adjective · academic
specific
/spəˈsɪfɪk/spe·CI·fic
Band 7+speakingtask2
clear and exact; relating to one particular thing or person
Examples
“Give specific examples in your Task 2 answer.”
“The guidelines are specific to first-year students.”
“Can you be more specific about the dates?”
Band 8 sentence
“When writing the methodology section, be specific about sample size, selection criteria and data-collection tools so reviewers can judge validity.”
Collocations
- specific + information
- be specific about
- specific to
Word family
specifically adverbspecificity noun
Common mistakes
specific for→specific to
use specific as an adverb: 'We should specific explain...'→We should specifically explain...
Say it for a higher band
5detailed→6particular→7+specific
Synonyms
particular
precise
Easily confused
particular
“I was looking for a particular book about adolescence.”
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