GCSE 09

Urdu Vocabulary book

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GCSE Urdu

Edexcel GCSE in Urdu

Edexcel GCSE 2009 Urdu Vocabulary Book

Edexcel are pleased to provide this free vocabulary book freely to support learners
following the Edexcel GCSE 2009 Specification in Urdu.
Please note: the most up to date version of this document is available on the
Edexcel website and a definitive list of core vocabulary is available in the Edexcel
Specification.

Introduction
This bilingual glossary has been produced to support you in your language learning
and to help you prepare for the Edexcel GCSE. It features a revised minimum core
vocabulary foundation level vocabulary (this has been expanded from the original one
in the specification) as well as higher level vocabulary. English meanings, genders
and irregular word endings are given and the vocabulary is listed both alphabetically
and under the following Edexcel headings:
High Frequency Language
Verbs
Adjectives
Colours
Adverbs
Numbers
Quantities
Connecting Words
Time Expressions
Times
Days of the Week
Months of the Year
Question Words
Countries
Continents
Nationalities
Areas/Mountains/Cities/Rivers
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Social Conventions
Prepositions
Listening and Reading Topics
Out and About
- Visitor Information, Basic Weather, Local Amenities,
Accommodation, Public Transport, Directions
Customer Services and Transactions
- Cafes and Restaurants, Shops, Dealing with Problems
Personal Information
- General Interest, Leisure Activities, Family and Friends, Lifestyle
(healthy eating and exercise)
Future Plans, Education and Work
- Basic Language of the Internet, Simple Job Advertisements, Simple
Job Applications and CV, School and College, Work and Work
Experience

Speaking and Writing Topics

Media and Culture
- Music/Film/Reading, Fashion/Celebrities/Religion, Blogs/Internet
Sports and Leisure
- Hobbies/interests, Sporting Events, Lifestyle Choices
Travel and Tourism
- Holidays, Accommodation, Eating (food and drink)
Business, Work and Employment
- Work Experience/Part-time Jobs, Product or service Information

Although words are listed under specific topic headings, they are not always exclusive
to these. Many words can also relate to other topic areas, but may only be listed in
one.
At the end of each section you will find some blank pages, these enable you to note
down other words that you encounter during the GCSE course and which may prove
useful.
Please note that this is not a complete list of all vocabulary for the Edexcel GCSE,
and should be used as a reference guide that students can refer to and add to rather
than a definitive list of vocabulary needed to achieve a specific grade.
This vocabulary book is currently a first draft; if centres notice any errors in the
vocabulary lists contained in this document please let us know and we will ensure
they are updated appropriately.

Section 1
High Frequency Language
This has been taken from the appendix in the specification

Verbs

to accept
to accompany
to add
to advise
to allow
to answer
to apply to
to argue
to arrive
to ask
to ask a question
to be
to be able to
to be interested in
to be located
to be sorry
to begin
to believe
to borrow
to buy
to call
to cancel
to change
to charge
to chat
to check
to choose
to click
to climb
to close
to come
to contact
to cost
to count
to cry

decide
describe
deserve
desire
discuss
drink
drive
earn
eat
end
enter
escape
fail
fall
fill
find
finish
fly
follow
forge
forgive
get angry
give
go
go down
go for a walk
go wrong
hate
have
have to
hear
help
hold
hope
hurry
improve
inform
introduce
invite
jump
knock, hit
know

to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to

land
last
laugh
learn
leave
)leave (an object
lend
light
like
listen
live
load
look after
look like
lose
love
manage
meet
miss
note
open
order
organise
park

to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to

phone
please
prefer
present
prevent
produce
pull
push
put
put back
receive
recommend
refund
regret
remember
rent/hire
repair

to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to

repeat
replace
research
resemble
reserve
return
return
revise
save
say
see
seem
sell
send
serve
show
sign
sit down
sleep
smile
snow
speak
spend
stay
steal
stick
stop
study
succeed
surf the internet
take
tell
thank
think
throw
touch
try
turn on
type
understand
use
visit

to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to

wait for
walk
want
win
wish
work
write

to
to
to
to
to
to
to

Adjectives

) (

all
alone
angry
awful
bad
beautiful
big
brief
brilliant
broken
charming
clean
closed, close
cold
comfortable
dirty
disgusting
exciting
fast
fat
fat
favourite
first
flexible
former
free
full
funny
good
grateful
great
hard

hardworking
healthy
heavy
high
hot
hurriedly
kind
last
lazy
light
locked
long/tall
magnificent
marvellous
mature
necessary
new
next
noisy
numerous
old
old
open
other
own
perfect
pleased
poor
pretty
quick
ready
real
responsible
rich
rotten
same
satisfied
serious
short
shy
silent
small

) (

small
sorry
standing
strict
strong
stupid
tired
tiring
together
typical
ugly
unbelievable
useful
valid
valuable
variable
weak
well-behaved
wise
young
youth
FALSE
TRUE

Colours

black
blue
brown
colour
dark
green
grey
light
maroon
pink
purple
red
violet
white
yellow

Adverbs

(for a) long time

almost
already
always
especially
here
however
immediately
internally
just now
more
often
outside
over there
perhaps
quickly
rather
really
recently
sometimes
still
straight away
there
too
unfortunately
up to this day
very

Numbers
1-100
Quantities



/


/

a bottle of
a dozen
a jar of
a little
a packet of
a piece of
a slice of

a third of
a tin, box of
enough
many
several

Connecting Words
also
and
but
first of all
or
otherwise
so
so that
that
then
therefore

Time Expressions
a fortnight
afternoon
always
at the start
day
early
evening
every day
from
from time to time
in a little while
just now
later
midnight
minute
morning
next
night
now
on time
since

soon
the day after tomorrow
the next day
today
tomorrow
week
weekend
yesterday

Times
Awareness of times (analogue and digital)
Days of the week
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

Months of the year

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Question words
how much, how many
how?

?what
?when
?who
?why

Other expressions

!



