workshop
part of speech
noun (workshop, workshops)
meaning for a pupil
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 →
sense 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.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «workshop» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.