noun · neutral
workshop
UK/ˈwɜːkʃɒp/US/ˈwɜːrkʃɑːp/WORK·shop
Band 6-7speakingtask2
a short practical class or meeting where people learn or improve a particular skill
Examples
“I attended a pottery workshop and made my first bowl.”
“The museum runs workshops for children on weekends.”
“She found the writing workshop very useful for improving her essays.”
Band 8 sentence
“I prefer hands-on workshops because they let me practice skills immediately instead of just listening to a lecture.”
Collocations
- attend a workshop
- hands-on workshop
- run a workshop
Word family
workshop nounworkshop leader noun phrase
Common mistakes
I attend workshop last weekend.→I attended a workshop last weekend.
I joined a work shop.→I joined a workshop.
Say it for a higher band
5class→6course→7+workshop
Synonyms
seminar
Easily confused
seminar
“The seminar focused on theory rather than practical skills.”
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