truck

Everyday

1. A truck is a big vehicle for carrying heavy things (UK also: lorry). tree →
2. A truck is also a small cart with wheels for moving things by hand: a hand truck. tree →
3. A food truck is a van that cooks and sells food. tree →
4. Truck can also mean garden vegetables grown to be sold. tree →

In the lessons

Maths: a carrier with a load (boxes per truck), trips, weight; trucks needed = total ÷ load, rounded up. Everyday: fire truck, dump truck, garbage truck (UK: bin lorry), tow truck, pickup truck. Safety: big trucks have blind spots — stay far away when they turn.

Examples

• Each truck carries 20 boxes. tree →
• There are 5 trucks. tree →
• A truck can hold 3 tons. tree →
• How many trucks are needed for 90 boxes? tree →
• The fire truck raced down the street. tree →
• The garbage truck comes on Mondays. tree →
• We bought tacos from the food truck. tree →
• Never walk behind a truck that is backing up. tree →
• Yer you bin gobblin' up my green truck, en now you tryin' ter tote off my trap. tree →

Note

Countable: a truck, trucks. Truck (US) = lorry (UK). Load per truck is a rate; total = trucks × load; trucks needed = total ÷ load, rounded up. Trap: 90 boxes in trucks of 20 need 5 trucks, not 4.5.