Can I Get Unstuck From A 7 on the CELPIP In A Week?

To begin with, it really, really, really sucks to feel, and not just feel, but to be stuck at a score that you don't want after multiple attempts at the cell pip, doesn't it? And before I go on, I want to make sure you know that getting an 8 is a big accomplishment.

It means that you've been steadily working on your English for several years now.

And getting an 8 also means that you are at an upper intermediate level of English, which is a major, major accomplishment.

It takes a long time to get there.

So first of all, congratulations on getting that far.

But I know you want a higher score.

And in your question, you didn't exactly say what that higher score is, but I'm imagining it's like at a 9 or a 10 or above.

But here's the first challenge.

You say you've only got about five days before you're taking your exam again.

And you're wondering how you could build your confidence about your speaking abilities and actually break through that stubborn eight to achieve a higher score.

Well, first thing that we need to talk about is that those five days probably aren't going to be enough to boost your score.

Now, I'm not sure what your target is, but always remember this, and I've talked about this in other episodes, but the CELPIP measures your level of English.

It's not like a typical exam that you do at school where the harder you study, the higher you can usually expect your score to be.

Study harder, usually score higher.

The CELPIP doesn't work like that, unfortunately.

What the CELPIP does, like I said a moment ago, is it tells you more or less what your level of English is.

So no amount of hard studying will be able to bump you from an 8 to, let's say, a 10 or an 11.

An 8, like I said a few seconds ago, is like at a strong intermediate to upper intermediate level of English.

But a 10, you're approaching at advanced level skills with the language.

And moving from an 8 to a 10 can take years, maybe a year and a half of really hard, focused, daily practice and immersion in the language.

So it's not just a matter of studying hard for five nights in order for you to get the score that you're looking for.

So in other words, if you want your score to go up on the CELPIP, you have to build your general English skills in order to see your score begin to rise.

Which, as I pointed out a second ago, can take quite a long time.

So if you're wanting to score higher, make sure that your level of English is actually at that level.

You know that you have English.

To begin with, it really, really, really sucks to feel, and not just feel, but to be stuck at a score that you don't want after multiple attempts at the cell pip, doesn't it? And before I go on, I want to make sure you know that getting an 8 is a big accomplishment.

It means that you've been steadily working on your English for several years now.

And getting an 8 also means that you are at an upper intermediate level of English, which is a major, major accomplishment.

It takes a long time to get there.

So first of all, congratulations on getting that far.

But I know you want a higher score.

And in your question, you didn't exactly say what that higher score is, but I'm imagining it's like at a 9 or a 10 or above.

But here's the first challenge.

You say you've only got about five days before you're taking your exam again.

And you're wondering how you could build your confidence about your speaking abilities and actually break through that stubborn eight to achieve a higher score.

Well, first thing that we need to talk about is that those five days probably aren't going to be enough to boost your score.

Now, I'm not sure what your target is, but always remember this, and I've talked about this in other episodes, but the CELPIP measures your level of English.

It's not like a typical exam that you do at school where the harder you study, the higher you can usually expect your score to be.

Study harder, usually score higher.

The CELPIP doesn't work like that, unfortunately.

What the CELPIP does, like I said a moment ago, is it tells you more or less what your level of English is.

So no amount of hard studying will be able to bump you from an 8 to, let's say, a 10 or an 11.

An 8, like I said a few seconds ago, is like at a strong intermediate to upper intermediate level of English.

But a 10, you're approaching at advanced level skills with the language.

And moving from an 8 to a 10 can take years, maybe a year and a half of really hard, focused, daily practice and immersion in the language.

So it's not just a matter of studying hard for five nights in order for you to get the score that you're looking for.

So in other words, if you want your score to go up on the CELPIP, you have to build your general English skills in order to see your score begin to rise.

Which, as I pointed out a second ago, can take quite a long time.

So if you're wanting to score higher, make sure that your level of English is actually at that level.

You know that you have English.