/











/

all the better

!dont care
good luck
here you are
?how do you spell that
I dont mind
Im fine
Ive had enough
in my opinion
it depends
it doesnt matter
mine
of course
okay
once again
there you are
to be about to
to be in the process of
too bad
usually
what a shame
with bad luck
with pleasure

Other high frequesncy words

as, like
because
end
everybody
figure
for example
if
middle
Miss
Mr

Mrs
no
number
shape
someone
something
that
thing
time
type
way
yes

Countries
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Canada
England
France
Germany
Great Britain
Greece
Holland
India
Ireland
Italy
Pakistan
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Scotland
Spain
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States
Wales

Continents
Africa
Asia
Australia
Europe
North America
South America

Nationalities
Afghan
African
American
Arab
Asian
Bangladeshi
British
Canadian
Dutch
English
European
French
German
Greek
Indian
Irish
Italian
Pakistani
Russian
Saudi
Scottish
Spanish
Turkish
Welsh

Areas/Mountains/Cities/Rivers
Azad Kashmir
Baluchistan
Bolan Pass
Chenab
Himalayas

Indus
Indus Valley
Jhelum
K2
Kaghan Valley
Khyber Pass
Northern areas
NWFP/Pakhtoonkha
Punjab
Ravi
Sindh
Sutlej
Swat Valley

Useful acronyms and abbreviations

CD-ROM

district government
federal government
Pakistan Railway
PIA ( Pakistan International Airlines)
provincial government
PTV (Pakistan Television)

PTV Global(Pakistan Television Global)

secondary education exam

State Bank of Pakistan

Social conventions
best wishes
good evening
good night
goodbye
hello (on the telephone)
hello, good day
help
hi
please (polite)
please (request)
see you later
see you soon
see you tomorrow
thank you

` /

Prepositions

about
above
according to
after
against
among
around
at
)at (someones house
at the end
because of
before
behind
between
by
during
except
far from
for
from
in
in front of
near
next to
on
opposite
outside
through
to
towards
under
until
with
without

Language used in dialogues and messages

/

Wait
for the moment
see you soon
see you later

area code
Paging
Tone
Text
text message
Telephone
telephone book
in fact
receiver ( telephone)
in communication with
wrong number
for the attention of
send by
further to, following
on the line
Speaking
stay on the line
I will put you through
Im listening
Ill be right back
call me
to be at (checking correct number)/address
dial the number

/

/
/
/

/

Section 2
Listening and Reading
2.1 Out and about
(front) door
) (
abroad

administrative district
/
airport

appointment, meeting place /
as soon as

bad

bakers

balcony

bank

bar

basement

bath

beach

berth

bicycle

boat

book (of tickets)

( )
brand

breakdown

bridge

brochure, leaflet
/
building

bus

bus stop

business, trade
/
butchers

caf

campsite

car

car park

castle

cathedral

church

cinema

climate

/


/

) (
) (

closing
cloud
coach
coach station
coast
cold
compartment
concert
connection
corner
country
crossroads
dead
degree
delay
departure
diesel
disco
diversion
driver
driving licence
east
engine, motor
enjoy your stay
entertainment
entrance
exhibition
)far(away
farm
feast, holiday, fair, fte
)film (for a camera
)floor (1st, 2nd
fog
following
forbidden to
form
games room
ground floor
have a good journey
heat
hill
historic

) (

hospital
hotel list
hotel, town hall
Im sorry/excuse me
identity card
in advance
in summer
in winter
included
industry
it is raining
key
lake
left luggage
leisure centre
library
lift
line, route
lorry
luggage
)map (of the town
market
metre
motorway
mountain
museum
newspaper stand
north
occupied
office
on foot
on the left
on the right
one way system
outing
outside
outside
overcast
palace
park
park
passport control

pedestrian

petrol
picturesque
place
plane
platform
police station
port
postcard
poster/notice
price list
problem
public holiday
public, municipal
railway
rain
reception
receptionist

region
return ticket
river
road
road map
room
roundabout
sea
season
service station
shop
shopping centre
sign
single ticket
situated
sky
snack bar, buffet
snow
south
sports centre
square
stadium
staircase

) (
/

station
storm
street
suburb
suitable for drinking
summer camp
sun
sunny
sunny interval
supermarket
supplement
swimming pool
taxi
taxi
television
television set
theatre
ticket
ticket inspector
ticket office
timetable
to function, to work
)to take off (plane
to validate a ticket
toilets
tourist information office
town centre
traffic
traffic jam
traffic lights
underground railway
underground station
waiting period, time limit
waiting room
way out, exit
weather
weather forecast
welcome
west
youth hostel
zoo

Visitor Information- foundation

) (
) (
) (

/



) ( /

abroad
admission/entry fee
admission/entry fee
(admission/entry) ticket
air
air pollution
appointment
beach
bike hire
brand
brochure
caf
capital city
car hire
castle
castle
cathedral
city
closed
coast
concert
country
countryside, scenery
dead
disco
district, part of town
drama
dustbin
enjoy your stay
entertainment, things to do
entrance
)entry, admsission (to place/event
exhibition
exit
festival, celebration
field
film
flat
forbidden

free time opportunities

hill
historic
hotel list
identity card
in autumn
in spring
in summer
in the open air
in winter
industrial
industry
information
information office
inhabitant
island
lake
leaflet
map
map (of the town)
market
market square
motorway
mountain
nature, countryside
nightlife
office
open
open
opening hours/times
outing
outside
outskirts (of town/city)
part of town
passport control
pavement
pedestrian
pedestrian area
performance
picturesque
place
pollution

/ /

( )
/

( )



/

/
/
/

/
) (
) (

postcard
poster/notice
price list
problem
public holiday
quiet
reduction
region, area
river
road map
rubbish
rubbish
sea
sea
sight, place of interest
sign
stream
suburb
telephone card
theft
theme park, amusement park
to book, reserve
tour
)tour (on transport
)tour (walking
tourist
tourist information
tourist information office
tower
town
town centre
village
welcome
well worth seeing
wood, forest
zoo

Visitor Information - Higher

air conditioning
area

/

/

/
/


/

/
/

bike hire
canal
customs
emergency exit
event
experience
firework
fountain
hospitality
Lake Rawal
memorial, monument
memory
mountains
park, green space
procession
souvenir
stay
surrounding area, vicinity
to take place
town centre
zoo

Basic weather - Foundation

bad
bright
climate
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cold
)degree (temperature
dry
fog
foggy
frosty
heat
highest temperature
hot
in autumn
in spring

/
/

/
/

in summer
in the east
in the north
in the south
in the west
in winter
Islamabad
it is freezing
it is lightning
it is raining
it is snowing
it is thundering
overcast
rain
rainy
season
sky
snow
storm
sun
sunny
the sun is shining
thunder storm
to change
to rain
to shine
to snow
weather
weather report
wet
wind
windy

Basic Weather - Higher

) (

average temperature
bright spell
changeable
hail
)low (temperature
rainfall
stormy
to brighten up

to hail
weather forecast

Local Amenities - Foundation

airport
art gallery
bank
bridge
building
bus station
caf
castle
central mosque
church
cinema
closed
cricket stadium
disco
factory
farm
hospital
ice rink
indoor swimming pool
industry
launderette
laundry
leisure centre
library
main railway station
market
museum
newspaper stall
nightclub
open
open
palace
park
pedestrian area/precinct
petrol station
playground
police station

policeman
port
post office
public/municipal
railway station
rubbish bin
savings bank
shop
shop, business,
shopping centre
snack bar
sports centre
square
stadium
swimming pool
theatre
toilets
tower
tower block
town hall
WC
zoo

Local amenities - Higher

ATM, cashpoint
post office
tourist information office

Accommodation - Foundation
accommodation
arrival
available, vacant
balcony
basement
bath
bath towel
bath tub
bathroom
bed
bed and breakfast place
bedlinen

