Student's Book - Page 102 - 2

Student’s Book - Page 102 - 2

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The pictures in Activity 1 are examples of Origami. Origami is a Japanese word. ‘Ori’ means to fold and ‘kami’ means paper. And that’s what Origami is - the art of folding paper to make beautiful models.

Japanese Origami started in the sixth century when monks from China took paper to Japan. Paper was very expensive and Origami was very special. For many years there were no books about Origami. People in Japan learned how to do it when they watched other people.

In 1954, Origami started to become popular all over the world. A Japanese man called Akira Yoshizawa drew pictures to show how to fold Origami models. People all over the world started to make their own models.