The Difference Between 'Task' and 'Assignment'

2021-02-06

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  • This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from Ramiro, who is in Brazil.
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  • Hello!
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  • Could you tell me the difference between a task and an assignment?
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  • And how do we use them in our daily life?
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  • Thank you,
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  • Dear Ramiro,
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  • As you may know, both task and assignment are nouns describing an activity that you must complete.
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  • A task is something you have to do.
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  • An assignment is usually a task that someone gives you to do.
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  • A task describes an activity that can be done in your daily life.
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  • But you can give a task to yourself, or someone else can give you a task to complete.
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  • Any activity you want to finish can become a task.
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  • Think about a day in your life and the responsibilities you have.
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  • What are the tasks you must do during your day?
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  • You can have one task or many tasks.
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  • For example:
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  • My task today is to feed the cats before leaving for school.
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  • Tasks are often connected to a bigger goal. Here is an example:
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  • Although learning a computer programming language is a difficult task, I will do my best to study it for my future career.
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  • An assignment means someone is giving you an activity or task to complete.
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  • For example, imagine your teacher says:
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  • Our test is on Friday, so your assignment tonight is to study everything we learned this past month.
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  • Teachers give students assignments every day.
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  • But students need to know how to take a big assignment and separate it into smaller tasks.
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  • Students might understand this example:
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  • My assignment is to read the whole book.
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  • But luckily, I only need to read 10 pages a day.
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  • Both tasks and assignments are often related to time.
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  • For example, we make lists of tasks to better organize our time. For example:
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  • By 12 p.m. today, I need to do the following tasks: take out the garbage, walk my dog and go shopping.
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  • "Task" and "Assignment" are often used in work situations too.
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  • If you ever worked in a job, the boss may say:
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  • Your assignment is to finish all three tasks before the end of the day.
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  • Well, Ramiro, we hope this helps to answer your question.
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  • And to our listeners everywhere, what question do you have about American English? Send us an email at learningenglish@voanews.com.
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  • And that's Ask a Teacher!
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  • I'm Armen Kassabian.
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  • This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from Ramiro, who is in Brazil.
    • 2
  • Question:
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  • Hello!
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  • Could you tell me the difference between a task and an assignment? And how do we use them in our daily life?
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  • Thank you,
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  • Ramiro, Brazil
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  • Answer:
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  • Dear Ramiro,
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  • As you may know, both task and assignment are nouns describing an activity that you must complete.
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  • A task is something you have to do. An assignment is usually a task that someone gives you to do.
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  • Ways to use 'task'
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  • A task describes an activity that can be done in your daily life. But you can give a task to yourself, or someone else can give you a task to complete.
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  • Any activity you want to finish can become a task. Think about a day in your life and the responsibilities you have. What are the tasks you must do during your day?
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  • You can have one task or many tasks. For example:
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  • My task today is to feed the cats before leaving for school.
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  • Tasks are often connected to a bigger goal. Here is an example:
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  • Although learning a computer programming language is a difficult task, I will do my best to study it for my future career.
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  • Ways to use 'assignment'
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  • An assignment means someone is giving you an activity or task to complete.
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  • For example, imagine your teacher says:
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  • Our test is on Friday, so your assignment tonight is to study everything we learned this past month.
    • 22
  • Teachers give students assignments every day. But students need to know how to take a big assignment and separate it into smaller tasks. Students might understand this example:
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  • My assignment is to read the whole book. But luckily, I only need to read 10 pages a day.
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  • Ways to use 'task' and 'assignment' together
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  • Both tasks and assignments are often related to time. For example, we make lists of tasks to better organize our time. For example:
    • 26
  • By 12 p.m. today, I need to do the following tasks: take out the garbage, walk my dog and go shopping.
    • 27
  • "Task" and "Assignment" are often used in work situations too. If you ever worked in a job, the boss may say:
    • 28
  • Your assignment is to finish all three tasks before the end of the day.
    • 29
  • Well, Ramiro, we hope this helps to answer your question.
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  • And to our listeners everywhere, what question do you have about American English? Send us an email at learningenglish@voanews.com.
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  • And that's Ask a Teacher!
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  • I'm Armen Kassabian.
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  • Armen Kasabian wrote this story for VOA Learning English. Hai Do was the editor. Practice using the words 'task' and 'assignment' in the comments below