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5. An Intro To Tomatoes

 - variety of colours and sizes - associate - savory dishes - originated - cultivated - consumed - ideal for snacking - patience - sprouts - micro-environment - seedlings - sunlight - fertilizer - idioms and expressions What is a tomato? The taste, the types, the sizes, the colours? How are they prepared before consuming? Step by step, how to plant them. Add an idiom or proverb.       Tomatoes, the mildly sweet and sour, juicy berries that come in a variety of colours and sizes that we all know. Most would associate it as a vegetable as it is low in fructose and commonly used in cooking savory dishes; however, botanically, it is actually a fruit because it develops from the flower of a plant and contains seeds.       Tomatoes originated in the Andes region of South America and were cultivated in Mexico by the ancient Aztecs and Mayans. The first cultivated tomato was likely small and yellow. The Spanish brought tomatoes back to Europe in the ...

4. Steps To Make Chicken Sandwiches

- shredded chicken sandwiches - ingredients - mayonnaise - rosemary and thyme - salt and pepper  - barbecue sauce - preheating the oven - setting them aside - caramelizing - saucepan - keep on stirring languidly - deboned - prepare a drink - enjoy the meal How will your chicken sandwich be made? The potion sizes? List down all your ingredients. Step by step, how to make the sandwiches. Add an additional drink or snack.      What defines a sandwich is really complicated these days, as I've seen many wild creations from social media that are quite wild and had them being called sandwiches when they look nothing like a sandwich. There are many types of sandwiches all around the world, one can make either a panini, hamburger, banh mi, falafel, steamed bun and so on. With all of the mentioned sandwiches and more, and not to mention the many different fillings in them, that means there are plenty of different ways to make them. However, I will only be making simple sandwic...

3. Swimming For Beginners

- fun activity - leisure hobby - improves our cardiovascular health - reducing stress and anxiety - improve our flexibility - can be a social activity - getting accustomed to floating - kicking and arm strokes - practice “bobbing” - use a kickboard for support - backstroke or front crawl - avoid any accidental drownings - avoid swimming outdoors during storms - an idiom Introducing swimming. What are the benefits of swimming? Swimming techniques for beginners. The dos and don’ts for swimming. Add an idiom or proverb.      Swimming is a fun activity, one can swim for one's health, for competitions, do it as a leisure hobby, or make it into a gathering between family and friends. Swimming is not just a fun activity, it is also quite healthy. Swimming provides a full-body workout that improves our cardiovascular health, builds muscle strength, and increases flexibility with low impact on joints. The buoyancy of water supports our body, thus making it a great option for those...

2. A Picnic At The Beach (future tense)

- morning - beach umbrella - sunscreen - swim - beach ball - build sandcastles - listen to great tunes - make food - sunset view - clean up - sleep like a log Where? With who? When? What, how & why would it occur?      Both my family and the neighbour's children are planning for a picnic at the beach next Saturday. We will all get ready early in the morning and gather in front of our neighbour's house by my dad's car. Our neighbour's parents will come out to say their farewells to their children before we head out. We will all head out to our destination at around 8:30 in the morning. We will then take a detour to our favourite nasi lemak stall for a quick breakfast.       After breakfast, we will continue with our trip. To ensure that there are no unnecessary delays, we will also be listening in on the weather and traffic reports from the radio. Once we reach the beach, my dad will then carry the heavier equipment to our spot and the rest of us ca...

1. A Picnic At The Beach (past tense)

- morning - beach umbrella - sunscreen - swimming - beach ball - building sandcastles - listening to great tunes - making food - sunset view - clean up - slept like a log  Where? With who? When? What, how & why it happened?      Last Saturday, both my family and the neighbour’s children went to a beach for a picnic. We all got ready early in the morning and gathered in front of our neighbour’s house along by my dad’s car. Our neighbour’s parents came out with their children to bid them farewell before we hit the road. We set out for our destination at around 8:30 in the morning. While we were on the road, we took a detour to our favourite nasi lemak stall for a quick breakfast.       After our flavourful breakfast, we continued on with our trip. We even listened in on the weather and traffic reports on the radio. Once we reached the beach, there were only a few people around. My dad then carried the heavier equipment and we children helped out...