52.Describe an important river or lake in your country

You should say:

‣ what river it is

‣ what you know about it

‣ why it is important

Sample Answer: 

‣ Without exaggeration, I can call India the land of rivers. And, in my opinion, by far the most important one is the Ganges. It's the longest river in India which originates high in the Himalayan Mountains, flows for about 3000 kilometres through the country and discharges into the Bay of Bengal. The Ganges has a lot of tributaries, which I can't name. What I know for sure is it flows in 5 states of India and passes through a number of towns on its way to the Bay of Bengal . As a result, the river has a myriad of uses in the regions it passes through First of all, it is the most sacred river in India. It is worshiped as the goddess Ganga Ma or Mother Ganges. There are large religious festivals that occur in the river throughout the year where millions of people travel to the river to bathe cleanse and purify their sins. Also, people bring their dead to the river for cremation along its banks, and afterward their ashes are spread in the river. In some cases corpses are also thrown into the river. The Ganges River provides livelihood for a large number of people in my country as most of the people living on its banks use the river for daily  needs such as bathing and fishing. By the way, its basin is the most heavily populated in the world with over 400 million people living there. The river also plays an important role in the economy of my country as it provides irrigation water for agriculture, and it is the backbone of the country's river transport system. I'm not quite sure, but I think it 's a source of electricity as well.