🇬🇧 Aluminium meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

Aluminium is a light, silver-coloured metal that people dig from the ground and then clean and shape in factories. It is not heavy like some other metals, so it is perfect for making things that need to be strong but not too heavy, such as cooking pots, drink cans, bikes, and even parts of planes and rockets. Aluminium also does not rust easily, so it can last a long time without getting brown and crumbly like old iron.

Our teacher said aluminium is light, so I asked if my homework could be made of it to feel less heavy in my backpack.

Dad wrapped his sandwich in so much aluminium that it looked ready to go to outer space instead of his lunchbox.

When the wind blew, our aluminium bin danced across the street like a very loud, very shiny ballerina.

I tapped the aluminium can, and it made such a cool sound that my brother started a one-can rock band.

The superhero’s costume was made of aluminium, so every time they walked, they sounded like a marching snack wrapper.

Tom finds an aluminium can and a small aluminium sheet by the river. He folds the aluminium into a tiny boat, taps the shiny aluminium surface, and sets it on the water. The little boat floats, wobbles past reeds, then reaches the other bank. Tom laughs, proud of his light aluminium craft.

This word is at the C1 level, which means it’s part of advanced English. It’s used in sophisticated conversations, professional settings, and academic discussions. Words at this level help you express yourself fluently and precisely in nuanced situations.

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