A friend who has made no friends here — 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.
6 Your friend Priya moved to this city three months ago and says she still has not made any friends. Give her advice about meeting people here, and explain why it would help.
Speaking to: Priya, your friend
What the question is asking for
Where and how she meets people, and why your route would work for someone who has only been here three months.
What to settle in the 30 seconds
Choose one way in — her work, a class, a place of worship, the neighbours — and be ready to say why that one suits a newcomer.
Where this one goes wrong
Reading out a list of places. Five options is not advice; one recommendation with a reason is.
Before this one: A brother choosing a car over tuition · After this one: A friend offered her manager’s job · 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.