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CELPIP Speaking Task 8: Describing an Unusual Situation — Practice

Timed CELPIP Speaking Task 8: 30s prep, 60s to describe an unusual picture and explain what might be going on.

30s prep60s answer

70 practice sets

Practice sets

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Unusual: Cat in a Toy Car
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Unusual: Meeting Underwater
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Unusual: Piano on the Roof
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Unusual: Shopping Cart Traffic Jam
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Unusual: Formal Campsite Dinner
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Speaking parts

S1Giving Advice
S2Talking about a Personal Experience
S3Describing a Scene

Unusual: Sheep in an Elevator

Unusual: Suitcase Walking Alone

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Unusual: Firefighter Storytime

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Unusual: Desk in the Pool

Unusual: Moose at the Cafe

Unusual: Volcano Wedding Cake

Unusual: Yoga on a Ferry

Unusual: Robot Vacuum Party

Unusual: Soccer in the Freezer Aisle

Unusual: Teddy Bear Handshake

Unusual: Indoor Rain

Unusual: Orchestra in a Laundromat

Unusual: Piano in the Crosswalk

Unusual: Winter Roof Picnic

Unusual: Dentist at the Market

Unusual: Horses on the Subway

Unusual: Balcony Fishing

Unusual: Sleeping Bag Meeting

Unusual: Rubber Duck on the Bridge

Unusual: Penguin in the Bank Queue

Unusual: Chef Cooking on a Bus

Unusual: Indoor Umbrellas on a Sunny Day

Unusual: Goat on a Mall Escalator

Unusual: Scuba Desk Workers

Unusual: Bride Shovelling Snow

Unusual: Library Silent Disco

Unusual: Vacuuming the Beach

Unusual: Bathtub of Apples in the Kitchen

Unusual: Ski Jump into a Pool

Unusual: Bear Cub in a Shopping Cart

Unusual: Piano Delivery by Canoe

Unusual: Officer Directing Ducks

Unusual: Astronaut Helmet in a Café

Unusual: Chess on a Hockey Rink

Unusual: Dryer Tumbling Leaves

Unusual: Mailman Treehouse Mailbox

Unusual: Sushi Conveyor in an Elevator

Unusual: Family Snorkel Portrait

Unusual: Snowman on a Beach Towel by a Heater

Unusual: Marathon in a Tiny Apartment

Unusual: Dentist Drilling a Watermelon

Unusual: Subway Living Room

Unusual: Ironing on a Canoe Paddle

Unusual: Chickens in the Boardroom

Unusual: Ice Cream Truck on a Ski Hill

Unusual: Scuba Diver in the Supermarket

Unusual: Wedding Guests in Rain Boots

Unusual: Giraffe at an Apartment Window

Unusual: Sunbathing on a Bus Roof

Unusual: Crown in the Hardware Aisle

Unusual: Conductor on a Construction Site

Unusual: Pillow Fight in Produce

Unusual: Fishbowl Helmet at the Desk

Unusual: Roller Skaters in a Museum

Unusual: Tent in Airport Departures

Unusual: Mowing a Rooftop Lawn

Unusual: Tuxedo Waiters Serving Hotdogs

Unusual: Classroom Desks on the Beach

Unusual: Elevator Packed with Balloons

Unusual: Reading a Newspaper Underwater

Unusual: Bicycle Chandelier at Dinner

Unusual: Cows at a Used-Car Lot

Unusual: Parachute Landing at a BBQ

Unusual: Giant Chess Cafe Furniture

S4

Making Predictions

S5Comparing and Persuading

S6Dealing with a Difficult Situation

S7Expressing Opinions

S8Describing an Unusual Situation

Course lessonS8Describing an Unusual SituationHow the task is built, what gets scored, and a worked example.Read the lesson