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CELPIP Listening Part 2: Listening to a Daily Life Conversation

CELPIP Listening Part 2 Practice Test: Owning Up to It

By Iris

A free Listening Part 2 practice test in the CELPIP format: 5 questions with the answer key. Play each recording once, as in the real test, answer, then check your answers at the bottom of the page. The transcript is under each recording.

Questions
5
Format
1 conversation, questions after it
Question style
Multiple choice, 4 options
Play like the real test
Each recording plays once, then each question with 30 seconds to answer (Parts 4–6: one timer for the part). No pausing to replay, like test day.
  1. Question 1, read aloud
    Question 1: listen, then show the question text

    How does WOMAN feel at the end?

  2. Question 2, read aloud
    Question 2: listen, then show the question text

    Why does WOMAN keep calling it minor?

  3. Question 3, read aloud
    Question 3: listen, then show the question text

    What did MAN do with invoices last year?

  4. Question 4, read aloud
    Question 4: listen, then show the question text

    Why does MAN prefer sending an email?

  5. Question 5, read aloud
    Question 5: listen, then show the question text

    How does MAN come across overall?

Transcript (read it after you answer)

WOMAN: Hey Owen, got a second? I want to run something by you.

MAN: Sure, what's up?

WOMAN: So, the numbers I sent to the client yesterday, I think I might have used last quarter's figures instead of this quarter's.

MAN: Oh. Did anyone catch it? I mixed up two invoices last year and caught it myself.

WOMAN: Not yet, as far as I know. I mean, it's probably fine, right? The totals were close either way.

MAN: How close?

WOMAN: Close enough that maybe nobody will notice. I don't know, what do you think, should I even bring it up?

MAN: I think you already know the answer to that.

WOMAN: I do, kind of. I just keep telling myself it's not a big deal.

MAN: Is it a big deal?

WOMAN: I mean, it's not nothing. The client makes decisions based on those numbers.

MAN: Right. So probably worth flagging, sooner rather than later.

WOMAN: Yeah. I guess I was hoping you'd tell me it could wait. Maybe I could just call them instead, so there's nothing in writing if it ever comes up again.

MAN: I get why. An email leaves a record, though, I'd send that instead of calling. Nobody likes saying "actually, that was wrong."

WOMAN: Exactly. It's not even about getting in trouble, it's just... embarrassing.

MAN: For what it's worth, catching it yourself before someone else does really does count for a lot.

WOMAN: I hadn't thought of it that way.

MAN: Send the correction today. Honestly, that'll matter way more than the mistake ever will.

WOMAN: Okay. I'll write the email now, before I talk myself out of it again.

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This is Part 2 of CELPIP Listening Practice Test 38. Take all 6 parts (38 questions) for a score and an estimated CLB.

Answer key

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  1. How does WOMAN feel at the end? B. She still feels some hesitation
  2. Why does WOMAN keep calling it minor? D. She is trying to convince herself
  3. What did MAN do with invoices last year? A. He once caught his own error
  4. Why does MAN prefer sending an email? C. It creates a written record
  5. How does MAN come across overall? B. He is supportive but firm

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