screwdriver

Everyday

1. A screwdriver is a tool with a handle and a metal tip that fits into the top of a screw, used to turn screws in or out. tree →
2. Common types: a flat-head screwdriver and a Phillips (cross-head) screwdriver. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life and design-and-technology lessons, a screwdriver is used to build furniture, open battery covers on toys and fix things. Rule: «righty-tighty, lefty-loosey» — turn clockwise to tighten, anticlockwise to loosen. Phrases: «a Phillips screwdriver», «use a screwdriver», «undo the screw».

Examples

• Pass me the screwdriver, please. tree →
• Use a small screwdriver to open the battery cover. tree →
• Turn the screwdriver clockwise to tighten the screw. tree →
• Dad needed a cross-head screwdriver for the shelf. tree →
• Never use a screwdriver near a plug socket. tree →
• We built the bookcase with a screwdriver and a hammer. tree →

Note

Countable: screwdriver, screwdrivers; one word, «screw» + «driver». Choose the right tip size or the screw will get damaged. Never poke a screwdriver into electrical sockets or appliances.