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admit (v)
A adult (adj & n)

advance (n)
a/an (det) • book in advance
advanced (adj)
ability (n)
advantage (n)
able (adj)
adventure (n)
• be able to
advert (n)
about (adv & prep)
advertise (v)
• about 500 students (adv)
advertisement (n)
• The film is about a small boy. (prep)
advice (n)
above (adj, adv & prep)
advise (v)
abroad (adv)
aeroplane (n)
absent (adj)
affect (v)
absolutely (adv)
afford (v)
• The movie was absolutely awful.
afraid (adj)
accent (n)
after (adv, conj & prep)
• She has a beautiful French accent.
afternoon (n)
accept (v)
afterwards (adv)
acceptable (adj)
again (adv)
access (n)
against (prep)
• disabled access
age (n)
• internet access aged (adj)
• easy access to the city centre agency (n)
accident (n) • a travel agency
accommodation (n) ages (n pl)
accompany (v) • It took ages for the bus to arrive.
according to (prep phr) ago (adv)
account (n) agree (v)
accident (n) ahead (adv)
accountant (n) aim (n & v)
accurate (adj) air (n)
ache (n) air conditioning (n)
achieve (v) air force (n)
achievement (n) airline (n)
across (adv & prep) airport (n)
act (n & v) alarm (n)
• in the second act (of the play) (n) alarm clock (n)
• to act in a play (v) album (n)
• Stop acting like a child. (v) alike (adv)
action (n) alive (adj)
active (adj) all (adj, adv, det & pron)
activity (n) all right/alright (adj, adv & exclam)
actor (n) allow (v)
actress (n) almost (adv)
actually (adv) alone (adv & adj)
• She seems a bit strict at first, but she’s along (adv & prep)
actually very nice. aloud (adv)
• Are you actually going to take the job? alphabet (n)
ad (advertisement) (n) already (adv)
add (v) also (adv)
addition (n) although (conj)
• in addition altogether (adv)
address (n) always (adv)
admire (v) a.m. (adv)
admission (n) amazed (adj)
• charges/cost/price admit (v) amazing (adj)
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ambition (n) arrange (v)
ambulance (n) arrangement (n)
among (amongst) (prep) arrest (v)
amount (n) arrival (n)
amusing (adj) arrive (v)
an (det) art (n)
ancient (adj) article (n)
and (conj) artist (n)
angry (adj) as (conj & prep)
animal (n) ashamed (adj)
ankle (n) ask (v)
anniversary (n) asleep (adj)
announce (v) as long as (phr)
announcement (n) aspirin (n)
annoy (v) assist (v)
annual (adj) assistant (n)
another (det & pron) astronaut (n)
answer (n & v) as well (as) (prep & adv)
answerphone (n) at (prep)
ant (n) at / @ (n)
antique (adj & n) • My email address is
anxious (adj) david@cambridgeesol.org
any (det & pron) at all (prep phr)
anybody (pron) at first (prep phr)
anymore (adv) athlete (n)
anyone (pron) athletics (n)
anything (pron) at last (prep phr)
anyway (adv) at least (prep phr)
anywhere (adv) atmosphere (n)
apart (adv) at once (prep phr)
apart from (adv) at present (prep phr)
apartment (n) attach (v)
apartment building (n) attack (n & v)
apologise (v) attempt (v)
apology (n) attend (v)
app (n) attention (n)
• Download the app to your phone. at the same time (prep phr)
appear (v) attitude (n)
appearance (n) attract (v)
apple (n) attraction (n)
application (n) attractive (adj)
• job application audience (n)
• application form aunt (n)
apply (v) author (n)
appointment (n) autumn (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: fall)
approach (v) available (adj)
approve (v) average (adj & n)
approximately (adv) avoid (v)
architect (n) awake (adj)
architecture (n) away (adv)
area (n) awesome (adj)
argue (v) awful (adj)
argument (n)
arm (n)
armchair (n) B
army (n)
around (adv & prep)

baby (n) bedroom (n)
babysit (v) bee (n)
babysitter (n) beef (n)
back (adv, adj & n) before (prep, adv & conj)
background (n) begin (v)
background (experience) (n) beginner (n)
backpack (n) beginning (n)
backpacker (n) behave (v)
backpacking (n) behaviour (n)
backwards (adv) behind (prep & adv)
bad (adj) believe (v)
badly (adv) bell (n)
badminton (n) belong (v)
bag (n) below (adv & prep)
baggage (n) belt (n)
bake (v) beneath (prep)
baker (n) benefit (n & v)
balcony (n) be over (phr v)
bald (adj) • The game is over – you’re too late!
ball (n) beside (adv & prep)
ballet (n) besides (prep)
balloon (n) best (adj & adv)
banana (n) bestseller (n)
band (n) better (adj & adv)
bandage (n) between (prep & adv)
bank (n) beyond (prep & adv)
bank account (n) bicycle (n)
banking (n) big (adj)
bar (n) bike (n)
barbecue (n & v) bill (n)
barber (n) • electricity bill
baseball (n) bin (n)
base on (phr v) biography (n)
basic (adj) biology (n)
basin (n) bird (n)
basket (n) birth (n)
basketball (n) birthday (n)
bat (n) biscuit (n)
bath (n & v) bit (n)
bathing suit (n) bite (v)
bathroom (n) bitter (adj)
bathtub (n) black (adj & n)
battery (n) blackboard (n)
battle (n) blame (v)
bay (n) blank (adj)
be (av & v) • a blank piece of paper
beach (n) blanket (n)
bean (n) bleed (v)
bear (n) blind (adj)
beard (n) block (n)
beat (v) • Shall we walk round the block?
beautiful (adj) • block of flats
beauty (n) blog (n)
because (conj) blogger (n)
because of (prep phr) blond(e) (adj)
become (v) blood (n)
bed (n) blouse (n)

blow (v) break up (phr v)
blue (adj & n) • When does school break up?
board (n & v) • The pop group has broken up.
board game (n) breath (n)
boarding pass (n) breathe (v)
boat (n) breeze (n)
body (n) bride (n)
boil (v) bridge (n)
boiled (adj) brief (adj)
bold (adj) bright (adj)
bomb (n & v) brilliant (adj)
bone (n) bring (v)
book (n & v) bring up (phr v)
bookcase (n) • She was brought up in London.
booking (n) broad (adj)
• I have a booking for the 19th. broccoli (n)
booking office (n) brochure (n)
bookshelf (n) broken (adj)
bookshop (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: bookstore) brother (n)
bookstore (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: bookshop) brown (adj & n)
boot (n) brush (n & v)
• a pair of boots bucket (n)
• the boot of the car (Am Eng: trunk) bug (n)
border (n) • He found a bug in his bed.
bored (adj) build (v)
boring (adj) building (n)
born (adj) bulb (n)
borrow (v) • light bulb bull (n)
boss (n) bunch (n)
both (pron & det) • a bunch of flowers
bother (v) • a great bunch of friends
• Sorry to bother you, can you tell me the burger (n)
time? burn (v)
• My job’s hard but that doesn’t bother burning (adj)
me. bury (v)
• ‘Sorry I’m late, I’ll do it now.’ ‘Don’t bus (n)
bother!’ business (n)
bottle (n) businessman (n)
bottom (adj & n) businesswoman (n)
bowl (n) bus station (n)
box (n) bus stop (n)
boy (n) busy (adj)
boyfriend (n) but (conj & prep)
bracelet (n) butcher (n)
brain (n) butter (n)
brake (n & v) butterfly (n)
branch (n) button (n)
brand new (adj) buy (v)
brave (adj) buyer (n)
bread (n) by (prep)
break (n & v) by accident (prep phr)
break down (phr v) by hand (prep phr)
• The car has broken down. by mistake (prep phr)
breakfast (n) by name (prep phr)
break in (phr v) bye (exclam)
• Someone broke in and stole the
computer.

