workshop

Everyday

1. A workshop is a room or building where people make or fix things, often with tools. tree →
2. A workshop is also a meeting or class where people learn by doing something together, like a writing workshop. tree →

In the lessons

In school maths: a place where things are made at a rate; workers in a workshop; products per week. In everyday life: Grandad's workshop in the shed, a bike repair workshop, Santa's workshop in stories; school workshops on drama or science. Phrases: «in the workshop», «a workshop on», «Santa's workshop».

Examples

• The workshop makes 40 chairs a week. tree →
• 6 people work in the workshop. tree →
• Each worker makes 5 toys a day. tree →
• How many tables in 3 weeks? tree →
• Grandad builds birdhouses in his workshop. tree →
• Santa's elves make toys in the workshop. tree →
• We went to a science workshop at the museum. tree →
• The bike was fixed at the workshop. tree →
• The goldsmith was in his workshop making a gold chain, when he heard the song of the bird on his roof. tree →

Note

Countable: «a workshop». Maths: a place of the story; the rate inside it gives multiplication (rate × time). Safety: wear goggles and ask a grown-up before using tools.