CELPIP Listening Course

Free · 9 text lessons · about 18 min read · Updated 2026-10-13

Nine lessons on CELPIP Listening: how the section works, how to take notes when you hear everything once, what each of the six parts tests, and how to avoid the answers designed to catch you.

Lessons

1. Lesson 1: How CELPIP Listening Works and Is Scored
   The CELPIP Listening format: six parts, 38 questions, recordings played once, questions shown after you listen, and how answers become a CLB level.
   2 min read · exercise with answers
2. Lesson 2: Note-Taking When You Hear It Once
   How to take notes in CELPIP Listening: what to write, abbreviations, a two-column layout for conversations and how much to write.
   2 min read · exercise with answers
3. Lesson 3: Part 1: Listening to Problem Solving
   Strategy for CELPIP Listening Part 1: follow a problem through three sections, separate suggestions from decisions, and note who says what.
   2 min read · exercise with answers
4. Lesson 4: Part 2: Listening to a Daily Life Conversation
   Strategy for CELPIP Listening Part 2: everyday conversations, relationships, feelings and details that change during the talk.
   2 min read · exercise with answers
5. Lesson 5: Part 3: Listening for Information
   Strategy for CELPIP Listening Part 3: follow an explanation or interview in order, note steps and reasons, and catch corrections.
   2 min read · exercise with answers
6. Lesson 6: Part 4: Listening to a News Item
   Strategy for CELPIP Listening Part 4: catch the main point in the first sentence, track people and numbers, and note what happens next.
   2 min read · exercise with answers
7. Lesson 7: Part 5: Listening to a Discussion
   Strategy for CELPIP Listening Part 5, the video discussion: track three speakers' views, agreement and the group's decision.
   2 min read · exercise with answers
8. Lesson 8: Part 6: Listening to Viewpoints
   Strategy for CELPIP Listening Part 6: separate the speaker's view from opinions they report, note reasons on each side and handle harder vocabulary.
   2 min read · exercise with answers
9. Lesson 9: Distractors, Guessing and Test Day
   The distractor answers in CELPIP Listening, how to guess well when unsure, and how to stay focused for six parts on test day.
   2 min read · exercise with answers

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