/



/

) (

/
/

) (

/

/

bedroom
bunk bed
camp site
caravan
curtain
dining area
dining room
)door (front
double room
drinking water
exit
farm
farm house
floor
)floor (1st, 2nd
form
full board
furnished
games room
garden
ground floor
guest
half board
heating
hotel
in advance
in the country
included
inclusive of, included
key
kitchen
lift
lift
luggage
occupied
on the 1st floor etc
overnight stay
pillow
reception
reception
receptionist

/

) (



/

rent
reservation
room
shared room
sheet
shower
single room
sitting room
sleeping bag
soap
staircase
suitcase
television
television set
tent
to arrive
to book
)to camp (in a tent
to function, to work
to hire, to rent
to reserve
to stay/spend the night
to unpack
toilet
toilet paper
toothbrush
toothpaste
twin room
view
village
wardrobe
wash basin
WC
window
with a view of, overlooking
youth hostel

Accommodation Higher

air conditioning
board and lodgings
cheap, value for money

emergency exit
guest room, bed-and-breakfast place
hospitality
noise
registration
rented flat
rules of the house
stay
to confirm
to put someone up, to accommodate
to switch off
to switch on

Public transport- Foundation

)(

) (

) (
/ ) (

/
/

) (

) (
/
) (

(traffic) roundabout
airport
arrival
bicycle
boat
breakdown
bus
bus station
bus stop
by bus
car
car park
)car, carriage (train
))class (2nd class on a train
coach
compartment
connection
connection
crossing
cycle path
delay
departure
)departure (of plane
diesel
)dining car, restaurant car (train
direct
diversion (road), detour

door
driver
driving licence
engine
entrance (vehicles)
exhaust fumes/emissions
exit (for vehicles)
fare
ferry
freedom pass
harmful
have a good journey
journey
journey, trip
kilometre
left luggage
left-luggage locker
line/route
lorry
main railway station
moped
motorbike
motorway
occupied, taken (seat)
on foot
one way street
passenger
petrol
petrol station
plane
platform
platform, track
pollution
port
priority
public
public transport
railway
reduction
reservation
return ticket
rickshaw

( )
/
( )

( / )



/
/

/

) (

/

) (

/
/
) (


) (
) (

) (
) (



/ ) (

road
runway
seat
second class
ship
sign
)single (ticket
sleeping-car, sleeper
steamer
)stop (bus, tram etc
suburban train
supplement
taxi
taxi driver
ticket
ticket inspector
ticket machine
ticket office
)timetable (transport
tonga
to arrive
to be delayed, to be late
)to change (e.g. trains
to depart
to fill with petrol
to get off, to alight
)to get on (train, bus etc
to harm, damage
to land
to miss
to park
to pollute
to reserve
)to take off (plane
to travel, to drive
to validate a ticket
traffic
traffic accident
traffic jam
traffic lights
train
train station

tram
underground station, tube station
underground train, tube, metro
waiting room
waiting time
wall (inside)

( )

Public Transport Higher

a fast train
(stops at some smaller stations, but not all)
air conditioning
central office, control room (e.g. taxi)
helicopter
left-luggage room
level crossing
local stopping train
motorway junction
motorway services
noise
picnic area (on side of road, motorway)
return ticket
rush hour
seat belt
speed
speed limit
to board (plane, ship)
to brake, to apply the brakes
to fasten ones seatbelt
to hurry
to overtake
vehicle

( )

( / )

Directions- Foundation
(on the) left
(on the) right
(traffic)roundabout
as soon as
bridge
corner
crossroads
direction
east
far
Im sorry / excuse me
map
metre
north
on foot
on the left/right
one way street
river
south
straight on
to be situated
to cross
to follow
to go
traffic lights
west
zebra crossing

( )
( )
) (

( )

Directions- Higher
pedestrian crossing

Listening and Reading

Section 2.2 Customer services and transactions

(travellers) cheque
at your service
banana
bank card
beef
bill
bill, invoice
boss
bread
breakfast
brochure
caf
cake
cake shop
camera
cauliflower
change
cheese
chicken
chicken balti
chips
choice
cooked
cotton
credit card
customer
damage
department
department store
dining room
dish (of the day)
dress
drink
egg
exchange bureau
exchange rate
fish

) (

/


) (

fruit
fruit juice
full
glove
hairdresser
ice cream
identity card
ill
jacket
keyboard
lemon
lost property office
mango
meal
menu
milk
mistake
money
naan
omelette
peach
pear
peas
police station
post card
potato
pound sterling
present
price
purse
receipt
reduced
reduction
rice
roast
rupee
salesman, woman
samosa
sandal
sandwich
service (not) included
shirt

shoe
shopping
size
size (shoes)
snack
sock
stamp
sweater, jumper
swimsuit
tea
thief
till
tip
to pay
town map
trainers
trousers
vegetable
waiter, waitress
wallet
wool
yoghurt

( )

Cafes and Restaurants- Foundation

a roast
appetite
apple
apricot
banana
bean
bill
biscuit
bread
breakfast
brussels sprout
butter
cabbage
caf
caf where you have to stand up
cake
carrot

) (

/
/

) (


/

cash
cauliflower
cheese
cherry
chicken
chips
choice
)chop (e.g. lamb
cocoa
coffee
cold sliced meat
cooked, boiled
cream
credit card
crockery
cucumber
cup
customer
cutlery
dessert
dining room
dish of the day
drink
egg
!enjoy your meal
euro
evening meal, dinner, supper
fish
fork
fruit
fruit juice
full
glass
gravy
hamburger
ice cream
ice cream parlour
inn
jam
juice
kebab
knife

/
/

) (

lemon
lemonade
lettuce, salad
lunch
main course
meal
meat
meatball
melon
menu
milk
mineral water
mixed
money
mushroom
mustard
napkin
omelette
orange
pasta
pea
peach
pear
pepper
pineapple
pizza restaurant
plate
plum
portion
)pot (of coffee, hot tea etc
potato
raspberry
refreshments
rest day, day off
restaurant
roast
roll
salt
sandwich
self-service
service

) (

) (

) (
/

set meal
snack
snack bar
soup
speciality
spoon
starter
strawberry
sugar
table
table cloth
tasty
tea
tea spoon
)tip (money
to drink
to eat
to order
o pay
to serve
vanilla
vegetable
vinegar
waiter/waitress
water
yoghurt

Cafes and restaurants- Higher

/ ) (

/
) (

beef
duck
fried egg
full fat milk
garlic
homemade
honey
lamb
lettuce
mug
pasta/noodles
salmon
samosa

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) (

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saucer
scrambled egg
sea food
spicy
spinach
tasty
tray
trout
turkey
veal
well-cooked

Shops- Foundation
(newspaper) kiosk
(travellers) cheque
a 10 note
a 2 coin
bakery
banana
bank
bank card
bank note
belt
blouse
book shop
boot
boxer
bread
brochure
bureau de change
butchers
cabbage
cake shop
camera
cap
carrot
cash
cauliflower
change (i.e. coins)
cheap
checked
cheese
chemists (dispensing)
chewing gum
chicken
choice
choice, selection
clothes
clothes shop
clothing