C carry (v)
carry on (phr v)
• He carried on walking despite the rain.
cab (n) carry out (phr v)
cabbage (n) • She carried out the plan according to
cabin (n) the instructions.
cabinet (n) cartoon (n)
cable (n) case (n)
café/cafe (n) • Would you like me to carry your case?
cafeteria (n) • I’ll make an exception in this case.
cage (n) cash (n)
cake (n) cashpoint (n)
calculator (n) castle (n)
calendar (n) casual (adj)
calf (n) • casual clothes
call (n & v) cat (n)
call for (phr v) catch (v)
• I’ll call for you at 7. cathedral (n)
call in (phr v) cattle (n)
• She called in to see a friend. cave (n)
calm (adj) CD (n)
camel (n) CD player (n)
camera (n) ceiling (n)
camp (n & v) celebrate (v)
camping (n) celebration (n)
campsite (n) celebrity (n)
can (n & mv) cell phone (n)
canal (n) cent (n)
cancel (v) centimetre (cm) (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng:
candidate (n) centimeter)
candle (n) central (adj)
candy (n) central heating (n)
canteen (n) centre/center (n)
cap (n) century (n)
capital (adj & n) cereal (n)
• capital city ceremony (n)
• capital letter certain (adj)
• the capital of Italy certainly (not) (adv)
captain (n) certificate (n)
car (n) chain (n)
card (n) chair (n)
• birthday card challenge (n & v)
• credit card challenging (adj)
• card game champion (n)
cardboard (adj & n) championship (n)
care (n & v) chance (n)
• take care of someone (n) change (n & v)
• to care (about/for) someone / changing room (n)
something (v) channel (n)
career (n) chapter (n)
careful (adj) character (n)
carefully (ad) charge (n & v)
careless (adj) charity (n)
• She works for a charity.
car park (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: parking lot)
charming (adj)
carpet (n)
chat (n & v)
carrot (n)
• to chat online

chatroom (n) close (adj, adv & v)
chat show (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: talk show) closed (adj)
cheap (adj) clothes (n pl)
cheat (v) cloud (n)
check (n & v) cloudy (adj)
check in (phr v) clown (n)
• They checked in to a hotel. club (n)
check-in (n) • to join a club
• Your keys are at the check-in desk. coach (n)
check out (phr v) coast (n)
• He checked out of the hotel at the end coat (n)
of his stay. coconut (n)
checkout (n) cod (n)
cheek (n) coffee (n)
cheerful (adj) coin (n)
cheers! (exclam) cola (n)
cheese (n) cold (adj & n)
chef (n) collar (n)
chemist (n) colleague (n)
chemistry (n) collect (v)
cheque (n) collection (n)
chess (n) college (n)
chest of drawers (n) colour (n & v)
chicken (n) colourful (adj)
child (n) comb (n & v)
childhood (n) come (v)
chilli (n) comedy (n)
chin (n) come on (phr v)
chip (n) • Come on or we'll miss the bus.
• I love fish and chips. comfort (n)
chocolate (n) comfortable (adj)
choice (n) comic (adj & n)
choose (v) comma (n)
cinema (n) comment (n)
circle (n) • Please leave comments below.
circus (n) common (adj)
city (n) • a common surname
clap (v) • have something in common
class (n) communicate (v)
• language class communication (n)
• first class, second class company (n)
classical (adj) compare (v)
• classical music compete (v)
classmate (n) competition (n)
classroom (n) competitor (n)
clean (adj & v) complain (v)
cleaner (n) complaint (n)
clear (adj & v) complete (adj & v)
clearly (adv) completely (adv)
clever (adj) complicated (adj)
click (n & v) composition (n)
cliff (n) computer (n)
climate (n) concentrate (v)
climb (v) concert (n)
climbing (n) conclusion (n)
clinic (n) condition (n)
clock (n) • in good condition

conference (n) cousin (n)
confident (adj) cover (n & v)
confirm (v) cow (n)
confused (adj) crash (n & v)
confusing (adj) crazy (adj)
congratulations! (exclaim) cream (adj & n)
connect (v) create (v)
connection (n) creative (adj)
consider (v) creature (n)
consist (v) credit (n)
consonant (n) credit card (n)
contact (n & v) crew (n)
contain (v) • cabin crew
contents (n) cricket (n)
contest (n) crime (n)
continent (n) criminal (n)
continue (v) crop (n)
contract (n) cross (n & v)
control (n & v) crossing (n)
• a remote control • pedestrian crossing
• Control your dog! cross out (phr v)
convenient (adj) • Cross it out and write it again.
conversation (n) crossroads (n)
convince (v) crowd (n)
cook (n & v) crowded (adj)
cooker (n) cruel (adj)
cookie (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: biscuit) cruise (n)
cooking (n) cry (n & v)
cool (adj, exclam & v) cucumber (n)
copy (n & v) cultural (adj)
corn (n) culture (n)
corner (n) cup (n)
correct (adj) cupboard (n)
correction (n) cure (n & v)
cost (n & v) curious (adj)
costume (n) curiously (adv)
• I forgot my swimming costume. • ‘Why?’ she asked him curiously.
• national costume curly (adj)
• a Halloween costume currency (n)
cosy (adj) curriculum (n)
cottage (n) curry (n)
cotton (n) curtain (n)
cough (n & v) cushion (n)
could (mv) custom (n)
count (v) customer (n)
country (n) customs (n pl)
countryside (n) • I work as a customs officer.
couple (n) cut (n & v)
courage (n) cute (adj)
course (n) cut up (phr v)
• English course • She cut up the cake into small pieces.
• main course CV (Curriculum Vitae) (n)
cycle (n & v)
• of course (exclaim)
cycling (n)
court (n)
cyclist (n)
• law court
• tennis court
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D deposit (n)
• pay a deposit
depressed (adj)
dad (n) depth (n)
daily (adj & adv) • the depth of the water
damage (n & v) describe (v)
damaged (adj) description (n)
dance (n & v) desert (n)
dancer (n) deserve (v)
dancing (n) design (n & v)
danger (n) designer (n)
dangerous (adj) desk (n)
dark (adj & n) despite (prep)
data (n) dessert (n)
date (n & v) destination (n)
• today’s date (n) destroy (v)
daughter (n) detail (n)
day (n) detective (n)
dead (adj) develop (v)
deaf (adj) development (n)
deal (v) diagram (n)
deal with (sth/sb) (phr v) dial (v)
• I’ve had some problems to deal with. diary (n)
dictionary (n)
• I deal with many people in my job.
die (v)
dear (adj & exclam)
• too dear to buy (adj) diet (n)
difference (n)
• Dear Sir (adj)
different (adj)
• Oh dear! (exclam)
difficult (adj)
death (n) difficulty (n)
decide (v) dig (v)
decision (n) digital (adj)
declare (v) digital camera (n)
decorate (v) dining room (n)
decrease (n & v) dinner (n)
deep (adj & adv) dinosaur (n)
defeat (n & v) diploma (n)
defence (n) direct (adj & v)
defend (v) direction (n)
definitely (adv) directly (adv)
degree (n) director (n)
• 90 degrees dirt (n)
• a degree in maths dirty (adj)
delay (n & v) disabled (adj)
delete (v) disadvantage (n)
delicious (adj) disagree (v)
delighted (adj) disappear (v)
deliver (v)
delivery (n)
demand (n & v)
dentist (n)
depart (v)
department (n)
department store (n)
departure (n)
depend (on/upon) (v & phr v)
• It depends on what you want to do.
