scraps

Everyday

1. Scraps are small pieces of something, especially left over, like scraps of paper or cloth. tree →
2. Food scraps are bits of food left after a meal. tree →
3. Scrap (metal) is old metal collected to be used again. tree →
4. A scrap is also a small fight. tree →
5. «Scraps» is also the verb: «he scraps the plan» means he throws it away. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life food scraps can go to compost or the bin; in art lessons pupils use scraps of paper and fabric for collages. In stories, hungry characters live on scraps. Phrases: «food scraps», «scraps of paper», «scrap metal», «table scraps», «get into a scrap».

Examples

• Put the food scraps in the compost bin. tree →
• We made a collage from scraps of coloured paper. tree →
• Don't feed the dog scraps from the table. tree →
• Old cars are crushed and sold as scrap metal. tree →
• The boys got into a scrap in the playground. tree →
• The poor puppy lived on scraps. tree →
• All kinds of things swam over her--shavings, bits of straw, and scraps of old newspapers. tree →

Note

Plural of «scrap». Verb: «scrap» = throw away or cancel, past «scrapped» (double p). Don't confuse with «scrape» (to rub with something sharp).