提到一个重要的植物这道题，很多同学都会想到竹子，相信考官也是听过不计其数，其实还有很多其他的植物我们可以拿来讲， 比如说水稻对我们国家也是非常重要。那么本期的三分钟学雅思，我们就来一起学习如何结合这道雅思口语话题“Describe an important plant.  ”一起学习如何描述水稻吧！

　　Describe an important plant.

　　You should say:

　　What it is

　　Where you see it

　　What it looks like

　　And why it is important.

　　该话题参考文本

　　Paddy fields are certainly the most important plant in China. Paddy fields are an important part of agriculture in China. The southern Chinese mainly live on rice and northerners mainly live on wheat. The paddy fields look like carpets of fresh green. It is not difficult to grow, especially in warmer climates. It does take a while before the rice seeds actually begin producing. It needs much more moisture than most other crops, full sunlight, warm temperatures and fertile soil. It is ready to harvest when the grain heads and stalks just start to turn yellow. As when harvesting wheat, one can test the rice grains by pinching them between your fingers. They grow well in flooded beds or containers but will do just fine in well-watered soil. It requires at least 6 hours of direct sunlight per day.

　　A Chinese scientist Yuan Longping invented the hybrid rice which saved thousands of millions Chinese from starvation. It could produce 20% more rice each unit that common rice. And this progress has made china the pioneer in rice production.

　　该话题关键词

　　跟着外教读本期关键词音频：00:00/00:091. crops n. 农作物，庄稼 v. 种植，收割

　　2. fertile soil肥沃的土壤

　　3. pinch v. 捏，挤压，夹 n. 少量，一撮

　　4. hybrid rice 杂交水稻