Practise CELPIP Writing
Pick a task, write under the real time limit with a live word count, and get your estimated level on all four dimensions with comments on your own sentences. 1 free graded task every day, no card needed.
Task 1 · 27 minutes · 150-200 words
Writing an Email
Write to a manager, a company, a neighbour or a friend, covering three bullet points in the right tone.
Task 2 · 26 minutes · 150-200 words
Responding to Survey Questions
Choose one of two options in a survey and explain your reasons with details.
Task 1: email tasks
Work
- Ask your manager for a schedule change
- Politely decline extra Saturday shifts
- Welcome a new coworker before his first day
- Report a broken printer to the shop owner
- Organize a retirement gift for a coworker
- Apologize to a client for a missed meeting
- Ask a coworker to swap a Saturday shift
- Request more training on new software
- Raise a concern about credit for your work
- Recommend a friend for a kitchen job
Neighbours
- Ask a new neighbour about a barking dog
- Thank a neighbour for clearing your driveway
- Propose sharing the cost of a new fence
- Ask a downstairs neighbour about balcony smoke
- Ask a neighbour to look after your house
- Apologize to a neighbour for party noise
- Ask a neighbour to trim an overhanging tree
- Respond to a neighbour's note about parking
Services and complaints
- Complain about repeated internet outages
- Ask a gym to waive a cancellation fee
- Complain about a brake repair that failed
- Give honest feedback on a friend's restaurant
- Request a refund for a cancelled pottery course
- Thank a moving company for excellent work
- Dispute roaming charges on a phone bill
- Complain about a coat damaged by a cleaner
- Ask a daycare about a sudden fee increase
- Praise a helpful employee at your bank
Community
- Ask the city to make a crosswalk safer
- Offer to volunteer at the local food bank
- Suggest community centre programs for working adults
- Invite a city councillor to a residents' meeting
- Report a damaged playground to the city
- Invite a friend to share a garden plot
- Thank the organizers of a cultural festival
- Offer to lead a free neighbourhood workshop
Housing
Travel
Education
Health
Friends and family
- Congratulate a friend on a new baby
- Decline a close friend's wedding invitation
- Help your brother prepare to move to Canada
- Apologize to a friend for missing her birthday
- Invite your family to Thanksgiving dinner
- Ask a friend to repay a loan
- Plan a surprise anniversary party with your sister
- Advise a friend on buying a used car
Task 2: survey tasks
Community
- Splash pad or outdoor fitness area
- Free outdoor concerts or a night market
- Brighter street lights or evening foot patrols
- Renovate the gym or build a seniors' lounge
- Canada Day fireworks or a daytime festival
- Murals or benches for a downtown street
- Dog park or community garden on a vacant lot
- Volunteer mentors or conversation evenings for newcomers
- Skating rink or winter trail in the park
- Close Main Street to cars on summer weekends
- Online or in-person town council meetings
- Teen drop-in centre or free sports teams
- Holiday lights or a donation to the food bank
- Entry fees or sponsors for community events
Work
- Four-day week or flexible daily hours
- Holiday party or an extra paid day off
- Open-plan office or private cubicles
- Team-set or individually chosen office days
- Cash bonus or a professional training budget
- Volunteering day or sports day for staff
- Gym discount or healthier cafeteria meals
- Weekly staff meeting or an email update
- Salary increase or an extra vacation week
- Assigned or chosen mentors for new hires
Education
- School uniforms or students' own clothes
- Full phone ban or teacher-approved phone use
- Online or on-campus evening college courses
- Field trips or new classroom tablets
- Nightly homework or one weekly project
- Money management or practical skills course
- Later or current high school start time
- Letter grades or written comments on report cards
Environment and transport
- Protected bike lanes or more street parking
- More frequent buses or a new route
- Free transit for some or lower fares for all
- Garbage pickup every two weeks or weekly
- Ban plastic bags or charge for them
- Plant trees or install solar panels
- Clear sidewalks or main roads first
- Car-sharing or bike and scooter sharing
- Light rail line or express buses sooner
- Lower the speed limit on residential streets
Health and recreation
- Indoor pool or fitness centre at the rec centre
- Evening clinic hours or virtual appointments
- Free park fitness classes or cheaper memberships
- One-on-one counselling or group stress workshops
- Paved or natural gravel ravine trail
- First-come registration or a lottery for kids' programs
- Weekend ice time for leagues or public skating
- Smoke-free parks or designated smoking areas
Services and technology
- More self-checkouts or more cashiers
- Printed or digital city newsletter
- Longer bank branch hours or a better app
- Phone support or online chat help
- Downtown Wi-Fi or community centre computer stations
- Per-order fee or monthly grocery delivery plan
- Online government services or in-person centres
- Cashless coffee shops or keep accepting cash
All tasks are written by us for practice. They follow the format of the real test but are not official test questions.