Shadowing Practice: CELPIP Speaking Answers All Tasks (1-8) - Must Practice! - Celpip Speaking Practice / English Test - Learn English Speaking with YouTube
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Hello everyone!
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Example answers to the CellPip Speaking Test.
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What is the CellPip Speaking Test?
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This test, or this portion of the test,
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is about 15 to 20 minutes long and has 8 tasks.
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The 8 tasks are as follows.
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1. Giving advice.
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2. Talking about a personal experience.
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3. Describing a scene 4.
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Making predictions 5.
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Comparing and persuading 6.
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Dealing with a difficult situation 7.
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Expressing opinions 8.
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Describing an unusual situation Let's look at an example answer for each task.
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I will show you each question and then I will show you the answer.
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feel free to pause the video before I show the answer so you can attempt to answer it yourself.
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Task 1.
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Giving advice.
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Your friend does not like to study in her room because she says it is not comfortable.
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She wants to rearrange the room so that she can study better.
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Give her some advice on how to create a good study space.
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Here are some tips.
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Repeat the question in the introduction of your answer.
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Think of three things you could change about your own room,
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and think of reasons why those changes might be good.
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Summarize your opinions in the conclusion of your answer.
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I want to give you some advice on how to create a better study place.
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I think that you can rearrange the room so that you can study better.
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If you take my advice,
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your room may be more comfortable.
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First, I think that you can replace the curtains.
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I know that your favorite color is yellow,
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so perhaps you can buy yellow curtains.
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These will make you feel happier and make the room brighter.
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Next, you can paint the walls.
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You can choose a color which you like.
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If you paint the walls,
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it will give the room an entirely new feeling.
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Finally, I think you can rearrange the furniture.
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Perhaps you could move your desk closer to the window or move your bed into the corner.
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There are many ways to rearrange your furniture.
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The benefit of this is that the room will have a new feeling.
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All of these things can help you feel more comfortable in your room and allow you to have a good study space.
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Task 2.
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Personal Experience.
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Talk about a great time you had with a family member or friend.
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Maybe you can talk about a party,
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something you did together at school,
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a time you traveled with a friend,
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or anything else you can remember.
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What happened and why was it memorable?
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Here are some tips.
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Try to be real.
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Your answer will sound more natural if it is based on real memories.
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Think of three things that you liked about the experience,
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describe those things and say why they were meaningful.
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Summarize your memories in the conclusion.
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Feel free to answer the question by yourself before I show you the example.
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When I was 24 years old,
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I went to visit my friend in Iceland.
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He had been studying at the University of Iceland for two years when I decided to go and visit.
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Since he was graduating, we went on a celebratory trip around the island.
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In Iceland, there is a road which circles all the way around the island.
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It is called Ring Road.
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We rented a car and some tents and made our way around the coast,
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stopping each night at a new campsite.
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It was a memorable experience because we saw many beautiful natural landscapes and enjoyed relaxing evenings under the stars.
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It was an adventure of a lifetime.
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This is why it is a memorable experience for me.
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Task 3.
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Describing a scene.
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Here's the scene.
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Some tips.
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General information.
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Where is it?
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What do you see?
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In the body, be more specific.
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What kind of food is there?
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What is in the background?
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How is the weather?
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Summarize your observations in different words in the conclusion.
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Now you should spend some time looking at the picture and try to describe it by yourself first.
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So pause the video now.
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Okay, I'm going to show you my answer,
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so try to remember what you can see.
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I can see seven people having a picnic in the park.
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It is a charming scene.
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It appears to be a group of close friends,
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and they appear to be enjoying themselves.
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Five of the people are sitting on a blanket around a selection of foods.
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One of them is standing up,
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and one man is bending over and whispering something into one of the girl's ears.
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Due to the fact that she is clearly laughing,
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we can reasonably assume that the man is telling her a funny joke.
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As for the food, it is not entirely clear to see.
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However, since it is a picnic,
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I can infer that there are some sandwiches,
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cheese, vegetables, and I can clearly see some bottles of water.
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In the background of the scene,
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I can see grass on the rolling hills,
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a couple of trees, and some beautiful Christmas lights hanging from the tree branches.
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It is a remarkable image,
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and it makes me eager to go on a picnic.
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Task 4, Making Predictions Look at the picture and tell me what will happen next.
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Here are some tips.
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Begin by giving a brief description of the image.
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Try to make about three predictions as to what will happen next
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and give reasons for why you think those things will happen.
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And summarize by making a concluding comment or adding a new and intriguing bit of analysis.
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Same as last time.
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some time looking at the picture and try to describe it by yourself.
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Pause the video.
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And I'm back.
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If you are ready, I'll show you my answer.
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The picture appears to show a family of three on Christmas morning.
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The mother, father, and son are all sitting on a white couch wearing matching pajamas and Santa hats.
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I predict that the boy will soon be happily opening the green present on his lap.
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After that, the parents will probably open presents as well.
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I can see a green present beside the mother's left arm.
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Since it is Christmas morning,
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we can safely assume that the family will have a delicious breakfast.
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Usually, people have cinnamon buns or some other festive dish on Christmas morning.
