noun/verb · neutral
shift
/ʃɪft/SHIFT
Band 5-6task2task1speaking
to move or change position; a change in position, direction, or tendency
Examples
“There has been a shift in public opinion towards renewable energy.”
“Workers will shift to the night rota next week.”
“The cultural shift took place over several decades.”
Band 8 sentence
“The demographic shift towards an aging population will require substantial changes in healthcare policy.”
Collocations
- shift in attitudes
- shift towards
- night shift
Word family
shifted adjective/verbshifting adjective/verb
Common mistakes
change→shift
shif→shift
Say it for a higher band
5change→6move→7+shift
Synonyms
change
move
Easily confused
change
“There was a change in policy last year, but a deeper shift in attitudes followed.”
move
“They decided to move the office, which caused a shift in commuting patterns.”
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