adj · neutral
intensive
/ɪnˈtɛnsɪv/in·TEN·sive
Band 5-6speakingtask1task2
Demanding or involving a lot of effort, focus, or activity over a short period; concentrated.
Examples
“She took an intensive language course before moving abroad.”
“Intensive farming can increase yields but may harm the environment.”
“Intensive care units treat critically ill patients.”
Band 8 sentence
“Students on the intensive revision programme reported rapid improvement in their exam technique.”
Collocations
- intensive care
- an intensive course
- intensive training
Word family
intensive adjectiveintensively adverbintensify verbintensity noun
Common mistakes
I did an intensively course→I did an intensive course / I studied intensively
intense course→intensive course
Say it for a higher band
5hard→6demanding→7+intensive
Synonyms
concentrated
rigorous
Easily confused
intense
“The heat was intense and everyone struggled to work.”
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