production
part of speech
noun (production, productions)
meaning for a pupil
1) Making or growing things, especially in large amounts: car production, food production. tree →
2) The amount that is made: Production rose by 200 tins a day. tree →
3) A play, show or film that is put on for people: the school production of «Annie». tree →
4) (formal) Showing something: «on production of a ticket» means when you show a ticket. tree →
sense in the lessons
In maths production problems are rates: «A factory makes 40 toys an hour; how many in 8 hours?» → 320; production per day, per worker, total production. In geography and science: oil production, energy production, milk production on farms. At school, the end-of-term production is the play. Phrases: «in production», «mass production», «go into production», «the school production», «on production of».
examples
- Our class is in the school production this year. tree →
- Milk production on the farm is 500 litres a day. tree →
- Car production stopped for a week. tree →
- Production rose from 300 to 450 toys — an increase of 150. tree →
- Entry is free on production of a library card. tree →
- Plants use sunlight for the production of food. tree →
- The film is still in production. tree →
- Mass production makes things cheaper. tree →
note
Uncountable for the process; countable for a show (productions). Verb: produce; adjective: productive. In rate problems: production = rate × time; rate = production ÷ time.
Trees and pragmatics
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