Words / B1

TAHSK/tɑːsk/

A task is a piece of work you must do: complete / carry out a task; the first task; a simple / challenging task. A job can mean employment or a big piece of work; a duty sounds more official or moral; an assignment is often school or college work. Task-based learning appears in language teaching. Take someone to task means criticise them — a written idiom.

Meaning

A piece of work you must do.

Examples

• “The first task is to read the text.”
• “Your task is to compare the two charts.”
• “She was given the task of welcoming visitors.”

Good to know

complete / carry out a task. School work: assignment. Employment: job. Official/moral: duty.

Near in meaning

assignment

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