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) (

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coat
coffee
coin
cooked
cotton
credit card
customer
department
department store
)deposit (on e.g. glass bottles and cans of drink
discount, reduction
dress
drink
earring
electric shop
emergency exit
entrance
escalator
exit
expensive
fashion
fishmongers
florist
fragile
fruit
glove
green grocers
grocers, food shop
hairdresser
handbag
hat
it fits you
it suits you
jacket
jewellers
jewellery
juice
leather
lemon
lift
list
low priced

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make, brand
market
milk
money
mushroom
necklace
nightdress
opening hours
paisa
pea
peach
pear
perfume
perfumery
piano
post card
potato
]pound (in weight), pound [sterling
present
price
purse
pyjamas
quality
quantity
raincoat
raspberry
receipt
reduced
reduction
rest day, day off
roast
roll
rupee
sale
sales assistant
sandal
sandwich
scarf
service
shirt
shoe
shop

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) (

) (




) (

shop keeper
shop window
shopping bag
shopping basket
shopping centre
shopping list
shopping trolley
shopping, purchases
size
skirt
slipper
sock
sold out
souvenir
special offer
stamp
stationers
striped
suit
suit
supermarket
sweater, jumper
swimming costume
swimming trunks
tea
tie
tights
till, check-out
to buy
to deliver
to pack
to pay
to queue
to shop
)to spend (money
to try on
tobacco
tobacconist
tracksuit
trainers
trousers
umbrella

underwear
vest
wallet
water
wool
yoghurt

Shops- Higher
best-before date
cardigan
cheap, value for money
corner shop
furniture shop
label
packaging
plastic
reduced
silk
slipper
summer sale
tie
to cash a cheque
winter (clearance) sale

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ambulance
bank account
bank card
boss
breakdown
broken
change
credit card
customer
customer service
damage
exchange rate
form
hospital
identity card
ill
illness
lost property office
mistake
money
noise
pity, shame
police station
policeman
problem
purse
receipt
reduction
service
theft
thief
)to change (money
to complain
to get ones money back
to keep
to leave behind
to lose

town map
(travellers) cheque
truth
waiter/waitress
wallet

) (

Dealing with problems- Higher

insurance
prison
to cope with, to deal with
to damage
to disappear
to insure
to prove

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Listening and Reading

Section 2.3 Personal information
activity
address
age
athletics
atmosphere
bag
birthday
birthplace
board, electronic game
born
CD (compact disc)
celebrity
championship
classical, classic
clothes
club
computing, ICT
cricket
curly
cycling
date of birth
divorced
drama
dressed
earrings
equipment
eyes
family
fanatical about
fashion
father
first name
flute
football
free time

friend
glasses
guitar
hair
hall
hat
hockey
horse riding
husband
ipod
jacket
job
keyboard
knowledge
leisure
likeable
married
mobile phone
modern
mother
MP3
music
nose
old
only
orchestra
our
piano
player
pop (music)
post code
reading
red (hair)
ring
rock (musical)
rugby
selfish
separated
skating
skiing
song
sport

( )

( )

( )

sports equipment
sports ground
star
straight (hair)
swimming
table tennis
talkative
team
(television) programme
temperature
tennis
thin
tourism
tracksuit
trainers
trumpet
umbrella
university
vegetarian
violin
water skiing
wife, woman
year
youth club

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( )

) (

General interest- Foundation

(computer) programme,
(television) programme
active
advantage
adventure film
at home
atmosphere
bag
band, group
beginning
book
cable tv
camera
cartoon
cassette
CD (compact disc)
celebrity
chic, smart
classical, classic
clothes
collection
comic
computer game
computing, ICT
concert
cycling
disadvantage
documentary
dubbed (film)
entertainment
environment
environmental problem
environmentally friendly
environmentally unfriendly
equipment
exciting
fashion
fashionable, trendy

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favourite .
folk music
free
fun
game
group
horror film
informative
interest
ipod
knowledge
magazine
melody, tune
mobile phone
modern
money
)MP3 (file
murder mystery, detective story
music
news
newspaper
old-fashioned
player
pocket money
pop music
quiz show
radio
rap
reading
rock music
romantic
romantic film
satellite tv
series
singer
soap opera
song
stereo system
technology
television set
text message
thrifty

) (

) (

to chat
to collect
to cook
to do, to make
to enjoy oneself
)to feel like (doing something
to function, to work
to jog
to listen to the radio
to listen to, to hear
to play
to put on
to put on make-up
to read
to repair
to run
to see
)to spend (money
to suggest
to tag along, to accompany
to text,
to walk, to take a walk, to stroll
to watch TV
tourism
toy
umbrella
viewer

General interests- Higher

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bored
competition
creepy
enjoyment, pleasure
exciting
free of charge, for nothing
horror film
race, racing
remote control
subtitles
surprise
to accompany

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chat, natter
get to grips with
prefer
record
switch on
watch

to
to
to
to
to
to

Leisure Activities- Foundation

) / (

/


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) (

(admission/entrance) ticket
activity
athletics
badminton
band, group
barbecue
championship
chess
cinema
clarinet
classical, classic
club
club
computer game
cycling
dancing
disco
drums, percussion
entrance fee
excursion
flute
football
fun
)goal (football
guitar
hobby
hockey
horse
horse riding
ice skating
instrument

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leisure
leisure activity
member
modern
music
offer
open air swimming pool
orchestra
performance
piano
)play (theatre
rugby
sailing boat
skiing
sports equipment
sports ground
stage
swimming
table tennis
team
tennis
to bowl
to dance
to do sport
to exercise, to do gymnastics
to go
to go along, to accompany
to go for a stroll
to go for a walk/stroll
to go out
to hike, ramble
to laze about
to meet, to meet up with
to offer
)to ride (horse
to roller-skate
to sail
to shoot
to swim
tracksuit
trainers
trumpet

violin
water skiing
youth club

Leisure activities- Higher

) (

archery
fishing rod
mountaineering, climbing
parachuting
play
recorder
(rock) climbing
sport
to accept
to dive
to rest, relax

Family and friends- Foundation

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address
adult, grown-up
adventurous
age
agreed
alone
angry, cross
argument, quarrel
attractive
aunt
awesome, magnificent
bathroom
beard
beautiful
birth
birthday
birthplace
born

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boy
brother
brother-in-law / sister-in-law
brothers and sisters, siblings
cat
celebration, party
character
character, personality
cheeky
child
chin
clothes
cousin
)cousin (female
curly
dad
date of birth
daughter
dead
detached house
dissatisfied
divorced
dog
dream
ear
earrings
emergency
engaged
engagement ring
eyes
face
family
famous
father
feeling
first name
flat
foolish, silly
foreign
foreigner
friend

