Manufacturing and services
English for business
1. Manufacturing and services
Note
You use all these names in front of industry to talk about particular industries, you usually
drop the s from cars, automobiles, pharmaceuticals and textiles: the automobile industry
Vocabulary
Manufacturing industries that make up the manufacturing sector
o Aerospace
o Cars (BrE)
Automobiles (AmE)
o Computer hardware
o Construction
o Defence (BrE)
Defense (AmE)
o Electronics
o Food processing
o Household goods
o Pharmaceuticals
o Steel
o Textiles
Services or service industries that make up the service sector
o Call centres (BrE)
Call centers (AmE)
o Catering
o Computer software
o Financial services
o Healthcare
o Leisure
o Media
o Property (BrE)
Real estate (AmE)
o Retail
o Telecommunications
o Tourism
2. Countries and their industries
Industry (uncountable) = the production of material and goods
o A particular type of business activity
o Related adjective > industrial
1950s and 60s
o Government decided to industrialize
English for business
1. Manufacturing and services
Note
You use all these names in front of industry to talk about particular industries, you usually
drop the s from cars, automobiles, pharmaceuticals and textiles: the automobile industry
Vocabulary
Manufacturing industries that make up the manufacturing sector
o Aerospace
o Cars (BrE)
Automobiles (AmE)
o Computer hardware
o Construction
o Defence (BrE)
Defense (AmE)
o Electronics
o Food processing
o Household goods
o Pharmaceuticals
o Steel
o Textiles
Services or service industries that make up the service sector
o Call centres (BrE)
Call centers (AmE)
o Catering
o Computer software
o Financial services
o Healthcare
o Leisure
o Media
o Property (BrE)
Real estate (AmE)
o Retail
o Telecommunications
o Tourism
2. Countries and their industries
Industry (uncountable) = the production of material and goods
o A particular type of business activity
o Related adjective > industrial
1950s and 60s
o Government decided to industrialize
