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CELPIP Speaking Task 1
Giving Advice

Prepare practical advice for a friend, record a complete response, and see how clearly your ideas, language, delivery, and task coverage work.

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Task 1 · Giving Advice 30s prepare · 90s speak

Help a friend start a small balcony garden

Your friend wants to start a small garden on an apartment balcony. The balcony gets only morning sun, your friend is away some weekends, and there is little room.

Give your friend practical advice about choosing plants, caring for them, and keeping the balcony tidy.

  • recommend plants that suit the available light and space;
  • suggest a simple watering plan for weekends away; and
  • explain how to protect the floor and keep the balcony easy to use.

Speak directly to your friend in a supportive, practical tone.

1 · Prepare 0:30
  1. 1Prepare
  2. 2Record
  3. 3Review

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Record after preparation Your microphone is off
30 secondssilent preparation
90 secondsrecorded response
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Kate Feng

Original task byKate FengLanguage Education Specialist

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What this preview tests

Useful advice is specific, explained, and easy to follow.

Speaking Task 1 tests whether you can respond directly to a person, organize several practical suggestions, explain why they help, and deliver the response in an appropriate tone.

1

Give concrete advice

Offer at least three actions that fit the friend's light, space, watering, and tidiness constraints.

2

Explain the benefit

Connect each suggestion to a reason so the advice sounds useful rather than like a disconnected list.

3

Speak to your friend

Use a supportive tone, clear transitions, and a steady pace that makes the plan easy to follow.

A practical Task 1 method

Three suggestions. Three reasons. One supportive close.

  1. Turn constraints into topics.Use preparation time to map light and space, weekend watering, and keeping the balcony clean.
  2. Pair advice with reasons.After each suggestion, add why it suits this friend or prevents a likely problem.
  3. Open and close naturally.Start with encouragement, move through the three topics, and end with a reassuring summary.
Current format, checked August 2026

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Full Task 1 response

Giving Advice asks you to speak directly to a person, develop useful suggestions, and explain how they address the situation. Read the official study pack.

Task 1 timing

This practice follows 30 seconds of silent preparation and a 90-second recorded response.

Preview grading

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Quick answers

CELPIP Speaking Task 1 FAQ

What is CELPIP Speaking Task 1?

CELPIP Speaking Task 1 is Giving Advice. You respond directly to a person, offer practical suggestions, and explain why they help.

How much time do I have for Speaking Task 1?

This practice follows the current Task 1 timing: 30 seconds to prepare and 90 seconds to record your response.

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Is the Speaking level an official CELPIP result?

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