In a pencil case you keep different things that you need for writing or for drawing
and it's typical that you take these to school
but sometimes you have them at an office.
pencil
These are pencils.
Pencils are instruments that you use for writing or drawing.
Example sentence
Use a pencil to write your answer
in case you need to make a correction later on.
Typically the middle part of a pencil is made of graphite.
Some people call it lead but the reality it's not lead,
it is graphite.
And this graphite is surrounded,
traditionally by wood.
Sometimes you have some modern pencils that are made of plastic and metal
and they have the graphite in the middle
but traditional ones are like this
surrounded by wood
This is a pencil, these are pencils.
Sometimes pencils come in different colors like this.
They can be called coloring pencils or colored pencils, depends on the country.
These are coloring pencils.
Sometimes when you make a mistake when you're writing with a pencil.
You can use one of these to make a correction, to erase what you've written
This is called an eraser or a rubber.
Eraser or rubber
This is a small piece of rubber (or similar substance)
that is used for removing pencil marks from paper.
Eraser or rubber.
Eraser is used in American English.
Rubber is used in British English.
Which do you use?
The associated verbs are
to erase ...or...
to rub out.
To rub out is a phrasal verb.
Pencil sharpener
This is a device for sharpening pencils.
Sometimes you get a pencil like this with no end
and you insert it into the pencil sharpener
and you rotate it like this
and
Da daaa!
Magic
It's now sharp.
A pencil sharpener is a device where you
insert a pencil and you rotate it
against this cutting edge or this cutting blade
and it makes your pencil sharp.
This is a pencil sharpener.
Example sentence
I used a pencil sharpener
because my pencil was blunt.
When it's blunt, it leaves big thick lines
and I like my pencil sharp so it leaves fine lines.
Sharpener comes from the verb to sharpen
which means to make something sharp.
Sharp means to have a a fine point or a fine edge.
The opposite of sharp is blunt.
pen
This is a pen.
A pen is used for writing with ink.
Ink is the liquid inside of a pen
which leaves a more or less permanent mark on the paper that you're writing on.
pen
Example sentence
Please use a blue pen to complete the application form.
Blue pen refers to the ink inside the pen.
The color of this pen is green but it is still a blue pen.
Confusing!
The ink inside of pens come in different colors.
The most traditional is blue
but sometimes there is red ink or black ink.
What is the difference between a pen and a pencil?
A pen has ink and it leaves a more permanent mark.
A pencil has graphite and you can use an eraser to correct the mistake.
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highlighter
A highlighter is a special type of pen
used for marking text on paper
by covering it in a fluorescent color
a bright fluorescent color.
These are highlighters.
The traditional highlighter is normally yellow,
that's the most classic one,
but it comes in yellow and orange and green and pink and blue and purple.
But the main color is yellow.
highlighter
Example sentence
Sometimes students mark important text
with a highlighter when they're studying.
It's to help them remember.
Of course you don't mark the entire page
because it's just the important information that
you're supposed to mark.
For example
oh, yes,
very important, very important,
yeah,
it's important.
What color highlighter do you prefer to use?
Do you use the yellow one, the orange one, the pink one?
Which one do you use the most?
scissors
An instrument used for cutting paper and cloth.
Scissors consist of two blades like this
and they're connected or joined in the middle
and at the end we have two handles
so you don't hurt yourself.
These are scissors.
Example sentence
I cut a piece of paper with my scissors.
Note: this is called a pair of scissors.
It's just one tool but it's called a pair of scissors.
Here I have another pair of scissors.
We have two pairs of scissors.
Scissors
Now let's practice the pronunciation of this word because for some people it's a little bit difficult.
scissors
repeat after me... scissors
scissors
again
scissors
and again
scissors scissors scissors scissors scissors scissors scissors
five times quickly go...
glue stick
This is glue stick.
Glue is when it's liquid but when it comes in this solid form
it's called glue stick
and glue, or glue stick,
is used for sticking
two pieces of paper together like this
glue stick
Example sentence
I used a glue stick
to stick my photo
at the top of the paper.
Yep, my CV is ready.
glue stick
Some other things you may find in a pencil case.
We have
this here.
This is correction fluid.
Correction fluid is a type of white liquid
that you use to cover a mistake you make with a pen,
because if you use a pencil, you can use
an eraser,
but when you write with pen and you make a mistake,
you can use correction fluid.
Something else you can find in a pencil case.
We have this here.
This here is adhesive tape.
In some countries it's known by its trademark name
for example
Scotch tape in American English
or Sellotape in British English.
In New Zealand we call this sellotape
but the generic name for it is adhesive tape.
It has a sticky part on one side of it.
adhesive tape
What else can we find in our pencil case?
Some pencil cases have a protractor
This is used for measuring angles in math classes
when you're doing angles and things like that.
This is a protractor.
Something else that we may find in a pencil case is one of these.
A calculator
These are used for making mathematical calculations.
This is a scientific calculator
but you also have more basic ones without all of these
interesting buttons that you'll never use anyway.
This is a calculator.
Something else that you may find in a pencil case is
chocolate
Everyone has chocolate in their pencil case, don't they?
What? You don't?
That's strange!
You've got to have it.
Chocolate
(Sounds of absolute delight as Rob enjoys the heavenly taste of a bar of yummy chocolate.)
What do you keep in your pencil case?
Let me know in the comments below.
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