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lecture

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UK /ˈlɛk.t͡ʃə/ US /ˈlɛk.t͡ʃɚ/
noun 4verb 2

Collocations

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1

(noun.) talk given to a group of people

ADJ

fascinating, interesting | boring | formal | illustrated | impromptu

guest

The famous scientist gave a guest lecture to our university students last week.

popular, public | annual

inaugural, introductory

The university's introductory lecture on biology covered the basics of cell structure.

keynote, plenary | memorial

QUANT

course, programme, series

VERB + LECTURE

deliver, give, present

hold, put on

The university will hold a lecture on climate change next Thursday afternoon.

attend, go to, hear

I went to an interesting lecture about climate change last week.

listen to | miss, skip | prepare, write

LECTURE + NOUN

course, programme, series | hall, room, theatre | notes | tour

circuit

After retiring from teaching, she became a popular speaker on the academic lecture circuit.

PREP

at a/the ~

My professor noticed that several students were not at the lecture yesterday afternoon.

during a/the ~

My phone accidentally rang during the lecture yesterday, and everyone stared at me.

in a/the ~

The professor discussed climate change solutions in her lecture yesterday afternoon.

~ by

I attended an interesting lecture by a visiting scientist about climate change last week.

~ about/on, ~ to

The professor gave an interesting lecture on climate change to our biology class.

PHRASES

a lecture entitled sth

The professor gave a lecture entitled Modern Technology and Society last Tuesday.

a lecture on the subject of sth

2

(noun.) serious talk to sb about their behaviour

ADJ

little, long | severe, stern

VERB + LECTURE

give sb, read sb

My father gave me a lecture about staying out too late last night.

get

My teacher gave me a lecture about not turning in my homework on time.

take

PREP

~ about/on

My history professor gave an interesting lecture on the ancient Roman empire last week.

~ from

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