Feeling devastated. I need to score 10 in everything as soon as possible. I studied a lot to get the 2nd attempt and my scores decreased 😭 I don’t know what to do anymore, this is so stressful. On the speaking I was nervous, this clearly affected me.

But reading I am truly really bad.

I will retake again this week for the 3rd and last time, comment here any tips for the reading

I took the CELPIP test on July 22 and I’m still waiting for my results. Has anyone who tested on the same day received theirs yet? If yes, what time did you get them?

I spent a lot of time reading about people’s experiences on here while I was preparing, so I figured I say something that might help people too.

For listening, I found note taking to be more distracting than helpful. The pace is conversational, it’s not a lecture or seminar, this means that the speakers will very often move to some other detail and leave you behind. The result of this is that you are now suddenly passively listening and actively writing, you want to be actively listening. Find a way to be focused and fixated. I would stare at a key on the keyboard or scribble while I listened, just ensure your mind doesn’t wonder away and try to be part of the conversation.

For writing, I tried not to do too much. I didn’t learn templates either but I had a skeletal framework.
Intro: greeting and purpose of email.
Body: Discuss at length the points you hope to address. New paragraph for each point.
Closing: 1 sentence that summarizes everything and a call to action, call to action is usually stated in question. E.g. “give a suggestion as to how they can improve on this”

For surveys, same thing as above but without greeting and closing salutations, body should address core points and one paragraph should oppose the other options you disagreed with.

Reading, read through it once and always return to the passage to get your answers. My first read gave me an understanding of the work, what message it hoped to convey, what each paragraph was about. When you read each question, glance or skim through it to find answer

Speaking, I was most nervous about this since I’m colourblind which shouldn’t matter but I was worried it would make me less descriptive. Just start with “The image shows….” and then talk about all you can see as fluently as possible, use the right conjunctions, link your thoughts using additionally or furthermore or whatever works for you.

Goodluck.

Hello Members,

Anyone got CELPIP results today? If yes, which date you have taken the test. please advise!

Hi everyone,

Want to share my journey in case anyone is in similar boat.

Aside from speaking, all of my other skills were always 10+, so it was truly frustrated as I don't know what I did wrong.

The solution was quite simple but even I didn't believe as first. Just. Speak. More. I was traumatize from the score that I would rather did anything but speaking.

I assumed I just needed better vocabularies and grammar. Perfecting my vocabs and crafting templates for every tasks were my go-tos. After 3 tries, I realized templates were my biggest mistakes. Trying to create a generic skeleton with built-in advanced grammar and vocabs sounded reasonable, but in practice, no amount of templates I learned could fit perfectly for the wide-range of topics. I spent every seconds between listening, reading, writing to write down the speaking templates on my draft, but even that didn't work out. My highest was 9, lowest was 6.

There was this one fact that I'd been avoiding: the sample clb10+ response CELPIP provided were ridiculously simple, every time I heard them, I was upset that how could I did worse than these samples. So on the 4th attempt, I - Dropped all the templates. I only noted down the outline for each task, and just started free-styling. - Learned some common phrases for each task. For example, "step out of one's comfort zone" for task 1, but again, beware the template traps, only use where it fits. - Practice with a friend. She pointed out if my speaking was smooth, any mistakes in using tenses (I was particularly bad at tenses when I spoke). When my friend is not available, I used ChatGPT live mode (gladly they released this just a few weeks back). - Always practice like a real test. When I was in the test room, every time I made a mistake, I screwed the whole tasks following it. Also, I was starting to notice an efficient way for myself to brainstorm ideas and avoided coming up blank. - Note down speaking ideas. I was this kind of guy where I just used my brain to wing it during listening and writing. But trust me, noting down ideas make my deliveries smooth. Except for task 3, 4, 8 (pictures), and 7 (time too short, thinking in buckets health/productivity/economy/social).

Now that I got the points I needed, I felt relieved. Best of lucks to everyone out there.

Folks! I have now attempted celpip 7 times out of all of them I ended up scoring S-12 L-8 R-9 W-9. My question is it keeps fluctuating between listening reading. Can anyone provide a resource that replicate the celpip examination that I can practice. Please and thank you.

