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Describe your favourite flower. v.1

Describe your favourite flower. v. 1
Describe your favourite flower. You should say: what it is where it is grown if it is common in your country and explain why it is your favourite flower. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you are going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish. ]   Model Answer 1: Some people adore it as the “queen of the flowers” while others like to call it “the flower of beauty and love”. Poets around the world have also written many, many poems about this particular flower because of its exceptional beauty. But, as for me, I just like to call it my favourite flower. The flower, I am talking about, is of course “Rose”. Recognized as the flower of love, sympathy or sorrow, the cultivation of roses first began in China some 5000 years ago. After that, the flower only kept conquering the minds and hearts of millions around the world with its 150 different species or more, because of their stunning beauty and fragrance. By the way, when talking about its beauty, the petal structure of this flower is so intricate that it's almost impossible to do roses any real justice in art.   This beautiful flower can come in all colours although a "black rose" is not actually black, rather it looks very much like “dark red”. Each colour has a different symbolic meaning to us.   For example, red means love, orange symbolizes desire while yellow means “joy” and so on. Roses typically grow in warm climates, and flower in the summer months, but some roses can grow in the hot tropical climate as well, while others can grow in winter temperatures that drop as low as -50 degrees Fahrenheit.   So, roses essentially can grow in a number of different climates. However, as for my country, it grows pretty much anywhere, including home and out in the field. Many people in my country grow this plant on a commercial basis also as there is a huge demand for it. In fact, I would say, the flower is very common in my country. Anyway, it is my favourite flower because they look just so gorgeous and it has some exceptional fragrance. Besides, they also add a very beautiful look to the room in which they are kept. Finally, they are my favourite flower also because they are easy to get when I need them for any special occasion.   Model Answer 2: Sunflower, an amazingly beautiful flower that could be found in most parts of the world, is my favourite flower. The French word for sunflower literally means "turn with the sun" and sunflowers do just that, at least the young plants do. In my childhood when I noticed this attribution of this flower, I became fascinated about it. I would like to thank you for giving me the chance to talk about my favourite flower. The botanical name of the common sunflower is "Helianthus Annus", which I did not know until I started my high school and had to memorise that for an exam. I also learned that sunflowers were first domesticated by Native Americans, who grew and harvested them thousands of years before the arrival of Europeans to North America. Nowadays, this flower could be found in most parts of the world. Ukraine, Russia and Argentina are the top three sunflower seed producing countries in the world. This flower is widely available in my country and it is hard to find someone who is not enchanted with the beauty of this flower. So I would say, it is a pretty common flower in my country and many gardeners love to have it in their garden. The practical use of this flower is also huge. Some seeds are produced for human consumption while the relatively smaller seeds are used in commercial bird and animal foods. In my country, sunflower seeds are also a popular source for cooking oil. Why do I like this flower? Well, I love the way it blooms and shines like the sun. A bouquet of thousands - in one "flower" and this flower is the sunflower. The yellow petals and a dark and mystic centre that most of us think of as a sunflower isn't really one sunflower—it's hundreds of them. And this fact fascinates me. But, it is not my favourite flower for the mysticism it holds, rather the beauty it symbolises. My grandmother has a garden full of sunflowers and it attracted butterflies and bees to our landscape and this flower truly filled my childhood with animation and ecstasy.
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Describe
your
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favourite
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flower
. You should say: what it is where it
is grown
if it is
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common
in your
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country
and
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explain
why it is your
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favourite
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flower
. [You will
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have to
talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to
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think
about what you are going to say. You can
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make
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some
notes to
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help
you if you wish.
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Model Answer 1:

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Some
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people
adore it as the “queen of the
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flowers”
while others like to call it “the
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flower
of
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beauty
and
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love”
. Poets around the
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world
have
also
written
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many
,
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many
poems about this particular
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flower
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because
of its exceptional
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beauty
.
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But
, as for me, I
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just
like to call it my
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favourite
flower.

The
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flower
, I am talking about, is
of course
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“Rose”
. Recognized as the
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flower
of
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love
, sympathy or sorrow, the cultivation of
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roses
first
began in China
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some
5000 years ago. After that, the
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flower
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only
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kept
conquering the minds and hearts of millions around the
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world
with its 150
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different
species or more,
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because
of their stunning
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beauty
and fragrance.

