雅思考试口语高频话题：Garden

这个话题考官主要与考生围绕Garden（花园）讨论，这里的花园指的是自己家的小花园而不是多数人印象中的City Garden（城市花园）。

素材中涉及到的核心词汇用粗体字标出，在最后统一解释。

1. Do many people in China have their own garden? (中国，有些人有自己的花园。有些住楼房的人却没有。无论如何我们都可以回答这个问题。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.