Detailed Format Overview

1. Listening

• Duration: About 47–55 minutes
• Components:
  • Listening to problem-solving
  • Listening to a daily life conversation
  • Listening for information
  • Listening to a news item
  • Listening to a discussion
  • Listening to viewpoints
• Task: Answer multiple-choice and open-ended questions based on audio clips.

2. Reading

• Duration: About 55–60 minutes
• Components:
  • Reading correspondence
  • Reading to apply a diagram
  • Reading for information
  • Reading for viewpoints
• Task: Interpret written texts and respond to comprehension questions.

3. Writing

• Duration: About 53–60 minutes
• Components:
  • Writing an email
  • Responding to survey questions
• Task: Use clear and organized language to complete writing assignments.

4. Speaking

• Duration: About 15–20 minutes
• Components:
  • Giving advice
  • Talking about a personal experience
  • Describing a scene
  • Making predictions
  • Comparing and persuading
  • Dealing with difficult situations
  • Expressing opinions
  • Making choices
• Task: Record spoken responses to prompts on a computer.

Key Features of CELPIP

• Real-Life Focus: The test evaluates language use in practical, everyday scenarios.
• Computer-Based Testing: Provides uniform testing conditions and immediate submission of responses.
• Single Sitting: All four components are completed in one session, reducing the need for multiple test dates.