IELTS Cue Card Question 881 With Model Answer

Describe an educational trip you went on

: You should say

where you went
what you did at this place
who you went there with
and explain why you thought this trip was educational

: Model Answer

Education is a participatory process and requires the participation of both the teachers and students. But it should also be acknowledged that knowledge is diversified, book pages cannot hold it alone, educational trips are helpful too to gain it

I went to an educational trip at the Lincoln Memorial which is built honouring the 16th US President, Abraham Lincoln. This place is a national monument in the USA and located on the western side of Washington D.C. This is a must to visit in the USA and contains many educative values for the students who particularly are interested in American history

This was my first visit at the memorial and got familiar with a part of US history. I watched the Lincoln statute, read the most famous speeches of Lincoln carved into the memorial walls. The building architecture amazed me most. I was mostly surprised by the two of his world-famous speeches – The Gettysburg Address and the other one that he delivered on his Second Inaugural Address. The speech of Martin Luther King is also inspiring. The evening view of the structure reflecting on the pool was excellent and I took few pictures both in solo and group

I went with my class and the history teacher inspired us to visit the memorial so that we could learn the first-hand knowledge about the 16th President. Our history teacher, Mr. David Parker was telling about the Lincoln Memorial and suddenly I proposed for a visit (as I have never been there before) while all of my friends and classmates agreed with the proposal instantly

The trip was highly necessary for us to learn about the Lincoln Memorial. The knowledge we learned from the book would remain incomplete if we missed the trip. The trip has exposed the realities to us; especially my view over the Lincoln Memorial has been greatly changed. The memorial is made symbolically and a nationalistic spirit has been echoing at the compound – each of the 36 perimeter columns represents 36 states building the Union while Lincoln died. Different items have been used to build the structure from different US states to represent their participation. The most interesting fact about the memorial is its 24 hours availability feature and it requires no entry tickets. Our teacher described the facts of building the structure and how long did it take to build it, the complexities that the authority experienced during the construction and much other historical issues about the memorial

The trip was truly beneficial for me as it gave an excellent opportunity for learning the US history