I.
noun
1 lesson/group of students
ADJECTIVE
▪ big , large
▪ small
▪ advanced , beginners' ( BrE ), beginning ( AmE ), elementary , intermediate , introductory , remedial
▪ master (usually masterclass )
▪ biology , history , etc.
▪ acting , creative-writing , dance ( AmE ), dancing ( BrE ), etc.
▪ evening , night ( esp. AmE )
▪ college , high-school , kindergarten , undergraduate (all AmE )
▪ entering , incoming (= the students starting a school or college in a particular year) (both AmE )
VERB + CLASS
▪ attend , go to , take
▪
He's taking ~es in pottery.
▪ enrol/enroll in , sign up for
▪ cut ( AmE ), miss , skip ( AmE )
▪ disrupt , interrupt
▪ hold
▪
The institute holds evening ~es throughout the year.
▪ offer
▪
The college offers ~es in many subjects.
▪ conduct , give , lead ( AmE ), run ( esp. AmE ), take , teach
▪
Who's taking the ~ today?
▪ address
▪ dismiss
▪
Class dismissed!
▪ fail , flunk (both AmE )
▪ pass ( AmE )
▪ ace ( AmE , informal )
▪ drop
▪ cover
▪ observe , sit in on
CLASS + VERB
▪ be easy , be hard
▪ be available
▪ graduate ( AmE )
CLASS + NOUN
▪ member , teacher
▪ size
▪ discussion
▪ work
▪ reunion
▪ schedule ( AmE )
▪ period ( AmE )
PREPOSITION
▪ in (a/the) ~
▪
We'll start the exercise in ~.
▪
Which history ~ are you in?
▪ ~ in
▪
She's going to evening ~es in Italian.
PHRASES
▪ the back of the ~ , the front of the ~
▪
He sat at the back of the ~.
▪ be top of the ~ , come top of the ~
▪
She came top of the ~ in English.
▪ the ~ of … (= a group of students who finish their studies in a particular year)
▪
the ~ of 2008
▪ the entire ~ , the whole ~
2 social/economic group
ADJECTIVE
▪ leisure (= rich people) , lower , lower-middle , middle , upper , upper-middle , working
▪
sections of the working ~
▪ chattering ( BrE ), educated , elite , governing , political , privileged , professional , ruling , wealthy
▪
topics being discussed at the breakfast tables of the chattering ~es
▪ capitalist , entrepreneurial , merchant
▪ labouring/laboring , peasant
▪ landed , landowning
▪ dominant
▪ social , socio-economic
▪
Membership of the club is drawn from all social ~es.
CLASS + NOUN
▪ structure , system
▪ consciousness
▪ interests
▪ conflict , differences , divisions , struggle , war , warfare
▪ issue
3 group of things
ADJECTIVE
▪ large , small
▪ distinct
▪ special
▪ rare
▪ age , weight
VERB + CLASS
▪ constitute , form
▪
These writers form a distinct ~ in Russian literature.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of
▪
a rare ~ of neurological diseases
PHRASES
▪ be in a ~ of your own , be in a different ~ (= to be much better than others)
4 high quality/style
ADJECTIVE
▪ great , real
▪
a player of great ~
VERB + CLASS
▪ have
▪
She has real ~.
PHRASES
▪ a touch of ~
▪
The musical entertainment added a touch of ~ to the occasion.
II.
adj.
Class is used with these nouns: ↑ act , ↑ registration , ↑ test