A child in a language support class — CELPIP Speaking Task 1
One of the 24 questions in the Task 1 pool — 30 seconds to prepare, 90 seconds to speak, no second take. What the section is: the CELPIP test format.
21 Your friend Ade’s daughter has been placed in a language support class at school. Ade wants to ask the school to take her out of it so that she stays with her friends all day. Tell him what you think he should do, and why.
Speaking to: Ade, your friend
What the question is asking for
Whether he should make that request. The friends and the class are both real, and the answer has to put them against each other.
What to settle in the 30 seconds
Decide on the request, and choose one thing you would have him ask the school before he makes it.
Where this one goes wrong
Answering only about friendship. The class is the other half of the question, and both halves are being listened for.
Before this one: A neighbour avoiding her son’s teacher · After this one: An accountant on warehouse night shifts · All 24 Task 1 questions
Written for this simulator to the published CELPIP format, not taken from a real test form. Reading a prompt is not practising it.
The app sets this task with the real clock on it and returns a scored report in about five seconds.