This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from Ramiro, who is in Brazil.Hello! Could you tell me the difference between a task and an assignment? And how do we use them in our daily life? Thank you, Ramiro, BrazilDear Ramiro,As you may know, both task and assignment are nouns describing an activity that you must complete.A task is something you have to do. An assignment is usually a task that someone gives you to do.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.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?You can have one task or many tasks. For example:My task today is to feed the cats before leaving for school.Tasks are often connected to a bigger goal. Here is an example:Although learning a computer programming language is a difficult task, I will do my best to study it for my future career.
