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Describe A Person Who Likes To Grow Plants: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • Why does he/she enjoy growing plants?
  • Who is the person?
  • What does he/she grow?
  • Where does he/she grow them?
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Cue 1:Who is the person?

  • Introduce the person you are describing, mentioning your relationship with them.
  • Provide some background information about their interest in plants.

Example

The person I want to talk about is my grandmother. She has always had a deep love for nature and gardening. Ever since I was a child, I remember her spending hours in her garden, nurturing her plants and flowers.

Cue 2:Why does he/she enjoy growing plants?

  • Explain the reasons behind their passion for gardening.
  • Mention any personal or emotional connections they have with plants.

Example

My grandmother enjoys growing plants because it brings her peace and joy. She often says that tending to her garden is a form of meditation for her. Additionally, she loves the idea of growing her own vegetables and herbs, which she believes are healthier and tastier than store-bought ones.

Cue 3:What does he/she grow?

  • List the types of plants, flowers, or vegetables that the person grows.
  • Share any special or unique plants that they are particularly proud of.

Example

In her garden, she grows a variety of plants, including roses, marigolds, and a small vegetable patch with tomatoes, spinach, and green chilies. One of her proudest achievements is a beautiful hibiscus plant that blooms vibrant red flowers.

Cue 4:Where does he/she grow them?

  • Describe the location of the garden or growing area.
  • Mention any specific features of the space that contribute to the plants' growth.

Example

She grows her plants in our backyard, which is quite spacious and gets plenty of sunlight throughout the day. The soil is rich and well-drained, and she has even built a small compost area to enrich the soil naturally.

Conclusion

    Example

    In conclusion, my grandmother's passion for growing plants not only beautifies our home but also teaches me the value of patience and care. Her garden is a reflection of her nurturing spirit, and it inspires me to appreciate nature more.

    Following this structure will ensure you cover all the essential points while providing a clear and engaging response to the cue card topic.

    Tips to answer this Cue Card

    1: Avoid Vague Descriptions

    Using vague language can make your answer less engaging. It's important to provide specific details about the person and their gardening habits to create a clearer picture.

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    Include specific examples, such as the types of plants they grow and their reasons for gardening, to make your response more vivid.

    2: Neglecting Personal Connection

    Failing to explain why the person enjoys growing plants can make your answer feel incomplete. Personal connections add depth to your response.

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    Share a personal story or insight about the person's passion for plants to enhance your answer and connect with the listener.

    Lack of Structure

    A disorganized response can confuse the listener. It's important to structure your answer clearly to cover all cues effectively.

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    Tip

    Follow the cue card prompts in order, addressing each question systematically to create a coherent and logical response.

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    My grandfather, he loves gardening. He's the only person who grows, who do proper care of gardens. He loves to grow many things, whether it is flowers, plants, flowers or different types of plants for the showcase. Even vegetables as well, including tomato, green chillies, brinjal, spring onions and many more. He grows them throughout the year, according to the season, whatever vegetable is in the season. So he grows them or flowers or he waters them. He's the only person who takes care of the entire garden. There are many types of plants in my house. He bought them and it's his hobby. He loves gardening, he does it as a hobby. After retirement, he started gardening as a hobby and now he's doing it almost the entire day. My grandmother scolds him a lot. He doesn't even take care of his diet. He's completely focused on his plants. He loves his plants basically. And whenever we pluck any flowers or something, he scolds us like, don't do that, don't do this, don't touch them. And he basically grows it at our home. We have a small garden at our home. So basically he made that garden, none of us wanted it. He wanted that garden, so my father just spared the place. Do whatever you want at that place. He does all of this by himself. We don't have a gardener or anything or any caretaker. He's the only one who takes care.

    Band 6-7

    Okay, my grandfather really likes to grow plants in the kitchen garden that we have. So I often ask him why does he do it and his answer is always that it helps him to cope up with his mental anxiety sometimes and also it also helps him to kill time basically. So as he is approaching his older age, he gets a lot of free time because he does not have an active job or business to do. So that's why he does it in his leisure time. Furthermore, like I told you, we have a kitchen garden towards the backyard of our house and not only does my grandfather grow plants and vegetables, he also likes to grow fruits and flowers. So for example, there are about 30 to 40 different types of plants and flowers in our kitchen garden which includes spinach, cabbages and beans and other flower types, sunflower, roses and tulips. My grandfather, he wakes up early in the morning every day around 8 o'clock and then he straight away goes into the kitchen garden and starts watering the plants and this way he sends a message to us that we need to take care of these plants and flowers that we have in our garden because they are also living beings, they are also like us although they cannot speak or move but still they have a soul, they have a life that we should always respect.

