noun · neutral
quality
UK/ˈkwɒlɪti/US/ˈkwɑːlɪti/QUAL·i·ty
Band 5-6task2speaking
how good or bad something is
Examples
“Customers often judge a brand by the quality of its products.”
“There are concerns about the quality of water in the area.”
“Quality education should be available to everyone.”
Band 8 sentence
“Investing in teacher training is one of the most effective ways to improve the overall quality of education.”
Collocations
- high quality
- quality of life
- maintain quality
Word family
quality nounqualitative adjectivequalify verb
Common mistakes
We need to improve the quality of foods.→We need to improve the quality of food.
This is a high qualified product.→This is a high-quality product.
Say it for a higher band
5standard→6calibre→7+quality
Synonyms
standard
calibre
Easily confused
quantity
“The quantity of food provided was sufficient, but the quality was poor.”
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