CELPIP Speaking Task 8: Describing an Unusual Situation

CELPIP Speaking Task 8 Sample Answer: A Library With No Books

You visit a library where there are no physical books, only screens and digital devices. Describe the library to your friend and explain what makes it different.

Preparation

30 seconds

Speaking

60 seconds

Picture

An unusual object or situation

The question

You visit a library where there are no physical books, only screens and digital devices. Describe the library to your friend and explain what makes it different.

Excellent answer (transcript): around CLB 11–12

Hi, I just explored this remarkable library that’s completely devoid of physical books. Instead, it’s filled with sleek screens and tablets where you access all the reading material digitally. What sets it apart is the absence of that familiar smell of paper and rows of spines—it’s a fully modern, tech-driven space. It’s both innovative and a little disorienting. Have you ever visited a library this unconventional?

66 words

Good answer (transcript): around CLB 7–8

Hey, I just visited this library that has no books at all—just screens and devices! You read everything digitally, which is so different from a regular library with shelves of books. It’s pretty cool but strange. Have you seen a library like this?

43 words

Basic answer (transcript): around CLB 4–5

Hi! I go to library. No books. Just screens. I read on computer. Not like normal library. Have you been there?

21 words

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