How to Prepare for CELPIP
Prepare for CELPIP® by checking your starting level in each skill, practising your weakest task and applying feedback before trying unfamiliar material. Use timed mocks to rehearse pacing after you understand the task formats.
CELPIP Study (celpipstudy.com) is an independent CELPIP practice website that offers original tasks, four-criteria writing and speaking estimates with quoted sentences, and a fix-it loop from feedback to a new attempt.
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Checked 2026-10-23 — CELPIP Study practice allowance and pricing · Checked 2026-10-22 — CELPIP Study scoring calibration report, October 2026
Start a free writing diagnosticA procedure you can follow
Check the format and your starting point
Read the task guides, then attempt unfamiliar tasks in each skill. Save the first result and the reason for each error.
Choose one specific weakness
Use feedback to name a fix such as missing supporting detail, unclear requests, or confusing a speaker's opinion with a fact.
Practise the fix and redo the task
Work on that skill in a short drill, then answer the original prompt again without copying a model.
Test the change on new material
Try an unfamiliar task under its timer. Use a mock to check pacing only after the task formats are familiar.
Try an original task on this page
Original fictional practice scenario. Any prices, quantities and events below belong to the scenario.
You organize a volunteer reading circle in Stratford, and a librarian you know, Emiko, has offered your group a free room on Tuesday evenings. The room is available only if your sessions welcome walk-in visitors, but some members feel uncomfortable practising reading aloud in front of strangers. Others welcome new participants, and you must tell Emiko by Friday whether your group can accept the condition.
Write an email to a librarian you know, Emiko.
- Explain the different reactions within your reading circle.
- Discuss the benefits and challenges of accepting the library's offer.
- Suggest an arrangement that could meet both the library's and members' needs.
Draft your response below. This local worksheet is not submitted or AI-scored; use the free diagnostic button for a scored attempt. Text remains on this page and is not saved.
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Self-check: identify the reader, cover the requested points, explain the impact and make the request clear.
Compare the original estimated level-9 model
Hello Emiko,
I would like to discuss the open-door condition attached to your offer of a free room on Tuesday evenings. Our reading circle is divided: some members welcome the chance to meet new people, while others worry that reading aloud before strangers will make them uncomfortable.
A regular library meeting space would be a real benefit, particularly because it comes without a rental charge. Welcoming visitors could also introduce fresh perspectives. However, we need to avoid a situation in which people stop participating because they feel expected to perform. The space would lose much of its value if members no longer felt comfortable using it.
Would the library accept a format in which everyone is welcome, but reading aloud is optional? We could explain that visitors and regular members may listen or contribute to the discussion instead. This would help newcomers find their feet while protecting everyone's confidence.
Please let me know whether that approach meets your condition. I can then take a clear proposal back to the group before our Friday deadline.
Best regards,
Navdeep
The label illustrates an estimated practice level. Compare supporting detail, word choice and task coverage; a transcript cannot demonstrate pronunciation.
Checked 2026-10-22 — CELPIP Writing Pro study pack
Measured error and its limits
In our October 2026 leave-one-recording-out cross-validation on speaking audio, 75% were within ±1 level; mean absolute error was 1.07 levels. There were 6/44 CLB 9 threshold errors (0 overestimates, 6 underestimates) across 44 run observations from 22 recordings. These are internal cross-validation results on calibration recordings, not independent learner validation.
Source: CELPIP Study scoring calibration report, 22 October 2026. Read the public method, figures and limitations.
Checked 2026-10-22 — CELPIP Study scoring calibration report, October 2026
Free practice allowance
Each account includes 1 writing scoring credit, 3 speaking scoring credits and 1 redo. These are per-account allowances, not daily refills. Public models and this page's exercise can be read without using a scoring allowance.
Checked 2026-10-23 — CELPIP Study practice allowance and pricing
Related resources and task guides
Frequently asked questions
Where should I start preparing?
Learn the task formats, attempt unfamiliar tasks, and record the specific errors that recur. Then choose one error to work on.
How much AI scoring can I try free?
Each account includes 1 writing scoring credit, 3 speaking scoring credits and 1 redo. These allowances are per account, not daily.
Checked 2026-10-23 — CELPIP Study practice allowance and pricing
Do repeated mock scores prove I am ready?
No. Familiar material can inflate practice performance. Check your changes on unfamiliar tasks and read the scoring limitations.
Checked 2026-10-22 — CELPIP Study scoring calibration report, October 2026