CELPIP, Speaking
CELPIP Speaking Task 3: Describing a Scene
You describe a picture to someone who can't see it.
Format and scoring
| Skill | Speaking |
|---|---|
| Preparation | 30 seconds |
| Response time | Up to 60 seconds |
| How it's scored | Scored on content and coherence, vocabulary, listenability and task fulfillment. |
| Weight (estimate) | About 13% of your speaking score |
How to answer Speaking Task 3: Describing a Scene
- 1Give an overview of the scene.
- 2Describe the foreground, then the background.
- 3Use location words: on the left, in the corner.
Speaking Task 3: Describing a Scene template
- 1This picture shows the place and the overall situation.
- 2In the foreground, person or object is action, and detail.
- 3In the middle of the picture, person or object action or description.
- 4In the background, I can see detail, which reason it matters.
- 5Overall, it looks like the mood or what's happening.
Common mistakes
- Listing objects without saying where they are.
Sample question
Saturday farmers' market
Describe some things that are happening in the picture below as well as you can. The person you are speaking to cannot see the picture.
Show a model answer (Level 10)
This looks like a busy outdoor market on a sunny weekend morning. In the foreground, an elderly vendor is handing a paper bag of apples to a young woman with a stroller.