Wednesday, 2-25-2015 (tools)

Welcome back everybody! Feel free to do whatever you want for the first part of the class — Side-By-Side, typing practice, etc. Or, you can get started on what we will be working on later: the vocabulary of common tools.

1. Highlight and copy the following list of tools:

TOOLS

drill

bolt

screw

screwdriver

pliers

nut

wrench

hammer

flashlight

nail

saw

2. Go to Google translate (link in upper right corner) and paste in the list of tools. Translate to your first language and study the meanings of the words.

3. Try these exercises:

http://www.newtongue.com/abc/read-tools.html

http://www.newtongue.com/abc/spell-tools.html

4. Conversation. Ask a partner:

Do you know how to use a hammer?

Do you know how to use a drill?

Do you know how to use a wrench?

Do you know how to use a screwdriver?

Some possible answers:

Yes, I do.

Yes, a little.

No, I don't.

No but I want to learn.