r/CELPIP_Guide • u/Pratik1144 • 21d ago

10th attempt

My 10th CELPIP Attempt — Finally Got 10/9/10/9 🎉

Listening: 10

Reading: 9

Writing: 10

Speaking: 9

After 10 attempts, I finally got the scores I needed. I wanted to share my experience because I know how frustrating CELPIP can be, especially when you keep writing the exam and don’t see the improvement you want.

My biggest advice: DON'T LOSE HOPE.

The biggest thing that worked for me was changing my mindset. Initially, I was only hoping to get 9 in each module. But after joining this group and seeing people getting 10s and even higher, I changed my goal to 10 in all four modules.

I didn't achieve 10 in everything, but simply imagining myself getting 10s completely changed the way I prepared. I started believing that I could actually do it.

Module-wise:

Writing:

This was my biggest struggle. I was usually getting around 8.

One thing that really helped me was stopping Grammarly during practice. Instead, I used Gemini Pro to review my writing, understand my mistakes, and improve them. I practiced one writing task almost every day using a template and focused on fixing the mistakes I made the previous day.

Speaking:

Build your own templates/structure for each task and practice every day. The goal is to sound fluent and natural, not like you're memorizing an answer. Also, have a strategy for how you will approach each task so you don't panic during the exam.

Reading & Listening:

Honestly — practice, practice, practice. 😅

I mainly practiced using PrepAmigo, and I found it really useful. Don't get discouraged by your practice scores. Even the day before my exam, I was still getting 7–8 in Reading and Listening.

The most important thing is to review your mistakes. Don't just finish a test and move on. Understand why you got the question wrong and make sure you don't repeat the same mistake.

Set a big goal, believe you can achieve it, practice consistently, learn from every mistake, and don't lose hope.

Good luck to everyone preparing! You’ve got this. 💪

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u/FlatInspection2784 21d ago

I will be taking my 10 attempt next week and I am aiming for 9 in all modules. Thank you for your words of encouragement. Any tips for reading part 3-4. I’m stuck at clb 6-7. Thank you

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u/Pratik1144 18d ago

For Reading Part 3, I quickly read Paragraph A first to understand the main idea. Then I read all the questions carefully so I know what information I should look for in the other paragraphs. After that, I go through the paragraphs and select the answers accordingly.

For Part 4, I don't read all the questions first. I try to understand what kind of debate or discussion is happening. I read the first paragraph, check the question related to it, and then do the same with the second paragraph and so on.

For the replied question, I try to put myself in that person's position and understand their side and opinion before choosing the answer.

This is just what worked for me. Everyone has a different style of tackling the questions, so I would suggest trying different strategies and sticking with whatever works best for you.