【明報專訊】Happy back to school! One year older, one year wiser! You will be reading more now and you will need to bookmark your textbooks and readers. These lovely paperclips with tassels are here to help!

◆Materials and tools

．scissors

．coloured cotton threads

．paperclips

◆(See photos)

．Unwind the cotton threads. Pass the threads through the paperclip at its end.

．Wind the thread around one inch away from the top of the paperclip.

．Repeat until the loop is dense enough.

．Cut out the unused ends of the threads. Tie a knot at the end of the paperclip.

．Push the scissor blade through the loop and make a cut. Trim the thread to the same length.

■English highway﹕will be + present participle

We use "will be + present participle" to talk about something that is likely to happen in the near future.

e.g. We will be visiting the History Museum next month.

■Gear up

Find words that fit the following meanings.

(1) The sharp edge on a knife or cutlery.

(2) Do something again.

(Answers on next text)

■Glossary

tassel (n) 流蘇

unwind (v) 解開

dense (adj) 緊密的

trim (v) 修整

[Smarties' Power English 第252期]