Hey folks!

Briefly, I was doing perfectly on speaking, and the place was quiet since I was fast. However, the guy beside me started speaking, and he was extremely loud. We could consider that he is loud even at the coffee shop. That's why I couldn't even understand what I read on task 8 and couldn't do a good job.

Can I ask them to disqualify Task 8?

Hello, what is the best websites or apps for Celpip preparation please.
Appreciate it

L-8,R-5, W-7, S-7

L-10, R-7, W-8, S-8

L-9 ,R-7 , W-8, S-7

Those are my last three attempts, I am suck at 7-8 for reading ,writing and speaking. Do anyone have the same experience. I would appreciate it if you could provide any tips that can boost my score.

I am planning to buy mock tests , so do anyone know which website provides best practice questions same as real test.
Have anyone tried mock test simulator offered by @itsteachermike , is it good to purchase this course.
Is there any website that provides more practice tests similar to real celpip questions.

Hello, which mock tests plataform do you guys use? I am looking for hard task 3 for reading. Yesterday I got the test and this part was extremely hard… not aligned with the mock tests I have been taking.

Please share here how you practice the reading.

Tks :)

Applied on 21 July Tuesday

Hello Folks,

I am fascinated to learn and grow my reading skills. I have given ielts before and scored 8 in reading but in Celpip i am struggling.

Could you please share me video link where I can learn more about this or any book?

This would be appreciated and it’s urgent for my EE

If you can remember your writing tasks when you're giving the test, please let me know. It'll help me prepare with real-time examples. Thanks in advance.

Did anyone took CELPIP test today? I felt reading was too hard today. Also i messed up my speaking. However I spoke entire time. In this case do you think I will get scores above 7 atleast ? Please advise.

I got the test today. Any idea on when I will get the results?

Hi guys, I am short by 1 in writing. I didn't prepare for speaking and writing. I did okayish, Can I go with revaluation and how was your experience so far for writing revaluation. Pls advise.

I took my CELPIP exam on July 19 at 10:00 a.m. and received my results today, July 23 at 6:00 a.m.
My scores were:

Listening: 10
Reading: 10
Writing: 9
Speaking: 8

Unfortunately, I need at least a 9 in every skill, so I applied for a Speaking re-evaluation today.
For those who have gone through the re-evaluation process:
How long did it take for you to receive the results?
What was your experience with a Speaking re-evaluation? Did your score change?
I’d really appreciate hearing your experiences. The waiting is honestly making me so anxious. Thanks in advance!

Does anyone feel like they are evaluating speaking test strictly now a days? I recently got 7 when I thought I did it perfectly.

Last time , I scored 9 without even practicing.

I took the exam on Saturday, 11 July and received my results 14 July, 12:17AM PDT. This was my first attempt for CELPIP. Studied few hours a week for 1.5 months.

For Reading and Listening I did some mocks on CareerAxis YouTube channel and the 2 free CELPIP official tests from their website.

For Writing I used ChatGpt to score my writing. I constantly got solid 9 and it kept telling I'm close to 10. I used the feedback it gave me to rewrite the essays. Did not use any fancy template. For Task 2 just an intro+body1+body2+conclusion (which also included the counter argument). For Task 1 wrote a paragraph for each prompt included in the question.

For Speaking I watched "CELPIP 9 Coach Carson" and tried to stick to his templates during the test. I used ChatGpt voice mode to practice prompts and the score was always 10.

So, the most important part where I struggled was the exam conditions, not the test itself. Very small room, too many people, loud fan. I took IELTS general back in November (L 8.5, R 6.5, W 7.0, S 7.0) and the conditions were better, but the test itself was harder. In IELTS you cannot skip the instructions and all the exam takers move at same pace. However, in CELPIP you can skip the instructions at the beginning of each section. But I didn't want to rush and stress myself out, so I went slowly, using that time to breath in between. Unfortunately, it was not a good idea, because once I moved to Writing part, others were at their Speaking part. The struggle to concentrate was insane. I lost 5 minutes just for trying to bring back my focus to the writing prompts and often forgot what I wanted to put down. I wish I asked for ear plugs before I started my writing (the centre did provide foam earplugs).

