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Write as many uses of the following as you can. Form groups of four. Compare your lists. Make a long list by putting together the lists of all members.
- A cloth bag
- a wicker basket
- a glass bottle or jar
- a steel bowl
- a thick string or rope
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Solution
- to transport items, store clothing, go shopping, replace paper bags, and so on.
- for storing fruits and grains, transporting and selling vegetables, fruits, and fish, etc.
- Storing grains, as a pen stand, storing liquids, planting a sapling, etc.
- Tethering is a common practice in adventure sports such as trekking and mountaineering, as well as for tethering animals.
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