Lecture meaning in English
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Definition
a lecture (on the life of Picasso): a talk, an address, a speech, a lesson, a presentation (on the life of Picasso)
to lecture, to give a lecture (at a university): to talk, to speak, to give a class, to teach (at a university)
To lecture (someone) can also describe giving someone a moral lesson:
He lectured me for 25 minutes on the dangers of drink driving before he let me drive to the pub.
Examples
- "It's been 20 years of gathering the greatest minds in the cosmetics industry for lectures, conferences, round-table discussions and even a cocktail party or two!"
- "Please find attached the Powerpoint presentation for your sales lecture at San Francisco University this afternoon."
- "Subject: Presentation for lecture"
- "Philip : Thank you so much for that warm introduction Professor Williams. My name is Philip Cheeter, and in this lecture, I'm going to teach you that sales is like a game: there are winners, like me;"
Exercise 1
Find the appropriate definition!
When someone gives a synopsis, they .
When someone gives a synopsis, they .
Find the appropriate definition!
When someone gives a synopsis, they offer a summary.
When someone gives a synopsis, they offer a summary.
offer a summary: This is the best choice. A "synopsis" is a summary that covers all of the main points of a larger set of information. For instance, Bruno Delavigne might say to Philip Cheeter, "Stop, Philip! I don't have time to listen to ALL of the sales figures for the last year. Just give me a short synopsis!"
deliver a lecture: This is an incorrect choice. While you can certainly give a "synopsis" or "summary" of a lecture, a synopsis is not the same thing as the lecture itself.
send a business email: This is an incorrect choice. A synopsis may be communicated in many ways, both in speech and in writing. For example, PowerPoint or slide presentations will often start with a synopsis of the points to be covered.
repeat themselves: This is an incorrect choice. The meaning of "synopsis" has nothing to do with repetition.
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