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Practice Task 8 — A hardware store

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

Speaking Task 3Describing a SceneSPK-T3-08Intermediate
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 the picture and explain what the customers seem to be buying.

A hardware store.

CELPIP Speaking Task 3 scene: a hardware store

Points to cover

  • • the employees with the board and the paint wall
  • • the woman with a tape measure and loaded cart
  • • the ladder, tools and pegboard wall

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.