verb · neutral
teach
/tiːtʃ/TEACH
Band 5-6speakingtask2
give lessons or instruct someone in a subject or skill
Examples
“She teaches maths at a local high school.”
“I was taught to swim when I was five.”
“They have been teaching English for ten years.”
Band 8 sentence
“Experienced teachers not only deliver content but also foster critical thinking and independent learning.”
Collocations
- teach someone how to do something
- teach a lesson
- be taught by
Word family
teach baseteaches 3rd singulartaught past simple / past participleteaching gerund / -ing
Common mistakes
teached→taught
I teach him yesterday→I taught him yesterday
Say it for a higher band
5show→6explain→7+teach
Synonyms
instruct
train
Easily confused
tell
“Please tell me what happened at the meeting.”
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