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| CELPIP Speaking Pro: Target 9+ Study Pack
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Preparing for the CELPIP Speaking Test
This package includes the most important information presented in Speaking Pro: Target 9+, Lessons 1
and 2. It also includes the sample responses we looked at, with their CELPIP Levels and analysis of their
strengths and weaknesses. The audio file for each sample response is included on the main Target
9+ Study Pack page (click here!).
Learning about the Speaking Test is important, but it’s even more important to spend some time practicing
your English speaking skills every day. Here are some suggested ways to use this Study Pack to build
your skills for the CELPIP Speaking tasks.
• Review the sample responses from the webinar and consider how they could be improved in each
dimension (Content/Coherence, Vocabulary, Listenability, Task Fulfillment). Using the analysis as a
guide, edit the transcripts to make the responses stronger.
• Record your own response to each of the practice questions covered in the webinar.
• For each response that you record, look at the Performance Standards chart and consider what
you’ve done well and what you would like to improve.
• Make a transcript of a recorded response and spend 20-30 minutes editing it to make it stronger.
You can correct your grammar, add strong transitions, add variety to your vocabulary, add specific
details, create some more complex sentence structures, etc. (Of course, you will not be able to revise
your responses like this on test day, but it’s a way to build your skills beforehand!)
• For Speaking tasks that offer a choice (Tasks 5, 6, and 7), try recording a response for each choice.
For example, for Task 5, record a response focused on the option on the left, then go back to the
beginning and record a second response focused on the option on the right. For Task 6, record a
response to each of the two choices. For Task 7, try answering “yes” to the question, reset the timer,
and try answering “no.”
• Practice giving yourself longer than the 30-60 seconds of prep time to come up with main ideas
and details before recording a response. Gradually shorten the amount of time you give yourself to
prepare.