A ‣ Equipment and uses

You use a rubber to rub something out, e.g. writing.

You use a pencil sharpener to sharpen pencils.

You use a ruler to measure something.

You use a highlighter pen to highlight a word.

B ‣ Classroom activities

Teachers or students do these things in the classroom.

look up a word in a dictionary [find the meaning of a word]

borrow someone’s dictionary or rubber [use it and then return it]

plug in the DVD player [put the plug in the electric socket]

turn up the volume on the DVD player [increase the volume; make it louder; opp turn (it) down]

correct students’ English [give the correct English if students make mistakes]

Teachers may ask students to do these things in the classroom.

I’d like you to work with a partner [someone else, i. e. another student].

Henrique, could you swap places with Lorena? [change seats / sit in each other’s seats]

Kim, could you share your book with Petra? [use it together at the same time]

Repeat this sentence after me. [say it again]

C ‣ Questions about vocabulary

Q: What does tiny mean?
A: It means ‘very small’ .

Q: How do you pronounce weight?
A: It’s pronounced /weɪt/, like wait.

Q: How do you spell bicycle?
A: B-I-C-Y-C-L-E.

Q: How do you use the word wow?
A: We use it to show that we think something is fantastic or surprising, e.g. Wow, look at that car.

Q: Could you explain the difference between lend and give?
A: If you lend something to someone, they have to give it back. If you give something to them, they can keep it.