CELPIP Listening, Part 2 of 6
Listening to a Daily Life Conversation
Listen to a casual conversation between two people who know each other, then answer 5 questions.
- Questions
- 5
- About
- 5 min
Part 2Instructions
You will hear a conversation that takes place in a daily life setting.
- The clip plays once and you cannot pause or replay it.
- Then each question is spoken once. You see only the answer choices and have 30 seconds for each question.
- When you finish, you get your score, the answers with explanations, and the transcript.
The audio starts as soon as you press start. Use headphones if you can.
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Each question below shows the answer and the line in the audio that gives it. You can now replay every clip and read the transcript.
Recording
You will hear a conversation that takes place in a daily life setting.
Transcript
Man: Renata! You're back! How was the cabin? You look like you got some sun for once!
Woman: Oh, it was so good! We just sat by the lake for two weeks and did nothing. Thanks for watching the place... did everything survive?
Man: All good, plants are alive. That's what I keep meaning to ask about... those veggie boxes. A box showed up on your porch while you were away, and I had no clue what to do with it!
Woman: Oh no, I completely forgot to pause the delivery! I hope nothing went bad sitting out there.
Man: No, no, I put it in your fridge. There was a mountain of carrots and some leafy stuff I couldn't name. Is it always that random? I've been thinking of signing up myself.
Woman: Well, that's the fun of it, and also the annoying part. Some weeks it's amazing! They'll toss in strawberries or sweet peppers. Then other weeks it's just kale, kale, and more kale.
Man: Ha, so it's a gamble. How much is it, though? I don't want a fortune in vegetables I'll forget in the crisper.
Woman: It's twenty dollars a week for the small box, which isn't bad. The farm's called Birchvale, out past the highway. My neighbour swears by them... she cans everything, makes jam, all of it. I'm not that organized.
Man: Birchvale, okay. That box had a note tucked inside... I read it while I was snooping, sorry. Didn't it say something about a farm stand on weekends?
Woman: Well, yeah, they do a weekend stand. We stopped in and bought way too much, since the kids wanted to pet the goats and I caved on the honey. That's the real danger of that place!
Man: That sounds exactly like something I would do. So would you recommend it, or is the whole kale thing a dealbreaker?
Woman: I'd recommend it, for sure. You just have to be flexible and okay with whatever shows up. You should try it for a month and see... I'll text you the sign-up link tonight.
Man: Perfect, please do. And if I get buried in kale, I'm dropping half of it on your desk!
Questions 1 to 5
1. Why does the man ask about the vegetable boxes?
- He needs help naming the vegetables.
- He hopes to pause her delivery.
- He is thinking of subscribing himself.
- He plans to cancel her subscription.
2. Why did the box arrive while the woman was away?
- The farm delivered to the wrong house.
- She forgot to stop the deliveries.
- The man asked for extra vegetables.
- The farm ignored her pause request.
3. What is probably true about the boxes?
- They always contain the same items.
- Their contents vary from week to week.
- They can be customized by the buyer.
- They are cheaper than store produce.
4. Why might the service frustrate some subscribers?
- The produce arrives spoiled and old.
- The same items arrive every week.
- Fresh fruit is never included.
- Some weeks bring very little variety.
5. How does the woman feel about the service?
- Enthusiastic despite its ups and downs.
- Suspicious of what it delivers.
- Annoyed enough to quit soon.
- Indifferent about keeping her subscription.
How CELPIP Listening Part 2 works
You hear one everyday conversation of about 1.5 to 2 minutes between friends, neighbours or coworkers, then 5 questions, each spoken once with four options on screen and 30 seconds to choose. The questions ask about reasons, feelings and what is probably true, not only about stated facts.
- Work out the relationship and the situation in the first few lines. Most questions depend on it.
- Tone carries answers here. Notice when a speaker is joking, complaining or recommending something.
- For a "probably true" question, pick the option the whole conversation supports, not one detail that was mentioned.