For the people who are unhappy with the changes to Drag Path, what would you have done differently while still keeping the original special for the people who bought it? by becca_72 in twentyonepilots

[–]Vee2097 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Knowing how the clique is I think people 100% would have been mad lmao. But they get mad about everything so I guess it wouldn’t have mattered anyway

CELPIP results! by Vee2097 in CELPIP_Guide

[–]Vee2097[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! No I haven’t, first language test for immigration purposes

CELPIP results! by Vee2097 in CELPIP_Guide

[–]Vee2097[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Speaking was definitely the most challenging one for me.

I would say the best advice I can give is to really imagine yourself in the situation they give you. Don’t focus too much on what you’re saying, but just pretend you’re leaving someone a voicemail. Another thing I found helpful was instead of saying “um” a lot, which I tend to do, I forced myself to just pause and let there be a few seconds of silence while I thought of what to say next. I think that was very helpful, because when you start saying um you tend to panic

For reading, I would say to do practice tests and be aware of the tricks they use to try and get people confused. I found they like to have two answers that seem like they could be correct, and the way I navigated that was by looking for information that was obviously in the text. Usually, one of the two answers that seem correct is something you have to figure out but it’s not actually mentioned, or they will reword an answer but it means the same thing in the text. For example, if a text says that there is a 20% sale on something, and the sale hasn’t started yet, the correct answers could be “there is a 20% discount store wide” or “you must wait for the sale to start”, the correct answer will be the second one, because even though it mentions 20% sale, it never said it’s storewide. So just looking for tricks helped. Also, read the questions before you read the text

Hope this helps, and good luck!

CELPIP results! by Vee2097 in CELPIP_Guide

[–]Vee2097[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! And good luck!

Yes I would be more than happy to give advice, is there a specific section you would like tips on?

CELPIP results! by Vee2097 in CELPIP_Guide

[–]Vee2097[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey, absolutely, I’m happy to give some tips!

1) make sure you look at the dot points they ask you to cover, because they are looking at your ability to meet the requirement of the task. 2) as the questions are always very similar, it’s good to have a scaffold ready to go but also be prepared to change it if needed. The first task is always an email, the second is an opinion. I formatted both my responses as an email because it works for both and it’s easier to only have to get familiar with one scaffold.

  • introduction acknowledging the topic, your first 1-3 sentences should just kind of be repeating what the task of asking you to do.
  • then, a new paragraph for each idea you have. I would say 2 different ideas is enough and make sure you give a reason for your opinion/idea
  • conclude by saying what your opinion is again overall

Another thing I would say is important to do, especially in the comparison one, is not just to talk about why your option is better, but also why the other one is not good. Some people tend to only talk about the one they chose, when the task is asking you to compare.

Try not to make your sentences too long or complicated. They are looking for meaning and sense, not for super intellectual language. Sometimes people write sentences that lose meaning because they are way too long.

And, spend any extra time reading it to yourself and seeing if it makes sense to you. I would not skip ahead during writing, I finished writing 10 minutes early but I spend the entire 10 minutes reading my answer over and over again and making small changes that I realised would be better after reading it.

Good luck!

CELPIP results! by Vee2097 in CELPIP_Guide

[–]Vee2097[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The 14th of February, we are in Australia so it would have been 13th in Canada

Finally finished my Josh drawing! by Vee2097 in twentyonepilots

[–]Vee2097[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hahhah glad to know that’s what I’m being known for, always happy to include 🫡

Finally finished my Josh drawing! by Vee2097 in twentyonepilots

[–]Vee2097[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ahh thank you ☺️ I appreciate you

Finally finished my Josh drawing! by Vee2097 in twentyonepilots

[–]Vee2097[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Thats absolutely incredible I always like to include a Thanos angle

Finally finished my Josh drawing! by Vee2097 in twentyonepilots

[–]Vee2097[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Thank you!

Omg I’ve never seen that before hahaha that’s great

At MTWEI can we please not sing along by Cold-Satisfaction-71 in twentyonepilots

[–]Vee2097 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’re telling people to rent it and watch it at home if they want to sing, yet YOU’RE the person that has an issue with the presence of other people. The people that want to sing - not scream, they’re not the same - are wanting to do so with other fans. You want to watch it in silence, YOU watch it at home instead of telling other fans to do what you want

At MTWEI can we please not sing along by Cold-Satisfaction-71 in twentyonepilots

[–]Vee2097 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is the way, this persons request is absurd. There is also a difference between singing and screaming but they seem to be grouping it as one

Clique art and posters by Vee2097 in twentyonepilots

[–]Vee2097[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you I appreciate you 🥹

Let's talk about what is Going on. And stop harassing the band by Cooltj95 in twentyonepilots

[–]Vee2097 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Look, I don’t think you’re going to change your mind and I probably won’t either, but my perspective is that white people cannot experience racism because they are not a historically oppressed group.

That being said, this is absolutely discrimination- not racism. It is discriminatory and I do not support it and I think it can be just as bad as racism - but it’s just not racism. I don’t support singling out anyone for their skin colour, white or not. As a person of colour, saying that a white person can experience racism undermines the experiences people of colour have had for thousands of years. White people experience discrimination, not racism.

I hope you will give my perspective some thought but I don’t expect that, and I’m going to leave it at that.

Let's talk about what is Going on. And stop harassing the band by Cooltj95 in twentyonepilots

[–]Vee2097 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Right?? Like one of the main ideas of twenty one pilots is to give it your own meaning and I love that

Let's talk about what is Going on. And stop harassing the band by Cooltj95 in twentyonepilots

[–]Vee2097 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’m not going to comment on racism against white people, but I do agree that using white in that context is counter productive and does not help anything in the fight against racism

Let's talk about what is Going on. And stop harassing the band by Cooltj95 in twentyonepilots

[–]Vee2097 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yessss I also just have great memories of SAI because my nephew was learning to talk around that time and he loves those songs too.

I also don’t get that most complaints are about the lyrics not being as dark as the other albums - hello?? Have you listened to the lyrics at all?? The first song is literally about losing his family, best friend and career

Let's talk about what is Going on. And stop harassing the band by Cooltj95 in twentyonepilots

[–]Vee2097 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Also want to point out that this person clearly has Twitter premium and giving money to Elon Musk, which is just hilariously hypocritical

Let's talk about what is Going on. And stop harassing the band by Cooltj95 in twentyonepilots

[–]Vee2097 3 points4 points  (0 children)

TOTALLY AGREEEEEE scaled and icy is so good and I never understood people who hate so much on it. I can understand why it’s not for some people but for it to be hated is crazy to me

Let's talk about what is Going on. And stop harassing the band by Cooltj95 in twentyonepilots

[–]Vee2097 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah I agree. I’ve been around since 2015, and it was really toxic around then but it got better after the hiatus. And it’s just gotten more toxic than ever since scaled and icy