Describe the object in each illustration. Do not use the actual name of the object in your description.
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1)![]() (A bamboo steamer) It has a bottom made from thin, parallel slats of bamboo leaves and built up into a latticed container. The steam wafts through the lattice and the moist convection heat cooks the rice grains inside. (Source: http://everydaylife.globalpost.com/cook-steamed-rice-bamboo-basket-33958.html retrieved 10/5/2014) |
2) It has dazzling flowers and an unusual shape and color. The dragon fruit is usually dark red, although some types of this fruit are pink or yellow. The skin of the dragon fruit is a thin rind. The skin is usually covered in scales, and the center of the fruit is made up of a red or sweet tasting pulp with black seeds. (Source: http://www.naturalfoodbenefits.com/display.asp?CAT=1&ID=41 retrieved 10/5/2014) |
3) (A batik cloth) It has colorful patterned areas covered with wax so they will not receive the color. This dyeing method is used mainly on cottons in the traditional colors of blue, brown, and red. Multicolored and blended effects are obtained by repeating the dyeing process several times, with the initial pattern of wax boiled off, and another design applied before re-dyeing. The basic technique, originating at an unknown time, was apparently practiced widely in Southeast Asia with local variations. (Source: http://global.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/56015/batik retrieved 10/5/2014)
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4) Made of clay and hardened with heat, the objects made are commonly useful ones, such as vessels for holding liquids, or plates or bowls from which food can be served. (Source: http://global.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/472867/pottery retrieved 10/5/2014)
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5) It is cultivated in Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, and southern Thailand. The tree has oblong, tapering leaves, rounded at the base, and yellowish green flowers borne along the older branches. It has a hard external husk, or shell, covered with stout spines, and contains five oval compartments, each filled with a cream-colored, custard-like pulp, in which are embedded from one to five chestnut-sized seeds. (Source: http://global.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/174285/durian retrieved 10/5/2014) |
6) (Silk cloth) It is made from animal fiber produced by certain insects as material for making cocoons and webs. In commercial use, it is almost entirely limited to filament from cocoons produced by the caterpillars of several moth species belonging to the genus Bombyx and commonly called silkworms. (Source: http://global.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/544449/silk retrieved 10/5/2014) |