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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
teach
teach [teach teaches taught teaching] BrE [tiːtʃ] NAmE [tiːtʃ] verb (taught, taughtBrE [tɔːt] ; NAmE [tɔːt] ) 1. intransitive, transitive to give lessons to students in a school, college, university, etc; to help sb learn sth by giving information about it • She teaches at our local school. • He taught for several years before becoming a writer. •~ sth I'll be teaching history and sociology next term. • (NAmE)to teach school (= teach in a school) •~ sth to sb He teaches English to advanced students. •~ sb sth He teaches them English. 2. transitive to show sb how to do sth so that they will be able to do it themselves •~ (sb to do) sth Could you teach me to do that? •~ sb how, what, etc… My father taught me how to ride a bike. 3. transitive to make sb feel or think in a different way •~ sb to do sth She taught me to be less critical of other people. •~ (sb) that… My parents taught me that honesty was always the best policy. •~ sb sth Our experience as refugees taught us many valuable lessons. 4. transitive, no passive (informal)to persuade sb not to do sth again by making them suffer so much that they are afraid to do it •~ sb to do sth Lost all your money? That'll teach you to gamble. •I'll teach you to call (= punish you for calling) me a liar! •~ sb sth The accident taught me a lesson I'll never forget. Idioms: ↑teach an old dog new tricks ▪ ↑teach to the test ▪ ↑teach your grandmother to suck eggs Verb forms: Word Origin: Old English tǣcan ‘show, present, point out’, of Germanic origin; related to ↑token, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek deiknunai ‘show’, deigma ‘sample’. Vocabulary Building: Teach and teachers Verbs 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. ◇ ▪ She coaches some of the local children in maths. (BrE) tutor▪ She tutors some of the local children in math. (NAmE)Nouns 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 Example Bank: •I am not qualified to teach this subject. •I'm trying to teach my daughter to behave. •She teaches English to Polish students. •information which helps the teacher teach more effectively •teaching children about the world around them •the languages that are commonly taught in schools today •training courses designed to teach managerial techniques •I'll be teaching history and sociology next term. •to teach school
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