noun · informal
school
/skuːl/SCHOOL
Band 4-5speakingtask1
a place where children or young people go to be taught
Examples
“I missed two days of school last week because I had the flu.”
“The local school organises extra classes for weaker students.”
“When I was a child, my parents chose a small private school for me.”
Band 8 sentence
“Although the small local school lacks some resources, the teachers' dedication means students still make steady progress.”
Collocations
- attend school
- primary school
- school year
- expelled from school
Word family
school nounschool verbschooling noun
Common mistakes
I go school→I go to school
I have three schools today→I have three classes today
She is in the school→She is at school
Say it for a higher band
5class→6lesson→7+school
Synonyms
academy
institution
Easily confused
class
“I have maths class at nine, but I go to school at eight thirty.”
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