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
很多烤鸭们当下的反应都是哭笑不得，因为各种植物都是重要的，或者有的烤鸭们的想法比较“肤浅”，carrot胡萝卜或者是白菜，看起来简单说起来非常有挑战;再或者有的烤鸭当下的想法非常宏伟，比如说腊梅，水稻等，甚至更难。一个非常好的点子会让你在第二部分的重头戏非常顺利，在这里朗阁海外考试研究中心想给烤鸭们提供一个例子，是大家耳熟能详的，办公室离不开的，而且是一种非常坚强的植物：
仙人掌 Cactus
相信地球人都知道这种可爱而又坚韧不拔的植物，包括考官，所以烤鸭们不用担心自己是否可以和考官有互动或者共鸣。不过，大家不能忽略cue card上的四个问题，尤其是第三个问题，如何来烘托出仙人掌在中国是重要的呢?这种植物对于全世界来说，尤其是生活在沙漠中的人来说是非常重要的，如果想征服考官，我们就必须要给仙人掌赋予中国风和中国特色。所以，接下来笔者也会按照本人一贯使用的逻辑方式来进行分析和解答。
开场：真情流露，点名重要性，吸引考官的眼球
由于考过这道题的烤鸭们的回忆有些差别，尤其是在第二道问题，所以为了达到两全其美，我们可以在开场时就做合理的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.
故事展开和引申：叙事中带有抒情，以“情”打动考官
当然在这个环节，故事可以是因人而异的，比如说城市的小孩可以说是小的时候家里养殖了，农村的小孩也可以说是从小家里的花园里就种过，只要是能够说的通就可以。
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.
为什么仙人掌在中国是重要的?在这里我们就需要拿出中国的实际现象去说明。可能很多烤鸭并不了解，但是其实仙人掌在中国这个热衷于迷信、风水的国度中扮演着非常重要的角色。因为仙人掌有强大的吸水储存能量能力，类似于貔貅，因此它是一个非常旺财的家居植物。
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.
结尾：画龙点睛，寻找背后耐人寻味的意义
多年的教学经验告诉我，很多烤鸭们到了结尾部分会出现头脑短路的现象，词穷思路更穷，往往会说出非常简单没有说服力的结尾，给人狗尾续貂的感觉。在这里，我们可以挖掘背后的故事和意义：仙人掌独特的耐力和生命力是可以让很多植物折服的，在十分艰苦困难的条件下顽强的生长甚至开花结果，是我们应该去学习的。
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.