IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card 430 with Model Answer:
Describe an interesting historic place.
You should say:- what it is
- where it is located
- what you can see there now
and explain why this place is interesting.
Model Answer:
Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to talk something on this interesting cue card topic. I am not exactly a well-travelled person, but luckily, I have had the opportunity to visit a few historic places, and today, I would like to go ahead and talk about one of them here.The interesting and historic place, I want to talk about here, is popularly known as “Stonehenge”. Located in the English county of Wiltshire, two miles west of Amesbury, Stonehenge is better described as a prehistoric monument or site which actually been shrouded by more mysteries and myths than facts. But, whether mysterious or not, this prehistoric site, displaying the most architecturally sophisticated prehistoric stone circle in the world, attracts close to a million tourists every year.
Anyway, today, people can see there a ring of standing stones, each around 13 feet high, seven feet wide, and weighing around 25 tons. The stones are set within earthworks in the middle of the densest complex of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments in England, including several hundred tumuli (burial mounds). Regarded as one of the most famous British cultural icons, this famous British landmark is believed to have been constructed between 3000 BC and 2000 BC.
By the way, it is a huge site, and there are more to see there than the obvious. In fact, people can also see dozens of barrows and at least 250 archaeological treasures (as part of a Stonehenge exhibition), including pottery, tools, jewellery, and even human remains. Besides, people can also see Neolithic houses and gift shops there.
Anyway, this place is interesting mainly because it has some of the oldest traces of human culture and history. It is certainly very mysterious and unique because some call it an ancient healing centre while others consider it as the alien landing site. But, the fact that we’ll just never know the full answer about why it was built and how it was used only adds even more to its aura of mystery.
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