雅思口語高頻話題：Garden

　　這個話題考官主要與考生圍繞Garden（花園）討論，這里的花園指的是自己家的小花園而不是多數人印象中的City Garden（城市花園）。

　　素材中涉及到的核心詞匯用粗體字標出，在最后統一解釋。

　　1. Do many people in China have their own garden? (中國，有些人有自己的花園。有些住樓房的人卻沒有。無論如何我們都可以回答這個問題。用Direct Answer + Details就可以)

　　Yes. Many home owners landscape their yards & even grow their own vegetables & herbs as well as fruits.

　　Almost everyone grows something. If they don't have a home with land, they may have window boxes on their flat windows or a terrace or rooftop in which they use containers to "garden".

　　They may have a collection of foliage or flowering houseplants strewn around their home. There are those who use stands to "garden".

　　2. If someone has a private garden in China, do they usually prefer to grow flowers or vegetables? (Direct Anser + Reason)

　　Doesn't it depend on the person? I grow flowers in the front and tomatoes in the back of the house. Most of us grow our vegetables in the back yard because it's more attractive to plant the decorative flowers in the front.

　　3. Do Chinese people like growing flowers? (Direct Answer + Reason)

　　It looks beautiful and smells nice.

　　It can beautify our life.

　　It can brighten up a room.

　　It puts me in a good mood.

　　4. Do you like growing flowers. (Direct Answer + examples or Direct Answer + Reason)

　　Yes + example:

　　Yes. I like growing flowers. Especially lily, it stands for purity.

　　Yes, I'm crazy about growing flowers. I'm fond of peony, it represents prosperity & fortune. (wealth)

　　No + Reason:

　　I'm a little strange. Flowers remind me of funerals. I hate them.

　　Nope. I'm allergic to flowers.

　　Well, not really. Actually, I like flowers in their natrual environment.

　　5. Have you ever grown anything, in a garden, or possibly in a flower pot? (Direct Answer + examples)

　　I have a mix of annuals, perennials and flowering shrubs.

　　Yes, I used to plant...Fruits, veggies, Foliage, Houseplants, bulbs…

　　6. What benefits do people get from gardens or from gardening? (這樣的問題就是在討論Advantage，給出一些好處就可以了，類似于之前說到的"What benefit do children gain by learning music?" 依舊是Direct Answer + examples)

　　you get to eat fresh organic veggies which are really good for you.

　　and you get to spend time outside taking care of the plants and watch them grow and harvest their vegetable. ?

　　Learning to be patient. ?

　　It's therapeutic, like stress reducer, & it's relaxing - rewarding - - you create something all on your own and it becomes a passion.

　　Lexical Resource 詞匯：

　　Better not 2 use extremely plain words on ths topic if u r needing 6.5 or above!

　　6.5分以上考生不建議用過于平淡的詞匯在這個話題的討論上。

　　landscape: 美化……的景觀

　　herbs: 藥草

　　strewn: 播種

　　prosperity & fortune: 富貴

　　window boxes: 窗臺上的花盆箱，窗欄花盆。(如上圖所示)

　　stands: 架子

　　foliage: 綠葉植物

　　annuals: 一年生植物(如雞冠花，牽牛花）

　　perennials: 多年生植物(如荷花，仙人掌)

　　shrubs: 灌木

　　veggies: 蔬菜 Vegetables的口語形式。

　　Houseplants: 盆栽

　　bulbs: 球莖植物(如水仙，郁金香，百合)

　　organic: 有機的

　　harvest: 收獲

　　therapeutic: 療傷的，有治療作用的。

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