British English · C1 · Unit 1
Explaining your field
Explaining your field
By the end you can
- Explain a complex subject from your field to a non-expert
- Answer detailed questions precisely
- Understand a specialist text outside your field
Words and phrases
| British English | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| in layman's terms | in simple language for people who aren't experts | In layman's terms, it's a filter that catches bad data. |
| to put it another way | said differently | To put it another way, we teach computers to spot patterns. |
| think of it as | imagine it's like | Think of it as a library with no catalogue. |
| boils down to | its main point is | In the end, it all boils down to trust. |
| broadly speaking | in general | Broadly speaking, there are two approaches. |
| strictly speaking | if we're being exact | Strictly speaking, it isn't a virus at all. |
| my area of expertise | the subject I know a lot about | That's not really my area of expertise. |
| jargon | special words that only experts use | Sorry, I'm slipping into jargon again. |
| the ins and outs | all the details | I won't bore you with the ins and outs. |
| a common misconception | a wrong idea that many people have | A common misconception is that it's all done by robots. |
| it's more nuanced than that | it's more complicated, with small but important differences | It's more nuanced than that, actually. |
| off the top of my head | without checking first | Off the top of my head, I'd say about forty per cent. |
Then talk it through
Explaining your work to a curious stranger at a dinner party. In the app you have this conversation out loud or typed, with the unit's goals to tick off and corrections at the end.