#26 CELPIP Prep Secrets from a Test Taker

Do you feel that your knowledge of the English language before moving to Canada helped you prepare for CellPIP?

Absolutely.

I have always been an avid reader since childhood.

I really love reading books a lot.

So that habit of mine really helped me to decipher the meaning in reading quickly, at the same time to quickly skim the passages and understanding, because I used to really love to read a lot.

That's one thing.

Since my graduation, and I'm sure many of the viewers would also relate to this, Since my graduation, my high school, everything was in English, so that really helped me in speaking.

So that's something that really helped me when it comes to previous knowledge.

I'm also an avid reader, and I think that reading, even for a short time each day, is a fantastic way to build language skills.

Regularly speaking the language that we're hoping to master is another important way to strengthen communication skills.

Now, did you have a specific routine to prepare for the test, as in dedicating a certain amount of time each day to study?

I'll be very honest with you.

When it comes to study routine, it's kind of tricky to manage it with a nine to five.

So what I used to do is I had a small strategy.

I used to just practice writing and speaking during my weekdays.

And during my weekends, I used to, you know, do a lot of mock tests of reading and listening.

So I used to focus reading and listening, which personally I found more challenging than speaking and writing.

And so I used to just devote that time on weekends.

So I'm getting ample of practice and also understanding what I'm going wrong.

Interesting approach to split up the writing and speaking practice from the listening and reading practice.

I agree with you.

Time is one of the biggest challenges we as adults face if we're working full-time while pursuing a course of study, which in your case was preparing for a language test.

Understanding which language skills are most difficult for you and devoting ample amounts of study time to improve these skills generally builds confidence and leads to a stronger performance on test day.

I love your approach.

I think it's great.