Classroom Items (vocabulary)

BrE

/'bæg/

AmE

/'bæg/

noun - a thing which you use to carry things in, it can be made of paper or thin plastic, or of strong leather or cloth

BrE

/'blækbɔ:d/

AmE

/'blækbɔ:rd/

noun - a dark board used in a school, the teacher writes on it with a piece of chalk

BrE

/'bʊkkeɪs/

AmE

/'bʊkkeɪs/

noun - a piece of furniture with shelves, you put books in it

BrE

/'kælkjʊleɪtə/

AmE

/'kælkjʊleɪt̬ər/

noun - a small machine which helps you do simple mathematics

BrE

/'kreɪɒn/

AmE

/'kreɪɑ:n/

noun - a stick of colored wax used to write or draw in different colours

BrE

/'desk/

AmE

/'desk/

noun - a kind of table which you use for work, studying, etc.

BrE

/'dɪkʃənri/

AmE

/'dɪkʃəneri/

noun - a book that explains and/or translates words, shows how to use them etc.

BrE

/'drɔ:ə/

AmE

/'drɔ:ər/

noun - a part of a piece of furniture (e.g. a desk) that can be pulled out and things can be put in

BrE

/ɪ'reɪzə/

AmE

/ɪ'reɪsər/

noun, American English - a small object which you can use to remove something which you have written in pencil

BrE

/'fəʊldə/

AmE

/'foʊldər/

noun - a large envelope into which you put documents

BrE

/'tʃeə/

AmE

/'tʃer/

noun - a piece of furniture with four legs, that you usually sit on when you are at the table

BrE

/'tʃɔ:k/

AmE

/'tʃɔ:k/

noun - a white or coloured stick that teachers usually use when they write on the blackboard

BrE

/'lʌntʃˌbɒks/

AmE

/'lʌntʃˌbɑ:ks/

noun - a container in which people carry some food (to school, to work etc.)

BrE

/'nəʊtbʊk/

AmE

/'noʊtbʊk/

noun - a small book into which you can write things which you want to remember

BrE

/'nəʊtɪsbɔ:d/

AmE

/'noʊt̬ɪsbɔ:rd/

noun - a thing fastened to a wall on which you can put notices, pictures, sheets with important information etc.

BrE

/'pen/

AmE

/'pen/

noun - a thing which you use to write with, usually in blue ink

BrE

/'penslˌkeɪs/

AmE

/'penslˌkeɪs/

noun - a small case in which you can carry pens, pencils etc.

BrE

/'rʌbə/

AmE

/'rʌbər/

noun, British English - a small object which you can use to remove something which you have written in pencil

BrE

/'ru:lə/

AmE

/'ru:lər/

noun - a straight plastic or wooden thing which you can use for drawing straight lines and for measuring centimetres or inches

BrE

/'sɪzəz/

AmE

/'sɪzərz/

noun - a tool used for cutting things, such as paper, hair, etc., it consists of two long, sharp pieces of metal

BrE

/'ʃɑ:pnə/

AmE

/'ʃɑ:rpnər/

noun - a small object or a tool that is used to make something sharp (such as a pencil, a knife etc.)

BrE

/'waɪtˌbɔ:d/

AmE

/'waɪtˌbɔ:rd/

noun - a white board used in a school etc., the teacher writes on it with a black marker