noun · neutral
fieldwork
UK/ˈfiːldˌwɜːk/US/ˈfiːldˌwɜrk/FIELD·work
Band 5-6speakingtask2
research conducted outside the laboratory or office, typically collecting data in real settings
Examples
“The team spent three months doing fieldwork in rural villages.”
“Fieldwork often involves interviews and direct observation.”
“Proper planning makes fieldwork more efficient and safer.”
Band 8 sentence
“Extensive fieldwork across five regions provided robust data that underpinned the study's conclusions.”
Collocations
- do fieldwork
- carry out fieldwork
- fieldwork experience
Word family
field nounwork noun / verb
Common mistakes
field work→fieldwork
do a field→do fieldwork / conduct fieldwork
Say it for a higher band
5field work→6on-site research→7+fieldwork
Synonyms
on-site research
Easily confused
lab work
“Much of the analysis was done as lab work rather than in the field.”
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