Words / B1

WURKSH-op/ˈwɜːkʃɒp/

A workshop is a practical training session, or a room for making and repairing things: a writing workshop; attend a workshop; a car workshop. Seminar is more discussion; lecture is a talk. In the garage sense, garage or repair shop overlaps. Workshop can be a verb in business English (workshop an idea) — optional extra. Do not use workshop for a full university module.

Meaning

A practical meeting where people learn a skill; also a room where things are made or repaired.

Examples

• “The careers workshop showed us how to write a UK CV.”
• “The CV workshop included ten minutes of live editing.”
• “The bike workshop on the high street mends punctures while you wait.”

Good to know

attend a writing / CV workshop. Discussion class: seminar. Talk: lecture. Repair room: workshop / garage. Not a whole university course.

Near in meaning

seminar

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