Category: CELPIP

Upgrade Your Language for IELTS and CELPIP Speaking In this blog, we explore how using strong adjectives at the right moments can make your IELTS or CELPIP speaking answers more expressive, natural, and impactful — helping you impress examiners and boost your score. Here’s what you’ll find in this blog: Lists of strong adjectives for feelings, …

CELPIP Writing Task 1 In today’s blog, I’m going to break down three CELPIP Writing Task 1 responses to show why each one received its specific score. Many students struggle to understand what separates a Band 5 email from a Band 7 or a Band 10, so I’ll walk you through the key differences in tone, …

Stress and Intonation in IELTS and CELPIP Listening In today’s blog, I am going to give you some examples of how stress and intonation can change the meaning of sentences, especially when expressing opinions – agreeing and disagreeing, which is common in IELTS Listening Section 3 and CELPIP Listening Sections 5 and 6. In the second …

  CELPIP Speaking Part 2 – Describing a Past Experience – General Tips Understand the Task You’ll be asked to describe a personal experience from the past — for example: “Describe a time when you helped someone.” “Describe a memorable trip you took.” You have 30 seconds to prepare and 60 seconds to speak. Structure Your …

IELTS/CELPIP Writing Task 1 In my last blog, I gave you some idioms and expressions for formal emails and letters. In this blog, you will see some basic idioms and expressions for informal emails and letters. In general, it is more common to use these kinds of expressions in informal situations. Idioms and Expressions – Informal …