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friendly
friendship
funny
funny, witty
girl
glasses
granddad
grandchild
grandfather
grandma, granny
grandmother
grandparents
guy, dude, bloke
hair
halfhat
helpful
home
home
honest
house
household
humorous
ideal
impatient
impolite
in a good / bad mood
in love
intelligent
invitation
jacket
job
kiss
life
light
likeable
lively
lonely
man, husband
marriage
married
mean, nasty

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member of the family

mood
mother
moustache
mouth
multicultural
mum
neighbour
nice, kind
nice, likeable
nickname
no sense of humour
nonsense
normal
nose
old
old fashioned
older
only child
optimistic
parents
patient
penfriend
people
person
pessimistic
pet
picture
place of residence
pleased, satisfied
polite
poor
post code
present
pretty
quiet
relationship
rich
ring
sad
self
selfish

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) (

semi-detached house
serious
shy
single
sister
son
son-in-law / daughter-in-law
sour, cross
step
)straight (hair
surname
survey
telephone number
terraced house
thin
tidy
to (dis)like
to annoy
to apologise, to excuse oneself
to argue, to quarrel
to babysit
to be annoying, to annoy someone
to be called
to be in a good / bad mood
to care for, to look after
to celebrate
to chat, chatter
to congratulate
to criticise
to donate
to get divorced
to get engaged
to get married
to get on with
)to introduce (yourself
to invite
to kiss
)to know, (be familiar with
to like
)to look (e.g. pretty, ugly etc
to look after
to look forward to

to prefer
to separate, to split up
to support
to visit
twintwins
ugly
uncle
unemployed
unfriendly
university
unpleasant, disagreeable
untidy
visit
wedding
wedding ring
wife, woman
work
year
young
young lady, miss.
young person

Family and friends- Higher

/
) (
) (

a good deed
acquaintance, friend
address
adopted
)apartment building (house divided into flats
)area code (telephone number
bald head
based on, on account of
bride
bridegroom
career
character trait
conceited
depressed

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discrimination
)fianc(e
gender, sex
generous
granddaughter
grandson
homeless
humour
identical twins
independent
jealous
loyal, faithful
mad, crazy
marriage ceremony, wedding
meeting
nationality
needy, in need
nephew
niece
)of age (i.e. over 18
old peoples home
pensioner, senior citizen
pretentious
racist
relationship
relative, relation
reliable
role model
self-confident
similar
single parent
single person
spot, pimple
to disadvantage
to experience
to get up somebodys nose
to look after
to pick on, to harass
to suffer
to switch off
underage
well-balanced
with one another, together

Lifestyle (healthy eating and exercise)- Foundation

a roast
accident
age
alcohol
alcoholic
appetite
apple
apricot
arm
back (part of body)
bad
banana
bean
biscuit
body
bread
breakfast
broken
cake
calm, peace
carrot
cauliflower
cheese
cherry
chicken
chips
chocolate
chop (e.g. pork)
cigarette
cocoa
coffee
cold
constipation
cream
crisps
cucumber
cycling
dead

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delicious
diarrhoea
drug
drunk
egg
evening meal, dinner, supper
fat
fat, grease
fatty, greasy
finger
first aid
fish
flu
food
foot
fruit
fruit juice
full
grape
gymnastics
habit
hand
happy
hard, harsh
head
health
health/fitness centre
healthy
heart
help
)hot (spicy
hunger
hungry
I am fine / i feel sick/unwell
ice cream
ill
image
indoor swimming pool
injection, syringe
injury
jam
juice

/
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/
/

) (

) (

knee
leg
lemon
lemonade
lettuce, salad
lively
liver
low-fat
lunch
lung
margarine
meal
meat
medicine
melon
milk
mineral water
mushroom
my .... hurts
neck, throat
nervous
non alcoholic
oil
old
older
omelette
onion
orange
orange
organic
pain
pasta
pea
peach
pear
pineapple
plum
porridge
potato
raspberry
raw
recipe

/


/

remedy, medicine
rice
roll
salt
sandwich
should, ought to
shoulder
sick, ill
slim
smoker
snack
soft
soup
sport
sporty
stomach
stomach
strawberry
sugar
sweet
sweets
swimming
tablet
tasty
tea
temperature
thin
thirst
thirsty
tired
to bake
to be afraid
to be on a diet
to break
to breathe
to breathe in
to cough
to die
to do
to do aerobics
to do sport
to drink

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to eat
to exercise, work out, practise
to fall
to feel
to give up
to go for a walk
to grill, barbecue
to harm, hurt, injure
to have ache
to have/eat breakfast
to hurt
to inject
to jog
to keep fit
to lose weight
to prepare
to put on weight
to relax
to run
to sleep
to smell
to smoke
to stop
to take
)to take (medicine
to taste
to try
to warn
toast
tobacco
tomato
tooth
tuna
unfit
unhealthy
vegetable
vegetarian
vitamins
water
yoghurt

Lifestyle (healthy eating and exercise) Higher

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) (
/
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/

addicted
addiction
aids
)alcoholic (person
alcoholism
ankle
anorexic
beef
blood
brain
breathing difficulties
cancer
cold
consciousness
cough
dependent
dietary fibre
dizzy
drug addict
drug advice centre
drug dealer
)drug(s
duck
flour
food
fried egg
full fat milk
garlic
harmful
hay fever
herbal tea
hiv positive
homemade
honey
indigestion
lamb
lettuce
low fat

) (

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/
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movement, exercise
muesli
nut
obesity
organic food
overdose
overweight
pasta/noodles
rehab
salmon
scrambled egg
smell
smokers cough
sparkling mineral water
spicy
sport
swollen
taste
tasty
tiring
to be in shape
to be sick, vomit
to get used to
to keep fit
to move
to put on weight
to recover
to relax
to resist temptation
to roast, to fry
to season
to snort
)to sprain (e.g. ankle
to succumb to tempation
treatment
trout
turkey
unconscious
use-by date
veal
well-cooked

Listening and Reading

Section 2.4 Future Plans, education and work
(bank/office) employee
actor, actress
adult
advert
answer, reply
answerphone
apprenticeship
architect
badly paid
baker
biology
builder
business
busy
butcher
cabin attendant
canteen
chemistry
civil servant
cloakroom
coffee/tea break
colleague
computer
computer scientist
conference
cook
cursor
degree (university)
director
disc
electrician
electronic mail
email
employer
engineer
examination
exchange

( / )

( )
/

experienced
farmer
fashion
fault
fax
file
fireman
folder
form
geography
headteacher
history
instructor
interview (job)
job
journalist
key (of keyboard)
keyboard
language
letter box
lunch break
manager
marketing
maths
mechanic
meeting
message
mouse
next year
paper
part time
password
PE
per hour
physical and sports
education
physics
plan, project
plumber
police officer
post, post office
pound

( )

