Stop Memorizing Templates on the CELPIP — Do THIS to Break Past CLB 8
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Stop Memorizing Templates on the CELPIP — Do THIS to Break Past CLB 8

B1IntermediateOctober 20, 202623 min
  • One speaker
  • Language learning

I recorded this episode from a work retreat using only my cell phone — and things don't go smoothly. My phone falls off its makeshift stand (a board game) multiple times mid-recording, but I refuse to stop. I use this messy, unscripted experience as a living illustration of the episode's core message: stop relying on templates and start practicing your answers 'freestyle.' The episode centers on a question from listener Yash, who is stuck at CLB 8 on the CELPIP speaking section. Yash's dilemma: when he follows structured templates, he can start well but falls apart when it's ti...

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So over the past week, I've been traveling. I've been away because of work. I was at a three day work retreat where I was away from my computer, away from my normal recording tools that I normally use, like a microphone and this computer.

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And instead all I had was my cell phone with me. And so my friend, that is what I used to record this episode. And actually, I used my phone to create a video for my YouTube channel. And my plan was to take the audio from that recording and share it

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with you here in the podcast. So you are going to hear me talking about a video, talking about my phone. And actually during the recording of that episode, my camera fell like three times as I was trying to express my ideas and I had to reach down

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