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CELPIP Speaking Practice Test 34

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A complete CELPIP Speaking practice test: all 8 tasks in the real test order. For each task, read the prompt, prepare for the preparation time, then record yourself on your phone for the speaking time and stop when it ends. Then compare with the sample answers for each task.

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Tasks
8
Time
about 15–20 minutes

Task 1: Giving Advice

Preparation: 30 seconds · Speaking: 90 seconds

Starting a Home Garden

Your neighbor is interested in starting a small garden on their balcony but isn’t sure which plants are best for the space or how to care for them. Offer some advice on beginning a home garden.

Sample answers for this task 1 · Task 1 strategy and template

Task 2: Talking about a Personal Experience

Preparation: 30 seconds · Speaking: 60 seconds

Trying a New Hobby

Describe a time when you tried a new hobby. What was the hobby, how did you get started, and how did this experience affect you?

Sample answers for this task 2 · Task 2 strategy and template

Task 3: Describing a Scene

Preparation: 30 seconds · Speaking: 60 seconds

A Snowy Mountain Trail

Describe some things that are happening in the picture below as well as you can. The person with whom you are speaking cannot see the picture.

CELPIP Speaking Task 3 practice picture: A Snowy Mountain Trail

Sample answers for this task 3 · Task 3 strategy and template

Task 4: Making Predictions

Preparation: 30 seconds · Speaking: 60 seconds

Hiking

In this picture, what do you think will most probably happen next?

CELPIP Speaking Task 4 practice picture: Hiking

Sample answers for this task 4 · Task 4 strategy and template

Task 5: Comparing and Persuading

Preparation: 60 seconds · Speaking: 60 seconds

Taking Guided Tours vs. Exploring Independently While Traveling

On your upcoming trip, you can either join a guided tour or explore the city on your own.

**Option 1:

  • Guided Tour
  • Professional guide
  • Fixed schedule
  • Visit top attractions
  • Group travel

**Option 2:

  • Explore Independently
  • Flexible schedule
  • Choose your own attractions
  • Discover hidden gems
  • Travel at your own pace

**Alternative Choice (Your Travel Partner’s Preference):

Guided tours are well-organized, informative, and ensure you see all the important sights without getting lost.

Sample answers for this task 5 · Task 5 strategy and template

Task 6: Dealing with a Difficult Situation

Preparation: 60 seconds · Speaking: 60 seconds

Using Roommate's Groceries

You ran out of some essential ingredients while cooking late at night and used a few items from your roommate's groceries without asking, intending to replace them. Your roommate notices the next day and seems upset about it. You need to explain to keep the living situation harmonious.

Choice:

Talk to your roommate and explain why you used their groceries, apologizing and offering to replace them immediately.

OR

Talk to your roommate and explain why you think sharing groceries occasionally is fine, but agree to ask next time.

Sample answers for this task 6 · Task 6 strategy and template

Task 7: Expressing Opinions

Preparation: 30 seconds · Speaking: 90 seconds

Eliminating Homework from Schools

Do you think schools should stop giving homework to students? Explain your opinion, considering the effects of homework on learning, stress, and family time.

Sample answers for this task 7 · Task 7 strategy and template

Task 8: Describing an Unusual Situation

Preparation: 30 seconds · Speaking: 60 seconds

A Streetlamp Trailing Pedestrians Like a Pet

While walking down a street, you notice a streetlamp that seems to follow people as they walk, almost like a pet dog. Describe this strange phenomenon to a friend.

Sample answers for this task 8 · Task 8 strategy and template

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