practical skills
Abilities that can be used directly in real-life situations or the workplace.
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IELTS use
Use this phrase when discussing whether schools should teach life skills, financial skills, communication, teamwork, or job-related abilities.
Examples
- Schools should teach practical skills such as budgeting and communication.
- Academic knowledge is important, but practical skills are also necessary for adult life.
Collocations
- develop practical skills
- Internships allow students to develop practical skills.
- teach practical skills
- Many parents believe schools should teach practical skills.
Word family
- Noun
- practice
- Verb
- practise
- Adjective
- practical
- Adverb
- practically
Paraphrases
- real-world skills: Natural and clear, especially in education essays.
- life skills: More specific to everyday adult abilities.
Common mistakes
- practic skills to practical skills. Practical is the correct adjective before skills.