Part 2 practice course: Reading to Apply a Diagram

• Look at the diagram for 30 seconds: what it is, its rows, its headings.
• Notice the small print: dates, age limits, "only", "extra".
• Read the email's subject line to know what the writer wants.

• Collect facts about the writer as you go: who, how many, when, how old.
• At each blank, stop and find the matching part of the diagram.
• Check the sentence after the blank too: it often gives the reason.

• Read each blank sentence again with your choice in it.
• Make sure your answer meets every condition the writer gave.
• Answer the last three questions from the email, not the diagram.

How does CELPIP Reading Part 2 work?

You see a diagram, such as a price list, a schedule or a plan, and an email about it. The email has 5 blanks you fill from the diagram, then 3 questions ask about the email itself. A blank filled from the diagram: Read the whole email sentence and note the facts about the writer: age, dates, number of people.; Find the matching row or box in the diagram.; Check every condition in that row, like "19+ only" or "before May 31".; Pick the option that fits all of them.. About the people: Look for clues in the greeting and the first lines.; Notice phrases like "over the fence", "welcome to the team" or "after high school".; Choose the option the email shows, not one it only hints at with a shared word.. What a phrase means: Find the phrase in the email.; Read the sentences before and after it.; Choose the meaning the writer intends, not the word-for-word one..

How should I use my time in CELPIP Reading Part 2?

Before you read: Look at the diagram for 30 seconds: what it is, its rows, its headings. Notice the small print: dates, age limits, "only", "extra". Read the email's subject line to know what the writer wants. While you read: Collect facts about the writer as you go: who, how many, when, how old. At each blank, stop and find the matching part of the diagram. Check the sentence after the blank too: it often gives the reason. After you answer: Read each blank sentence again with your choice in it. Make sure your answer meets every condition the writer gave. Answer the last three questions from the email, not the diagram.

What traps does CELPIP Reading Part 2 set?

Picking the wrong line of the diagram. Every wrong option is usually a real price, date or feature from the diagram, just from the next row. Instead: Name the writer's facts first, then find the one row that matches all of them. Picking an option because it repeats a word from the email. Options reuse words like "volunteer", "camping" or "express" for a different idea. Instead: Ask what the sentence needs, not which option looks familiar. Reading a phrase word for word. Expressions like "green thumb" or "pays for itself" don't mean what the single words say. Instead: Use the sentences around the phrase to work out what the writer means.

Is this Part 2 course free?

Yes. Every step is free and needs no account, and nothing you do leaves your browser. With a free CELPass account, your wrong answers are saved with the trap they fell for and turned into daily drills.