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Inside a Factory

Factories: What happens inside a factory?

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Workers and machines make things in a factory.

Many factories have an assembly line. Things are built step by step.

A worker does the same job again and again.

A belt carries things along. It is a conveyor belt.

Doll bodies go down a line. Workers add arms, legs and heads.

Cars are built on assembly lines too.

Before factories, most things were made by hand.

Cloth was made in a factory long ago.

Words to know

  • factory: makes things
  • conveyor: moving belt
  • assembly: putting together
  • machines: tools that work

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