1. The child is still awkward with his chopsticks and drops food at each meal.

（这个孩子用筷子吃饭还很别扭，每顿饭都要掉饭菜。）

2. The couple practiced using chopsticks for an hour before the dinner party.

（这对夫妇在晚宴前练习了一个小时使用筷子。）

3. Are these chopsticks made of bamboo or plastic？

（这些筷子是竹制的还是塑料的？）

这些例句展示了"are"在描述与chopsticks相关的动作或状态时的用法。