Describe an important plant in your country (such as vegetables， flowers， fruits， trees， etc).
You should say：
What plant it is
How you know it/ where it grows
Why it is important
Explain how you like the plant
很多烤鴨們當(dāng)下的反應(yīng)都是哭笑不得，因?yàn)楦鞣N植物都是重要的，或者有的烤鴨們的想法比較“膚淺”，carrot胡蘿卜或者是白菜，看起來簡(jiǎn)單說起來非常有挑戰(zhàn);再或者有的烤鴨當(dāng)下的想法非常宏偉，比如說臘梅，水稻等，甚至更難。一個(gè)非常好的點(diǎn)子會(huì)讓你在第二部分的重頭戲非常順利，在這里朗閣海外考試研究中心想給烤鴨們提供一個(gè)例子，是大家耳熟能詳?shù)?，辦公室離不開的，而且是一種非常堅(jiān)強(qiáng)的植物：
仙人掌 Cactus
相信地球人都知道這種可愛而又堅(jiān)韌不拔的植物，包括考官，所以烤鴨們不用擔(dān)心自己是否可以和考官有互動(dòng)或者共鳴。不過，大家不能忽略cue card上的四個(gè)問題，尤其是第三個(gè)問題，如何來烘托出仙人掌在中國(guó)是重要的呢?這種植物對(duì)于全世界來說，尤其是生活在沙漠中的人來說是非常重要的，如果想征服考官，我們就必須要給仙人掌賦予中國(guó)風(fēng)和中國(guó)特色。所以，接下來筆者也會(huì)按照本人一貫使用的邏輯方式來進(jìn)行分析和解答。
開場(chǎng)：真情流露，點(diǎn)名重要性，吸引考官的眼球
由于考過這道題的烤鴨們的回憶有些差別，尤其是在第二道問題，所以為了達(dá)到兩全其美，我們可以在開場(chǎng)時(shí)就做合理的highlight：
Well， I would like to describe a plant which most of people may think of first when we imagine a desert subject to great drought and scorching hot. You may have figured out what plant it is. Yes， it is the cactus which is renowned for its tenacious vitality in the extremely adverse growing environment and unique appearance different from most of other plants on earth.
故事展開和引申：敘事中帶有抒情，以“情”打動(dòng)考官
當(dāng)然在這個(gè)環(huán)節(jié)，故事可以是因人而異的，比如說城市的小孩可以說是小的時(shí)候家里養(yǎng)殖了，農(nóng)村的小孩也可以說是從小家里的花園里就種過，只要是能夠說的通就可以。
Actually， the cactus was quite familiar to me when I was a little girl as my mom used to plant it in our yard where i spent a lot of time observing and waiting for other flowers to bloom. Without beautiful petals or green leaves， it turned out to be pretty cool or even annoying ，especially when i stepped too close ，its spines pointed at the end made me sore. It was hard for me to show my affection to it. When i grew up and started my student life， what i learned from the textbooks about this unusual and distinctive plant made me feel that i was such a fool.
為什么仙人掌在中國(guó)是重要的?在這里我們就需要拿出中國(guó)的實(shí)際現(xiàn)象去說明?？赡芎芏嗫绝啿⒉涣私?，但是其實(shí)仙人掌在中國(guó)這個(gè)熱衷于迷信、風(fēng)水的國(guó)度中扮演著非常重要的角色。因?yàn)橄扇苏朴袕?qiáng)大的吸水儲(chǔ)存能量能力，類似于貔貅，因此它是一個(gè)非常旺財(cái)?shù)募揖又参铩?BR> Living in the driest desert， the cactus shows many adaptations to conserve water to thrive. Therefore， it is deemed as an important source of food， water and even shelter for people and species that live there. What’s even more fascinating， it is the one of classic Feng Shui cures in China for shifting the energy and attracting wealth as it keeps and sparingly consumes absorbed moisture and Shui， can be used to Feng Shui home for wealth. Nowadays， the cactus is more commonly welcomed in the office as it is reported that it is capable of absorbing the harmful radiation from computers.
結(jié)尾：畫龍點(diǎn)睛，尋找背后耐人尋味的意義
多年的教學(xué)經(jīng)驗(yàn)告訴我，很多烤鴨們到了結(jié)尾部分會(huì)出現(xiàn)頭腦短路的現(xiàn)象，詞窮思路更窮，往往會(huì)說出非常簡(jiǎn)單沒有說服力的結(jié)尾，給人狗尾續(xù)貂的感覺。在這里，我們可以挖掘背后的故事和意義：仙人掌獨(dú)特的耐力和生命力是可以讓很多植物折服的，在十分艱苦困難的條件下頑強(qiáng)的生長(zhǎng)甚至開花結(jié)果，是我們應(yīng)該去學(xué)習(xí)的。
Although I have no idea where the theory comes from， I do get a pot of cactus on my table. For me， it is more than an ornamental plant or a talisman， but actually like a motto that I live by. When I encounter any frustrations and difficulties， or even failure， the tiny cactus reminds me of the importance of perseverance and strong will.