Let’s be honest, sometimes English can be confusing. Sometimes when learning English it is easy to mix up words and phrases or be unsure when to use them.
I often hear German speakers who are learning English make mistakes with the words ‘interval’, ‘break’ and ‘pause’.
Interval is used to talk about the break in a theatre performance or an opera. (It can also be called an intermission although this is less common.)
E.g. The will be an interval of 15 minutes after the first part of the performance.
Break is used to talk about the gap between lessons or sessions at school, in a meeting or when we stop doing something for a short while before resuming it again at a later time or date.
E.g. We’ve made some good progress. Let’s take a break and resume our discussions after lunch.
Pause is used when we are talking about a gap in speaking or talking.
E.g. He paused to think very carefully about what he wanted to say next.
Have fun learning English!
Louise