plywood

Everyday

Plywood is a strong board made of thin layers of wood glued together, with the grain of each layer going a different way. tree →

In the lessons

In maths: a material cut into pieces; sheets counted, or lengths and areas cut (area = length × width), or sharing into equal pieces. In design and technology: plywood is used for shelves, boxes, models and floors because it is strong and does not split easily. In stories: a plywood stage set or tree house. Phrases: a sheet of plywood, a plywood board, a piece of plywood.

Examples

• A sheet of plywood is 2 metres long and 1 metre wide. tree →
• He cut the plywood into 4 equal pieces. tree →
• Each shelf needs 1 sheet of plywood. tree →
• How many sheets of plywood are needed for 6 shelves? tree →
• Dad built the tree house floor from plywood. tree →
• The workers nailed plywood over the broken windows before the storm. tree →
• In technology class we cut shapes from thin plywood. tree →
• Plywood is made of layers of wood glued together. tree →

Note

Uncountable: «some plywood», «a sheet of plywood», not «a plywood». Safety: wear goggles and ask an adult when sawing plywood. A material: often area (length × width) or sharing into equal pieces. No clue by itself.