Task 8: Describing an Unusual Situation Instructions: Test-takers must describe something unexpected and perhaps unusual to someone who is not there to see it. Speakers should use specific vocabulary …
Task 7: Expressing Opinions Instructions: Task 7 focuses on a social issue that is familiar to many Canadians. Test takers are to state their opinion and then defend it logically They …
Task 6: Persuading (no image) Instructions: 60 seconds to take notes, and 60 seconds to respond This task presents a representative situation that may occur in a person’s daily life. …
Task 5 A and B: Comparing (image) Part A: Instructions: (60 seconds) Test-takers do not have to speak for the first part (A) of Task 5: You have 60 seconds …
Describing a scene (spatial references) Instructions: Describe some of the things that are happening in the picture below. The person you are speaking to cannot see the picture. You have …
Making Predictions (image reference) Note: Task 4 always uses the same picture from Task 3 Speaking Test-takers are to predict what happens next. Answers may be factual, imaginative, predictable, or …
Persuading (no image) Instructions: 60 seconds to take notes, and 60 seconds to respond This task presents a representative situation that may occur in a person’s daily life. Test-takers are …
Task 2: Talking about Personal Experience Instructions: The test-taker will be asked to talk about something that happened to them: This task tests the speaker’s ability to tell a …
Task 1: Giving Advice Instructions: The situation for this task that is given on the exam is most likely related to school or work, and the individual who receives the …
There are 8 tasks test-takers will have to master to pass the speaking section of the CELPIP exam. A practice task that is unscored is used to see if the …