noun · neutral
file
/faɪl/FILE
Band 4-5speakingtask2
a document or collection of data stored on a computer or storage system
Examples
“Please attach the file to your application email.”
“Save the file before you close the program.”
“The file format should be .pdf or .docx.”
Band 8 sentence
“Before the interview I exported the report as a PDF file and attached it to the email.”
Collocations
- attach a file
- open a file
- file format
Word family
file noun / verbfiles noun (plural)filing gerund / noun
Common mistakes
I attached the file in the email.→I attached the file to the email.
I put all files on one place.→I put all files in one place.
Say it for a higher band
5document→6file→7+file
Synonyms
document
Easily confused
folder
“Save the document in a folder so it is easy to find later.”
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