🌸 Deciduous patterns 🌸

I was teaching an #IELTS Writing class today, and I needed the word "deciduous."

Yes, it's a somewhat fancy word. Such fancy lexis is often perceived as useless - by students and teachers alike. Sometimes, when I teach words like "deciduous," I see students smirk, blow raspberries, or roll their eyes.

But you can see these seemingly useless words in unexpected contexts. "Deciduous" is a case in point. You might think nobody ever uses it. Yet, I saw it in a museum in Bukhara - and even took a picture as proof that this fancy word is not at all useless. Deciduous patterns are common in Uzbek art. 🌸

And I am sure both "deciduous" and his sister "coniferous" are widely used in IELTS reading.

I taught it in IELTS Writing today. What task do you think I was teaching? In what tasks might you need it? Share in the comments.❓