- a person whose job is teaching, especially in a school
- an English/a science teacher
- primary/elementary school teachers
- There is a growing need for qualified teachers of Business English.
Vocabulary Building Teach and teachersTeach and teachersVerbs- teach
- John teaches French at the local school.
- She taught me how to change a tyre.
- educate
- Our priority is to educate people about the dangers of drugs.
- instruct
- Members of staff should be instructed in the use of fire equipment.
- train
- She’s a trained midwife.
- He’s training the British Olympic swimming team.
- coach
- He’s the best football player I’ve ever coached.
- (especially British English) She coaches some of the local children in maths.
- tutor
- He's been tutoring both my kids in French.
- teacher
- school/college teachers
- instructor
- a swimming/science instructor
- trainer
- a horse trainer
- Do you have a personal trainer?
- coach
- a football coach
- tutor
- tutors working with migrant children
Extra ExamplesTopics Educationa1, Jobsa1- She was a secondary school teacher.
- The class was taught by two teachers.
- He was an inspirational teacher.
- I'm good at cooking. I had a good teacher.
- She's been accepted at Bath Teacher Training College.
- There's always been a shortage of good math teachers.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- excellent
- great
- outstanding
- …
- have
- train
- teach something
- work with somebody
- education
- preparation
- training
- …
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