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Speaking Task 8: Tiny Crossing Guards

You work at Little Lantern Childcare Centre in Chanterive, a town in Quebec’s Eastern Townships. You phone your manager, Camille, who is away from the centre, to describe an unusual activity in the playroom. Camille cannot see the room or the picture.
Questions
1
Minutes
2
Difficulty
intermediate
Skill
speaking

What this set practises

  • Does the description connect the roadway, toddlers, and workers in a clear spatial order?
  • Does the speaker use precise everyday words for clothing, gestures, positions, and movement?
  • Can Camille follow the description easily through clear phrasing, natural pauses, and a steady pace?
  • Does the speaker explain the unusual interaction using visible details for a manager who cannot see the picture, within 60 seconds?
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