Speaking

Speaking Task 8: Describing an Unusual Situation

Learn the speculative language and descriptive vocabulary you need to describe an unusual or unexpected image and guess what is going on in CELPIP Speaking Task 8.

How to use these words: You describe a strange picture to someone who cannot see it and speculate about it. Combine precise descriptive vocabulary with speculation phrases (it looks as if, perhaps, it could be) to cover both what you see and what you think.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the hardest part of Speaking Task 8?⌄

Describing something unfamiliar without the right words. Speculation phrases let you stay fluent even when you are unsure what the image shows.

How is Task 8 different from Task 3?⌄

Task 3 describes an ordinary scene factually; Task 8 shows an unusual image, so you both describe it and speculate about what might be happening.

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