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disappoint (v) • to draw the curtains
disappointed (adj) • to draw near
disappointing (adj) drawer (n)
disappointment (n) drawing (n)
disc/disk (n) dream (n & v)
• hard disk dress (n & v)
disc jockey (DJ) (n) dressed (adj)
disco(theque) (n) • get dressed drink (n & v)
discount (n) drive (n & v)
discover (v) driver (n)
discovery (n) driving licence (n)
discuss (v) drop (n & v)
discussion (n) drugstore (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: chemist)
disease (n) drum (n)
disgusting (adj) dry (adj & v)
dish (n) duck (n)
dishwasher (n) due (adj)
disk (n) • The next bus is due in five minutes.
dislike (v) due to (prep phr)
display (n & v) dull (adj)
distance (n) during (prep)
district (n) dust (n)
disturb (v) dustbin (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: trash can)
dive (v) dusty (adj)
diver (n) duty (n)
divide (v) duty-free (adj & n)
diving (n) duvet (n)
DJ (disc jockey) (n) DVD (n)
do (av & v) DVD player (n)
doctor / Dr (n)
document (n)
documentary (n) E
dog (n)
doll (n) each (det & pron)
dollar (n) ear (n)
dolphin (n) earache (n)
donkey (n) early (adj & adv)
door (n) earn (v)
dot (n) earring (n)
• Have you visited CambridgeESOL dot earth (n)
org? east (adj, adv & n)
double (adj & det) eastern (adj)
doubt (n & v) easily (adv)
• I doubt that I’ll get the job (v) easy (adj)
down (adv & prep) easygoing (adj)
download (n & v) eat (v)
downstairs (adj & adv) economics (n)
dozen (det & n) edge (n)
Dr (n) education (n)
drag (v) effect (n)
• Just drag and drop the file into the efficient (adj)
trash can. effort (n)
drama (n) egg (n)
draw (v) either (adv, det & pron)
• to draw a picture of someone or elbow (n)
something elder (adj)
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elderly (adj) especially (adv)
election (n) essay (n)
electric (adj) essential (adj)
electrical (adj) euro (n)
electricity (n) even (adv)
electronic (adj) • He couldn't even do that.
elementary (adj) evening (n)
• elementary level event (n)
elephant (n) even though (conj)
elevator (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: lift) ever (adv)
else (adv) every (det)
email (n & v) everybody (pron)
embarrassed (adj) everyone (pron)
embarrassing (adj) everything (pron)
embassy (n) everywhere (adv)
emergency (n) exact (adj)
employ (v) exactly (adv)
employee (n) examination/exam (n)
employer (n) examiner (n)
employment (n) example (n)
empty (adj) excellent (adj)
encourage (v) except (prep, conj)
end (n & v) exchange (n)
ending (n) • an exchange visit
end up (phr v) • in exchange for
• He plans to end up working in Australia. exchange (v)
enemy (n) exchange rate (n)
energy (n) excited (adj)
• Team sports take a lot of time and excitement (n)
energy. exciting (adj)
• In our house we try to save energy. excuse (n & v)
engaged (adj) exercise (n & v)
• to be engaged to someone exhausted (adj)
• The phone was engaged. exhibition (n)
engine (n) exist (v)
engineer (n) exit (n)
engineering (n) expect (v)
enjoy (v) expedition (n)
enjoyable (adj) expensive (adj)
enormous (adj) experience (n & v)
enough(adv,det • It was the worst pain I’d ever
& pron) experienced.
enquire (v) experienced (adj)
enquiry (n) experiment (n)
enter (v) expert (n)
entertain (v) explain (v)
entertainment (n) explanation (n)
entrance (n) explode (v)
entry (n) explore (v)
envelope (n) explorer (n)
environment (n) • This book’s about famous explorers.
environmental (adj) extra (adj, adv & n)
equal (adj) extraordinary (adj)
equipment (n) extremely (adv)
eraser (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: rubber) extreme sport (n)
escape (v) eye (n)
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few (adj, det & pron)
fiction (n)
F field (n)
fight (n & v)
face (n) figure (n)
• a sad look on his face face to face (adv) file (n)
face-to-face (adj) • Click here to open the file.
facilities (n pl) • study files fill (v)
fill in (phr v)
• The hotel has excellent facilities.
fact (n) • You need to fill in a form.
factory (n) fill up (phr v)
fail (v) • He filled up the car with petrol.
fair (adj & n) film (n & v)
fairly (adv) film maker (n)
fall (n & v) film star
• in the fall (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: final (adj & n)
finally (adv)
autumn)
financial (adj)
• a fall in the price (n)
find (v)
• He fell and hurt his leg. (v) find out (phr v)
false (adj) • I must find out when he’s arriving.
familiar (with) (adj) fine (adj & n)
family (n) finger (n)
famous (adj) finish (n & v)
fan (n) fire (n)
fancy (v) firefighter (n)
• Do you fancy going out tonight? firework (n)
fantastic (adj) • a firework display firm (n)
far (adv) firm (n)
fare (n) • a good firm to work for first (adj & adv)
• The return fare is £26. first (adj & adv)
farm (n) • first prize (adj)
farmer (n) • first of all (adv)
farming (n)
first name (n)
fashion (n)
fish (n & v)
fashionable (adj)
fishing (n)
fast (adj & adv) fit (adj & v)
fasten (v)
• keep fit (adj)
fast food (n)
• These shoes don't fit. (v)
fat (adj)
fitness (n)
father (n)
fix (v)
fault (n)
flag (n)
favour (n)
favourite (adj & n) flat (adj & n)
flavour (n)
fax (v)
flight (n)
fear (n)
fee (n) float (v)
flood (n & v)
feed (v)
feel (v) floor (n)
flour (n)
feeling (n)
feel like (v) flow (v)
flower (n)
• to feel like doing something
flu (n)
female (adj & n)
ferry (n) flute (n)
festival (n) fly (n & v)
focus (sth) on/upon sth/sb (v)
fetch (v)
fog (n)
fever (n)
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foggy (adj) full- time (adj)
fold (v) fully (adv)
folder (computer)(n) fun (adj & n)
folk (adj & n) funny (adj)
follow (v) • a funny story (amusing)
following (adj) • a funny thing happened (strange)
fond (adj) fur (n)
• to be fond of something/someone furniture (n)
food (n) further (adv & adj)
fool (n) furthest (adj)
foot (n) future (adj & n)
football (n)
footballer (n)
for (prep) G
forbidden (adj)
forecast (n)
gain (v)
foreign (adj)
• gain experience
foreigner (n)
gallery (n)
forest (n)
forever (adv) • an art gallery
forget (v) game (n)
forgive (v) gap (n)
fork (n) form (n) garage (n)
former (adj) garden (n)
fortnight (n) garlic (n)
gas (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: petrol)
fortunately (adv)
gas station (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: petrol
forward(s) (adv)
station)
fountain (n)
frame (n) gate (n)
free (adj & adv) general (adj)
freeze (v) generally (adv)
• I generally get home about 7.00.
freezer (n)
generation (n)
freezing (adj)
generous (adj)
French fries (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: chips)
gentle (adj)
frequent (adj)
geography (n)
frequently (adv)
get (v)
fresh (adj)
get along (with) (phr v)
fridge (n)
• How do you get along with Harry?
fried (adj)
get back (phr v)
friend (n)
friendly (adj) • When did you get back from New
friendship (n) York?
get down (phr v)
frighten (v)
• Get down at once!
frightened (adj)
frightening (adj) • Did you get all the notes down?
frog (n) get fit (v)
from (prep) get in (phr v)
front (adj & n) • Can you get in through the window?
frozen (adj) get off (phr v)
fruit (n) • We get off at the next stop.
fry (v) get on (phr v)
frying pan (n) • Get your coat on and then we can
fuel (n) leave.
full (adj) • How are you getting on now?
full stop (n) get on (with) (phr v)
full time (adv) • She got on with her work.
• I’m getting on well with French.
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• Do you get on well with Sam? • They went off to Australia.
get rid of (phr v) • Suddenly the lights went off.
• Have you got rid of those old go on (phr v)
documents? • The meeting went on until six o'clock.
get up (phr v) • What's going on?
