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Practice Task 20 — A summer street fair

Task 3 · Describing a Scene — describe a scene in words for someone who cannot see it

Speaking Task 3Describing a SceneSPK-T3-20Advanced
30s prepare · 60s speak

Look at the picture. You have 30 seconds to prepare and 60 seconds to describe the scene to someone who cannot see it. Describe the people, the actions and the setting.

Listen to the task prompt. Two fixed voices: a female examiner and a male situation narrator.

Describe this outdoor event, including the sounds and the setting you imagine.

A summer street fair.

CELPIP Speaking Task 3 scene: a summer street fair on a closed main street

Points to cover

  • • the woman playing guitar by the lemonade tent
  • • the food trucks and the families walking
  • • the bunting, picnic tables and storefronts

You get 30 seconds to prepare, then 60 seconds to speak. Everything here works offline — no AI needed.

  1. 1. Give an overall description
  2. 2. Describe the foreground
  3. 3. Describe the middle ground
  4. 4. Describe the background
  5. 5. Mention the important actions
  6. 6. Give an overall impression

Sentence template

This picture shows ___. In the foreground, ___. On the left, ___, while on the right ___. In the background I can see ___. The most noticeable thing is ___. Overall, it looks like a ___ scene.