Tra từ lesson - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

les·son [lesson lessons] BrE [ˈlesn] NAmE [ˈlesn] noun
1. a period of time in which sb is taught sth
• She gives piano lessons.
•All new students are given lessons in/on how to use the library.
•I'm having/taking driving lessons.
• (especially BrE) Our first lesson on Tuesdays is French.
• (especially BrE)What did we do last lesson?
compare ↑class
2. something that is intended to be learned
• The course book is divided into 30 lessons.
• Other countries can teach us a lesson or two on industrial policy.
3. an experience, especially an unpleasant one, that sb can learn from so that it does not happen again in the future
•a salutary lesson
• The accident taught me a lesson I'll never forget.
• We are still absorbing the harsh lessons of this disaster.
•It was a lesson not lost on (= learned well by) the team manager.
•~ to sb Let that be a lesson to you (= so that you do not make the same mistake again).
•Their openness was a terrific lesson to me.
see also ↑object lesson
4. a passage from the Bible that is read to people during a church service
•The first lesson is taken from St John's Gospel.
see learn your lesson at ↑learn

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French leçon, from Latin lectio ‘choosing, reading’, from the verb legere.

Thesaurus:
lesson noun C
•a history lesson on the Civil War
class • • seminar • • session • • workshop • • tutorial • • period •
a lesson/class/seminar/session/workshop/tutorial on sth
in/during a lesson/class/seminar/session/workshop/tutorial/period
at a lesson/class/seminar/session/workshop/tutorial
go to/attend/give/conduct a lesson/class/seminar/session/workshop/tutorial
Lesson or class? A class is always for a group of people; a lesson can be for a group or for just one person.

Collocations:
Education
Learning
acquire/get/lack (an) education/training/(BrE) (some) qualifications
receive/provide sb with training/tuition
develop/design/plan a curriculum/(especially BrE) course/(NAmE) program/syllabus
give/go to/attend a class/lesson/lecture/seminar
hold/run/conduct a class/seminar/workshop
sign up for/take a course/classes/lessons
School
go to/start preschool/kindergarten/nursery school
be in the first, second, etc. (NAmE) grade/(especially BrE) year (at school)
study/take/drop history/chemistry/German, etc.
(BrE) leave/finish/drop out of/ (NAmE) quit school
(NAmE) graduate high school/college
Problems at school
be the victim/target of bullying
(BrE) play truant from/ (both BrE, informal) bunk off/skive off school (= not go to school when you should)
(both especially NAmE) skip/cut class/school
(BrE) cheat in/(NAmE) cheat on an exam/a test
get/be given a detention (for doing sth)
be expelled from/be suspended from school
Work and exams
do your homework/(BrE) revision/a project on sth
work on/write/do/submit an essay/a dissertation/a thesis/an assignment/(NAmE) a paper
finish/complete your dissertation/thesis/studies/coursework
hand in/ (NAmE) turn in your homework/essay/assignment/paper
study/prepare/ (BrE) revise/ (NAmE) review/ (NAmE, informal) cram for a test/an exam
take/ (both BrE) do/sit a test/an exam
(especially BrE) mark/ (especially NAmE) grade homework/a test
(BrE) do well in/ (NAmE) do well on/ (informal, especially NAmE) ace a test/an exam
pass/fail/ (informal, especially NAmE) flunk a test/an exam/a class/a course/a subject
University
apply to/get into/go to/start college/(BrE) university
leave/graduate from law school/college/(BrE) university (with a degree in computer science)
study for/take/ (BrE) do/complete a law degree/a degree in physics
(both NAmE) major/minor in biology/philosophy
earn/receive/be awarded/get/have/hold a master's degree/a bachelor's degree/a PhD in economics

Example Bank:
•He got into trouble for skipping lessons.
•He took lessons in Thai cookery.
•I go to Italian lessons at the local college.
•I had learned a lesson in respecting the privacy of others.
•I had to take a biology lesson this afternoon because the biology teacher was away.
•I learned a lesson in harsh economics when I was made redundant.
•I'm taking driving lessons at the moment.
•It is dangerous to ignore the lessons of the past.
•It taught me some valuable lessons about working with other people.
•It's a hard lesson to learn.
•No talking was allowed during the lesson.
•Pupils get lessons on how to organize their study time.
•She gives singing lessons.
•She started guitar lessons at the age of 38.
•She was preparing a lesson plan for a class she was teaching.
•The trouble is that teachers don't prepare their lessons carefully enough.
•There are important lessons to be learned from this mistake.
•They have a lesson with Mrs Evans at two o'clock.
•They're offering free lessons in computing.
•We had a history lesson followed by a double maths lesson.
•We need to remember the lessons of history.
•What lessons can we draw from this unfortunate experience?
•You can't expect to learn all there is to know about the subject in a 45-minute lesson.
•a lesson about the Civil War
•a lesson on the Roman Empire
•I have a piano lesson after school today.
•I've decided to take golf lessons.
•New students get lessons in how to use the library.
•She made a living giving private lessons in English.
•We've got a lesson with Mr Jones this afternoon.
•piano/driving lessons