noun · neutral

tutorial

UK/tjuːˈtɔːriəl/US/tuːˈtɔːriəl/tu·TO·ri·al

Band 5-6speakingtask1

a small class or meeting in which a tutor gives students advice and guidance on a subject or piece of work

Examples

“We discussed the essay in today's tutorial.”

“Tutorials are more interactive than lectures.”

“I missed the tutorial because I had to work.”

Band 8 sentence

“The tutorials complemented the lectures by giving students space to critically engage with primary sources.”

Collocations

  • attend a tutorial
  • tutorial session
  • lead a tutorial

Word family

tutorials noun (pl)tutorial (adj) adjective

Common mistakes

I have a tutorial 3pm.→I have a tutorial at 3pm.

We had tutorial today.→We had a tutorial today.

Say it for a higher band

5class→6seminar→7+tutorial

Synonyms

seminar

Easily confused

seminar

“The seminar had fifty attendees, but the tutorial had only five students.”

Related words

coursestudenteducationpedagogyteacherprofessorresearchstudy

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