Question

Suppose that you are a travel writer for a newspaper or magazine. You are visiting the main temple at Abu Simbel and see four 66-foot statues of Ramses II at the entrance. This image shows one of the four statues. Write a short article of two paragraphs, describing the statue shown in this image. Make sure your article
• engages the interest of the reader.
• states the topic clearly.
• follows a clear organizational pattern.
• develops the topic with supporting details.
• uses precise verbs, nouns, and adjectives to paint a visual image in the mind of the reader.
• ends with a summary related to the purpose for writing

Answer 1

The site of Abu Simbel is one of the most recognizable ancient sites in Egypt. For 3,000 years, it sat on the west bank of the Nile River, between the first and second cataracts of the Nile. However, in a remarkable feat of engineering, the temple complex was dismantled and rebuilt on a higher hill to make way for the Aswan High Dam in the 1960s.

In addition, Abu Simbel has a second, smaller, temple that may have been built for queen Nefertari. Its front includes two statues of the queen and four of the pharaoh, each about 33 feet (10 meters) in height. Each is set between buttresses carved with hieroglyphs.