CELPIP Reading video lessons: all 4 parts
One short video for each CELPIP Reading part, free to watch. Each one follows a single real practice test from start to finish: how the part works, the three kinds of question, how to map the passage so you can find each answer fast, the three traps the wrong options set, and the shape every passage of that part follows. Then practise the same part in the free practice course, or take a full practice test and get your score.
- Part 1: Reading Correspondence · Hello → News → Details → Request → Offer
- Part 2: Reading to Apply a Diagram · Facts → Find → Check → Choose
- Part 3: Reading for Information · A · Why → B · How → C · Records → D · Today → E · Not given
- Part 4: Reading for Viewpoints · Issue → For → Against → Not yet → Comment
Part 1: Reading Correspondence
How to answer Part 1 by finding the line that proves each answer: the three kinds of question, a map of the message, and the three traps the wrong options set, on one practice email (Marisol asks an old co-worker to help with her catering launch) and the blanks in his reply.
- Part 1 format, strategy and tips
- Free Part 1 practice course: find the proof and spot the traps step by step, then a timed test
- Free Part 1 sample tests
Part 2: Reading to Apply a Diagram
How to fill each Part 2 blank by matching the writer's facts to the right line of the diagram: the three kinds of question, the writer's facts first, the three traps the wrong options set, and four steps for every blank, on one practice test (a community garden's plot rental sheet).
- Part 2 format, strategy and tips
- Free Part 2 practice course: find the proof and spot the traps step by step, then a timed test
- Free Part 2 sample tests
Part 3: Reading for Information
How to match each Part 3 statement to the right paragraph, and when to choose E: the three kinds of statement, a paragraph map in a few words each, and the three traps the wrong letters set, on one practice article (the history and records of Toronto's CN Tower).
- Part 3 format, strategy and tips
- Free Part 3 practice course: find the proof and spot the traps step by step, then a timed test
- Free Part 3 sample tests
Part 4: Reading for Viewpoints
How to keep track of every opinion in Part 4 and fill the blanks in the reader's comment: the three kinds of question, one word per person, and the three traps the wrong options set, on one practice article (a $12 fee to drive into downtown Toronto).
- Part 4 format, strategy and tips
- Free Part 4 practice course: find the proof and spot the traps step by step, then a timed test
- Free Part 4 sample tests
More video lessons
New lessons are added to the CELPass YouTube channel. Every video has English captions and chapters, so you can jump straight to the part you need.
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