Article: When you're by your lonesome, you have no reason to be nervous. You can let your brain flow freely -- so record yourself now! Your English is going to be at its best. Find a book on tape or a clip online that you can mimic. Does your English sound the same? Or record yourself reading from a book. You'll be able to actually hear yourself (which we surprisingly have trouble with in real time) and be able to pinpoint the quirks in your English and where you slow down and have trouble. Then rerecord it and see how you've improved! If your hands are full or you don't have a recording device, simply read aloud -- ideally, every day for at least 15 or 20 minutes. You'll get used to speaking for longer periods of time and forming long sentences won't phase you. And you'll run into words you can add to your vocabulary. It's best to choose books with lots of dialogue. The language is generally more real and a bit simpler; after all, dialogue is conversation. Being able to read poetry is great but conversations are a much more practical skill, you know? We live in such a digital age; even if you think you don't have native speakers at your disposal, you actually do. Scientific American, CBC, BBC and Australia's ABC Radio are great mp3s to get started with, but there's also a million podcasts out there and handfuls of news stations, too. And the best part is that these people generally speak clearly and have pretty generic accents. Another bonus? You'll have interesting things to talk about in English! You'll be up on all the news - even if you're just repeating what you've heard (not like anyone will know!). You're improving your English by expanding your knowledge. Two birds with one stone, really. Alright, so it's not as good as listening to spoken news/podcasts/etc., but it is good. If you can concentrate on one song a day or so, even better. Just make sure you actively try to understand it. Google the lyrics and sing along! It's best to stick to ballads -- songs that go a bit more slowly. Pick one a day until you have it mostly memorized and understand what the words actually mean. It's a great way to learn idioms and slang, too. An integral part of speaking is hearing or listening. Because of this, the easiest way to involve yourself in a conversation without actually having one is to watch English TV and movies. If you absolutely have to, turn the subtitles on -- but try to resist! Movies are great because you watch them over and over; the more you watch them, the more things you'll pick up. TV is good though, too, because you develop relationships with the characters and you grow accustomed to how they talk and the quirks of their speech. As you go about your day-to-day, talk to yourself. What are you doing? What are you feeling? What do you see, taste, smell, hear? What are you touching? What are you thinking? Right now you're reading wikiHow. You're sitting in a chair (probably). Maybe you're listening to music or have the TV on in the background. The possibilities are limitless. Think the future and the past, too. What are you going to do next? What did you just do? You gotta get to thinking in English consistently to truly get better. The more you think in English, the faster it'll come out.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Record yourself. Read aloud. Listen to mp3s, podcasts, and the news. Listen to music, too. Watch TV and movies. Narrate your world.
Article: You can save a good deal of money if you buy your materials and make your shoulder holster instead of buying one. Spool of heavy string for stitching Stretching blocks (small pieces of wood that will hold the leather in place) Needle Razor knife Pronged punches (3 or 4 prongs work) Leather cement (glue) Hammer Clamps (to stretch the leather) Mold of your pistol (you can make this from wood or omit the mold and use your actual pistol) Empty weapon You'll need quite a bit of leather to make your own shoulder holster. Make sure to buy enough, even if it doesn't matchyou can dye it when you're done. 1'x1' square 1 " strip up to 48" 2"x4" rectangle This project will take multiple days to accomplish. However, if you spread it out too long, your leather will be more difficult to work with. Try to keep to a time frame that's less than a week to make your shoulder holster.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Buy your tools. Get the right amount of leather. Make a time frame.
Article: If the car you're painting is heavily dented, the first thing you'll need to do is to remove as many dents as you can to smooth out your painting surface. Glue an appropriately-sized suction cup to the center of the dent using a hot glue gun and wait 1-2 minutes for the glue to harden. Then, pull firmly yet gently on the retractable tab until the metal returns to its original shape. You can pick up a dent repair kit from any auto supply store for just a few dollars. In certain places, like the hood, trunk, and rear panels, it may be possible to pound out dents from the inside of the body using a hammer and dolly. Mix your filler material to a cream consistency on a mixing board or piece of scrap cardboard. Then, spread it over any irregular areas in the body of the car using a clean spreader or buffing pad. It will help fill in these areas, resulting in a smooth, level painting surface. Make sure you use enough putty to fill in each damaged spot completely. To deal with smaller imperfections like pinholes, try a glazing putty. Glaze putties are thinner than ordinary fillers, which allows them to penetrate into places that thicker products can't. This will typically take 10-30 minutes, depending on the product you're working with and the amount you've applied. In the meantime, avoid handling the putty. Otherwise, you may accidentally smudge an area you just repaired. Body filler materials don't technically "dry," they cure via chemical reaction. For this reason, a heat lamp or hair dryer can come in handy to help speed things along. Some body filler materials double as primers, which means you can paint right over them as soon as they've cured. Be sure to read the specifications on the product you're usingit could end up saving you a lot of time. Once your putty has had time to cure completely, go over it with a sheet of sandpaper 150-180-grit sandpaper. Be sure to sand in all different directions, using vertical, lateral, and circular strokes to produce a seamless finish. While sanding your filler material, it's especially important to feather the edges to minimize the chances of lines or ridges showing up in the finished paint. A block sander can make smoothing large areas easier and more comfortable.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Pull out large dents using a dent repair kit. Fill in gouges, dings, and depressions with body filler putty. Wait for your filler material to harden. Sand the edges around the hardened filler to smooth it out.