collocation · academic
focus group
UK/ˈfəʊkəs ɡruːp/US/ˈfoʊkəs ɡruːp/FO·cus GROUP
A small group discussion led by a moderator to gather opinions or reactions.
Examples
“We ran three focus groups to test students' reactions to the new curriculum.”
“A focus group can reveal attitudes that surveys miss.”
“Moderators must remain neutral when running a focus group.”
Band 8 sentence
“To capture diverse perspectives, the researcher conducted three focus groups across different campuses.”
Collocations
- conduct focus groups
- focus group discussion
Word family
Common mistakes
group focus→focus group
do a focus→run/hold/conduct a focus group
Say it for a higher band
5group interview→6small group discussion→7+focus group
Synonyms
group interview
Easily confused
group interview
“We organised a group interview with five participants to get preliminary feedback.”
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