By the way, when talking about its
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beauty
, the petal structure of this
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flower
is
so
intricate that it's almost impossible to do
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roses
any real justice in art.
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This
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beautiful
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flower
can
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come
in all
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colours
although a
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black rose
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is not
actually
black,
rather
it looks
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very
much like “dark red”. Each
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colour
has a
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different
symbolic meaning to us.
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For example
, red means
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love
, orange symbolizes desire while yellow means “joy” and
so
on.

Roses
typically
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grow
in warm climates, and
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flower
in the summer months,
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but
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some
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roses
can
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grow
in the hot tropical climate as
well
, while others can
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grow
in winter temperatures that drop as low as -
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50 degrees Fahrenheit
.
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So
,
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roses
essentially
can
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grow
in a number of
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different
climates.
However
, as for my
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country
, it
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grows
pretty much anywhere, including home and out in the field.
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Many
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people
in my
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country
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grow
this plant on a commercial basis
also
as there is a huge demand for it. In fact, I would say, the
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flower
is
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very
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common
in my country.

Anyway
, it is my
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favourite
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flower
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because
they look
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just
so
gorgeous and it has
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some
exceptional fragrance.
Besides
, they
also
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add
a
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very
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beautiful
look to the room in which they are
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kept
.
Finally
, they are my
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favourite
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flower
also
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because
they are easy to
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get
when I need them for any special occasion.
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Model Answer 2:

Sunflower, an
amazingly
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beautiful
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flower
that could
be found
in most parts of the
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world
, is my
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favourite
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flower
. The French word for sunflower
literally
means
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turn with the sun
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"
and sunflowers do
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just
that, at least the young plants do. In my childhood when I noticed this attribution of this
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flower
, I became fascinated about it. I would like to thank you for giving me the chance to talk about my
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favourite
flower.

The botanical name of the
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common
sunflower is
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"
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Helianthus
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Annus
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"
, which I did not know until I
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started
my high school and had to
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memorise
that for an exam. I
also
learned that sunflowers were
first
domesticated by Native Americans, who grew and harvested them thousands of years
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before
the arrival of Europeans to North America.

Nowadays, this
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flower
could
be found
in most parts of the
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world
. Ukraine, Russia and Argentina are the top three sunflower
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seed
producing
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countries
in the
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world
. This
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flower
is
widely
available in my
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country
and it is
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hard
to find someone who is not enchanted with the
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beauty
of this
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flower
.
So
I would say, it is a pretty
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common
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flower
in my
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country
and
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many
gardeners
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love
to have it in their garden.

The practical
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use
of this
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flower
is
also
huge.
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Some
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seeds
are produced
for human consumption while the
relatively
smaller
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seeds
are
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used
in commercial bird and animal foods. In my
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country
, sunflower
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seeds
are
also
a popular source for cooking oil.

Why do I like this
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flower
?
Well
, I
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love
the way it blooms and shines like the sun. A bouquet of thousands
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-
in one
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"
flower
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"
and this
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flower
is the sunflower. The yellow petals and a dark and mystic
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centre
that most of us
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think
of as a sunflower isn't
really
one sunflower—it's hundreds of them. And this fact fascinates me.
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But
, it is not my
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favourite
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flower
for the mysticism it holds,
rather
the
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beauty
it
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symbolises
. My grandmother has a garden full of sunflowers and it attracted butterflies and bees to our landscape and this
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flower
truly
filled my childhood with animation and ecstasy.
17Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
78Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
31Mistakes

IELTS speaking Describe your favourite flower. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
11 paragraphs
780 words
5.5
Overall Band Score
Coherence and Cohesion: 5.5
  • Structure your answers in logical paragraphs
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    One main idea per paragraph
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    Include an introduction and conclusion
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    Support main points with an explanation and then an example
  • Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately
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    Vary your linking phrases using synonyms
Lexical Resource: 5.0
  • Try to vary your vocabulary using accurate synonyms
  • Use less common question specific words that accurately convey meaning
  • Check your work for spelling and word formation mistakes
Grammatical Range: 6.0
  • Use a variety of complex and simple sentences
  • Check your writing for errors
Task Achievement: 5.0
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    Present relevant ideas
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