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Topic Wordlist

fight against (v) novelist (n)


COUNTRY AND fight for (v) painter (n)
freedom of speech (n) photographer (n)
SOCIETY human rights (n) playwright (n)
immigrant (n) poet (n)
crime and law independence (n) scriptwriter (n)
arrest (v) invader (n) sculptor (n)
CCTV (n) leader (n) songwriter (n)
criminal (n) liberator (n)
evidence (n) march (n) describing art
gun (n) military (adj) amazing (adj)
hijack (v) opponent (n) awful (adj)
illegal (adj) peace (n) brilliant (adj)
mugger (n) peaceful (adj) disturbing (adj)
murder (v) poverty (n) dull (adj)
pistol (n) protest (n) entertaining (adj)
prison (n) racism (n) funny (adj)
punish (v) rebellion (n) good fun (n)
rob (v) revolutionary (n) inspiring (adj)
robber (n) ruler (n) moving (adj)
self-defence (n) slavery (n) original (adj)
violence (n) social reformer (n) shocking (adj)
violent (adj) soldier (n) spectacular (adj)
strike (v) surrealist (adj)
national identity supporter (n) weird (adj)
flag (n) take part in (v)
identity (n) terrorist attack (n) events
landmark (n) tyranny (n) ballet (n)
language (n) war (n) classical (adj)
national anthem (n) women’s rights (n) concert (n)
sports team (n) contemporary dance performance (n)
traditional costume (n) Catholic (adj) exhibition (n)
Muslim (adj) film (n)
places saint (n) musical (n)
castle (n) opera (n)
cathedral (n) play (n)
farm (n) CULTURE
skate park (n) literature
sky-scraper (n) art fiction (n)
tube station (n) art installation (n) novel (n)
draw (v) poem (n)
politics drawing (n) short story (n)
apartheid (n) modern art (n)
army (n) oil painting (n) mass media
campaign (n) paint (v) celebrity (n)
child labour (n) painting (n) fame (n)
civil service (n) sculpture (n) gossip (n)
colonialism (n) watercolour (n) journalist (n)
communist (adj) work/piece of art (n) magazine (n)
democratic (adj) paparazzi (n)
demonstrate (v) artists role model (n)
demonstration (n) choreographer (n) super fan (n)
discrimination (n) composer (n) superstar (n)
election (n) film director (n) TV talk show (n)
equal rights (n) musician (n) website (n)

