noun / verb · neutral
interview
UK/ˈɪntəvjuː/US/ˈɪntərvjuː/IN·ter·view
Band 5-6speakingtask2
a formal conversation where questions are asked to obtain information, or the act of asking such questions
Examples
“I have a job interview at the hospital on Monday.”
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Band 8 sentence
“The panel decided to interview five candidates next week and then make a final decision.”
Collocations
- job interview
- give an interview
- conduct an interview
Word family
interview noun/verbinterviewer nouninterviewee noun
Common mistakes
I was interview him yesterday.→I interviewed him yesterday.
He is the interview in the programme.→He is the interviewee in the programme.
Say it for a higher band
5talk to→6question and answer→7+interview
Synonyms
meeting
Easily confused
meeting
“The team had a meeting to plan the event, while the HR department arranged several interviews for the open position.”
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