• What time do you get up in the go out (phr v)
morning? • Are you going out this evening?
giant (adj) • The fire has gone out.
gift (n) • Is Barbara still going out with Thomas,
giraffe (n) or have they broken up?
girl (n) girlfriend (n) gorgeous (adj)
give (v) government (n)
give back (phr v) go (with/together) (phr v)
• Give me back this book on Tuesday, • Your tie doesn't go with your shirt.
please. • Your tie and shirt don’t go together.
give in (phr v) grab (v)
• Have you given in your homework yet? • He grabbed my bag and ran away.
• Do you give in? Shall I tell you the grade (n)
answer now? graduation (n)
give out (phr v) gram(me) (n)
• Will you give out these papers for me, grammar (n)
please? grandchild (n)
give up (phr v) grand(d)ad (n)
• Has David given up playing tennis? granddaughter (n)
give way (phr v) grandfather (n)
• You must give way to traffic at a grandma (n)
roundabout. grandmother (n)
glad (adj) grandpa (n)
glance (v) grandparent (n)
glass (n & adj) grandson (n)
glasses (n pl) granny (n)
global warming (n) grant (n)
glove (n) • He was given a grant to study in
go (v & n) Australia. (n)
• Can I have a go? grape (n)
• Go away! graphics (n pl)
goal (n) grass (n)
goalkeeper (n) grateful (adj)
goat (n) great (adj)
go for (phr v) green (adj & n)
• He went for the job. greet (v)
• The dog went for the man. greeting (n)
gold (adj & n) grey (adj & n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: gray)
golden (adj) grill (n & v)
golf (n) grilled (adj)
good (adj) grocery store (n) (Am Eng)
• The film was very good. groom (n)
• to be good at maths ground (n)
good afternoon (exclam) group (n)
goodbye (exclam) grow (v)
good evening (exclam) grow up (phr v)
good-looking (adj) • Children grow up fast.
good morning (exclam) guard (n)
good night (exclam) guess (n & v)
goods (n pl) guest (n)
go off (phr v) guest-house (n)
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guide (n & v) have to (mv)
guidebook (n) he (pron)
guilty (adj) head (n)
guitar (n) • to hit one's head (n)
guitarist (n) • the head of the company (n)
gum (n) • the head of the school (n)
• chewing gum headache (n)
gun (n) headline (n)
guy (n) headphones (n)
gym (n) headteacher (n)
gymnastics (n) health (n)
healthy (adj)
H hear (v)
heart (n)
heat (n)
habit (n) heater (n)
hair (n) heating (n)
haircut (n) heavy (adj)
hairdresser (n) heel (n)
hairdryer (n) • I can’t walk in high heels.
half (adv, det, n & pron) height (n)
half-price (adj) helicopter (n)
hall (n) hello (exclam)
hand (n & v) helmet (n)
handbag (n) help (n & v)
hand-held (adj) her (det & pron)
hand in (phr v) herb (n)
• Please hand in the answer sheet here (adv)
when you’ve finished. hero (n)
handkerchief (n) heroine (n)
handle (v) • The heroine of this story is a young
hand out (phr v) schoolgirl.
• Hand out the books please, Tom. hers (pron)
handsome (adj) herself (pron)
handwriting (n) hey (exclam)
hang (v) hi (exclam)
• to hang a picture hidden (adj)
hang out (phr v) hide (v)
• to hang out with friends high (adj & adv)
hang up (phr v) hike (v)
• She hung up at the end of the phone hill (n)
call. him (pron)
happen (v) himself (pron)
happy (adj) hip hop (n)
happily (adv) hire (v & n)
happiness (n) • to hire a boat (v)
harbour (n) • for hire (n)
hard (adj & adv) his (det & pron)
hardly (adv) historic (adj)
• hardly any time historical (adj)
• He could hardly wait. history (n)
hardware (n) hit (n & v)
hat (n) • The song was a great hit. (n)
hate (v) • to hit the ball (v)
have (av & v) hitchhike (v)
have got to (mv) hobby (n)
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hockey (n) ice skating (n)
hold (v) icy (adj)
hold up (phr v) ID (n)
• He was held up in the heavy traffic for ID card (n)
over two hours. idea (n)
hole (n) identification (n)
holiday (n) identify (v)
home (adv & n) • Babies can identify their mothers.
homepage (n) identity card (ID) (n)
homework (n) if (conj)
honest (adj) ignore (v)
honestly (adv) ill (adj)
• I honestly don’t know where she is. illness (n)
honey (n) imagination (n)
honeymoon (n) imagine (v)
hope (n & v) immediately (adv)
hopeful (adj) immigration (n)
hopefully (adv) importance (n)
• Hopefully the journey won’t take long. important (adj)
hopeless (adj) impossible (adj)
• a hopeless situation impressed (by/with) (adj)
horrible (adj) improve (v)
horror (adj) improvement (n)
• a horror movie in (adv & prep)
horse (n) in advance (prep phr)
hospital (n) in case (adv & conj)
hostel (n) inch (n)
hot (adj) include (v)
hotel (n) including (prep)
hour (n) incorrect (adj)
house (n) increase (v)
housewife (n) incredible (adj)
housework (n) incredibly (adv)
how (adv) • The team played incredibly well.
however (adv) indeed (adv)
how much (adv) independent (adj)
hug (n & v) individual (adj)
huge (adj) indoor (adj)
human (adj & n) indoors (adv)
humid (adj) industry (n)
hunger (n) in fact (prep phr)
hungry (adj) influence (n & v)
hunt (v) inform (v)
hurry (n & v) information (n)
hurt (adj & v) in front of (prep phr)
husband (n) ingredient (n)
hut (n) • I always use fresh ingredients
in half (prep phr)
in ink (prep phr)
I initial (n)
• His initials are J.B.H.
injure (v)
I (pron) ink (n)
ice (n) in love (prep phr)
ice cream (n) in pencil (prep phr)
ice hockey (n) in order (prep phr)
ice skates (n)
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in order to (prep phr) jacket (n)
inquiry (n) jail (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: prison)
insect (n) jam (n)
inside (adv & prep) • strawberry jam
insist (v) • traffic jam
inspire (v) jar (n)
• She inspired him to become an actor. jazz (n)
install (v) jealous (adj)
instance (n) jeans (n pl)
• for instance jet (n)
instead (of) (adv) • to go by jet (plane)
• There were no lemons so I got jewellery (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: jewelry)
oranges instead. job (n)
• Can you come on Monday instead of jog (v)
Tuesday? jogging (n)
instructions (n pl) join (v)
instructor (n) • The rivers join there.
instrument (n) • to join the army
• musical instrument • to join (in) a game
intelligent (adj) joke (n & v)
intend (v) journalist (n)
• to intend to do something journey (n)
interest (n & v) judge (n & v)
interested (adj) jug (n)
interesting (adj) juice (n)
intermediate (adj) jump (n & v)
international (adj) jumper (n)
internet (n) jungle (n)
interrupt (v) just (adv)
interval (n)
• an interval in a play
interview (n & v) K
in the end (prep phr)
in time (prep phr)
into (prep) kangaroo (n)
introduce (v) keen (adj)
introduction (n) • He's keen on cycling.
in two (prep phr) • to be keen to do something
invent (v) keep (v)
invention (n) keeper (n)
invitation (n) keep in (phr v)
invite (v) • She kept the children in as it was so
involve (v) cold.
iron (n & v) keep on (phr v)
ironing (n) • He kept on talking.
island (n) keep up (phr v)
issue (n) • Keep up the good work!
IT (Information Technology) (n) kettle (n)
it (pron) key (n)
item (n) • key to a lock
its (det) • key to success
itself (pron) keyboard (n)
• computer keyboard
• keyboard music
J kick (n & v)
kid (n)
• We’re taking the kids camping.