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music types of music
band (n) alternative (adj) FOOD
boy band (n) heavy metal (n)
celebrity singer (n) pop music (n) cooking
compose music (v) rock music (n) bake (v)
greatest hits album (n) boiled (adj)
hit song (n) chef (n)
lead guitarist (n) FAMILY AND cook (v)
music industry (n) cookbook (n)
musician (n) SOCIAL LIFE defrost (v)
orchestra (n) freeze (v)
sing in a choir (v) leisure time fried (adj)
singer (n) barbeque (n) grilled (adj)
song (n) chess (n) ingredient (n)
song lyrics (n) choir (n) recipe (n)
symphony (n) cookery (n) roast (adj)
dancing (n) smoked (adj)
places debating club (n) stir (v)
art gallery (n) film club (n)
cinema (n) painting (n) describing food and drink
museum (n) party (n) aromatic (adj)
theatre (n) photography (n) bitter (adj)
poetry club (n) creamy (adj)
talent shows riding (n) crispy (adj)
applaud (v) roller coaster (n) crunchy (adj)
audience (n) school magazine (n) cuisine (n)
contest (n) skateboarding (n) delicious (adj)
criticize (v) take photos (v) dessert (n)
fan (n) trek (n) disgusting (adj)
judge (n) voluntary work (n) fattening (adj)
musician (n) write poems (v) first course (n)
performer (n) fizzy (adj)
talent (n) life stages flavour (n)
childhood (n) fresh (adj)
television, film and theatre divorced (adj) frozen (adj)
act (v) nursery school (n) good/bad for you (phrase)
actor (n) home-made (adj)
actress (n) personal/family events main course (n)
advertising ((n)) anniversary (n) medium (adj)
cartoon (n) birth (n) nutritious (adj)
cast (n) celebrate (v) organic (adj)
choreography (n) death (n) rare (adj)
clip (n) funeral (n) raw (adj)
dancer (n) give birth (v) ready-made (adj)
director (n) invitation (n) smooth (adj)
lead actor (n) wedding (n) soft (adj)
London musical (n) sour (adj)
musical (n) weddings spicy (adj)
play (n) best man (n) starter (n)
plot (n) bride (n) sugary (adj)
script (n) bridesmaid (n) sweet (adj)
set (n) civil ceremony (n) taste (v)
soap opera (n) groom (n) taste (n)
special effect (n) marry (v) vegetarian (adj)
storyline (n) registry office (n) well-done (adj)
theatre critics (n)
West End musical (n)
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food items healthy/unhealthy lifestyle pond (n)
almond (n) aerobics (n) roof (n)
apple pie (n) alcohol (n) semi-detached (adj)
bacon and eggs (n) calorie (n) space (n)
beef (n) calorie-free (adj) staircase (n)
cake (n) carbohydrate (n) terrace (n)
cereal (n) drug (n) terraced (adj)
chicken (n) drunk (adj) two-bedroom (adj)
chip butty (n) fat (n) upstairs (adj)
chocolate (n) fibre (n) view (n)
cocoa bean (n) lifestyle (n) warm (adj)
coconut (n) mineral (n)
curry (n) protein (n) furniture and appliances
dairy product (n) salt (n) cupboard (n)
dark chocolate ice cream (n) sugar (n) dishwasher (n)
egg (n) vitamin (n) freezer (n)
fish (n) work out (v) fridge (n)
fish and chips (n) home cinema (n)
fruit (n) illness/injury oven (n)
herb (n) ache (v) sink (n)
kebab (n) allergy (n) sofa (n)
meat (n) depression (n) wardrobe (n)
milk (v) diabetes (n) washing machine (n)
omelette (n) disease (n)
seafood (n) epilepsy (n) housework
snack (n) immune system (n) chore (n)
sorbet (n) injure (v) iron (v)
steak (n) mental illnesses (n) mow (v)
sushi (n) skin cancer (n) tidy (v)
tapas (n) suffer (v)
vegetable (n) location
busy (adj)
places to eat out HOUSE centre (n)
café (n) country (n)
coffeehouse (n) describing a house downtown ad(v)
fast-food bar (n) air-conditioning (n) outskirts (n)
Indian (adj) apartment (n) street (n)
Japanese (adj) bedroom (n) suburb (n)
pizzeria (n) bungalow (n) village (n)
self-service (adj) camper van (n)
take-away (n) carpet (n)
Thai (adj) central heating (n) NATURAL
cosy (adj)
cottage (n) ENVIRONMENT
HEALTH detached (adj)
downstairs (adj) animals
healthcare and treatment dream (adj) chimpanzee (n)
aspirin (n) fireplace (n) horse (n)
bacteria (n) flat (n) insect (n)
cure (v) games room (n) kangaroo (n)
disinfect (v) garden (n) mosquito (n)
first aid (n) hut (n) polar bear (n)
penicillin (n) lawn (n) rat (n)
surgery (n) motor home (n) seal (n)
transplant (n) outside (adj) shark (n)

