CELPIP Speaking Task 2 Template: Talking About a Personal Experience

Objetivo

Describa una experiencia personal relacionada con una situación cotidiana en 60 segundos. Dispone de 30 segundos para prepararse. En esta tarea debe demostrar su capacidad para narrar una historia usando tiempos verbales en pasado con una secuencia clara y detalles vívidos.

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Ejemplo de tarea

En cada paso a continuación reutilizamos la misma tarea para que pueda observar cómo un único escenario recorre toda la plantilla.

Prompt: Talk about a time when you had a memorable travel experience. Where did you go? What happened during the trip? Why was it memorable for you?

Paso 1: Apertura. Establezca el contexto

Objetivo: Indique cuándo y dónde ocurrió la experiencia, y dé contexto. Este paso debería ocupar unos 10–15 segundos.

Refuerzo gramatical: Simple Past para acciones completadas

Fórmula: Sujeto + Verbo en pasado (V2) + Detalles

Utilice Simple Past para acciones que comenzaron y terminaron en un momento específico del pasado. Es la columna vertebral de cualquier historia personal.

Ejemplos:

• About two years ago, I drove into the Canadian Rockies on a solo road trip.
• On the third morning of the trip, I decided to take a back road through the mountains.
• When my car broke down in the middle of nowhere, I experienced something unforgettable.

La plantilla

• Marcador temporal: [Time expression], I [past verb]…
• Lugar/Contexto: I was in [place] because [reason].
• Gancho: Something [unexpected/amazing/challenging] happened that [changed my perspective / taught me a lesson / I’ll never forget].

Ejemplo: About two years ago, I decided to take a solo road trip across British Columbia. I had always wanted to explore the Canadian Rockies, and I finally had a week off work. What happened on that trip completely changed how I think about travel.

Paso 2: La historia principal. Describa lo que ocurrió

Objetivo: Narre los eventos clave en orden cronológico utilizando marcadores de secuencia y detalles vívidos. Es el cuerpo principal de su respuesta: unos 35–40 segundos.

Refuerzo gramatical: Past Continuous para acciones de fondo

Fórmula: Sujeto + was/were + Verbo-ing

Utilice Past Continuous para describir acciones de fondo que estaban ocurriendo cuando sucedió el evento principal. Esto crea una narrativa cinematográfica y con capas.

Refuerzo gramatical: Past Perfect para eventos anteriores

Fórmula: Sujeto + had + Participio pasado (V3)

Utilice Past Perfect para mostrar que un evento ocurrió antes de otro evento pasado. Esto añade profundidad y sofisticación a su relato.

Ejemplos:

• I realized I had driven for hours without seeing another car.
• By the time help arrived, I had already waited for two hours.
• I had never met such generous strangers before.

Marcadores de secuencia

Utilícelos para avanzar en su historia de forma natural:

La plantilla

• Primer evento: First, [what happened]. [Specific detail].
• Desarrollo: Then, [next event]. [Describe what you saw/felt/did].
• Punto de inflexión: Suddenly, [unexpected event]. [Your reaction].
• Resolución: After that, [how it was resolved]. [What you learned/felt].

Ejemplo: On the third day, I was driving along a remote mountain road when my car suddenly broke down. I had no cell service and hadn’t seen another car for hours. At first, I felt panicked, but then I noticed a small trail leading to a village I hadn’t seen on the map. I walked for about thirty minutes and found a tiny community where a local mechanic helped me fix the car. While he was working on it, his family invited me for dinner and shared incredible stories about living in the mountains.

Paso 3: Cierre. Reflexione sobre la experiencia

Objetivo: Comparta lo que aprendió o cómo le afectó la experiencia. Sea breve: unos 10 segundos.

Refuerzo gramatical: Present Perfect para impacto duradero

Fórmula: Sujeto + have/has + Participio pasado

Utilice Present Perfect para conectar la experiencia pasada con el momento presente, mostrando su impacto duradero.

Ejemplos:

• Since that trip, I have learned to always be prepared for the unexpected on the road.
• That trip has taught me to embrace the unexpected when I travel.
• I have never forgotten the kindness of that mechanic and his family.

La plantilla

• Lección aprendida: That experience taught me [lesson].
• Impacto duradero: Since then, I have [how it changed you].
• Reflexión final: It’s a memory I’ll always treasure.

Ejemplo: That experience taught me that sometimes the best adventures come from things going wrong. Since then, I have always tried to embrace the unexpected when I travel. It’s honestly one of my favorite memories.

Respuesta modelo (puntuación 9+)

A continuación, la respuesta completa y comentada para la tarea de ejemplo que aparece al inicio de esta plantilla:

Marcador temporal About two years ago, I decided to take a solo road trip across British Columbia. Simple Past: Contexto I had always wanted to explore the Canadian Rockies, Past Perfect: Antecedente and I finally had a week off work. Gancho What happened on that trip completely changed how I think about travel.

Past Continuous: Acción de fondo On the third day, I was driving along a remote mountain road when my car suddenly broke down. Simple Past: Evento principal I had no cell service and hadn’t seen another car for hours. Past Perfect: Contexto previo At first, I felt panicked, Secuencia: Reacción inicial but then I noticed a small trail leading to a village. Punto de inflexión I walked for about thirty minutes and found a tiny community where a local mechanic was able to help me. Resolución While he was working on my car, Past Continuous: Acción simultánea his family invited me for dinner and shared incredible stories about living in the mountains.

Reflexión: Simple Past That experience taught me that sometimes the best adventures come from things going wrong. Present Perfect: Impacto duradero Since then, I have always tried to embrace the unexpected. Reflexión final It’s honestly one of my favorite memories.

Referencia rápida de señales de transición

Bancos de frases universales

Establecer el contexto

Describir los eventos

Cierre y reflexión