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CELPIP Speaking Task 2: Talking about a Personal Experience — Practice

Timed CELPIP Speaking Task 2: 30s prep, 60s to recount a personal experience. Stay on the prompt and use the full response window.

30s prep60s answer

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Experience: Learning Something New
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Experience: A Memorable Trip
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Experience: Overcoming a Challenge
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Experience: Stuck Indoors During a Blizzard
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Experience: A Canada Day Picnic
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S1Giving Advice
S2Talking about a Personal Experience
S3Describing a Scene
S4Making Predictions

Experience: A Difficult Decision

Experience: Your First Day at a New Workplace

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Experience: Volunteering at a Soup Kitchen

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Experience: Finding a Wallet on the Bus

Experience: A Neighbour Shovelled My Driveway

Experience: Learning to Skate as an Adult

Experience: A Visit to a Summer Farmers' Market

Experience: When the Subway Shut Down

Experience: A Visit to a Sugar Shack

Experience: A Weekend at a Lake Cottage

Experience: Sending the Wrong Email Attachment

Experience: A Difficult Team Project

Experience: Hosting Thanksgiving Dinner for the First Time

Experience: A Multicultural Street Festival

Experience: Cleaning Up a Flooded Basement

Experience: A Great Find on Kijiji

Experience: Commuting by Bike in Winter

Experience: Filing Your First Tax Return

Experience: Joining a Drop-In Soccer League

Experience: First Time Voting in a Canadian Election

Experience: Getting Lost on a Hiking Trail

Experience: Helping a Tourist with Little English

Experience: Surviving a Multi-Day Winter Power Outage

Experience: Cooking a Family Recipe for Guests

Experience: Missing a Ferry and Improvising the Day

Experience: Adopting a Pet from a Shelter

Experience: Attending Your First Live Hockey Game

Experience: A Flat Tire on the Highway Shoulder

Experience: Volunteering at a Post-Storm Community Clean-Up

Experience: Learning to Change Winter Tires

Experience: Your First Remembrance Day Ceremony

Experience: Negotiating a Better Phone or Internet Plan

Experience: A Memorable Encounter at a Thrift Shop

Experience: Stuck on a Delayed Train

Experience: Hosting an International Student for Dinner

Experience: First Time Camping in a Provincial Park

Experience: Resolving a Misunderstanding with a Landlord

Experience: Participating in a Charity Run or Walk

Experience: Discovering a Favourite Neighbourhood Café

Experience: Helping a Friend Move into a Walk-Up

Experience: Shadowing Someone at Work for a Career Change

Experience: Attending a Small-Town Fall Fair

Experience: Recovering from a Minor Sports Injury

Experience: First Time Using French in a Real Situation

Experience: A Surprise Party That Almost Failed

Experience: A Lesson from a Failed DIY Project

Experience: Meeting a Neighbour Through a Community Garden

Experience: An Awkward but Funny Job Interview Moment

Experience: Watching — or Trying to Watch — the Northern Lights

Experience: Returning a Borrowed Item Late

Experience: A Week Without a Smartphone

Experience: Helping at a School Bake Sale

Experience: Caught in Freezing Rain Without Proper Gear

Experience: Standing Up for Someone Treated Unfairly

Experience: Learning a Musical Instrument as an Adult

Experience: First Overnight Trip Alone by Bus or Train

Experience: Cooking for a Potluck Without a Key Ingredient

Experience: A Memorable Customer-Service Job Moment

Experience: A Museum Visit That Changed Your Perspective

Experience: Bridging a Conflict Between Two Friends

Experience: Facing Canadian Healthcare Wait Times

Experience: Finding an Opportunity Through Networking

Experience: Weather Travel Chaos with a Happy Ending

Experience: Teaching Someone a Skill You’re Good At

S5Comparing and Persuading

S6Dealing with a Difficult Situation

S7Expressing Opinions

S8Describing an Unusual Situation

Course lessonS2Talking about a Personal ExperienceHow the task is built, what gets scored, and a worked example.Read the lesson