CELPIP Speaking Task 3: Describing a Scene template
You describe a picture to someone who can't see it.
The template
Describe the picture so someone who can't see it could draw it: overview first, then place each detail.
- 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.
Worked example
A park on a sunny afternoon: a family having a picnic, a man walking a dog, children on a playground.
This picture shows a busy park on a sunny afternoon. In the foreground, a family is having a picnic on a red blanket, and the father is cutting a sandwich. In the middle of the picture, a man in a blue jacket is walking a small brown dog. In the background, I can see children playing on a playground. Overall, it looks like a relaxed weekend afternoon.
Why it works
- Use location words in every sentence: on the left, in the corner, behind.
- Describe actions with the present continuous: is walking, are playing.
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