An English-English dictionary is an important tool for the second language learner.
Could you reach into my tool box, and grab me a hammer?
Audio-tapes are an essential tool in the teaching of a foreign language.
Jasper bought a few tools so he could do minor repairs
on his bicycle.
It is a poor worker that blames his tools for the mistakes he makes.
A plumber's tool belt weighs about 10 kilograms when all his wrenches and everything are on it.
I don't have the proper tools to fix my car by myself.
Leo Gomes once said that while
modern technology has given people powerful new communication tools, it apparently can do nothing to alter the fact that many people have nothing useful to say.
Learners' dictionaries are an important tool for the second language learner.
There is a Moroccan proverb which states that a wise
man without a book is like a workman with no tools.
Native peoples of South America catch piranhas, and use their razor-sharp teeth to make tools and weapons.
Only about 20 percent of diamonds are made into jewels; the rest are used to make tools such as dental drills and metal cutters.
In ancient Egypt, the bandaging of a mummy took from 6 to 8 months, and required special tools, including a long hook that was used to draw the dead person's brains out through his nose.
The development of tools increases people's capacity to exploit their environment.
Karl Marx believed that the dominant few encourage religious faith among the masses as a subtle tool in the process of economic exploitation.
The greatest tool for healing is the emotion of joy.
The earliest bone tools found to date were developed in Africa about 80,000 years ago.
Bonobos are small chimpanzees that use simple tools such as stones or pieces of wood to break open nuts.
This new media program is an excellent music management tool.
The Aztec civilization built enormous constructions from stone tools and human labor.
Stephen King once suggested that the trust of the innocent is the liar's most useful tool.
The scientific method is the main tool used by psychologists for investigating both the mind and behavior.
Recent studies show that translation is a helpful tool in learning new foreign language vocabulary.
Discussion question: What tools do you use in your work?
Find someone who has basic tools (hammer, screwdriver) at home.