RUBBER BAND / ERASER 輪ゴム／消しゴム

A rubber band is a small ring of thin rubber used to hold things together.

An eraser is a small piece of rubber (or sometimes plastic) used to remove pencil marks from paper.

Be Careful! The Japanese word ゴム for 'rubber' comes from the Dutch language, not English.
rubber band は、細いゴムを小さな輪にしたもの、つまり、輪ゴムのことです。物を束ねるのに使います。

eraser は、ゴム、または、プラスチックの小さな塊で、紙に鉛筆で書いたものを消すのに使います。つまり、消しゴムのことです。

注意：日本語の「ゴム」はオランダ語からきた言葉で、英語ではありません。

I rolled up the poster, put a rubber band around it, and put it in a mailing tube to send home.
Keep the bag closed with a rubber band so that the potato chips stay fresh.
When you buy a bouquet of flowers, the stems are usually held together with a rubber band.
The lid of the 'bento' was held on with a rubber band.
Stretch a rubber band too far and it will break.
Can I borrow your eraser again? I made another mistake.
(to the clerk at a stationery shop)
I'd like some eraser refills for a mechanical pencil, please.

How many uses for a rubber band can you think of?