As COVID-19 spreads in the world, many countries are changing their social habits in order to protect themselves.

France

France is famous for its romantic greetings. They touch each other’s faces and make a kissing sound. But now, this habit may have to stop. A French manner expert said that simply looking into a person’s eyes can be enough as a greeting.

Brazil

In Brazil, chimarrao is a special drink that is commonly shared among a group of close friends. The tea is passed around in a cup, and everyone takes turns to drink it. But at present, people are encouraged not to share it.

Australia

Australians are quite free when it comes to greetings. “G’day（你好）, mate”, a handshake, and smile will be enough. But now the Australian government is asking Australians to take a pat on the back instead of a handshake.

Iran

Traditionally, people in Iran shake hands to greet with one another. But today, COVID-19 has made “footshake” a new way of greeting. A video has been popular in Iran, showing three friends meeting-hands in their pockets-tapping their feet against each other as a greeting.

Now students’ English handwriting (书写) gets worse and worse, making their teachers feel worried. Is your English handwriting beautiful? 【小题1】.

Use paper with lines

When you write English words or sentences, you can use paper with lines, which will make your handwriting straight. 【小题2】. Be sure to fill the lined space completely. And make sure these capital letters (大写字母) are written properly.

Slow down

If your writing is hard to read, just slow down a little. 【小题3】. If you write too quickly, it’s hard for you to stop where you should, and you may make more mistakes easily.

【小题4】

When you hold your pencil in the correct way, writing is much better. Some kids press down really hard when they write. That makes the handwriting bad. Try to be relaxed and don’t hold the pencil so hard. Let your writing app ear nice and clean. If you do so, people will guess you are a student with a good habit.

Draw more pictures

【小题5】. While you are drawing pictures, you need to use the skills to control (控制) your pencil better. Even though you have no chance to draw at school, you can practice by drawing at home.

Handwriting is very important. Imagine you are a famous movie star or a well-known sports player, what do you do when your fans run up to you? Give them your autographs (亲笔签名), of course!