Writing Task 1: Writing an Email
Build the email vocabulary that lifts your CELPIP Writing Task 1 score — openings, polite requests, linking phrases and closings for both formal and informal emails.
How to use these words: Task 1 asks you to write an email for a specific purpose and audience. Match your greeting, tone and sign-off to the situation, and use clear linking phrases to organise each paragraph around one purpose.
Frequently asked questions
Should my CELPIP email be formal or informal?⌄
Read the prompt carefully: writing to a manager or company is formal, while writing to a friend is informal. Each phrase below is tagged by register so you can choose correctly.
How long should the CELPIP Writing Task 1 email be?⌄
Aim for 150 to 200 words organised into clear paragraphs. Use the connectors below to link ideas instead of padding the word count.
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