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kill (v) • the least amount (adj)
kilogramme (kg) (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: • at least (adv)
kilogram) leather (n)
kilometre (km) (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: leave (v)
kilometer) lecture (n)
kind (adj & n) left (n, adj & adv)
king (n) left-hand (adj)
kiss (n & v) leg (n)
kit (n) leisure (n)
kitchen (n) lemon (n)
kite (n) lemonade (n)
kitten (n) lend (v)
knee (n) length (n)
knife (n) less (adv, det & pron)
knit (v) lesson (n)
knock (v) let (v)
knock down (phr v) • Let her do it.
• He was knocked down by a car. • Let me think.
know (v) • Let’s go out tonight.
knowledge (n) letter (n)
lettuce (n)
L level (n)
library (n)
licence (n)
label (n) • a driving/marriage/TV licence
laboratory (lab) (n) lie (n & v)
lack (n) lie down (phr v)
ladder (n) life (n)
lady (n) lift (n & v)
lake (n) • Can you give me a lift, please? (n)
lamb (n) • The lift is going up. (n)
lamp (n) • Please help me to lift this table. (v)
land (n & v) light (adj, n & v)
landscape (n) lighter (n)
language (n) • a cigarette lighter
laptop (computer) (n) lightning (n)
large (adj) like (prep & v)
last (adj, adv, det & v) likely (adj)
late (adj & adv) limit (n & v)
lately (adv) limited (adj)
later (adj & adv) • a limited choice
latest (adj) line (n)
laugh (n & v) • a line on a page
law (n) • a clothes line
lawyer (n) • a railway line
lay (v) link (n)
• lay the table • a link to a website
lazy (adj) lion (n)
lead (v) lip (n)
• to lead someone by the hand liquid (n)
• Where does this road lead? list (n)
leader (n) listen (v)
leaf (n) literature (n)
league (n) litre (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: liter)
learn (v) litter (n)
least (adj & adv) little (adj, det & pron)
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live (v) Madam (n)
live (adj) made of/from/out of (v)
• live music/sport • Her shirt is made of cotton.
lively (adj) magazine (n)
living room (n) magic (adj & n)
load (n) magnificent (adj)
loan (n) mail (n & v)
local (adj) main (adj)
locate (v) main course (n)
• The station is located in the city make (v)
centre. make sure (v)
location (n) make-up (n)
lock (n & v) male (adj & n)
locker (n) mall (n)
logo (n) • shopping mall
lonely (adj) man (n)
long (adj) manage (v)
look (n & v) • to manage a business
look after (phr v) • to manage to do something (succeed
• I’m looking after my sister’s house in)
while she’s on holiday? manager (n)
look at (phr v) mango (n)
look for (phr v) many (det & pron)
look forward to (phr v) map (n)
• I’m looking forward to the party! mark (n)
look like (v) market (n)
• She looks like her sister. • to buy something from a market
look out (phr v) marriage (n)
Look out! married (adj)
look up (phr v) marry (v)
• Look up the meaning of the word in marvellous (adj)
your dictionary. match (n & v)
loose (adj) • a box of matches (n)
lorry (n) • a tennis match (n)
lose (v) • This tie matches your shirt. (v)
lost (adj) mate (n)
lots / a lot (n) material (n)
lottery (n) maths / mathematics (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng:
loud (adj) math)
loudly (adv) matter (n & v)
love (n & v) • Is anything the matter? (n)
lovely (adj) • It doesn't matter. (v)
low (adj) maximum (adj & n)
luck (n) may (mv)
luckily (adv) maybe (adv)
lucky (adj) me (pron)
luggage (n) meal (n)
lunch (n) mean (v)
lunchtime (n) • What do you mean?
luxury (n) • What does it mean?
meaning (n)
M meanwhile (adv)
measure (v)
meat (n)
machine (n) mechanic (n)
mad (adj) medicine (n)
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medium (adj) • She’s a fashion model. (n)
meet (v) modern (adj)
meeting (n) moment (n)
melon (n) money (n)
member (n) monkey (n)
membership (n) monster (n)
memory (n) month (n)
• to have a good/poor memory monument (n)
• happy memories mood (n)
• computer memory moon (n)
mend (v) more (adv, det & pron)
mention (v) morning (n)
menu (n) mosquito (n)
mess (n) most (adv, det & pron)
message (n) mostly (adv)
messy (adj) mother (n)
metal (n) motorbike (n)
method (n) motorcycle (n)
• modern methods of teaching motor-racing (n)
metre (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: meter) motorway (n)
microwave (n) mountain (n)
• a microwave oven mouse (n)
midday (n) moustache (n)
middle (n) mouth (n)
middle-aged (adj) move (v)
midnight (n) movie (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: film)
might (mv) movie star (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: film star)
mild (adj) movie theater (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: cinema)
mile (n) MP3 player (n)
milk (n) Mr (n)
millimetre (mm) (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: Mrs (n)
millimeter) Ms (n)
million (n) much (adv, det & pron)
mind (n & v) mug (n)
• His mind was on other things. (n) mum (n)
• Would you mind if I called tomorrow? museum (n)
(v) mushroom (n)
• Mind your head! (v) music (n)
• Who's minding the baby for you? (v) musical (adj)
• Make your mind up, quickly! (v) musician (n)
mine (pron) must (mv)
mineral water (n) multiply (v)
minimum (adj & n) my (det)
minus (prep) myself (pron)
minute (n) mystery (n)
mirror (n)
miserable (adj) N
miss (v)
Miss (n) name (n & v)
missing (adj) narrow (adj)
mistake (n) nasty (adj)
mix (v & n) national (adj)
mobile (phone) (n) nationality (n)
model (n) natural (adj)
• It's cheap because it's last year's nature (n)
model. (n) • nature studies
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navy blue (adj) notepaper (n)
near (adv, prep & adj) nothing (pron)
nearby (adj & adv) notice (n & v)
nearly (adv) • to read a notice (n)
neat (adj) • until further notice (n)
necessary (adj) • Did you notice anything wrong? (v)
neck (n) noticeboard (n)
necklace (n) novel (n)
need (v) now (adv)
negative (adj) nowadays (adv)
neighbour (n) nowhere (adv)
neighbourhood (n) number (n)
neither (adv, det, pron) • numbers 5 to 7
• She’s not tall, and neither am I. • a large number of cars
• Neither child was hurt. • What’s your (phone) number?
• They gave us two keys and neither nurse (n)
worked.
nephew (n)
nervous (adj) O
• a nervous person
• to feel nervous
object (n)
nest (n)
obvious (adj)
net (n)
obviously (adv)
network (n)
occasion (n)
never (adv)
occasionally (adv)
new (adj)
occupation (n)
news (n)
ocean (n)
newspaper (n)
o’clock (adv)
next (adj & adv)
of (prep)
next to (prep)
of course (adv)
nice (adj)
off (adv & prep)
niece (n)
• It fell off the table. (prep)
night (n)
nightclub (n) • The meeting is off. (adv)
nightlife (n) • I’ve got the afternoon off. (adv)
nightmare (n) offer (n & v)
no (adv, det & pron) office (n)
nobody (pron) officer (n)
noise (n) often (adv)
noisy (adj) oh (exclam)
none (pron) oh dear! (exclam)
noon (n) oil (n)
no one (pron) OK / O.K. / okay (adj & exclam)
normal (adj) old (adj)
normally (adv) old-fashioned (adj)
north (adj, adv & n) olive (n)
northeast (adj & n) omelette (n)
northern (adj) on (adv & prep)
northwest (adj & n) on board (prep phr)
nose (n) on business (prep phr)
not (adv) once (adv)
note (n & v) • once a year
• to write a note (n) • I once saw him dancing.
