a celebration you attended, and broadens into a discussion of traditions; AI band scoring covers fluency, vocabulary and grammar.
A full three-part set that begins with work and study, centres on a place in nature you enjoyed, and ends with a discussion of people and the environment; AI band scoring covers fluency, vocabulary and grammar.
A full three-part set that opens with sleep and rest, centres on a piece of good advice you received, and closes with a discussion of how people seek guidance; AI band scoring covers fluency, vocabulary and grammar.
A full three-part set that starts with clothes, centres on a hobby you enjoy, and widens into a discussion of leisure in modern life; AI band scoring covers fluency, vocabulary and grammar.
A full three-part set that opens with weekends, centres on an important decision you made, and finishes with a discussion of how people make choices; AI band scoring covers fluency, vocabulary and grammar.
A full three-part set that begins with pets and animals, centres on a shop you like visiting, and ends with a discussion of shopping and the high street; AI band scoring covers fluency, vocabulary and grammar.
A full three-part set that starts with sport and exercise, centres on a photograph you treasure, and closes with a discussion of photography and memory; AI band scoring covers fluency, vocabulary and grammar.
A full three-part set that opens with phones and technology, centres on a time you helped someone, and broadens into a discussion of kindness and community; AI band scoring covers fluency, vocabulary and grammar.
A full three-part Speaking set about weather, a favourite website or app, and how technology shapes daily life; AI band scoring covers fluency, vocabulary and grammar.
A full three-part Speaking set about food at home, an interesting neighbour, and how communities get along; AI band scoring covers fluency, vocabulary and grammar.
A full three-part Speaking set about music, a favourite piece of clothing, and attitudes to fashion; AI band scoring covers fluency, vocabulary and grammar.
A full three-part Speaking set about mornings, a memorable market or shopping street, and changing shopping habits; AI band scoring covers fluency, vocabulary and grammar.
A full three-part Speaking set about getting around town, a goal you are working towards, and the nature of ambition; AI band scoring covers fluency, vocabulary and grammar.
A full three-part Speaking set about photographs, a family tradition you value, and how customs pass between generations; AI band scoring covers fluency, vocabulary and grammar.
A full three-part Speaking set about friendship, a noisy place you have been to, and how sound affects modern life; AI band scoring covers fluency, vocabulary and grammar.
A full three-part Speaking set about sport and exercise, a historic building you visited, and how societies protect their heritage; AI band scoring covers fluency, vocabulary and grammar.
A full three-part Speaking set about films and television, something you made by hand, and the value of craft skills today; AI band scoring covers fluency, vocabulary and grammar.
A full three-part Speaking set about giving gifts, a language you would like to learn, and language learning in a connected world; AI band scoring covers fluency, vocabulary and grammar.
A full three-part Speaking set about work and study, a sports event you watched, and the place of sport in society; AI band scoring covers fluency, vocabulary and grammar.
A full three-part Speaking set about pets and animals, a kind stranger you met, and helping others in society; AI band scoring covers fluency, vocabulary and grammar.
A full three-part Speaking set about art and drawing, a change that improved your life, and how people handle change; AI band scoring covers fluency, vocabulary and grammar.
A full three-part set moving from the weather where you live to an occasion when you were very busy and a wider discussion of busyness and work-life balance; AI band scoring covers fluency, vocabulary and grammar.
A full three-part set moving from cooking at home to a café or restaurant you enjoy and a wider discussion of eating out and food culture; AI band scoring covers fluency, vocabulary and grammar.
A full three-part set moving from television and films to a wild animal you find interesting and a wider discussion of wildlife and conservation; AI band scoring covers fluency, vocabulary and grammar.
A full three-part set moving from friends and socialising to a song that means something to you and a wider discussion of music in society; AI band scoring covers fluency, vocabulary and grammar.
A full three-part set moving from your reading habits to a teacher from your school days and a wider discussion of teaching and education; AI band scoring covers fluency, vocabulary and grammar.
A full three-part set moving from sport and exercise to an item of technology you could not live without and a wider discussion of our dependence on technology; AI band scoring covers fluency, vocabulary and grammar.
A full three-part set moving from your home and living area to a park or public garden you like and a wider discussion of public spaces in cities; AI band scoring covers fluency, vocabulary and grammar.
A full three-part set moving from shopping habits to a time you got lost and a wider discussion of navigation, travel and technology; AI band scoring covers fluency, vocabulary and grammar.
A full three-part set moving from sleep and rest to a competition you took part in and a wider discussion of competitiveness in society; AI band scoring covers fluency, vocabulary and grammar.
A full three-part set moving from learning languages to an old object your family keeps and a wider discussion of family history and traditions; AI band scoring covers fluency, vocabulary and grammar.
A full three-part set moving from free time and hobbies to a job you would not like to do and a wider discussion of work and career choices; AI band scoring covers fluency, vocabulary and grammar.
A full three-part set moving from colours and preferences to a beautiful view you remember and a wider discussion of natural beauty and tourism; AI band scoring covers fluency, vocabulary and grammar.
A full three-part set moving from writing and handwriting to a promise you made and a wider discussion of promises, trust and society; AI band scoring covers fluency, vocabulary and grammar.