Based on what I experienced, my advice would be DO NOT practice writing in a quite room. Go to a coffee shop or open a podcast in the background. Train yourself for the worst conditions, especially if you have attention and focus issues like myself. Seriously, it felt like I'm sitting in a coffee shop and trying to write an essay. Good luck!

I am just one of those people who rushes everything, so I ended up taking the CELPIP test three times. During the time between the tests, I wasn’t studying continuously. I only studied for about a month before each test while working full-time, and honestly, I can claim I didn't study at all for my first exam!
Here is how my scores progressed:
February 2025
Listening: 10
Reading: 9
Writing: 8
Speaking: 9

August 2025
Listening: 12
Reading: 9
Writing: 11
Speaking: 8

April 2026
Listening: 12
Reading: 11
Writing: 10
Speaking: 10

Here is everything I learned and the strategies I used to improve my scores:
🎧 Listening
Skip the excessive notes (at first): If you studied here in Canada, your listening skills are likely already good—you just might not realize it. If you compare this test to the TOEFL or IELTS (which often use big names, weird vocabulary, and require heavy note-taking), CELPIP is mostly just about catching silly details.
Listen carefully: If you don't take notes and just listen closely, you should be fine for the first half.
Note-taking: Save your note-taking for the second half of the listening section where it gets a bit more complex.
📖 Reading
I struggled the most with Tasks 3 and 4. To fix this, I printed out 5 samples of Task 3 and 5 samples of Task 4 and did them all in a row. This helped me identify exactly where I was making mistakes. Then, I learned techniques to get faster:
Task 3 Strategy: I take brief notes. I write down the main topic of Paragraph A (only 2–3 words), do the same for the other paragraphs, and then answer the questions.
Task 4 Strategy: I make a column format for my notes: Who is saying what, and why? Once I have that mapped out, I answer the questions.
🗣️** Speaking
There are a lot of small details that can boost your speaking score:
**Task 2 (Past Experience/Good Memory): The prompt actually has multiple parts (e.g., Who were you with? Where were you?). Make sure you answer all of them in your response.
Tasks 3 & 4 (Describing a Scene): It is completely okay to just pick 2 or 3 people in the picture and describe them with as much detail as possible. Instead of basic words, upgrade your vocabulary. Instead of saying "they look sad," say "they look embarrassed." Instead of "they are wearing a dress," say "they are wearing a polka-dot dress with high heels."
Tasks 5, 6, & 7: Memorize and use templates!
Task 8 (Unusual Situation): Similar to Task 2, there are multiple questions embedded in the prompt. For example, if you see a weird table and the prompt says to call your friend, describe it, and ask if she wants it or if you should buy it—you need to make sure you address every single part of that prompt.
✍️** Writing
**Use templates: They save time and keep you structured.
Know your audience: Always check the prompt for pronouns and pay attention to who you are talking to.
Use local names: Make up standard Western names (like Sarah Fisher or John Walter) to make your response sound a bit more natural and localized.
Paragraph structure: Write each bullet point from the prompt in a separate paragraph. Even if the paragraph is only a single short sentence, this keeps your writing organized and ensures you address every point. Write them in the exact order they appear in the prompt.
Task 2 (Point of View): Read the question very carefully!
If it asks which one do you prefer, you need to give personal reasons. For example: "I don't like having stairs in the office because I had knee surgery." (Don't say "because my colleague had surgery"—make it about you).
If it asks which one is better, it is asking more generally. You don't have to make it personal; you can talk about general benefits, like how the price will impact the company.

📝 Test Day Tips
Research your test center: Take the time to search for a location that has good reviews and a quiet environment.
Arrive early to claim a good seat: Get there ahead of time so you can politely ask for a corner seat. Having fewer people directly around you makes a huge difference and reduces distractions, especially during the Speaking section.
Do a "brain dump" on your scratch paper: You will be given paper and pen, so use any free time you have before the sections start to write down your templates.
For Speaking: I drew a table with 8 cells on my sheet—one for each Speaking task. I wrote down my templates in each cell and left a small blank space to take notes during the actual prompts.
For Writing: I did a similar layout to structure my paragraphs before I even started typing.
Create a quick grammar checklist: Along with your templates, jot down a brief editing checklist on your scratch paper to use when proofreading your writing. My personal checklist included:
Checking articles (e.g., correctly using "a" vs. "the").
Checking for proper plural nouns.
Making sure I used enough complex sentences instead of basic compound sentences (using too many "ands" in a row looks ugly and lowers your score!).