• a ten-pound note (n) one (det & pron)
• Please note. (v) on fire (prep phr)
notebook (n) on foot (prep phr)
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on holiday (prep phr) • on my own (pron)
onion (n) • to own a car (v)
online (adv & adj) owner (n)
• to book/buy something online (adv)
• an online printer (adj)
only (adj & adv) P
on purpose (prep phr)
on request (prep phr) pack (v)
on sale (prep phr) • to pack a case (v)
on time (prep phr) packet (n)
onto (prep) page (n)
open (adj & v) pain (n)
opening hours (n pl) painful (adj)
opera (n) paint (n & v)
operate (v) painter (n)
operation (n) painting (n)
opinion (n) pair (n)
opportunity (n) palace (n)
opposite (adj, n, prep & adv) pale (adj)
option (n) • pale blue pan (n)
or (conj) pants (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: trousers)
orange (adj & n) paper (n)
orchestra (n) • a sheet of paper
order (conj, n & v)
• a (news)paper
• in order to (conj)
paragraph (n)
• to put something in order (n) parcel (n)
• to order a meal (v) pardon (exclam)
ordinary (adj) • Pardon?
organisation (n) parent (n)
organise (v) park (n & v)
original (adj) • a public park (n)
other (adj, pron & det)
• to park a car (v)
otherwise (adv)
parking (n)
ought (mv)
parking lot (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: car park)
our (det)
parrot (n)
ours (pron)
part (n)
ourselves (pron)
• a part of something (n)
out (adv)
partly (adv)
outdoor (adj)
particular (adj)
outdoors (adv)
out of (prep) • I love this CD - in particular the last
out of date (prep phr) song.
out of order (prep phr) particularly (adv)
out of work (prep phr) partner (n)
outside (adv, adj & prep) part time (adv)
oven (n) part-time (adj)
over (adv & prep) party (n)
• I’m going over the road. (prep) • a birthday party
• over 40 people (more than) (adv) • a political party
pass (n & v)
• to be over (finished) (adv)
• Several cars passed.
• Several birds were flying over the roof
of the school. (prep) • to pass the sugar
overnight (adj & adv) • to pass an examination
owe (v) pass on (phr v)
own (adj, pron & v) • Pass on the message.
• my own pen (adj) passenger (n)
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passport (n) petrol (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: gas)
password (n) petrol station (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: gas
past (adj, n & prep) station)
• the past few weeks (adj) pharmacy (n)
• in the past (n) phone (n & v)
• It’s half past one. (prep) photo (n)
pasta (n) photocopy (n)
path (n) photograph (n & v)
patient (adj & n) photographer (n)
• to be patient (adj) photography (n)
• a hospital patient (n) phrase (n)
pattern (n) physics (n)
pause (v) piano (n)
pavement (n) pick (v)
pay (n & v) pick up (phr v)
PC (personal computer) (n) • I picked up a pencil.
pea (n) • I’ll pick up my sister from the station.
peace (n) picnic (n)
peaceful (adj) picture (n)
peach (n) pie (n)
peak (n) piece (n)
peanut (n) • a piece of cheese
pear (n) • to break into small pieces
pedestrian (n) • a piece of furniture/advice
peel (v) pig (n)
pen (n) pile (n)
pence (n pl) pill (n)
pencil (n) pillow (n)
pencil case (n) pilot (n)
penfriend (n) pin (n & v)
penguin (n) pineapple (n)
penny (n) pink (adj & n)
people (n pl) pipe (n)
pepper (n) pirate (n)
• to pass the pepper (spice) pitch (n)
• red peppers (vegetable) • football pitch
per (prep) pity (n)
percent (adv) • It’s a pity you couldn’t come to the party
perfect (adj) – it was great.
perfectly (adv) pizza (n)
perform (v) place (n)
performance (n) • a safe place (n)
performer (n) • I’ve lost my place in the book. (n)
perfume (n) • third place in a race (n)
perhaps (adv) • London is a big place. (n)
period (n) plain (adj)
permanent (adj) • It’s plain to me. (clear)
permission (n) • a plain T-shirt (no design)
permit (v) plan (n & v)
• Dogs are not permitted here. • a street plan (n)
permitted (adj) • a plan to do something (n)
person (n) plane (n)
personal (adj) planet (n)
personally (adv) plant (n & v)
persuade (v) plastic (adj & n)
pet (n)
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plate (n) possibly (adv)
platform (n) post (n & v)
play (n & v) • to post a letter (v)
• a play at the theatre (n) • to send it by post (n)
• children playing (v) postcard (n)
• to play football (v) poster (n)
• to play the guitar (v) postman (n)
• to play a DVD (v) post office (n)
• to play the part of someone (act) (v) postpone (v)
player (n) pot (n)
playground (n) potato (n)
pleasant (adj) pound (£) (n)
please (exclam & v) pour (v)
• Come in, please. (exclam) powder (n)
• to please someone (v) power (n)
pleased (adj) powerful (adj)
pleasure (n) practice (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: practise)
plenty (pron) practise (v)
plug (n) pray (v)
• a plug for the bath prayer (n)
predict (v)
• an electrical plug
prefer (v)
plus (prep & conj)
pregnant (adj)
p.m. (adv)
preparation (n)
pocket (n)
prepare (v)
pocket money (n)
prepared (adj)
podcast (n)
prescription (n)
poem (n)
poet (n) • medicine on a prescription
poetry (n) present (adj & n & v)
point (n & v) • to be present (adj)
• to point at something (v) • at the present time (adj)
• The pencil has no point on it. (n) • That will be all for the present. (n)
police (n) • I got some lovely birthday presents. (n)
policeman (n) • The winners were presented with
police officer (n) prizes. (v)
police station (n) • She presents the late-night news. (v)
polite (adj) presentation (n)
political (adj) presenter (n)
politician (n) • a sports presenter
politics (n) president (n)
pollution (n) press (v)
pool (n) • to press a button
• a swimming-pool • to press a suit
poor (adj) pretty (adj & adv)
• She is very poor. (financial) prevent (v)
• the poor man (sympathy) previous (adj)
pop (n) previously (adv)
• pop song/music/star/group price (n)
popular (adj) primary school (n)
population (n) prince (n)
port (n) princess (n)
position (n) principal (adj)
positive (adj) print (v)
possibility (n) • to print a document
possible (adj) printer (n)
prison (n)
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prisoner (n) push (n & v)
private (adj) put (v)
prize (n) put away (phr v)
probably (adv) • He put the book away.
problem (n) put down (phr v)
produce (v) • She put her name down for the trip.
product (n) put off (phr v)
production (n) • The meeting was put off until the
• film/music production following week.
• She wants to work in television put on (phr v)
production. • He put on a suit.
profession (n) • Can you put on the light?
professional (n) • He didn’t want to put on weight.
professor (n) put out (phr v)
program(me) (n) • The fire was quickly put out.
• TV programme put through (phr v)
• computer program • Can you put me through to the
progress (n) manager, please?
prohibited (adj) put up (phr v)
project (n) • The company had to put up its prices.
