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CELPIP Writing Practice — Task 1: Writing an Email
In CELPIP Writing Task 1 you read a short situation and write an email that responds to it. On CELPIP Trainer you get an AI-generated prompt, then instant feedback and a band score on the official CELPIP 1–12 scale, with a model answer to compare against.
How this task works
Task 1 gives you a real-life situation (a complaint, a request, an apology, a favour) and asks you to write an email to a specific reader. Raters look at how well you complete the task, how clearly it's organised, your vocabulary, and your grammar.
- Time
- 27 minutes
- Length
- 150–200 words
- Format
- One email to a named reader
- Scored on
- Content · coherence · vocabulary · readability
- Band
- CELPIP 1–12
A worked example
Here's a real example of the kind of task and answer you'll practise. On the app, the content is generated fresh each round.
Prompt
You recently stayed at a hotel and left an item in your room. Write an email to the hotel manager. In your email:
- explain when you stayed and which item you left behind
- describe the item so it can be identified
- ask how it can be returned to you
Model answer — ~CELPIP 10
Dear Mr. Thompson,
I am writing about a stay at the Lakeview Hotel in room 412 from June 2 to June 4. When I checked out on Sunday morning, I unfortunately left behind a personal item and I am hoping you can help me recover it.
The item is a dark grey wool scarf with thin burgundy stripes at each end. I believe I left it on the armchair near the window. It has sentimental value, as it was a gift from my grandmother, so I would be very grateful to have it back.
Could you please let me know whether it has been found? If so, I would happily cover any postage costs to have it shipped to my home address, or I can arrange to pick it up next week. Thank you for your time and assistance.
Kind regards,
Marcus Reyes
✓Opens by naming the stay and room — the reader can act immediately.
✓Answers all three bullets in order, with concrete detail (“wool scarf with burgundy stripes”).
✓Polite, appropriate register and a clear call to action close the email.
Tips to score higher
- ✓Address every bullet in the prompt — missing one caps your task-fulfilment score.
- ✓Use a greeting and sign-off that match the reader (formal for a manager, warm for a friend).
- ✓Aim for 150–200 words: enough to develop ideas, short enough to stay error-free.
- ✓Spend 2–3 minutes planning so your email has a clear beginning, middle and end.
- ✓Re-read for verb tense and articles (a/the) in your last 3 minutes.
Frequently asked questions
01How long should a CELPIP email be?+
Aim for 150–200 words. Shorter emails often miss task details; much longer ones invite more grammar mistakes and can run over the 27-minute limit.
02What is a good score on CELPIP Writing?+
Scores are reported on the 1–12 scale. Many immigration and professional pathways ask for CLB 7–9, which corresponds to roughly CELPIP 7–9 in Writing.
03Is the email graded by a person or AI on CELPIP Trainer?+
On CELPIP Trainer an AI model scores your email in CELPIP style and returns a model answer. The official test is scored by trained human raters.
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