noun · neutral
class
UK/klɑːs/US/klæs/CLASS
Band 4-5speakingtask1
A lesson or group of students who meet to be taught.
Examples
“Our English class starts at 8:00.”
“There are twenty students in his class.”
“She missed class because she was sick.”
Band 8 sentence
“Because attendance is closely monitored, missing class without a valid reason can negatively affect your participation grade.”
Collocations
- attend class
- miss class
- class schedule
Word family
classes noun (plural)classify verb
Common mistakes
I have two class today→I have two classes today
go to the class→go to class
Say it for a higher band
5lesson→6session→7+class
Synonyms
lesson
Easily confused
lesson
“Today's lesson covers past simple and past continuous.”
course
“She signed up for a Spanish course at the university.”
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