()

printer
programmer
progress
qualification
report
representative
results
salary
school
school report
science
screen
sewing, tailoring
shop
society, company
student
subject
superior, higher
survey
teacher
technician
telephone call
term
terms of employment
the web
time
timetable
to apply for a job
to cut, to cut off (phone)
to dial the number
to do a course
to erase, rub out
to file
to print
to study
training
travel agency
unemployment
waiter, waitress
wanted
web-mail
website

well paid
work
work
work experience

Basic language of the internet- Foundation

CD ROM
chatroom
computer
connection
e-mail
forward slash
homepage
internet
internet page
key (of keyboard)
keyboard
mouse
opinion poll/survey
password
printer
programmer
screen
software
to burn
to chat (online, on msn etc)
to download
to erase, delete
to fax
to print
to save, to store
to type
to upload
virus
webpage
website

( )

( )
( )

/

Basic language of the internet- Higher

at (in email address: @ )
(data) file
underscore
worldwide

( @ )
) (

Simple job advertisements- Foundation

(to fill in) a form
actor
advert
air steward
application
architect
baker
builder
butcher
civil servant
company
computer scientist
cook
dentist
doctor
electrician
engineer
farmer
fashion
fax
fireman
hours of work
interview
job
job advert
journalist
letter
mechanic
nurse
per hour
plumber
police officer
programmer
reply, answer
situations vacant
technician
to apply for a job
to fax
training
work experience

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Simple job advertisements- Higher

promotion prospects

Simple job applications and CV- Foundation

advert
application
appointment
apprenticeship
cv
enclosed
experience of work
experienced
form
impression
interview
job
job advert
leaving certificate
letter
next year
profession, job, occupation
qualification
qualified
school education
school leaving certificate
school report
signature
success
successful
to apply for a job
to enclose, to attach
to introduce oneself
to send
training, education
university
work
work experience

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Simple job applications and CV- Higher

application form
interview
job interview
letter of application

School and College- Foundation

achievement, performance
answer
apprenticeship
art
assembly
biology
blouse
board (blackboard, whiteboard etc)
break
calculator
canteen
careers adviser
caretaker
cassette recorder
changing room
chemistry
class test, assessment
classroom
clever
club (at school)
comprehensive school
cooking, cookery
corridor
course
desk
dictionary
double lesson
drama
drama group, acting group

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/

drawing
DT
education
english
examination
exchange
exercise book
exercise, practice
experiment
fair
foreign languages
fountain pen
french
future plans
GCSE equivalent
geography
German
glue
grammar school
gym
gymnastics
hard, difficult, heavy
hardworking
headteacher, director
headteacher, principal
history
holidays
homework
ICT
kindergarten, play school, nursery school
laboratory
language
lazy
lesson
lesson, hour
library
lunch break
mark, grade
maths
meal
media studies
moped

music
no school
note, slip of paper
oral
orchestra
pad of paper
page
PE
pen, ballpoint pen
pencil
pencil case
physics
plan, project
playground
primary school
private school
progress
projector
pupil
qualification
question
religion, Religious Studies
result
rubber
ruler
school
school bag
school book
school bus
school day
school hall
school leaving certificate
school newspaper
school office
school report, certificate
school trip
sciences
scissors
secondary modern school
secondary school
semester
sharpener

) (

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/

) (

shirt
shoe
sixth form
sock
Spanish
sports field
sports hall, gym
staff room
state
)strong, good at (subject
student
student council
subject
success
successful
summer holidays
sweater, jumper
sweatshirt
task, exercise
teacher
team
term
tie
timetable
to answer
to attend school
to calculate
to carry on
to copy
to correct
to draw
)to fail (an exam
to fill out
to learn
)to pass (exam
to pay attention, to watch out, to be careful
to practise
to repeat
to repeat a year
to sing
to study
to teach

training, education
trousers
unfair
uniform
university
vocational school
weak, bad at (subject)
written

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School and College- Higher

absent
ballpoint pen
boarding school
business studies, economics
class register
core / compulsory subject
degree (university)
distance
essay
final exam
full-time day school
gifted
headphones
home economics, domestic science
ink cartridge
ink eraser
law
meeting, discussion
necessary
optional subject
parents evening
present
pressure to achieve good marks/grades
pressure to perform (well)
pronunciation
result
sociology

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studies
time off from school / work due to excessive heat
to agree something
to ask a question
to be cancelled (lessons)
to copy
to explain
to have a detention
to move up (to the next form/year)
to pronounce
to skive
to skive
to teach
to translate
training pace
translation
university
university/college place
written punishment, lines

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Work and work experience- Foundation

(telephone) call
actor
adult
aim
air steward
answerphone
apprentice
apprenticeship
architect
artist
badly paid
baker
boss

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builder
building worker
business, company, firm
business/shop
businessman/businesswoman
busy
butcher
butcher
candidate
canteen
career
cashier
chemist
civil servant
colleague
communication, message
company
computer programmer
computer scientist
condition, stipulation
conference
contact
cook
dentist
doctor
driver
electrician
employee
employer
engineer
enthusiasm
envelope
experience
experience of work
factory
farmer
file
fireman
florist
full-time
full-time job
gardener

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hairdresser
holiday job
hours of work, working hours
househusband
housewife
impression
in the open air
in work, working
independent
interview
job, post, position
joiner, carpenter
journalist
leaving certificate
letter
letter box
lorry driver
lunch break
manager
marketing
meal
mechanic
message
mistake, error
mobile phone
nurse
office
opportunity
owner
painter
paper
part time
part time job
part time work
pay
per hour
person who does the washing up
(in a restaurant/caf)
planned
plumber
police

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police officer
post/post office
postman
profession, job, occupation
programmer
representative
salary
sales assistant
second job, part-time job
secretary
shiftwork
soldier
srike
stamp
success
successful
taken, busy (telephone)
technician
telephone
telephone call
telephone directory, telephone book
terms of employment
to appoint, to take on
to babysit
to build
to call back
to deliver newspapers
to do casual work
to earn
to fire
to guarantee
to introduce oneself
to own
to phone
to stand
to work
to work from home
town/city guide
trade fair
training, education
travel agency
unemployed

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unemployment
vet
wage(s), pay
waiter
well paid
work
work experience
worker, employee
workshop
worry

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accountant
applicant
author, writer
careers adviser
casual work
company holidays (i.e. when a company shuts
completely down for holidays)
conveyer belt
documents in support of an application
employee, worker
equality
farmer
firm, company
flexitime
interpreter
interview
job centre
law
lawyer
meeting, discussion
notice of termination of work contract
professional training
promotion prospects

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retailer
shift work
task
to agree something
to decide
to give a message
to put someone through (on telephone), to connect
to resign, hand in notice, to dismiss
trainee
voluntary, voluntarily
volunteer

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Section 3 Speaking and Writing

Section 3.1 Media and culture
Music/film/reading- Foundation
(computer) programme, (TV) programme
(television) programme
actor / actress
adventure film
advert (on TV)
appearance (theatre)
band, group
book
cartoon
cassette
CD (compact disc)
cinema
clarinet
classical, classic
collection
comic

