Words / B2

GAHL-uh/ˈɡɑːlə/

A gala is a special public entertainment, sports meeting, or celebration, often to raise money: a charity gala; a swimming gala. Festival is broader; fete is a close British twin for a local fundraising day. The charity gala still needs a ticket figure in the accounts. Mix-up: galaxy (already in the dictionary); gala as a brand. Do not write gala for an ordinary lesson with no special programme.

Meaning

A special public entertainment, sports meeting, or celebration, often to raise money.

Examples

• “The charity gala still needs a ticket figure in the accounts, not a slogan.”
• “A swimming gala featured in the PE fixture list, which is the sports-meeting sense.”

Good to know

a charity / swimming gala; gala dinner / evening. Close: festival / fete. Trap: galaxy. News, PE, and accounts. A special public event, not a routine class.

Near in meaning

festival, celebration, fete

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