Lecture - Address - Talk - Sermon
These are all words for a talk given to an audience.
Speech a formal talk given to an audience: Several people made speeches at the wedding.
Lecture a talk given to a group of people to tell them about a particular subject, often as part of a university or college course: A lecture on the Roman army. | A course/series of lectures.
Address a formal speech given to an audience: A televised presidential address.
Talk a fairly informal session in which sb tells a group of people about a subject: She gave an interesting talk on her visit to China.
Sermon a talk on a moral or religious subject, usually given by a religious leader during a service: To preach a sermon.
SPEECH OR ADDRESS?
A speech can be given on a public or private occasion; an address is always public: He gave an address at the wedding.
PATTERNS
*a long/short speech/lecture/address/talk/sermon
*a keynote speech/lecture/address
*to write/prepare/give/deliver/hear a(n) speech/Iecture/address/taIk/sermon
*to attend/go to a lecture/talk
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