CELPIP writing task 2: the survey response

A 26-minute plan

• Read both options and underline the exact choice you're making.
• Pick the side you can explain best, not the one you secretly prefer.
• Plan in a few words: choice, reason one, reason two, example, ending.
• Write roughly 150 to 200 words, then check your links and grammar.

Turn a reason into a good reason

A reason says why. A good reason says what happens because of it. "The park is cheaper" is a reason. "The park is cheaper, so the council could spend the savings on a second bus route" shows control of the language and the idea.

You can admit the other option has a benefit. Then say why yours still fits better. That shows range without sitting on the fence.

Before you finish

• Is my choice clear in the first two lines?
• Does every sentence support my side?
• Have I used linking words that fit: because, so, however, as a result?
• Roughly 150 to 200 words?

Time yourself with the writing timer and word counter.

Questions