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You can also predict that they will visit their extended family sometime in the afternoon.
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People often get together with their aunts,
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uncles, and grandparents on Christmas day.
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I think this picture shows a classic festive scene and I predict that this family will have a wonderful day.
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Task five, comparing and persuading.
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Here's the situation.
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There is a lot of noise outside your company's office building and you have three options.
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You can have your employees wear earplugs,
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You can build a brick wall to stop the noise,
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or you can plant a hedge.
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A hedge is kind of like a tree or a bush,
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and it will block the noise.
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So which is the best option?
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Tips.
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Think about what you would do in real life.
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Think about the pros and cons of each option.
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Make a decision based on your opinion of the value of the pros and cons.
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Speak clearly and succinctly.
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I chose the hedge.
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I think that the best option is to plant a hedge.
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I have a few reasons for this opinion.
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Overall, planting a hedge will be better than using earplugs.
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My first reason is that planting a hedge is good for the environment.
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We all know that our environment is suffering.
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So if everyone plants something green on their property, the environment will improve.
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The second reason is that the hedge is green and beautiful.
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When people walk by your company,
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they will be impressed by the view.
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This may increase the value of your property.
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The earplugs may be a good short-term option.
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They are cheap and effective.
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but you do not want to use earplugs forever.
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The hedge will take five years to grow.
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If you plant the hedge now,
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you will be happy in five years.
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My conclusion is that you can use earplugs temporarily,
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but that planting the hedge is the best long-term solution.
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Task 6.
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Dealing with difficult situations.
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Here's the situation, folks.
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your boss hired a new employee,
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John, and asked you and your co-workers,
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Callie and Liz, to train him.
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After one month, John keeps making mistakes and is not listening to your feedback.
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Callie thinks that you should explain to your boss why John should be fired.
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Liz thinks that you should try talking to John again and tell him why he needs to do better.
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What would you do?
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Would you listen to Callie or would you listen to Liz?
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Tips.
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Ask yourself, has this situation ever happened to you?
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Try to figure out your own values and your ethics.
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What is right and what is wrong in your mind.
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Use two or three arguments.
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So, everyone deserves a second chance.
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So, I will talk to...
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Everyone deserves a second chance.
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So, I will talk to Callie about talking to John one more time.
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I think that we can help John by teaching him what is right and wrong and pointing out his mistakes.
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I like John because he is young and doesn't have enough work experience,
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but he is kind and smart.
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If we teach John, he will improve his situation.
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Firing someone is bad because it shows that we did not do our best to help them.
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Helping people is better than firing them.
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For these reasons, I think we should talk to John one more time.
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Task 7.
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Expressing opinions.
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Here's the question.
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Do you think that young adults should pay rent to their parents
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if they do not move out by the age of 21?
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Explain your reasons.
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What is your opinion?
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And remember, whichever side you pick,
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you have to have two or three solid arguments,
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what we call rock-solid arguments.
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And describe each argument in the body paragraph.
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You can make a definitive conclusion.
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So what do you think?
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Do you think young adults should pay rent to their parents if they do not move out by the age of 21?
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Well, in my opinion, I think that young adults should pay rent to their parents
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if they do not move out by the age of 21.
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I have three reasons for this.
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Firstly, young adults at the age of 21 usually have a job.
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They can use the money they earn from this job to pay rent to their parents.
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The second reason is that young adults must learn responsibility.
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They should understand that adults need to pay rent.
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This can make them more mature and independent.
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The third reason is that it is good for society.
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If young adults become mature and responsible,
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they will be able to do good things for society in the future.
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They will think independently and be disciplined.
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In conclusion, I think that young adults should pay rent to their parents
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if they do not move out by the age of 21.
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Because they have jobs, it teaches them to be responsible,
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and it is good for society.
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Task 8.
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Describing an Unusual Situation You are at an art gallery and see an unusual painting.
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You call your friend to describe it.
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This is the painting.
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It's quite unusual, isn't it?
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Focus on concrete items which you can describe in simple terms.
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Try to avoid abstract and confusing language.
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Don't worry about being profound.
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Just say something simple and clear.
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Here's my answer.
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Hello, Paula.
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I'm at the art gallery now.
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I can see an unusual picture and I want to tell you about it.
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At first glance, it seems to portray an ordinary living room.
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When I looked closer, however,
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I can see that everything is odd.
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The sofa is propped up against the wall so that it is diagonal.
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The plant is upside down.
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It is in a pot resting on the ceiling.
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Some of the paintings on the wall are not straight.
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They are slightly off-center.
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This image makes me think of the effect of disrupting normalcy.
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When we see a living room,
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we expect everything to be normal.
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When a few things are abnormal,
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the resulting image is quite jarring.
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What do you think about this painting?
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I will send you a photo.
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So there you have it, folks.
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Those are the eight tasks for CELPIP.
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and those were my example answers.
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I encourage you to go through the slides once more and answer each task on your own.
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Good luck studying.
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I'm sure you're going to do great on your exam.
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If you have any questions, leave a comment.
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I respond to all the comments and subscribe and like the video and I hope to see you next time.
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