noun · neutral
course
UK/kɔːs/US/kɔrs/COURSE
A set of classes or a programme of study on a particular subject.
Examples
“I signed up for an evening course in graphic design this term.”
“The university offers a one-year course in applied linguistics.”
“She failed one course and had to retake it in the summer.”
Band 8 sentence
“I enrolled on a three-month intensive course in academic writing to improve my structure and referencing.”
Collocations
- take a course
- short course
- course outline
Word family
Common mistakes
I took course in marketing last year.→I took a course in marketing last year.
I have been taking this course since two years.→I have been taking this course for two years.
Say it for a higher band
5lesson→6module→7+course
Synonyms
module
Easily confused
module
“The statistics module is compulsory for all first-year students.”
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