Question Type 1: Basic Description Questions

Place 11: A shop

Describe a shop that you like.

You should say:

Where the shop is

What type of shop it is

How often you visit this shop

What you like about this shop.

Use some of the content from Place l: An important building. Combine this with vocabulary from Part One Topic 24: Shopping.

Place 12: A library

Describe a library that you have visited.

You should say:

Where the library is located

What you use it for

How often you visit this place

What special features it has.

Suggestion

Talk about the central library in your city. (Invent this if you don't know about it.) Say that the library is a well-equipped multimedia library.

Uncommon Vocabulary

old publication specialist journal historical record

facility interactive software Internet access

audio-visual borrow lend

overdue (pay a) fine

Grammar Point

Use past tenses:

It was first established in 1995.

I used to borrow textbooks and course books when I was studying.

Use an "if" clause:

They never fine you, even if the returned books are overdue.