Describe a person who loves to grow plants

Band 6

I want to talk about my neighbour Mr. Rustam, a teacher who is now retired and liveОшибка согласования подлежащего и сказуемого: должно быть «lives» in the flat under ours in Namangan. He is in his late sixties and he loves plantsНеточно: яснее «growing plants» или «gardening» very much. He has a sunny balcony and he makeОшибка времени: должно быть «has made» или «made» it a small garden, with tomatoes, peppers, some basil in old tin cans, a lemon tree in a big pot, and red flowers in spring. Every morning at seven he areОшибка формы глагола: должно быть «is» there with a small can and he talks to the plants, and my sister thinks it is very funnyПростая формулировка; ограничивает Lexical Resource. I know him from I was a childОшибка предлога и времени: должно быть «have known him since I was a child», because he taught me maths for one year, and now I sometimes drink tea with him and he gives me small plants for my home. I think he started when he stopped work, because the days were empty. His wife sometimes says that there is no place to sit, but she takes the basil for dinner. He says plants teach patience, and I think this is the reason he loves them, erЕстественная заминка, некритичное слово-паразит you cannot hurry them.

Band 7

I’d like to talk about my neighbour, Mr. Rustam, a retired schoolteacher in his late sixties who lives in the flat below ours in Namangan and who loves growing plants more than anyone I know. He has a long, sunny balcony that he’s turned into a small garden, with tomatoes, peppers, basil in old tin cans, a lemon tree in a big potКонкретная, легко представимая деталь and, in spring, a row of red geraniums. Every morning around seven he’s out there with a small watering can, talking quietly to the plants, which my sister finds hilarious. I’ve known him since I was a childPresent perfect с «since» употреблён точно, because he taught me maths for a year, and these days I often stop for tea and he giveОшибка согласования подлежащего и сказуемого: должно быть «he gives» me cuttings to take home. As far as I can tell, he took up gardening after he retired, when the days suddenly felt empty. His wife sometimes complains that there is no space left to sit down, but she still picks the basil for dinner. He says plants teach you patienceКосвенная речь, передающая собственную причину человека, and I think that’s what he loves most about them.

Band 8

I’d like to talk about my neighbour, Mr. Rustam, a retired schoolteacher in his late sixties who lives in the flat below ours in Namangan and who loves growing plants more than anyone I know. He has a long, sunny balcony that he’s turned into a small garden, with tomatoes, peppers, basil in old tin cans, a lemon tree in a big pot and, in spring, a row of red geraniums. Every morning around seven he’s out there with a small watering can, talking quietly to the plants, which my sister finds hilarious. I’ve known him since I was a child, because he taught me maths for a year, and these days I often stop for tea and he gives me cuttings to take home. As far as I can tell, he took up gardening after he retired, when the days suddenly felt empty. His wife sometimes complains that there is no space left to sit down, but she still picks the basil for dinner. He says plants teach you patience, and I think that’s what he loves most about them: you can’t hurry them, but you can see the effort bear fruitСбалансированная конструкция с противопоставлением и идиоматичным завершением, week by week.