CELPIP Vocabulary for Every Task

Master the verbs, phrases and expressions you need to give clear, structured advice in CELPIP Speaking Task 1. These words help you sound natural, empathetic and organised — exactly what raters reward when they score your response.

Build the narrative vocabulary you need to describe a personal experience vividly and in order for CELPIP Speaking Task 2 — time markers, descriptive adjectives and feeling words that bring a story to life.

Learn the prepositions of place, spatial phrases and descriptive vocabulary that let you describe a picture accurately and in detail for CELPIP Speaking Task 3.

Equip yourself with the future forms, modal verbs and probability language you need to predict what happens next in a picture for CELPIP Speaking Task 4.

Sharpen the comparison structures and persuasive language you need to choose between two options and convince your listener in CELPIP Speaking Task 5.

Prepare the diplomatic phrases, polite refusals and explanation language you need to handle an awkward situation tactfully in CELPIP Speaking Task 6.

Stock your toolkit with opinion phrases, reasoning connectors and emphasis words that let you state and defend a clear viewpoint in CELPIP Speaking Task 7.

Learn the speculative language and descriptive vocabulary you need to describe an unusual or unexpected image and guess what is going on in CELPIP Speaking Task 8.

Build the email vocabulary that lifts your CELPIP Writing Task 1 score — openings, polite requests, linking phrases and closings for both formal and informal emails.

Master the opinion, comparison and justification vocabulary you need to choose an option and defend it in writing for CELPIP Writing Task 2.

Recognise the everyday email and letter vocabulary that appears in CELPIP Reading Part 1 so you can answer correspondence questions quickly and accurately.

Learn the academic and informational vocabulary that appears in the longer passages of CELPIP Reading Part 3 so you can locate answers and understand detail faster.

Build the opinion, argument and attitude vocabulary you need to track different viewpoints in the article-plus-comment format of CELPIP Reading Part 4.

Recognise the conversational vocabulary used to describe problems and propose solutions in CELPIP Listening Part 1 so you can follow the dialogue and answer with confidence.

Learn the high-frequency everyday vocabulary, idioms and phrasal verbs that fill the daily-life conversation of CELPIP Listening Part 2.

Build the detail and fact vocabulary you need to follow an informational interview and answer specific questions in CELPIP Listening Part 3.

Recognise the news and current-affairs vocabulary that appears in the broadcast-style audio of CELPIP Listening Part 4.

Learn the agreement, disagreement and discussion vocabulary you need to follow a multi-speaker conversation and track who thinks what in CELPIP Listening Part 5.

Build the opinion and attitude vocabulary you need to follow a monologue and identify the speaker's changing viewpoints in CELPIP Listening Part 6.