    Band 6-7

    The person I know who likes to grow plants is my grandmother. She likes growing the plants, planting new plants very much as she takes it as her pastime or a hobby. My grandmother, since I am a child, I observe that my grandmother collect the plant species from the different places like from her friend's home or from any relative's home and collect it together and plant in our garden. She takes care of that planted species very much as she regularly watering the plants and observe is there any growth of infections or always spray the pesticides on them to avoid the insects to come in their contact. After the plants get grown up, she always show me that how her hard work looks like and I always feel proud on her that she has a work to do in her pastime but I don't have even a work to decided to do in my pastime and not even a good hobby.

    Band 6-7

    Well, the people who grow plants are mostly environmental friendly people, these are the people who enjoy peace while nurturing a new life. One of the person who I know personally who likes gardening is my sister. She typically grows various types of flowers like roses, lilies. She also has planted cactus and various other types of money plants in her garden.

    Band 6-7

    So, my best friend is really fond of growing plants in his house and he has a big garden where he has planted some trees and he also has a terrace garden and he grows a lot of flowers and there are a lot of flowers like petunia, marigold etc. which makes his home very aesthetic and colorful which seems very pleasing to the eye of any guest or visitor and he loves gardening and he has planted some trees like guava, papaya and ashoka tree. So, he is the one who really likes greenery and he also volunteers within an environmental welfare organization. So, he also gets a lot of input from that organization and he has also started his business of selling plants and he also aspires to

    Band 6-7

    To begin with, a friend of mine is really intrigued to grow trees. She is a nature lover, she is a true nature lover. Moreover, she enjoys growing plants because it makes her feel so warm inside and peaceful as she is not only saving the environment but also she finds a way to peace by doing that. Furthermore, she grows many types of plants. She grows rose plants, she in general grows flower plants, then she grows fruit plants and also many other saplings and also big trees. For instance, in summer she grows mango trees but it never worked. I don't know what she has done wrong but all of these she has done. Furthermore, she grows her trees in her backyard. She has a whole lot of garden where she grows bunch of trees, plants and saplings and it's like a mini forest, it's really peaceful. Whenever I visit her house, I also get attracted towards her backyard as she has maintained it really beautifully. It's really healthy as it provides a lot of oxygen to her family members. It's a really relaxing place. Therefore, I think Munaza Konyan, it's her name, she is a person who likes to grow plants or trees or any kind of saplings because she is a nature lover.

    Band 6-7

    Initially or personally, I don't like to grow plants so much because that is something which needs a lot of dedication and the plant has something that needs to be dealt with. They have to be taken care of and I don't believe I'm such a type of person who can be so much invested in something as I have multiple responsibilities to take care of. Besides that, my sister who is so much fond of plants is expert in growing them. She usually selects locations such as her yard or balcony or just terrace or her small garden which is just two to three steps from her main door. So she's very fond of growing plants in her natural habitat that is her home and she does a variety of plantings like families of plants like Fabaceae, Solanaceae, and some day-to-day useful plants such as mint, tomato, potatoes or bottle gourds. Moreover, she also has started her mushroom harvesting from her terrace like green plants which is also called as green terrace. So it's type of a saying like make money from your passion. Besides that, they are also cultivating more of mushrooms and selling it to the manufacturers. The factories are buying from them and they are then selling it to the wholesalers. So it's a cycle, a never-ending cycle of a process which will generate income for all the parties involved.

    Band 6-7

    Now I would like to describe a person who likes to grow plants, which is my mother. She always likes to grow plants on our terrace because she feels that growing plants is more happiness for her and it is very relaxing for her to relax in the evening and she also enjoys the nature. She grows organic plants in the terrace because she also takes more care about her health and she also grows many vegetables and she also likes to grow flowering plants. She also used to give the flowering plants around our houses, which is very useful for them to grow more vegetables organically. Furthermore, there is no need for my mother to go to market to buy more vegetables as she grows in the terrace. It is more convenient and easy for us to grow plants in our terrace and eat more healthy food when compared to the market food. In addition to this, she also grows flowering plants and she also gives the plants around which is very useful for the nature and which increases the air quality. So, my father also encourages her to grow more plants and arranges more facilities to grow them.

    Band 6-7

    First of all, those people that loves growing plants and love flowers and scenery, I think they are the best people around the world. And they had a very kind hearted, they are very kind and they had a good heart about others. So first of all, they are the best person ever existed. So my mother used to grow plants and she loved plants and she will even let me water her plants when she is inconvenient. So I will water the plants and at that moment as well, I will ask myself, why is she planting those flowers even when she didn't had time to water them. I would ask myself, but the reason why she mostly plant flowers and other leaves is that it remind her of her mother. So it can, there can not be a saying that I might not plant flowers as well because it will reflect my mother as well. Because plants, leaves, they are such beautiful creature and environment that made up and refresh the environment that we had. Like there are those plants, green plants that give us oxygen and even they can even suit us while we're sad and worry. So leaves and plants, they must be preserved and they must be well maintained by everyone, not by stepping on them. And I think my mother reflect that importance of plants to me.
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