Part Four: News Item
CELPIP Listening Test
A news report delivered by a single speaker in a formal, factual style similar to a radio or television broadcast.
Duration: About 5 minutes.
What You Do: Listen to one audio clip of approximately 1.5 minutes. All 5 questions appear on screen at the same time as sentence-completion dropdowns, and you can answer them in any order within the time allowed.
What It Tests: Your understanding of specific details, key events, and the main points of a formal spoken text.
CELPIP Listening Part 4 Exercise 1 - CELPIP Listening Part 4 Exercise 1
Contexts: Heavy rainfall delays spring planting across southern Manitoba, crop losses forecast.
Exercise Number: cel031
CELPIP Listening Part 4 Exercise 2 - CELPIP Listening Part 4 Exercise 2
Contexts: Record tourist numbers in Atlantic Canada, visitor demographics and economic impact.
Exercise Number: cel032
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CELPIP Listening Part 4 Exercise 3 - CELPIP Listening Part 4 Exercise 3
Contexts: Long-serving Alberta politician resigns, election timing and party implications.
Exercise Number: cel033
CELPIP Listening Part 4 Exercise 4 - CELPIP Listening Part 4 Exercise 4
Contexts: Federal funding announced for Great Lakes manufacturers, modernisation and clean production.
Exercise Number: cel034
CELPIP Listening Part 4 Exercise 5 - CELPIP Listening Part 4 Exercise 5
Contexts: Fire at a Vancouver wildlife park, animal evacuation and cause under investigation.
Exercise Number: cel035
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CELPIP Listening Part 4 Exercise 6 - CELPIP Listening Part 4 Exercise 6
Contexts: Indigenous artefacts unearthed at a Saskatoon construction site, archaeological assessment.
Exercise Number: cel036
CELPIP Listening Part 4 Exercise 7 - CELPIP Listening Part 4 Exercise 7
Contexts: Nova Scotia town faces loss of its only family doctor, recruitment challenges.
Exercise Number: cel037
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CELPIP Listening Part 4 Exercise 8 - CELPIP Listening Part 4 Exercise 8
Contexts: Rare beluga whale spotted far upriver in the St. Lawrence, researchers respond.
Exercise Number: cel038
CELPIP Listening Part 4 Exercise 9 - CELPIP Listening Part 4 Exercise 9
Contexts: Toronto launches electric bus pilot, fleet electrification targets and costs.
Exercise Number: cel039
CELPIP Listening Part 4 Exercise 10 - CELPIP Listening Part 4 Exercise 10
Contexts: Yukon school adopts a four-day week, schedule changes and community consultation.
Exercise Number: cel040