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concert
disco
documentary
drums, percussion
fashionable, trendy
feature film
film
flute
folk music
group
guitar
headphones
horror film
horror story
ipod
library
magazine
media
melody, tune
modern
)mp3 (file
mp3 player
murder mystery, detective story
music
music shop
musician
news
news
newspaper
newspaper stall
novel
orchestra
page
performance
piano
)play (theatre
pop music
pop star
radio
rap
reading
rock music

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romantic
romantic film
romantic novel
satellite TV
series
singer
soap opera
sold out
song
stage
stereo system
television
ticket
to download music
to listen to
to read
to watch TV
tour
trumpet
viewer
violent
violin

Music/film/reading- Higher


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book token
bookworm
)character (in a play/book
composer
creepy
daily newspaper
development
)dubbed (film
hero / heroine
horror film
magazine
play
reader
subscription

subtitles
(television) channel/station
to watch

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Fashion/celebrities/religion- Foundation
actor
band, group
belt
birth
blouse
boot
bracelet
camera
cap
carnival
cathedral
celebration
celebrity
central mosque
chapel
chic, smart
christmas
christmas day
christmas eve
church
clothes, clothing
coat
cotton
day off
designer fashion
dress
earring
eid
easter
famous
fashion
fast

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fasting
glove
God
Haj
handbag
hat
jacket
jewellery
lipstick
magazine
make up
make, brand
money
mosque
necklace
New Years Eve
newspaper
perfume
player
prayer
priest
priest
public holiday
raincoat
Ramadan
religion
sandal
scarf
shirt
shoe
singer
skirt
sock
sportsman
stadium
stage
striped
suit
sweater, jumper
swimming costume
swimming trunks
theatre

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tie
tights
to celebrate
to get married
to put on make-up
to try on
tracksuit
trainers
trousers
wedding
world famous

Fashion/celebrities/religion- Higher
bride
bridegroom
dyed
gifted
marriage ceremony, wedding
pretentious
tie

Blogs/internet- Foundation
blog
chatrooms
computer
connection
e-mail
forward slash



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internet
internet page
key (of keyboard)
keyboard
mobile (phone)
mouse
online
opinion poll/survey
password
printer
programmer
screen
text message
to chat (online, on MSN etc)
to download
to erase, delete
to print
to save, to store
to surf online
to text,
to upload
virus
webpage
website

Blogs/internet- Higher
underscore

Speaking and Writing

Section 3.2 Sports and Leisure
Hobbies/interests- Foundation
adventure film
art gallery

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athletics
badminton
book
)bowling alley (10-pin
camera
cartoon
cassette
)CD (compact disc
chess
cinema
club
club
club
collection
comic
computer game
computing, ICT
concert
cycling
dancing
disc
disco
documentary
entertainment, things to do
fashion
favourite .
festival, celebration
film
football
fun
game
group
hockey
horror film
horse riding
ice rink
ice skating
indoor swimming pool
interest
ipod
leisure
leisure activity

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leisure centre
library
magazine
melody, tune
member
mobile phone
)mp3 (file
murder mystery, detective story
museum
music
newspaper
open air swimming pool
orchestra
outing
park
performance
)play (theatre
pop music
rap
reading
rock music
romantic film
sailing boat
series
sight, place of interest
singer
skiing
soap opera
sports centre
swimming
swimming pool
table tennis
team
(television) programme
tennis
text message
theatre
theme park, amusement park
to babysit
to bowl
to chill
to collect

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to cook
to dance
to do aerobics
to do sport
to exercise, to do gymnastics
to fish
to go
to go out
to go shopping
to hike, ramble
to jog
to laze about
to listen to, to hear
to play
to read
)to ride (horse
to roller-skate
to row
to run
to sail
to see
to shoot
to swim
to text,
to walk, to take a walk, to stroll
to watch TV
water skiing
youth club
zoo

Hobbies/interests- Higher
) (

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(rock) climbing
archery
bored
creepy
enjoyment, pleasure

exciting
free of charge, for nothing
horror film
mountaineering, climbing
parachuting
play
play (theatre)
race, racing
sport
subtitles
surprise
to chat, natter
to dive
to get to grips with
to prefer
to rest, relax
to watch something

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Sporting events- Foundation

atmosphere
atmosphere
ball
cycling
final
football
game
goal (football)
hockey
league, division
participant
rugby
spectator
stadium
team
to score a goal
to take part
tournament

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Sporting Events- Higher

hooligan, lout
referee

Lifestyle choices- Foundation

a roast
accident
activity
alcohol
alcoholic
allergic to
appetite
apple
apricot
banana
bean
biscuit
body
bread
breakfast
cake
calm, peace
carrot
cauliflower
cheese
cherry
chicken
chilli
chips
chocolate
cigarette
cocoa
coffee

constipation
cream
crisps
cucumber
cycling
dancing
diet
drink
drug
drunk
egg
environment
environmentally friendly
environmentally unfriendly
evening meal, dinner, supper
fast food
fat, grease
fatty, greasy
fish
fit
food
football
fruit
fruit juice
full
fun
grape
gymnastics
habit
health
health/fitness centre
healthy
heart
hockey
horse riding
hot (spicy)
hunger
hungry
ice cream
ill
indoor swimming pool
jam

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juice
lemonade
lettuce, salad
low-fat
lunch
margarine
meal
meat
medicine
melon
milk
mineral water
mushroom
non - alcoholic
non-smoker
oil
omelette
open air swimming pool
orange
organic
pasta
pea
peach
pear
pineapple
plum
porridge
potato
raspberry
raw
recipe
relaxing
rice
roll
rugby
salt
sandwich
skiing
slim
smoker
snack
soup

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sport
sporty
strawberry
stressed
stressful
sugar
sweet
sweets
swimming
tasty
tea
tennis
to be on a diet
to breathe in
to dance
to do aerobics
to do sport
to eat
to exercise
to give up
to go for a walk
to grill, barbecue
to have/eat breakfast
to hike, ramble
to jog
to play
to protect
to recycle
to relax
)to ride (horse
to roast, to fry
to roller-skate
to run
to sail
to save
to smoke
to stop
to swim
)to take (medicine
to try
toast
tobacco

tomato
tuna
unfit
unhealthy
vegetable
vegetarian
vitamins
water skiing
yoghurt

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addicted
addiction
beef
best-before date
breathing difficulties
cold
cough
dependent
dietary fibre
drug advice centre
drug(s)
duck
flour
fried egg
fruit tea
full fat milk
garlic
harmful
herbal tea
homemade
honey
indigestion
lamb
lettuce

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low fat
movement, exercise
muesli
nut
obesity
organic food
overdose
overweight
pasta/noodles
poverty
recycling
rehab
salmon
scrambled egg
smell
smokers cough
sparkling mineral water
spicey
sport
taste
tiring
to be in shape
to be sick, vomit
to compost rubbish
to contribute to
to keep fit
to move
to put on weight
to recycle
to relax
to resist temptation
to season
to separate/sort the rubbish
to succumb to tempation
trout
turkey
unconscious
veal
well-cooked

