workshop
noun /ˈwɜːkʃɒp/
/ˈwɜːrkʃɑːp/
- a period of discussion and practical work on a particular subject, in which a group of people share their knowledge and experience
- There will be the opportunity for practical theatre work in drama workshops.
- She was invited to participate in a poetry workshop on campus.
Wordfinder- conference
- delegate
- exhibition
- name tag
- plenary
- register
- speaker
- talk
- venue
- workshop
Collocations EducationEducationLearning- acquire/get/lack (an) education/training/(British English) (some) qualifications
- receive/provide somebody with training/tuition
- develop/design/plan a curriculum/(especially British English) course/(North American English) program/syllabus
- give/go to/attend a class/lesson/lecture/seminar
- hold/run/conduct a class/seminar/workshop
- sign up for/take a course/classes/lessons
- go to/start preschool/kindergarten/nursery school
- be in the first, second, etc. (North American English) grade/(especially British English) year (at school)
- study/take/drop history/chemistry/German, etc.
- (British English) leave/finish/drop out of/ (North American English) quit school
- (North American English) graduate high school/college
- be the victim/target of bullying
- (British English) play truant from/ (both British English, informal) bunk off/skive off school (= not go to school when you should)
- (both especially North American English) skip/cut class/school
- (British English) cheat in/(North American English) cheat on an exam/a test
- get/be given a detention (for doing something)
- be expelled from/be suspended from school
- do your homework/(British English) revision/a project on something
- work on/write/do/submit an essay/a dissertation/a thesis/an assignment/(North American English) a paper
- finish/complete your dissertation/thesis/studies/coursework
- hand in/ (North American English) turn in your homework/essay/assignment/paper
- study/prepare/ (British English) revise/ (North American English) review/ (North American English, informal) cram for a test/an exam
- take/ (both British English) do/sit a test/an exam
- (especially British English) mark/ (especially North American English) grade homework/a test
- (British English) do well in/ (North American English) do well on/ (informal, especially North American English) ace a test/an exam
- pass/fail/ (informal, especially North American English) flunk a test/an exam/a class/a course/a subject
- apply to/get into/go to/start college/(British English) university
- leave/graduate from law school/college/(British English) university (with a degree in computer science)
- study for/take/ (British English) do/complete a law degree/a degree in physics
- (both North American English) major/minor in biology/philosophy
- earn/receive/be awarded/get/have/hold a master’s degree/a bachelor’s degree/a PhD in economics
Extra Examples- There are two management development workshops per year.
- a workshop for teachers
- a workshop aimed at brainstorming new marketing ideas
- We will be running a series of workshops for students.
- The workshop covered a wide range of issues.
- The company holds regular skills development workshops.
- The Institute will host a special two-day workshop on new building materials.
- The Careers Advisory Service will be running a series of workshops for students.
- In the one-day workshop, she taught us the importance of breathing exercises.
- I learned these new skills at a workshop on databases.
- Everyone in Personnel has attended a media skills workshop.
- During the workshop, they each practised their part in the performance.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- day-long
- two-day
- weekend
- …
- series
- hold
- host
- offer
- …
- cover something
- examine something
- focus on something
- …
- discussion
- session
- leader
- …
- at a/the workshop
- during a/the workshop
- in a/the workshop
- …
- a member of a workshop
- a participant in a workshop
- a room or building in which things are made or repaired using tools or machines
- The craftsmen worked in a freezing cold workshop.
- a car repair workshop
Synonyms factoryfactory- plant
- mill
- works
- yard
- workshop
- foundry
- factory a building or group of buildings where goods are made, mainly by machine:
- a chocolate/cigarette/clothing factory
- plant a factory or place where power is produced or an industrial process takes place:
- a nuclear power plant
- a manufacturing plant
- mill a factory that produces a particular type of material:
- a cotton/paper/textile/woollen mill
- works (often in compounds) a place where things are made or an industrial process takes place:
- a brickworks
- a steelworks
- Raw materials were carried to the works by barge.
- yard (usually in compounds) an area of land used for building something:
- a shipyard
- workshop a room or building in which things are made or repaired using hand tools or machinery (usually individual items or small numbers of items):
- a car repair workshop
- foundry a factory where metal or glass is melted and made into different shapes or objects:
- an iron foundry
- a car/chemical/munitions factory/plant
- an engineering plant/works
- to manage/run a factory/plant/mill/works/yard/workshop/foundry
- to work in/at a factory/plant/mill/yard/workshop/foundry
- factory/mill/foundry owners/managers/workers
Extra ExamplesTopics Businessb2- He set up a workshop for his carving.
- The workshop employs 25 full-time workers.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- craft
- design
- pottery
- …
- set up
- employ somebody
- in a/the workshop