noun · neutral
teacher
UK/ˈtiːtʃə/US/ˈtiːtʃər/TEACH·er
Band 4-5speakingtask1
A person who teaches, especially in a school.
Examples
“My English teacher assigns a lot of reading.”
“The teacher explained the problem clearly.”
“Ask your teacher if you're confused about the task.”
Band 8 sentence
“A proactive teacher not only explains concepts clearly but also adapts activities to suit different learners' needs.”
Collocations
- ask the teacher
- teacher feedback
- school teacher
Word family
teach verbteaching noun / adjective
Common mistakes
He is my teacher of English→He is my English teacher
teacher give us many homeworks→The teacher gives us a lot of homework
Say it for a higher band
5tutor→6instructor→7+teacher
Synonyms
instructor
Easily confused
lecturer
“The lecturer presented the research findings to the students.”
tutor
“I meet my tutor once a week for extra help.”
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