Academic / B1

AHT-ikl/ˈɑːtɪkl/

An article is a piece of writing in a newspaper, magazine, or website: write / read / publish an article. A report is often more official; an essay is for school. In grammar, a / an / the are also called articles — a different meaning. Exam tasks often ask you to write an article for a school magazine, with a title and a clear reader.

Meaning

A piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine.

Examples

• “She wrote an article about climate change.”
• “I found a useful article on sleep and memory.”
• “The newspaper printed her article on page two.”

Good to know

write / read an article. Grammar: a / an / the. School exam: magazine article. Official: report.

Near in meaning

piece

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