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gain practical experience
UK/ɡeɪn ˈpræktɪkəl ɪkˈspɪəriəns/US/ɡeɪn ˈpræktɪkəl ɪkˈspɪriəns/GAIN PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE
Band 4-5task2speaking
to acquire hands-on, real-world skills and experience related to a job or field
Examples
“gain practical experience through internships”
“gain practical experience in laboratory techniques”
“gain hands-on experience”
Band 8 sentence
“During my internship I gained practical experience in conducting market research, which proved invaluable when applying for jobs.”
Collocations
- gain practical experience
- gain hands-on experience
Word family
gain vpractical adjexperience n
Common mistakes
gain practice experience→gain practical experience
get practical experience→gain practical experience
Say it for a higher band
5get experience→6gain work experience→7+gain practical experience
Synonyms
acquire practical skills
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