Question Type 1: Basic Description Questions

Place 20: A monument

Describe an important monument in your city or country.

You should say:

Where it is located

What it looks like

Why it is important

Whether it is famous.

Suggestion

This is quite a difficult topic to talk about. Because the topic is a monument, it is not really acceptable to describe a building. The most common type of monument is probably a statue in memory of something or someone; so this is the easiest one to talk about. Use the basic content from Place 4: A place of natural beauty as an introduction and then continue by talking about a monument in the park or garden.

Uncommon Vocabulary

historical memorial shrine place of pilgrimage carved

cenotaph bronze sculpture dedicated to engraved

honoring commemorative plaque

Grammar Point

Use mostly present tenses; include some past tenses:

I remember when I first saw this bronze sculpture; I was quite impressed by the engraved commemorative plaque.