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snail (n) wave-powered (adj) plump (adj)
whale (n) wind farm (n) pretty (adj)
wildlife (n) wind turbine (n) red hair (n)
scruffy (n)
climate landscape shaved head (n)
desert (adj) beach (n) short (adj)
dry (adj) canyon (n) short hair (n)
equatorial (adj) cliff (n) skinny (adj)
extreme (adj) coast (n) slim (adj)
Mediterranean (adj) desert (n) straight hair (n)
mild (adj) forest (n) stunning (adj)
rainwater (n) hill (n) tall (adj)
semi-desert (adj) jungle (n) tattoo (n)
storm (n) lake (n) ugly (adj)
subtropical (adj) marsh (n) unattractive (adj)
temperate (adj) mountain (n) wavy hair (n)
temperature (n) palm tree (n) well-built (adj)
tropical (adj) plain (n) well-dressed (adj)
wet (adj) rainforest (n) wrinkle (n)
rapids (n)
environmental issues sea (n) clothes
air pollution (n) seaside (n) anorak (n)
climate change (n) stream (n) badge (n)
CO2 emissions (n) valley (n) baggy (adj)
consumption (n) waterfall (n) baseball cap (n)
deforestation (n) casual (adj)
desertification (n) natural disasters colourful (adj)
destroy (v) earthquake (n) dark (adj)
endangered (adj) flood (n) designer (adj)
exhaust fumes (n) forest fire (n) designer label (n)
extinct (adj) hurricane (n) dinner jacket (n)
extinction of species (phrase) elegant (adj)
extreme weather (n) evening dress (n)
flooding (n) PEOPLE fashion-conscious (adj)
forest fire (n) flared (adj)
litter (n) appearance formal (adj)
nature (n) attractive (adj) good quality (adj)
noise pollution (n) beard (n) imaginative (adj)
nuclear disaster (n) blonde hair (n) jeans (n)
pollution (n) brown hair (n) kilt (n)
recycle (v) curly hair (n) leather jacket (n)
reduce (v) cute (adj) logo (n)
renewable energy (n) fair hair (n) old-fashioned (adj)
resistant (adj) freckle (n) overcoat (n)
re-use (v) glamorous (adj) scarf (n)
save energy (v) glasses (n) smart (adj)
share a car (v) good-looking (adj) stocking (n)
smog (n) gorgeous (adj) suit (n)
solar panel (n) grey hair (n) sweater (n)
solar power (n) handsome (adj) trendy (n)
traffic (n) long hair (n) T-shirt (n)
traffic jam (n) moustache (n)
use public transport (v) muscular (adj)
walk (v) nice-looking (adj)
water pollution (n) overweight (adj)
piercing (n)

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describing people sporty (adj) school subjects
aristocratic (adj) strict (adj) art and design (n)
intellectual (adj) untidy (adj) business studies (n)
middle-class (adj) chemistry (n)
poor (adj) urban tribes citizenship (n)
privileged (adj) emo (n) drama (n)
royal (adj) geek (n) economics (n)
wealthy (adj) goth (n) English language (n)
well-known (adj) hippie (adj) English literature (n)
well-off (adj) metal head (n) geography (n)
working class (adj) punk (n) ICT (n)
skater (n) philosophy (n)
feelings and emotions physical education (n)
emotional (adj) politics (n)
frightened (adj) SCHOOL religious education (n)
petrified (adj) technology (n)
scared (adj) learning and exams
stressed (adj) academic (adj)
terrified (adj) assess my progress (v) SCIENCE AND
wiped out (adj) assessment (n)
concentrate in class (v) TECHNOLOGY
personal qualities concentration (n)
adventurous (adj) education (n) computer games
bossy (adj) examination (n) avatar (n)
competitive (adj) learning ability (n) multiplayer (n)
confident (adj) memorise (v) role-playing (adj)
creative (adj) memory test (n) virtual (adj)
dynamic (adj) organise my learning (v)
easy-going (adj) pass an exam (v) describing science and/or
energetic (adj) present work neatly (v) technology
friendly (adj) solve problems (v) breed (v)
hard-working (adj) work in teams (v) crop (n)
honest (adj) work online (v) gene (n)
idealistic (adj) gene therapy (n)
impatient (adj) people and places genetically modified (adj)
independent (adj) assembly hall (n) test tube (n)
keen (adj) comprehensive school (n)
laid-back (adj) computer lab (n) forensics
lively (adj) elementary school (n) analysis (n)
loyal (adj) exchange student (n) archaeologist (n)
nationalistic (adj) gym (n) bone (n)
noisy (adj) high school (n) DNA (n)
optimistic (adj) language lab (n) forensic expert (n)
outdoor (adj) library (n)
outgoing (adj) middle school (n) research areas
passionate (adj) mixed (adj) artificial intelligence (n)
practical (adj) primary school (n) bio-technology (n)
proud (adj) public school (n) genetic engineering (n)
rebellious (adj) science lab (n) nanotechnology (n)
relaxed (adj) secondary school (n) robotics (n)
romantic (adj) single-sex (adj) space travel (n)
sensitvive (adj) sixth-form college (n) virtual reality (n)
serious (adj) sports hall (n)
shy (adj) state school (n)
sociable (adj) theatre (n)

