CELPIP Goal
Training programme

CELPIP Listening Course

Listening, useful notes, and audio evidence

Prepare for all six CELPIP Listening parts with active listening, note-taking, paraphrases, speaker tracking, and evidence-based inference.

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Learning outcome: Turn each recording into concise evidence, answer by meaning, and review mistakes with specific actions for your next practice session.

Lessons

Learning path Listening

  1. 1

    Lesson 1

    How CELPIP Listening works

    Listening assesses whether you can understand conversations, news, discussions, and viewpoints in English. Learn the structure and what to identify before you listen.

    24 min
  2. 2

    Lesson 2

    Active listening, notes, and paraphrases

    Listening well does not mean remembering every word. Recognize the idea, retain important details, and connect them with options expressed in different words.

    26 min
  3. 3

    Lesson 3

    Parts 1 and 2: Problems and everyday conversations

    In both parts, you listen to two people and answer questions one at a time. In Part 1, they try to solve a problem; in Part 2, they discuss an everyday situation.

    28 min
  4. 4

    Lesson 4

    Part 3: Listening for Information

    Part 3 presents a conversation in which one person seeks information the other knows. It has approximately 6 questions and 6 minutes; the recording usually lasts 2 to 2.5 minutes.

    24 min
  5. 5

    Lesson 5

    Part 4: Listening to a News Item

    In Part 4, you hear a news report lasting around 1.5 minutes. You then answer approximately 5 questions within a total time of 5 minutes.

    22 min
  6. 6

    Lesson 6

    Part 5: Understanding a Video Discussion

    Part 5 presents a video lasting around 1.5 to 2 minutes with three speakers. You then answer approximately 8 questions within 9 minutes.

    26 min
  7. 7

    Lesson 7

    Part 6: Understanding Viewpoints

    In Part 6, you hear a monologue lasting around 3 minutes about a social, environmental, or community issue. You then answer approximately 6 questions within 8 minutes.

    26 min
  8. 8

    Lesson 8

    Inferences, distractors, and final practice

    The hardest questions do not always contain the most complex vocabulary. They often require you to preserve exact relationships, infer only what is necessary, and eliminate partly true options.

    30 min