noun phrase · neutral
lecture hall
UK/ˈlɛktʃə hɔːl/US/ˈlɛktʃər hɔl/LEC·ture HALL
A large room or auditorium used for lectures, usually seating many students.
Examples
“The first-year lecture is held in the main lecture hall every Monday morning.”
“Because of COVID restrictions, the lecture hall was rearranged to allow social distancing.”
“Students rushed to get seats in the crowded lecture hall before the exam review began.”
Band 8 sentence
“The lecture hall was packed for the guest professor's talk, with students standing at the back as well.”
Collocations
- main lecture hall
- in the lecture hall
- empty lecture hall
Word family
Common mistakes
lecture hall (no article) 'I go to lecture hall'→the lecture hall / a lecture hall
in lecture hall→in the lecture hall
Say it for a higher band
5classroom→6lecture theatre→7+lecture hall
Synonyms
auditorium
Easily confused
auditorium
“The concert will take place in the university auditorium next Friday.”
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