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sciences order (v) types of sport
anthropology (n) pay (v) cricket (n)
archaeology (n) receipt (n) judo (n)
architecture (n) refund (n) rugby (n)
astronomy (n) tip (n) sailing (n)
biology (n)
botany (n)
chemistry (n) SPORT TRAVELLING AND
ecology (n)
economics (n) sporting events TOURISM
engineering (n) championship (n)
genetics (n) cheer (v) holidays
geography (n) crowd (n) accommodation (n)
geology (n) cup final (n) backpack (n)
medicine (n) extra time (n) backpacking (n)
meteorology (n) goal (n) camera (n)
physics (n) medal (n) camping (n)
psychology (n) prize (n) cruise (n)
zoology (n) race (n) five-star (adj)
score (v) guest (n)
space/universe trophy (n) hiking (n)
planet (n) victory (n) hostel (n)
solar system (n) luggage (n)
opening times (n)
technology SPORTS passport (n)
abacus (n) pool (n)
cloning (n) adventure sports reception (n)
computer (n) (rock) climbing (n) receptionist (n)
digital (adj) BASE jumping (n) resort (n)
gadget (n) BMX riding (n) snorkelling (n)
microchip (n) bungee jump (n) souvenir (n)
mobile phone (n) canoe safari (n)
projector (n) canoeing (n) means of transport
robot (n) canyoning (n) bicycle (n)
satellite (n) caving (n) boat (n)
screen (n) extreme skiing (n) helicopter (n)
freefall (n) hitch-hike (v)
using the internet high lining (n) plane (n)
blog (n) kayaking (n) underground (n)
chat (v) motorbike (n) yacht (n)
high-speed internet access (n) parachuting (n)
instant messaging (n) scuba diving (n) transport
virtual (adj) sea kayaking (n) bike lane (n)
wi-fi (n) ski jumping (n) bus lane (n)
skydiving (n) commuter (n)
snowboarding (n) congestion charge (n)
SHOPPING AND surfing (n) four-wheel-drive (n)
trekking (n) public transport (n)
SERVICES ultra–light plane (n) road hump (n)
white-water rafting (n) speed camera (n)
selling/buying zip-line (n) speed limit (n)
cash (n)
credit card (n)
customer (n)
dozen (n)
get money back (phrase)

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psychologist (n)
WORK psychotherapist (n)
researcher (n)
career areas scientist (n)
art and design (n) shop assistant (n)
business (n) sociologist (n)
construction (n) surgeon (n)
education (n) technician (n)
engineering (n) tour guide (n)
farming (n) writer (n)
fashion (n)
finance (n) money
industry (n) account (n)
law (n) bank details (n)
medicine (n) debt (n)
politics (n) finance (v)
science (n) payment (n)
security (n) personal finance (n)
show business (n) salary (n)
sport (n)
the media (n)
tourism (n)

describing jobs and skills


course (n)
degree (n)
experience (n)
experienced (adj)
field (n)
interview (v)
part-time (adj)
qualification (n)
summer job (n)
well-paid (adj)
work experience (n)

jobs
artist (n)
businessman (n)
businesswoman (n)
cleaner (n)
comedian (n)
dealer (n)
detective (n)
engineer (n)
explorer (n)
farmer (n)
fashion designer (n)
journalist (n)
lawyer (n)
life guard (n)
marine biologist (n)
mechanic (n)
model (n)
police officer (n)

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