noun · academic
lecture
UK/ˈlek.tʃər/US/ˈlek.tʃɚ/LEC·ture
Band 4-5speakingtask2
an educational talk given to a group of students
Examples
“I have a biology lecture at nine, so I need to arrive early.”
“The professor's lecture on climate policy was very informative.”
“Attendance at lectures is often important for understanding the course.”
Band 8 sentence
“Although the lecture hall was large, the professor kept the talk interactive by asking questions throughout.”
Collocations
- attend a lecture
- give/deliver a lecture
- guest lecture
Word family
lecture noun/verblecturer nounlecturing verb
Common mistakes
lesson→lecture
go to lecture→attend a lecture
Say it for a higher band
5lesson→6class→7+lecture
Synonyms
lesson
class
Easily confused
class
“I have a class at ten where students discuss the reading.”
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