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Practice Task 30 — A subway platform at rush hour

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

Speaking Task 3Describing a SceneSPK-T3-30Advanced
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 subway platform and what the passengers are doing.

A subway platform at rush hour.

CELPIP Speaking Task 3 scene: an underground subway platform at rush hour

Points to cover

  • • the woman in the teal coat by the yellow line
  • • the commuters queueing to board
  • • the escalators and the arriving train

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.