adj · neutral
industrial
/ɪnˈdʌstriəl/in·DUS·tri·al
Band 5-6task2speaking
relating to industry, factories, manufacturing, or the industrial sector
Examples
“Many cities grew during the industrial revolution.”
“Industrial pollution affects air quality.”
“The area has several industrial zones.”
Band 8 sentence
“Government policy should encourage high-tech industrial investment without neglecting environmental regulations.”
Collocations
- industrial revolution
- industrial pollution
- industrial zone
Word family
industry nindustrial adjindustrialise / industrialize vindustrialisation / industrialization n
Common mistakes
the industrialization is very fast→industrialization is very rapid
There are many factory zones, they are industrials areas→There are many factory zones; they are industrial areas
Say it for a higher band
5factory→6manufacturing→7+industrial
Synonyms
manufacturing
factory
Easily confused
industrious
“She is an industrious student who studies every day.”
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