• school/work project puzzle (n)
promise (n & v) pyjamas (n pl)
• to promise to do something (v)
• to keep a promise (n)
promote (v) Q
pronounce (v)
• to pronounce a word correctly qualification (n)
pronunciation (n) qualified (adj)
proper (adj) quality (n)
properly (as in working properly) (adv) quantity (n)
• My computer isn’t working properly quarter (n)
property (n) queen (n)
protect (v) question (n)
proud (adj) • to ask a question
prove (v) • the question being discussed (subject)
provide (v) questionnaire (n)
public (adj & n) queue (n)
• public opinion (adj) quick (adj)
• to make something public (adj) quickly (adv)
• to be open to the public (n) quiet (adj)
public transport (n) quietly (adv)
publish (v) quit (v)
pull (v) quite (adv)
pullover (n) • Are you quite sure?
pump (n) • quite old
• petrol/bike pump quiz (n)
punish (v)
pupil (n)
puppy (n) R
pure (adj)
purple (adj & n)
rabbit (n)
purpose (n)
race (n & v)
• He did it on purpose. (deliberately)
• to win a race (n)
• The purpose of this meeting is to…
• to race against fast runners (compete)
purse (n)
(v)
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• to race home quickly (run) (v) • to recover from an illness
racket (n) recycle (v)
• tennis racket radio (n) • I don’t recycle as much as I should.
rail (n) recycled (adj)
• to go by rail railway (n) recycling (n)
rain (n & v) red (adj)
raincoat (n) reduce (v)
rainforest (n) refreshments (n pl)
raise (v) refrigerator (n)
• to raise your arm refund (n)
• to raise prices refuse (v)
range (n) regarding (prep)
rap (n) regards (n)
• rap artist region (n)
rare (adj) register (v)
rarely (adv) • He registered with a new doctor. (v)
rather (adv) registration (n)
• She’s rather tall for her age. regret (n & v)
• I’d rather go to the cinema than the regular (adj)
theatre. regularly (adv)
• Shall we stay in tonight, rather than go out? relation (n)
raw (adj) • to visit a relation
• raw meat relationship (n)
reach (v) relative (n)
react (v) • a relative came to stay
• He reacted quickly to the news. relax (v)
read (v) relaxation (n)
reader (n) relaxed (adj)
reading (n) reliable (adj)
ready (adj) relieved (adj)
real (adj) religion (n)
realise (v) rely (on) (v)
• He realised it was true. remain (v)
realistic (adj) remember (v)
reality (n) remind (v)
really (adv) remote control (n)
reason (n) remove (v)
reasonable (adj) rent (n & v)
reasonably (adv) repair (n & v)
rebuild (v) repeat (v)
receipt (n) replace (v)
receive (v) reply (n & v)
recent (adj) report (n & v)
reception (n) reporter (n)
receptionist (n) request (n & v)
recipe (n) require (v)
recognise (v) rescue (n & v)
recommend (v) research (n & v)
reservation (n)
• to recommend someone/something
record (n & v) reserve (n & v)
• She was a reserve for the team. (n)
• to keep a record (n)
• to reserve a seat (v)
• to break a record (n)
resort (n)
• to record a song (v)
respect (n & v)
recording (n)
responsible (adj)
recover (v)
rest (n & v)
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• a rest from work (n) • the sitting room
• the rest of them (n) • There’s lots of room in here.
• The doctor told her to rest. (v) rope (n)
restaurant (n) rose (n)
result (n) rough (adj)
retire (v) • a rough road
return (n & v) • a rough idea
• to return home (v) • rough work
• a return (ticket) (n) round (adj, adv & prep)
review (n) • a round object (adj)
revise (v) • the wrong way round (adv)
revision (n) • to sit round a table (prep)
reward (n) roundabout (n)
rice (n) route (n)
rich (adj) routine (n)
ride (n & v)
rider (n) row (n)
right (adj, adv & n) • a row of seats
• the right time (correct) (adj) rubber (n)
• the right person for the job (suitable) • a rubber (eraser)
(adj) rubbish (n)
• my right foot (adj) rude (adj)
• Everything will be all right. (adj) rug (n)
• Go right there. (directly) (adv) rugby (n)
• Fill it right to the top. (completely) (adv) ruin (n)
• the right to vote (n) rule (n & v)
right-hand (adj) • the rules of grammar (n)
ring (n & v) • to rule a country (v)
• stand in a ring (n) ruler (n)
• a wedding ring (n) • draw a line using a ruler
• Give me a ring tomorrow. (phone) (n) run (v)
• Suddenly the bell rang. (v) • to run in a race
ring back (phr v) • to run a business
ring up (phr v) runner (n)
• to telephone somebody running (n)
rise (v) run out (phr v)
• The sun rises in the east. • He ran out of time and didn’t finish.
• Prices are rising.
river (n)
road (n)
S
roast (adj & v)
rob (v) robot (n) sad (adj)
rock (n) safe (adj)
• rock (music) (n) • to be safe from harm
• a hard piece of rock (n) safely (adv)
rocket (n) sail (n & v)
• They sent a rocket into space. sailing (n)
role (n) salad (n)
roll (n) salary (n)
• a roll of film (n) sale (n)
• a bread roll (n) salesman/saleswoman (n)
romance (n) salmon (n)
romantic (adj) salt (n)
roof (n) same (adj, pron & adv)
room (n) • at the same time (adj)
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• Your watch is the same as mine. section (n)
(pron) security (n)
• You should treat everyone the see (v)
same. (adv) • to see something (with the eyes)
sand (n) • to see the joke (understand)
sandal (n) • to see someone about a problem
sandwich (n) (consult)
satisfactory (adj) seem (v)
satisfied (adj) select (v)
sauce (n) selfie (n)
saucepan (n) • take a selfie
saucer (n) selfish (adj)
sausage (n) self-service (adj)
save (v) sell (v)
• to save someone send (v)
• to save money sense (n)
• to save time sensible (adj)
say (v) sentence (n)
• to say something to someone • words in a sentence
• I really can’t say. (give an opinion) separate (adj)
scared (adj) series (n)
scarf (n) • a TV series
scary (adj) serious (adj)
scene (n) • a serious person
scenery (n) • a serious illness
school (n) seriously (adv)
schoolchild (n) serve (v)
science (n) • to serve in a shop
science fiction (n) server (n)
scientific (adj) • a file server
scientist (n) service (n)
scissors (n pl) • a bus service
scooter (n) • customer service
score (n & v) session (n)
• The score was 3-0. (n) • in a school, gym set (n & v)
• to score a goal (v) set off (phr v)
scream (n & v) • She set off early for work.
screen (n) set out (phr v)
sculpture (n) • They set out on the long journey.
sea (n) set up (phr v)
search (n & v) • Her mother helped her to set up in
seaside (n) business.
season (n) several (det & pron)
seat (n) sew (v)
seat belt (n) sex (n)
second (adv, det & n) • the male/female sex
• She came second and won silver. shade (n)
(adv) • to sit in the shade
• This is the second time you’ve been shadow (n)
late. (det) shake (v)
• sixty seconds in a minute (n) shall (mv)
secondary (adj) shame (n)
• secondary school shampoo (n)
second-hand (adj & adv) shape (n)
secret (adj & n) share (v)
secretary (n)
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shark (n) • a road sign (n)
sharp (adj) • to sign a document (v)
• a sharp knife • no sign of life (n)
• a sharp corner • signs of winter (n)
• a sharp picture signal (n & v)
shave (v) signature (n)
she (pron) signpost (n)
sheep (n) sign up (v)
sheet (n) • sign up for an online course
• sheets on a bed silence (n)
• a sheet of paper silent (adj)
• information sheet silk (adj & n)
shelf (n) silly (adj)
shine (v) silver (adj & n)
shiny (adj) similar (adj)
ship (n) simple (adj)
shirt (n) since (conj & prep)
shock (n) sincerely (adv)
• to suffer from shock (n) • Yours sincerely sing (v)
shocked (adj) singer (n)
shocking (adj) singing (n)
shoe (n) single (n & adj)
shoot (v) • a single (ticket) to Manchester (n)
• to shoot at the goal • to be single (unmarried) (adj)
shop (n & v) • a single room (adj)
shop assistant (n) sink (n & v)
shopping (n) • a kitchen sink (n)
• Let’s go shopping tomorow • The ship began to sink. (v)
shore (n) sir (n)
short (adj) • Yes, sir!
shortly (adv) sister (n)
shorts (n pl) sit (v)
• a pair of shorts sit down (phr v)
should (mv) site (n)
shoulder (n) sitting room (n)
shout (n & v) situated (adj)
show (n & v) situation (n)
• a film show (n) size (n)
• Show it to me. (v) skate (n & v)
• The picture shows a village. (v) skateboard (n & v)
• It shows that they care. (v) skateboarding (n)
show up (phr v) skating (n)
• He showed up at the party ski (n & v)
shower (n) skiing (n)
• a shower of rain skill (n)
• to have a shower skin (n)
shut (adj & v) skirt (n)
shy (adj) sky (n)
sick (adj) sleep (n & v)
side (n) • I usually go to sleep at 11pm.
