Collocations for lesson - noun
1. period of teaching or learning
ADJECTIVE
good,
interesting
boring
individual
private
driving, English, geography, history, music, piano, swimming, etc.
boring
individual
private
driving, English, geography, history, music, piano, swimming, etc.
VERB + lesson
attend,
go to,
have,
take
I go to Italian lessons at the local college.
I'm taking driving lessons at the moment.
I go to Italian lessons at the local college.
I'm taking driving lessons at the moment.
begin,
start
She started guitar lessons at the age of 38.
She started guitar lessons at the age of 38.
give (sb),
offer (sb),
provide,
take,
teach
She gives singing lessons.
They're offering free lessons in computing.
I had to take a biology lesson this afternoon because the biology teacher was away. (BrE)
He doesn't teach very many lessons these days.
She gives singing lessons.
They're offering free lessons in computing.
I had to take a biology lesson this afternoon because the biology teacher was away. (BrE)
He doesn't teach very many lessons these days.
get
Students get lessons on how to organize their study time.
Students get lessons on how to organize their study time.
prepare
The trouble is that teachers don't prepare their lessons carefully enough.
The trouble is that teachers don't prepare their lessons carefully enough.
miss,
skip
He got into trouble for skipping lessons.
He got into trouble for skipping lessons.
PREPOSITION
during a/the lesson
No talking was allowed during the lesson.
No talking was allowed during the lesson.
in a/the lesson
You can't expect to learn all there is to know about the subject in a 45-minute lesson.
You can't expect to learn all there is to know about the subject in a 45-minute lesson.
lesson about
a lesson about the Civil War
a lesson about the Civil War
lesson in
He took lessons in Thai cookery.
He took lessons in Thai cookery.
lesson on
a lesson on the Roman Empire
a lesson on the Roman Empire
lesson with
They have a lesson with Mrs Evans at two o'clock.
They have a lesson with Mrs Evans at two o'clock.
2. sth learned through experience
ADJECTIVE
basic,
big,
good,
great,
important,
salutary,
useful,
valuable
bitter, hard, painful
It's a hard lesson to learn.
bitter, hard, painful
It's a hard lesson to learn.
clear
real
life, moral
object (= a practical example of what you should or should not do in a particular situation)
real
life, moral
object (= a practical example of what you should or should not do in a particular situation)
VERB + lesson
draw,
learn
What lessons can we draw from this unfortunate experience?
What lessons can we draw from this unfortunate experience?
teach sb
It taught me some valuable lessons about working with other people.
It taught me some valuable lessons about working with other people.
apply
forget, remember
We need to remember the lessons of history.
forget, remember
We need to remember the lessons of history.
PREPOSITION
lesson from
There are important lessons to be learned from this mistake.
There are important lessons to be learned from this mistake.
lesson in
I had learned a lesson in respecting the privacy of others.
I had learned a lesson in respecting the privacy of others.
lesson of
It is dangerous to ignore the lessons of the past.
It is dangerous to ignore the lessons of the past.