An Important Plant in your country

AN IMPORTANT PLANT (OLD)

Describe an important plant in your country.

You should say:

—What it is;

—Where you see it;

—What it looks like.

And why it is important.

Sample Response:

When it comes to an important plant, it has to be the populous tree, a very common tree in the northern part of China. They’re everywhere in the streets and in the parks because they’re both cold-resistant and drought-resistant. They’re normally as tall as a 4-to-5-story building. They have the advantage of growing to a very large size at a rapid pace. Almost all poplars take root readily from cuttings or where broken branches lie on the ground. What’s interesting is that the broken branches almost always have some eye-like shapes. That’s some unique pattern.� �

Since I’ve been living in the north of China, I know a little bit of the populous tree. As I mentioned earlier, they can grow fast on a large scale, so they’re planted as windbreaks in the northwestern regions. However, the thing is, their pollens fly everywhere in spring. That’s could be a big problem for the sensitive group of people, causing respiratory diseases, such as allergies and asthma. That’s why many Chinese northerners are used to wearing face masks when they’re outdoors in spring.�

Actually, Chinese students are taught about the populous tree in the textbook probably in middle school about their uses and cultivation. However, I’m not gonna lie, I can’t recall clearly. But at least, I know that it’s an important plant used for protecting the north of China from sandstorm.