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CELPIP Exam Speaking Practice | Describe a Picture

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Warm-up Questions

When you describe a picture in a speaking exam, what kinds of details do you think you should mention?
What might be difficult about describing a picture to someone who cannot see it?
What do you think “Describe a Picture” tasks test in the CELPIP speaking exam?

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CELPIP Exam Speaking Practice | Describe a Picture

Why describing pictures matters + first example scene (00:00 – 01:54)

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1. In the example, where is the staircase going?

From bottom right to top left
From bottom left to top right
From the center to the bottom right
From top right to bottom left

2. What does the speaker ask at the end of the first example description?

Do you want to meet at the store?
Can you send me the picture now?
Should I buy this picture for you?
Where did you take this picture?

3. Why does the speaker say you need to describe all the details?

Because the listener is a professional artist
Because the picture is very expensive
Because the exam only accepts long answers
Because the listener cannot see the picture

CELPIP Exam Speaking Practice | Describe a Picture

How to start: identifying the scene (bus stop) and main elements (01:54 – 03:25)

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1. What does the speaker say the picture is of?

A classroom
A shopping mall
A train station
A bus stop

2. How many people are waiting in the bus shelter?

Two
Three
Five
Four

3. What is the woman walking away from the bus stop wearing (according to the speaker)?

A blue jacket and sneakers
A red dress and high heels
A grey tracksuit
A pink sweater and boots

CELPIP Exam Speaking Practice | Describe a Picture

More details in the shelter + final instruction to the viewer (03:25 – 05:43)

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1. What is the man inside the shelter doing against the glass?

Knocking on it
Cleaning it
Leaning against it
Painting it

2. What is the girl on the left side of the bus shelter doing?

Drinking coffee
Biting her nails
Talking on the phone
Reading a book

3. What does the speaker ask the viewer to do at the end?

Memorize a script word-for-word
Buy the picture at the store
Draw a new bus stop picture
Describe the picture in the comments

CELPIP Exam Speaking Practice | Describe a Picture

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1. What is the main speaking strategy taught in the video?

Focus only on colors and ignore actions
Use advanced idioms even if they don’t fit
Start by naming the scene, then describe people/objects with positions and details
Tell a personal story unrelated to the image

2. Which type of information is emphasized as helpful when describing a picture?

Only one object from the picture
Only the time and date the picture was taken
Locations (left/right/foreground/background) and what people are doing
Only the speaker’s opinion about the picture

3. Why does the speaker create a phone-call situation (calling from a store)?

To practice refusing to buy gifts politely
To show the picture is located in a museum
To teach shopping vocabulary only
To show you must describe clearly because the listener can’t see the image

Discussion Questions

Discuss the ideas from this video

CELPIP Exam Speaking Practice | Describe a Picture

If you were describing this bus stop picture in an exam, what order would you follow (people, objects, background, actions)? Why?
What extra details could you add to make the description clearer (without inventing facts)?
Do you think it’s better to describe everything you see, or focus on the most important details? Explain.
What other picture types do you find difficult to describe (e.g., crowded places, nature scenes, events)? What language would help you?