Reading

Reading Part 4: Reading for Viewpoints

Build the opinion, argument and attitude vocabulary you need to track different viewpoints in the article-plus-comment format of CELPIP Reading Part 4.

How to use these words: Part 4 presents an article and a reader comment with contrasting opinions. Recognising stance and attitude vocabulary helps you tell whose view is whose and how strongly it is held.

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What makes Reading Part 4 tricky?

It asks you to separate competing viewpoints and judge their strength. Attitude and opinion vocabulary is the key to keeping the positions straight.

Does Part 4 use difficult vocabulary?

It uses higher-CLB opinion and argument words. The entries below focus on exactly the stance language that Part 4 relies on.

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