Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking
How to approach each component: notes, time, answer traps and the mistakes to check for in your own work. Every figure links to its source; nothing here is a template to reuse.
Note-taking in CELPIP® Listening when each recording plays once
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Each recording in CELPIP® Listening plays once, so your notes are your only record. What to write down, how short to keep notes, and how to practise the habit.
How to manage your time in CELPIP® Reading, part by part
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CELPIP® Reading runs on a single clock with no time set for each part. How to weigh the parts, set checkpoints, avoid time sinks and leave no question blank.
CELPIP® Writing: the mistakes to check for in your own draft
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What to check for in a CELPIP® Writing draft, grouped by the published dimension names, and how to reread and fix your own work in your own words.
CELPIP® Speaking: the mistakes to listen for in your own answers
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The mistakes to listen for in CELPIP® Speaking, grouped by the dimension each relates to, and how to catch them by recording and replaying your practice answers.
Why the wrong option looks right in CELPIP® Listening and Reading
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The answer traps in CELPIP® Listening and Reading, the check that catches each one, and how to review practice so the same mistake stops costing you.
How to use your time in CELPIP® Writing and Speaking
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Each CELPIP® Writing and Speaking task runs on its own clock. Here is how to plan, pace and finish every task, and how to rehearse the timing before test day.
Reading about it only gets you so far
The test drive puts every mechanic in front of you once — single-play audio, the live word count, the recorder that starts and stops on its own. It is untimed, unscored, and it does not use a test from your quota.