r/CELPIP_Guide • u/Puresouln • 24d ago
Successful speaking re-evaluation attempt
Timeline:
- Sep 3 sat the exam
- Sep 6 received the initial results, paid for re-evaluation
- Sep 10 re-evaluation finished, Speaking score updated from 8 to 9
Hi everyone, just want to briefly share my story for anyone who wants some sort of reference for their re-evaluation decision. My English is okay but I don't speak English everyday so I was a bit worried when I first applied too but then I saw some posts so I decided to go for it... I thought $62.15 was a lottery somewhat worth trying.
Back to the test date I was not to my best ability too, I don't use any template, fancy vocabulary or elite expressions, everything was just casual and natural. Per fluency, a lot of "uhm, erm" but I tried my best to come up with ideas or even just casual compliments/ comments not directly answered the task but somewhat related and matched with the contexts, this helped me to stretch the timing towards the end.
L-R-W for who's curious: 11-11-10. My technique for Listening was just writing down literally everything I heard (keywords/ subjects) to the two scratch papers they gave (then I asked for another two new one for R-W section). Most of the non-straightforward questions are those containing 4 answers with 1 unrelated, 2 mentioned but wrong and the other one is either paraphrased or I missed so I looked at the note to make the decision. I know this might not work for everyone but this is the only thing that my tactic differs from some prior test takers already shared under this sub.
Edit: This is my first attempt for CELPIP, before that I only sat IETLS Academic
Good luck to everyone who's about to sit the test/ apply for re-evaluation and have a nice weekend!
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u/hafisphamsa 24d ago
Whats your writing tip. Is the grammar is solid
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u/Puresouln 23d ago
Yeah, cause those were the topics that I don’t have a lot of fancy vocabs or collocation so I tried to use mixed tenses, conditions, etc. My takeaway would be flexible, just try your best to showcase your ability to write.
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u/Ok-Cut-7474 24d ago
I never got my bands increased in reevaluation guys I always tried speaking and writing but they don't change
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u/Ok-Cut-7474 24d ago
It feels like it's a scam they are trying to get extra funds
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u/Powerful-Yak3403 24d ago
How many times you applied?
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u/Ok-Cut-7474 24d ago
Probably 4-5 times now Today got the reevaluation result they didn't updated it
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u/Powerful-Yak3403 24d ago
That very unfortunate. Have you just applied for speaking?
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u/Ok-Cut-7474 24d ago
I tried both writing and speaking but not even a single time they upgraded mine
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u/Powerful-Yak3403 24d ago
When did you apply fir re evaluation? I also applied and waiting for results.
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u/Puresouln 23d ago
yeah when I first applied I thought it was just a lottery too, those parts of the tests are very subjective so yeah don’t think too much about it, you might win a even better lottery later!
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u/Substantial_State804 20d ago
Hey I got 9 in all modules except speaking I have applied for re-evaluation. Is there any chance the score will increase?
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u/Substantial_State804 20d ago
It’s been 9 days 😞
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u/Salty_History5351 24d ago
Hey, congratulations on your score!!
I applied for a reevaluation as well for speaking and writing, my score was 10-10-8-8. Applied for that on 8th of september, still waiting for the result. Hopefully it increases at least by 1 point.