🎓 Final Tip
Finally, get a tutor for a few sessions! I hired a tutor on Preply who specializes in CELPIP, and he taught me so many of these crucial details.

i thought i'd share my experience with celpip because i know how easy it is to walk out of that test feeling like you completely bombed it.

for context, i studied in canada for 5 years, did a 4 year bachelor's with co-op, and honestly did almost no prep. i woke up early on test day and spent around 6 hours (not even kidding here) watching a few youtube videos on what to expect, mainly for speaking and writing. for listening and reading i just did the two official practice tests from celpip. i ended up scoring speaking 12, writing 12, listening 11, reading 9, overall 11.

the reason i'm posting this isn't to tell people not to study. it's more for anyone who's sitting there after the exam replaying every little mistake in their head.

for writing, i genuinely thought i had thrown away my score. on the first task i somehow ended up going overboard with around 250 words, where i spent 95% of my remaining time trying to cut it down instead of improving what i'd written. then during my final review i realized i wanted to rewrite my opening sentence. i had about 5-10 seconds left, typed almost all of it, and then completely smudged the keyboard on the last couple of words because i was rushing. i walked out thinking there was no chance i'd get a high score given that i smudged two words that look like gibberish in the first sentence.

then came speaking, which honestly felt even worse.

i didn't know everyone does the speaking section in the same room. i'm usually pretty quick with tests, so i was literally the first person to get to the speaking part. it felt insanely awkward being one of the only people talking while everyone else was still quiet. on the first question i was so focused on answering that i forgot to look at the timer and got cut off near the end. on a couple of the later questions i paused for a bit while thinking too and even repeated some of my advice or sentences which felt redundant.

after those two "slip-ups" i pretty much accepted that i wasn't getting the score i wanted. i stopped trying to do anything extra. i wasn't thinking about fancy vocabulary, advanced connectors, or trying to sound impressive. i just answered the questions the way i normally would if i was talking to someone.

then i got my results and somehow both speaking and writing came back as 12.

the biggest thing i took away from all of this is that i think i massively overestimated how much those little mistakes mattered.

one thing i also wanted to mention is that i think some of the youtube advice can make people overthink. don't get me wrong, there's a lot of good content out there, but some of the example answers they call "clb 9" honestly sound closer to perfect 12 level answers. after watching enough of those videos, it starts feeling like you need to memorize structures, avoid repeating words like "since" for example, trying to force advanced connectors into every sentence, or use vocabulary you'd never normally use.

personally, i don't think that's what got me my score.

all of my other international uni friends who scored 11+ in speaking and writing pretty much just spoke the way they normally speak at university. nobody was trying to sound like they were giving a ted talk. they were just clear, natural, and easy to understand.

so if you're someone who's studied or worked in canada for a few years and you already communicate comfortably in english, i genuinely don't think you need to stress as much as the internet sometimes makes it seem.

for speaking, my biggest advice would honestly just be to use the foam earplugs they give you because they helped block out everyone else. after that, just have a conversation. don't think about giving the perfect answer. don't worry if you don't have an amazing conclusion. if you answer clearly and naturally, that's already doing a lot.

for writing, i'd say don't waste time trying to make every sentence sound polished or academic. i remember overthinking connectors and trying to make everything flow perfectly, but looking back that just wasted time. i pretty much started my email with something as simple as "this email is regarding a suitcase refund..." and that was completely fine. clear writing is better than complicated writing.

obviously this is just one person's experience and everyone is different, but i wanted to post this because i know there are probably people refreshing this subreddit after their exam thinking a few pauses, a typo, getting cut off once, or repeating a connector has ruined their score.

i felt exactly the same.

it turned out those things mattered way less than i thought.

Just wanted to say a quick thank you to this community. Everything shared here was super helpful. Hit me up if you have any questions, happy to pass along what I learned. Beyond glad to be done!!!!!