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CELPIP-General Speaking and Writing are made of distinct tasks. These guides cover what each task asks you to do, how it is assessed, where candidates lose marks, and how to practise it.
Speaking
CELPIP Speaking Task 1, Giving Advice: timings, structure and practice items
CELPIP-General Speaking Task 1 asks you to advise someone in a short situation: 30 seconds to prepare, 90 to answer. What raters look for, a timed structure, a worked example, common mistakes and practice items.
CELPIP Speaking Task 2, Talking about a Personal Experience: structure and practice items
CELPIP-General Speaking Task 2 asks you to tell a short story from your own life: 30 seconds to prepare, 60 to answer. How to choose a story fast, a three-beat structure, common mistakes and practice items.
CELPIP Speaking Task 3, Describing a Scene: how to describe a picture in 60 seconds
CELPIP-General Speaking Task 3 shows you a picture and asks you to describe it for a listener who cannot see it: 30 seconds to prepare, 60 to answer. A scanning route, spatial phrases, common mistakes and practice items.
CELPIP Speaking Task 4, Making Predictions: how to predict what happens next
CELPIP-General Speaking Task 4 shows a picture and asks what will most probably happen next: 30 seconds to prepare, 60 to answer. How to use clues, give reasons, hedge well, avoid mistakes and practise.
CELPIP Speaking Task 5, Comparing and Persuading: how the three stages work
CELPIP-General Speaking Task 5 has three stages: choose one of two options, prepare for 60 seconds, then persuade someone for 60 seconds. How to compare, concede and close, with practice items.
CELPIP Speaking Task 6, Dealing with a Difficult Situation: tone, structure and practice items
CELPIP-General Speaking Task 6 puts you in a difficult situation and asks you to speak to one person about it: 60 seconds to prepare, 60 to answer. How to pick, set the tone, make a request and avoid blame.
CELPIP Speaking Task 7, Expressing Opinions: how to build a 90-second argument
CELPIP-General Speaking Task 7 asks for your opinion on a question: 30 seconds to prepare, 90 to answer. How to pick a side fast, give reasons with examples, handle the other view and finish cleanly.
CELPIP Speaking Task 8, Describing an Unusual Situation: how to describe an object you cannot name
CELPIP-General Speaking Task 8 asks you to describe an unusual object or situation to someone who cannot see it, then make a request: 30 seconds to prepare, 60 to answer. A description order, comparison phrases and practice items.
Writing
CELPIP Writing Task 1, Writing an Email: timings, structure and practice items
CELPIP-General Writing Task 1 asks for an email of 150 to 200 words in 27 minutes. What raters look for, a word budget, the right tone, a worked example, common mistakes and practice items.
CELPIP Writing Task 2, Responding to Survey Questions: structure and practice items
CELPIP-General Writing Task 2 asks you to choose one of two options and explain why, in 150 to 200 words and 26 minutes. A structure, a worked example, common mistakes and practice items.
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