industry

Everyday

1. The work of making goods in factories: heavy industry. tree →
2. An industry is all the businesses that make or do one kind of thing: the car industry, the tourist industry. tree →
3. (formal) Hard work: a person of great industry. tree →

In the lessons

In history (the Industrial Revolution), geography (primary, secondary, tertiary industry) and everyday life (jobs). Phrases: the film industry, heavy industry, light industry, the Industrial Revolution.

Examples

• The car industry employs thousands of people. tree →
• Tourism is a big industry in Ireland. tree →
• The Industrial Revolution started in Britain in the 1700s. tree →
• Many towns grew up around coal and steel industry. tree →
• The bees work with great industry. tree →
• My aunt works in the music industry. tree →
• So he praised the prince for his industry and cleverness, and made him his steward at once. tree →

Note

Plural industries. Adjective industrial (factories); industrious means hard-working. Say IN-dus-tree, stress on the first syllable.