english
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verb ADV. effectively information which helps the teacher teach more effectively VERB + TEACH try to trying to teach my daughter to behave | be qualified to I am not qualified to teach this subject. | be designed to training courses designed to teach managerial techniques | help (to), help sb (to) PREP. about teaching children about the world around them | to She teaches English to Polish students.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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instruct:
You are to teach Oral English.
Simple Definitions
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teach
to give lessons in a school, college, or university:
• I taught for a year in France. • He teaches physics at York University.
lecture
to teach in a college or university by giving talks to groups of students on a subject:
• He lectures in engineering at a local college.
instruct
formal to teach someone how to do something, especially a particular practical skill:
• He was instructing them how to use the computer system. • Staff are instructed in how to respond in the event of a fire.
tutor
to teach one student or a small group:
• I found work tutoring Mexican students in English.
coach
especially British English to give private lessons, especially so that someone can pass an important test:
• He coaches students for their university entrance exams.
train
to teach a person or group of people in the particular skills or knowledge they need to do a job:
• It will take at least a month to train the new assistant.
educate
to teach someone over a long period, usually at school or university:
• He was educated in England. • Her parents want to educate her at home.
show somebody the ropes
informal to show someone how to do a job or task that they have just started doing:
• Miss McGinley will show you the ropes and answer any questions you may have.
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