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I am so confused about unit and lesson in books. I looked up Longman Dictionary and it said "a part of book". What's the difference between them in this case?

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Hello Peter PAD, there are no semantic differences in the context you referred to; generally that is an editor choice. – Carlo_R. Oct 15 '12 at 13:33
Thanks, Carlo R – Peter PAD Oct 15 '12 at 13:35
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Units in textbooks may contain many lessons, or each lesson may be a separate unit. Depends on the book. – Bill Franke Oct 15 '12 at 14:31

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A unit is a part of something larger, while a lesson is when you are taught about something. They mean different things on their own, but in the context of a book they are just various names for sections.

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