CELPIP Speaking Pro - Lesson 2 (Recording March 2018)

[@AliRastegari]

I personally feel bad for non-native speakers having to go through this test. The *listening* section is more of a memory test since you can't hear the conversation more than once because in the real-life you can always ask someone to repeat anything you might have missed. The *speaking* test also relies on you having to dream up stories to talk about. The test *shouldn't* be checking creativity or memory, it's supposed to be verifying your language skills. It's a *revenue generator business* for the government of BC, not an English proficiency test.

[@biswa141]

Very true.. speaking is more like a literary exercise rather than an actual realistic impromptu conversation

[@garrydhaliwal5137]

True.

[@bos5254]

I agree, in my opinion it should be an in person conversation and maybe reading out loud, e.g. an article

[@YOVlogs]

in my opinion, there is no training that can help or increase your band score there is no course or training which dramatically change your score it is English man which u learn in your past in your schooling in your college in your childhood nothing is going to work for you but the only thing which helps u just a little is to practise practise and practise ...wish u hope and good luck I am also struggling for CEPIP ... this video is amazing at least we are getting the idea like how the exam look like good work keep up the good work.

[@angshurai1]

Thank you so much, this video helped me a lot. Scored 11 in speaking.

[@CELPIPOfficial]

That's great to know Angshu! Please send us a DM on Facebook or Instagram if you would like to share more about your test experience :).

[@accebershinekitchen2627]

Hope I will pass my test tomorrow ,,please pray for me🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@shubhkumar5974]

I hope you passed your exam, I also have an exam next week, would you mind sharing your experience?

[@alberthcamus]

Can we make some suggestions for task 6? For example. If I choose to talk with the coach and give the reason why "my son" cannot play. Would it be a good idea to give suggestions like " maybe we can talk to the teacher to solve the issue so my son can keep practicing"?

[@durgeshshah3734]

Very good session , it was very useful .

[@armania7230]

Thank you so much for this video, I miss the session because of the bad connection. I am so thankful for you, thank you for this amazing seminar, it is very helpful, thank you so much Mr. Chris & Ms. Marci for sharing great pieces of information.

[@CELPIPOfficial]

No problem! We're glad you found this seminar helpful and enjoyed it! Our team, which includes Marcy and Chris, genuinely love teaching and helping test takers and teachers do their best to improve their English and on the exam! Good luck on the CELPIP test!

[@CafiDopa]

Thank you , it was very helpful

[@alexanderilesanmi151]

Thanks to you Guys. Very helpful

[@tictactoechess]

I have a question regarding task 7. Should you ban soda and snacks at school? Apart from health reasons, what else is there? You suggest 3 reasons are required. Can you suggest any other two?

[@razishamim1040]

Hi 911, this is James calling,I am driving on a country road and in front of me i am seeing a very unusual thing going on,I can see a blue car and in the back there were two kids,one of i believe is a girl waiving her hand towards the couple sitting on a sofa,the sofa is tied with the car with a long rope on both sides,and is attached with wheels which is being dragged by the car.The couple seems enjoying their ride completely ignoring the risk that they are in due to this weird situation.May be the rope can torn out or may loosen up and ending up both the couple outside gets severely hurt . I want you guys to come in stern action by stopping them immediately before any accident happens, although i tried to convince the couple but they ignored me.

[@maheenjafri491]

Hi, where are the tutorials for Listening, writing and Reading? I need the same type of tutorials of the above mentioned

[@fareenwallani1689]

Did u find tutorials for the other topics??

[@abhisheksoni-jf3vm]

Are we allowed to wear a wrist watch at the exam center?

[@JohnnyNwanne]

Please I want to join the next webinar Johnny Dubai

[@nesma8240]

task 7 preparation time is too much limited

[@wendyz8466]

Thank you so much for sharing this video! BTW, the last task can be really difficult for non-native speakers right ...

[@CELPIPOfficial]

No problem Wendy! Our Instructional Products team love teaching and we're happy to share and make videos like this! All tasks and questions are designed to use English you would use living, working, and studying in Canada. Our best advice is to prepare and practice English as much as you can. The last task doesn't have to be really difficult for non-native speakers. We have study materials such as practice tests with sample responses (secure.celpiptest.ca/RegWebApp/#/product-shopping), and the CELPIP Preparation Program available at select test centres (www.celpip.ca/celpip-preparation-program). If you have any further questions or concerns, our Customer Service Representatives would be happy to help. You can reach us at 1-800-958-5186 or at [e-mail].

