CELPIP Speaking Task 8: Describing an Unusual Situation

CELPIP Speaking Task 8 Sample Answer: A Door That Opens to Different Places

You’re in a building when you walk through a door that takes you to a different location each time you use it. Describe the door to your friend and explain why it’s unusual.

Preparation

30 seconds

Speaking

60 seconds

Picture

An unusual object or situation

The question

You’re in a building when you walk through a door that takes you to a different location each time you use it. Describe the door to your friend and explain why it’s unusual.

Excellent answer (transcript): around CLB 11–12

Hi, I just discovered this extraordinary door in a building that seems to defy logic—each time I step through, it leads to a completely different destination. My first try took me to a lush park, the next to a bustling store, with no predictable pattern. What makes it so unusual is its ability to transcend fixed space, almost like a portal from a storybook. It’s both thrilling and disorienting. Have you ever encountered a door this unpredictable?

77 words

Good answer (transcript): around CLB 7–8

Hey, I’m in this building and there’s a door that takes me somewhere different every time! First it opened to a park, then a store—it’s not normal at all. It’s so unusual because doors don’t usually do that. Have you ever tried a door like this?

46 words

Basic answer (transcript): around CLB 4–5

Hi! I find door. It change place. First park, then store. Not same. Very strange. Have you seen door like this?

21 words

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