Jessica Luo from China Most
oriental people use chopsticks just like western
people use forks and knives. However, using
chopsticks is harder than using the forks. You have
to use fingers to control a pair of chopsticks
instead of holding forks with the whole hand. To be
able to control a pair of chopsticks to get the
food you aim at, your fingers must cooperate with
each other. First, you have to hold chopsticks
properly. Every chopstick has two sides. The side
which you use to touch food is always sharper than
the other side. You hold one chopstick just like
you hold a pen. The second chopstick you hold
similarly like the first one. The only difference
is that you put the middle part between the fourth
finger and the end of middle finger. Now your hand
is holding the middle part of the pair of
chopsticks. You must make the bottom of this pair
of chopsticks be at the same level. Then you can
start eating the food with this pair of chopsticks.
You can use the first finger and middle finger to
control the first chopstick to open the bottom
wide. You move your first chopstick toward the
second chopstick when you aim at food placed in
between the chopsticks. To be able to send the food
into your mouth you must make the first chopstick
press tightly to the second one to make sure the
food cannot drop. The cooperation of your fingers
is very important when you use chopsticks.
Ha Phan from Vietnam Are you wondering how I make my clothes? Uh! I will tell you an easy way to do it. Here are the instructions for making clothes, please follow me. First at all, you have to go to the fabric store, check in the store catalog to select the style you want to make. Next, take the number of the style and choose your pattern size in the store cabinet. You need to know your pattern size by the measurements of your body: bust, waist, and hip, or by the size of clothes you usually wear to chose the pattern. Then, read all the suggestions in the back of the pattern bag to know what kind of fabric is good for that style. Finally, buy the fabric and the notions that are needed for the clothes, for example: buttons or zipper, lace, elastic, etc. After going home, open the pattern bag and cut out the pattern pieces for the view you have chosen using paper scissors. The easy way to do this is to follow the cutting layout. Before cutting, place all the pattern pieces on the fabric according to the layout. Pin the pattern and the fabric together with the quilting pin. Cut accurately through the fabric and the pattern on the cutting line using the fabric scissors. Lastly, thread the thread on the sewing machine and start to sew fabric pieces together. However, before starting to sew, please read and follow carefully the step by step sewing directions. Finally, sew the notions on the clothes and press it nicely. To conclude, making clothes for yourself or for your lover is interesting and enjoyable; also it will help save your money. It is easy to prepare a nicely wrapped special gift without any trouble. Once you have prepared the equipment, such as paper, scissors, tape, ribbon, box, and card, you may start to fold. After putting the gift inside of the box, fold the paper and wrap it carefully around the box. Once you have finished this step, put the tape on the edges. Before
fixing the card on the present, tie the ribbon the
way you prefer. Finally, do not forget to write
beautiful words on the card. In conclusion, you
only have to follow a few steps to prepare a simple
but wonderful gift Ha Phan from Vietnam In
the countryside of Vietnam, taking a shower is a
very simple thing to do. First, go to the pond,
(usually the pond is in the backyard of every house
at the countryside) dive in the water, then swim
around the pond. Next, stand and scrub your body
and your head. Lastly, get out of the pond and go
to the clothes changing room and change to clean
clothes. This is the type of shower we take two or
three time a day, depending on how hot it is that
day. We do not use soap or shampoo at all. Females
always wash their hair two or three time a week
with special mix water. To prepare the water for
cleaning hair, they take some leaves of these
plants: lemon leaves, jelly grass leaves, bamboo
leaves, etc., and one kind of dry fruit. Next, put
all in the pot, fill the water and boil it about
half-hour. After that, mix with some rainwater and
all females in the family use it to clean their
hair. That kind of water makes their hair shiny and
smells good. Usually we take a shower together with
family members or with friends; we swim and play
for an hour. To conclude, taking shower is
enjoyable in my countryside even in the winter or
the summer time. Karina G. Vidal from Brazil It
is easy to prepare a nicely wrapped special gift
without any trouble. Once you have prepared the
equipment, such as paper, scissors, tape, ribbon,
box, and card, you may start to fold. After putting
the gift inside of the box, fold the paper and wrap
it carefully around the box. Once you have finished
this step, put the tape on the edges. Before fixing
the card on the present, tie the ribbon the way you
prefer. Finally, do not forget to write beautiful
words on the card. In conclusion, you only have to
follow a few steps to prepare a simple but
wonderful gift. Teacher
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