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Tip: Speaking Task 5: pick one option and stay with it. Comparing both is fine, switching sides isn't.
Tip: Speaking Task 5: pick one option and stay with it. Comparing both is fine, switching sides isn't.
Vocabulary for understanding group discussions, debates over local issues, and civic engagement.
/dɪˈskʌʃən/
The action or process of talking about something, typically in order to reach a decision or to exchange ideas.
The core format of Listening Part 5.
/dɪˈbeɪt/
A formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward.
A formal argument where people take sides.
/ˈɑːrɡjʊmənt/
A reason or set of reasons given with the aim of persuading others that an action or idea is right or wrong.
A point made to convince someone.
/dɪˈspjuːt/
A disagreement, argument, or debate.
A formal word for an argument or conflict.
/ˌkɒnvərˈseɪʃən/
A talk, especially an informal one, between two or more people, in which news and ideas are exchanged.
The most basic word for people talking.
/ˈdaɪəlɒɡ/
Discussion directed toward exploration of a particular subject or resolution of a problem.
A formal conversation aimed at fixing a problem.
/ˈpænəl/
A small group of people brought together to discuss, investigate, or decide on a particular matter.
A group of experts talking in front of an audience.
/ˈfɔːrəm/
A place, meeting, or medium where ideas and views on a particular issue can be exchanged.
An open place where everyone can share ideas.
/ˈsɛmɪnɑːr/
A conference or other meeting for discussion or training.
A meeting to learn something new.
/kəˈmɪti/
A group of people appointed for a specific function, typically consisting of members of a larger group.
A small group given a specific job by a larger group.
/ˈkaʊnsəl/
An advisory, deliberative, or legislative body of people formally constituted and meeting regularly.
The people elected to run a city or town.
/bɔːrd/
A group of people constituted as the decision-making body of an organization.
The leaders of a company or school.
/əˈsɛmbli/
A group of people gathered together in one place for a common purpose.
A large gathering of people.
/ˈmiːtɪŋ/
An assembly of people, especially the members of a society or committee, for discussion or entertainment.
The most basic word for people getting together for business.
/ˈkɒnfərəns/
A formal meeting for discussion.
A very large, formal meeting, often lasting days.
/kəˈmjuːnɪti/
A group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.
The people who live around you.
/ˈneɪbərhʊd/
A district, especially one forming a community within a town or city.
The specific area and streets near your house.
/ˈdɪstrɪkt/
An area of a country or city, especially one regarded as a distinct unit because of a particular characteristic.
An official section of a city.
/wɔːrd/
An administrative division of a city or borough that typically elects and is represented by a councilor or councilors.
A highly formal, political section of a city.
/ˈsʌbɜːrb/
An outlying district of a city, especially a residential one.
The neighborhoods just outside a major city.