Speaking and Writing

Section 3.3 Travel and tourism
Holidays- Foundation
a stroll in the town
abroad
accommodation
again
arrival
backpack
bad
bath towel
beach
bike
bike hire
bill
boat
border
bright
brochure, prospectus
brochure/leaflet
bus
car
car hire
castle
Christmas Market
cloud
cloudy
coach
coast
cold

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country
countryside, scenery
crossing
)degree (temperature
delay
departure
destination
direct
Easter
Eid
en route
fare
fog
foggy
foreign
foreigner
frosty
)guided tour (of a town
heat
hired car
holdall
holiday
holidays
hot
identity card
in autumn
in spring
in summer
in winter
inn
journey
journey, trip
local
luggage
mountain
overnight stay
parasol
passport
photo
picnic
plane
platform

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popular
rain
rainy
reception
reduction
reservation
road map
round trip, excursion
sand
sea
seasick
seaside resort
sight, place of interest
snow
steamer
storm
suitcase
summer holidays
sun
sun cream
sunburn
sunglasses
sunny
supplement
theme park, amusement park
thunder storm
to arrive
to be late
to book
to check
to collect, to fetch
to depart
to drive/travel on
to fly
to go back, to return
to have a picnic
to land
to look for
)to miss (e.g. bus
to pay
to photograph, take photos
to rain

to remind (to remember)

to reserve
to shine
to ski
to snow
to spend time
to stay
to stay/spend the night
to take along
to travel
to travel around
to travel back, to return
to travel, to drive
to view, to visit (sights)
tourism
tourist information
tourist information office
traffic
traffic jam
train
travel agents
traveller, passenger
travellers cheque
weather
weather report
well worth seeing
wind
windy
winter holidays

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Holidays- Higher
a fast train
(stops at some smaller stations, but not all)
air conditioning
area
ATM, cashpoint
average temperature

cable car
central office, control room (e.g. taxi)
chair lift
connection
customs
emergency exit
experience
firework
heat, hot weather
left-luggage room
local stopping train
low (temperature)
memory
mountains
package holiday
park, green space
post office
procession
rainfall
registration
return ticket
sea sick
souvenir
stay
to hurry
to take place
tourist information office

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Accommodation- Foundation
accommodation
arrival
balcony
basement
bath
bath towel



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bath tub
bathroom
bed
bed and breakfast place
bedroom
bunk bed
camp site
caravan
curtain
double room
exit
farm
farm house
)floor (e.g. 1st, 2nd
form
free, available, vacant
full board
games room
ground floor
half board
hotel
in advance
in the country
included
inclusive of, included
key
lift
lift
luggage
on the 1st floor etc
overnight stay
pillow
reception
reception
receptionist
rent
reservation
room
shared room
sheet
shower
single room

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sleeping bag
soap
staircase
suitcase
television
television set
tent
to arrive
to book, reserve
)to camp (in a tent
to function, to work
to stay/spend the night
to unpack
toilet
toilet paper
twin room
view
village
wash basin
WC
with a view of, overlooking
youth hostel

Accommodation- Higher

air conditioning
cheap, value for money
emergency exit
guest room, bed-and-breakfast place
hospitality
left-luggage room
registration
rented flat
rules of the house
stay
to confirm
to put someone up, to accommodate
to switch off

to switch on

Eating, food, drink- Foundation

a roast
apple
apricot
banana
bean
biscuit
bread
breakfast
cabbage
cake
carrot
cauliflower
cheese
cherry
chicken
chips
chocolate
chop (e.g. lamb)
cocoa
coffee
cold cut meat
cooked, boiled
cream
crisps
cucumber
curry
delicious
dessert
drink
egg
evening meal, dinner, supper
fish

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fruit juice
grape
hunger
hungry
ice cream
jam
juice
kebab
lemon
lemonade
lettuce, salad
low-fat
lunch
margarine
meal
meat
meatball
melon
milk
mineral water
mushroom
mustard
oil
omelette
onion
orange
pasta
pea
peach
pear
pepper
pineapple
plum
porridge
potato
raspberry
rice
roast
roll
Salt
sandwich

snack
soup
starter
strawberry
sugar
sweet
tasty
tea
thirst
thirsty
to drink
to eat
to have/eat breakfast
toast
tomato
tuna
vegetables
vegetarian
water
water melon
yoghurt

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Eating, food, drink- Higher

beef
best-before date
duck
fried egg
fruit tea
full fat milk
garlic

herbal tea
homemade
honey
lamb
lettuce
pasta/noodles
salmon
scrambled egg
sea food
spicey
tasty
trout
turkey
use-by date
veal
well-cooked

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Speaking and Writing

Section 3.4 Business, work and employment
Work experience/ part time jobs- Foundation
actor
adult
aim

air steward
answerphone
apprentice
apprenticeship
architect
artist
badly paid
baker
boss
builder
business, company, firm
business/shop
businessman/businesswoman
busy
butcher
candidate
canteen
career
cashier
chemist
civil servant
colleague
company
computer programmer
computer scientist
construction worker, building labourer
contact
cook
dentist
doctor
driver
electrician
employee
employer
engineer
enthusiasm
envelope
experience
experience of work
factory
farmer
fireman

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full-time job
future plans
gardener
hairdresser
holiday job
hours of work, working hours
in the open air
in work, working
independent
interview
job
job, post, position
journalist
letter
letter box
lorry driver
lunch break
manager
marketing
mechanic
notice of termination of work contract
nurse
office
opportunity
owner
painter
paper
part time
part time job
part time work
pay
per hour
person who does the washing up (in a
restaurant/caf)
planned
plumber
police
police officer
post/post office
postcard
postman

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profession, job, occupation

programmer
representative
salary
sales assistant
second job, side job
secretary
shiftwork
stamp
success
successful
technician
telephone
telephone call
telephone directory, telephone book
terms of employment
to appoint, to take on
to babysit
to build
to do casual work
to earn
to fire
to give a message
to phone
to resign, hand in notice, to dismiss
to send
to stand
to work
to work from home
town/city guide
training
travel agency
unemployed
vet
wage(s), pay
waiter
well paid
work
work experience
worker, employee
workshop

Work experience/part time jobs- Higher

accountant
applicant
author, writer
career
careers adviser
casual work
company holidays (i.e. when a company
shuts completely down for holidays)
conveyer belt
documents in support of an application
end of work day
farmer
firm, company
flexitime
interpreter
interview
law
lawyer
meeting, discussion
professional training
promotion prospects
retailer
shift work
to agree something
to decide
to put someone through
(on telephone), to connect
trainee

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Product or service information- Foundation

bill
breakdown
broken
complaint
customer
customer service
damage
delivery
form
guarantee
mistake
receipt
reduction
repair
replacement
service
to complain
to deliver
to guarantee
to pay
to repair
to replace
to work, function
waiting time

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Product or service information- Higher

instructions for use
insurance
progress, improvement
to insure