[@lukemascarenhas5471]

Someone said there isn't a timer during the actual test? Is that true??

[@nithyarajamurugan5771]

For the task 7 "Do you think..." question, should we always choose either "a yes or a no" or I can also say "My option is yes and no..." and continue explaining the reason...

[@thiagohatab]

Thank you for the video. I have a question. Which is worst in the speaking test? Give a conclusion but stop talking some seconds before the end of the time or to speak during the time but do not give a conclusion?

[@CELPIPOfficial]

Thanks for the question! In general raters listen for Task fulfillment and part of that is speaking for the full length of time. So it is important to speak for the full length. It may not be a huge problem if you have already given a full response and just happen to be adding extra information as the timer runs out. If you have already given plenty of reasons, then this might not be a big issue, but it can lose points as it were. Not giving a conclusion is a problem also of course, but it does still depend on context as to how bad it is. If you give three reasons for your opinion and the response seems logical and clear, then not having a final summary may not be so bad. But if it seems like you simply haven't finished saying what they were leading up to, then this could hurt your score in the same way as being cut off would. Generally it seems that 2-4 logical points should be given to support what ever you are saying. If you do this and stop before the timer then that will probably seem better than being cut off mid sentence.

[@flatq1935]

CELPIP this is such a confusing answer! Goes everywhere. Level 8 may be

[@MohandAlbaz]

Why there is no level 8 or 9?

[@akshayjain7307]

Is PENPAL a correct synonym of an online friend?

[@CELPIPOfficial]

penpal is defined a person with whom one becomes friendly by exchanging letters, especially someone in a foreign country whom one has never met.

[@razishamim1040]

Hi John, i want to describe you a very unusual situation i witnessed today morning.A squirrel is trapped in cottage shape tiny thing,his position is weird like downside up, and two birds are looking at him desperately may be thinking whats going on with him.Since you are an expert in animals ,please let me know what to do in this situation so that i can be a helping hand for the squirrel.

[@abdullahwasim8933]

What score is needed for the Canadian citizen?

[@kenzo2002m]

You need level 4 only.. I'm going to take my test next month

[@AshwinRajT]

Hello , you mentioned there could be 3-5 speaking raters . How is score for a task rated. For instance for task 5, if score is [Rater 1 = 10, Rater 2 = 11 and Rater 3 = 9] is the final score going to be average of 10,11,9 which is 10 or the highest score 11

[@perrywang745]

Hi there, I do not know if my comment would make difference. I mean if this video is the right standard for the speaking part of CELPIP, I should've get at least 7 in my previous 3 tests last year, which I only got 6. Is it possible to remark back to a year ago, I know that sounds crazy, so nvm, just to say, this is definitely not the same standard marking scheme as the last year tests I had taken. I want to advocate for the justice of my score, but there is no way and now it's 2018, so I mean everyone may just let it go, but I still feel unconvinced about the speaking socres I got last year. I would more than happy to provide my registration number to let you check how validating my words are presented here. Best Regards, Perry

[@sapnajumani8217]

In all the practice tests, I am not doing well with the time. What if I have covered all the points but finish well before time, say by 5 sec.

[@vijayg8056]

Then watch and extend your time dear to wrap up on time that's what I suggest hope you can understand dear😋

[@benfengzhao9829]

Thank you very much for this lesson! It is very helpful for me.

[@dr.ekaterinatyurina7216]

thank you for your amazing job!

[@katereyes4591]

GUYS WISH ME LUCK I PLAN TO TAKE EXAM THIS COMMING NOVEMBER.. PRAY FOR ME..

[@ngoziechegini2509]

I pray for you, that God will give you wisdom to scale through in one sitting. Its not difficult, just be positive.

[@katereyes4591]

thank you so much ngozi:)

[@newcoastrealty8945]

This vedio is really helpful.

[@SachiN-lb7hr]

When you gonna do the session again?

[@CELPIPOfficial]

Sachi! You can see a list of upcoming live Speaking Pro lessons here: www.celpip.ca/celpip-speaking-pro/

[@deodoens8668]

fire

[@hinavolgcanada]

gramer is important in this test.