verb / noun · neutral
monitor
UK/ˈmɒnɪtə/US/ˈmɑːnɪtər/MON·i·tor
Band 5-6task1task2speaking
to watch and check a process or situation over time
Examples
“The hospital monitors patients' vital signs continuously.”
“The team will monitor progress against the targets.”
“Environmental agencies monitor air quality daily.”
Band 8 sentence
“The committee will monitor the implementation of the policy and publish quarterly progress reports.”
Collocations
- monitor progress
- closely monitor
- monitor for changes
Word family
monitor verb / nounmonitoring nounmonitored adjective (past participle)
Common mistakes
We need to supervise the air quality continuously.→We need to monitor the air quality continuously.
monitorings→monitoring (không đếm được khi chỉ quá trình)
Say it for a higher band
5watch→6supervise→7+monitor
Synonyms
supervise
Easily confused
supervise
“The supervisor closely supervises the apprentices in the workshop.”
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