CELPIP Listening
Part 6 of 6
Viewpoints
You hear a longer monologue in which a speaker reports several viewpoints on a topic, and answer questions on those viewpoints and the reasoning behind them. It's the longest listening passage, so stamina and note-taking both count.
- questions
- 6
- audio plays
- Once
- whole test
- 46–55 min
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What a Part 6 prompt looks like
An example written by Celpip Plus in the same shape as the real listening part, with notes on how to read it.
You hear a radio report on a plan to add a bike lane to a busy main street, with views from shop owners, cyclists and a city councillornote 1. Sample question: "According to the report, why do some shop owners oppose the lane?"note 2
- 1 The viewpoints: several groups, each with its own reason. Keep them apart in your notes.
- 2 What this question tests: one group's reason, not the reporter's opinion or another group's.
How to prepare for Viewpoints
- Identify the speaker's overall position early, because this longer monologue tests whether you grasp the main viewpoint as well as the supporting details.
- Follow how the argument develops, since the speaker builds reasons and examples that later questions may reference.
- Distinguish the speaker's actual opinion from views they mention only to counter, as this separation is often tested.
How CELPIP Listening is scored
CELPIP Listening is scored by how many questions you answer correctly across its six parts. That total is converted to a CELPIP level from 1 to 12 — there are no separate marking criteria for Listening.
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Viewpoints: frequently asked questions
It is a longer opinion-based monologue, so it tests both your understanding of the speaker's overall stance and specific supporting details.
Both; some questions target the speaker's central viewpoint while others ask about specific reasons or examples they give.
Note them as views the speaker is responding to, not as their own opinion, so you do not mix up positions when answering.
It is one of the more demanding Listening tasks because of its length and opinion focus; concentrate throughout since the audio plays only once.