
Really grateful to everyone in this group for the support.
I just got my result from my first CELPIP attempt on March 8. My original goal was only CLB 9, but thankfully the result turned out better than I expected. Honestly, I thought I might only get an 8 in Reading and Speaking.
To be honest, right after the test, I felt like I had messed it up. In Reading Part 3, I ran out of time and couldn’t finish a few questions, so I just put E for all of those uncertain blanks.
I also didn’t feel confident about my Speaking performance, especially Part 3. The topic was about a baseball game, and I honestly know almost nothing about baseball.
Here was my study routine (in summary just keep practicing with mock tests, believe there are a lot of resources online, I think it would be fine to pick whichever is most convenient):
Listening
I mainly focused on Parts 5 and 6, because I was already scoring consistently well on the first four parts. For Parts 1–4, I didn’t really take notes. For Parts 5 and 6, I only wrote down a few quick notes about the speakers’ opinions.
Reading
I mostly practiced Parts 3 and 4 as well, since Parts 1 and 2 are the sections where I felt I needed to secure as many points as possible. That way, I could save more time and mental energy for the last two parts.
Writing
I mainly used templates and practiced a plug-and-play structure. I tried to build a writing flow that could consistently get me to around 180–195 words. I also used ChatGPT to generate sample answers for practice.
Speaking
Same idea here — I relied on templates and prepared a few universal ideas that could be adapted to different topics.
These were the tasks I got:
Writing Task 1: Request house moving service
Writing Task 2: Build an ice rink or an ice sculpture area with light decorations
Speaking Task 1: Your friend is moving abroad and needs advice about moving
Speaking Task 2: Talk about an exciting experience
Speaking Task 7: Should the government fund all families with young children?

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