noun · neutral
campus
/ˈkæmpəs/CAM·pus
Band 4-5speakingtask2
The buildings and land belonging to a university or college.
Examples
“There are many cafés on campus.”
“She lives on campus in student accommodation.”
“Campus facilities include a gym and a library.”
Band 8 sentence
“Despite being near the city centre, the university campus provides quiet green spaces and excellent study facilities.”
Collocations
- on campus
- campus facilities
- campus life
Word family
campus nouncampuses noun (plural)on-campus adjectiveoff-campus adjective
Common mistakes
I live in campus.→I live on campus.
The campus have many trees.→The campus has many trees.
Say it for a higher band
5school grounds→6campus→7+campus
Synonyms
grounds
Easily confused
campsite
“The university campus is beautiful in autumn.”
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