sight (n) sleeve (n)
• Her sight is better with glasses. slice (n)
• in sight, out of sight slightly (adv)
sightseeing (n) slim (adj)
sign (n & v) slip (v)
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• to slip on the ice slow (adj) soul (n)
slowly (adv) sound (n & v)
small (adj) • the sound of music (n)
smart (adj) • It sounds like/as if…(v)
• a smart idea (Am Eng) soundtrack (n)
• smart clothes • The film’s soundtrack has music by
smartphone (n) Adele.
smell (n & v) soup (n)
smile (n & v) sour (adj)
smoke (n & v) • a sour taste
smoking (n) south (adj & adv, n)
smooth (adj) southeast (adj & n)
• a smooth surface (level) southern (adj)
• a smooth ride in the new car southwest (adj & n)
(comfortable) souvenir (n)
snack (n) space (n)
snake (n) • a parking space
snow (n & v) • write in the spaces
snowboard (n & v) • not enough space
snowboarding (n) • outer space
so (adv & conj) spaceship (n)
soap (n) spare (adj & v)
soap opera (n) • spare cash, spare time (adj)
soccer (n) • to spare the time (v)
sociable (adj) sparkling (adj)
social (adj) • Sparkling water, please.
social media (n) speak (v)
society (n) speaker (n)
sock (n) special (adj)
sofa (n) specially (adv)
soft (adj) species (n)
• a soft material spectacular (adj)
• a softdrink speech (n)
software (n) speed (n)
soldier (n) spell (v)
solution (n) spelling (n)
solve (n) spend (v)
some (det & pron) • to spend money/time
somebody (pron) spice (n)
somehow (adv) spicy (adj)
someone (pron) spill (v)
something (pron) spinach (n)
• Be into something. spite (n)
• He’s really into sports • in spite of
sometimes (adv) split up (phr v)
somewhere (adv) • She’s just split up with her boyfriend.
son (n) spoil (v)
song (n) spoon (n)
soon (adv) sport (n)
• I’ll come soon. sports centre (n)
• as soon as I can spot (n)
sore (adj) spy (n)
sorry (adj) square (adj & n)
sort (n) • a square room (adj)
• the same sort • a market square (n)
so-so (adj)
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squash (n) store (n)
stadium (n) • a department store (n)
staff (n) storm (n)
stage (n) story (n)
• to perform on a stage straight (adj & adv)
stairs (n pl) • to go straight on (adv)
stall (n) • a straight road (adj)
• market stall strange (adj)
stamp (n) stranger (n)
• a postage stamp strawberry (n)
stand (v) stream (n)
star (n) street (n)
• stars in the sky (n) stress (n)
• a film star (n) • He didn’t want the stress of a new job.
start (n & v) stressed (adj)
• a good start (n) stressful (adj)
• to start a race (v) strict (adj)
station (n) strike (n & v)
• a bus/fire/radio station • to go on strike (n)
statue (n) • to strike something (v)
stay (n & v) stripe (n)
• to stay to dinner (v) strong (adj)
• to stay with friends (v) student (n)
• to stay looking young (v) studio (n)
• a two-night stay (n) • TV/artist’s/recording studio studies (n
stay behind (phr v) pl)
• She stayed behind after the lesson to study (n & v)
speak to the teacher. • to study physics (v)
steak (n) • to study the map (v)
steal (v) • Social Studies (n)
steep (adj) stuff (n)
step (n) stupid (adj)
• two steps forward style (n)
• to climb the steps stylish (adj)
step forward/back(wards)/out (v) subject (n)
step over/in/on/out of (sth) (v) • the subject of a discussion
stick (n & v) • the subject of a sentence
• a walking stick (n) • a school subject
• to stick two things together (v) subtract (v)
sticky (adj) subway (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: underground)
still (adj & adv) succeed (v)
• I prefer still to sparkling water. (adj) success (n)
• Sit still! (adv) successful (adj)
• She’s still here. (adv) such (det)
stir (v) sudden (adj)
stomach (n) suddenly (adv)
stomach ache (n) suffer (v)
stone (n) sugar (n)
suggest (v)
• a large stone
suggestion (n)
• a stone bridge
suit (n & v)
stop (n & v)
• to wear a suit
• a bus stop (n)
• The colour red suits you.
• The car stopped. (v)
• Which time suits you?
• It’s stopped raining. (v)
suitable (adj)
• The rain stopped me from going out. (v)
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suitcase (n) • to switch on a machine (v)
sum (n) system (n)
• Huge sum of money.
sun (n)
sunbathe (v) T
sunglasses (n pl)
sunny (adj) table (n)
sunrise (n) table-cloth (n)
sunset (n) tablet (n)
sunshine (n) table tennis (n)
superhero (n) take (v)
supermarket (n) • to take someone’s hand
supper (n) • to take someone’s things (steal/
supply (v) borrow)
• Fran supplied the sandwiches for the • to take a photo
party. • to take a long time
support (n & v)
• to take a holiday
• She gave me a lot of support during my
takeaway (n)
exams. (n) take away (v)
• to support a weight (v)
• Take 15 away from 78.
• to support a team (v) take care of (v)
supporter (n)
• take care of someone.
suppose (v) take off (phr v)
• I suppose it’s true. • Do you want to take off your coat?
• You aren’t supposed to drive fast.
• The plane takes off at 6.
• It’s supposed to be a good film. take part (in) (v)
sure (adj & adv) • Everybody took part in the meeting.
• I’m sure you’re right. (adj) take place (v)
• to make sure (adv) • The meeting took place at six.
surf (v) take up (phr v)
surfboard (n) • He decided to take up a new hobby.
surfing (n) talent (n)
surname (n) talented (adj)
surprise (n & v) talk (n & v)
surprised (adj) talk show (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: chat show)
suprising (adj) tall (adj)
surround (v) tap (n)
• The cottage is surrounded by • a cold-water tap (n)
beautiful countryside. taste (n & v)
sweater (n)
• to have good taste (n)
sweatshirt (n)
• to taste food (v)
sweet (adj & n)
• It tastes good. (v)
• sweet food (adj)
tasty (adj)
• a sweet face (adj)
tax (n)
• a sweet smell (adj) taxi (n)
• to eat a sweet (n) tea (n)
swim (n & v) teach (v)
swimmer (n) teacher (n)
swimming (n) teaching (n)
swimming costume (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: team (n)
bathing suit) tear (n & v)
swimming pool (n) • Tears ran down her cheeks. (n)
swimsuit (n)
• to tear a piece of paper (v)
switch (n & v)
technique (n)
• light switch (n) technology (n)
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teenager (n) • to be deep in thought
telephone (n & v) thriller (n)
television (TV) (n) throat (n)
tell (v) through
• to tell a story (prep)
• to tell someone something throw (v)
• to tell someone to do something throw away (phr v)
• You can’t always tell. • He threw away the old TV.
temperature (n) thumb (n)
• to have a temperature thunder (n)
• air temperature thunderstorm (n)
temporary (adj) tick (n & v)
tennis (n) ticket (n)
tense (n) tidy (adj & v)
tent (n) tidy up (phr v)
term (n) • Please tidy up when you’ve finished.
terrible (adj) tie (n & v)
terribly (adv) • a shirt and tie (n)
terrific (adj) • to tie with string (v)
terrified (adj) tiger (n)
test (n & v) tight (adj)
text (n & v) • tight shoes
textbook (n) tights (n pl)
text message (n) • a pair of tights
than (conj & prep) till (conj & prep)
thank (v) • to wait till the end (prep)
thanks (exclam) • till he comes (conj)
thank you (exclam) time (n & v)
that (conj, det & pron) • What time is it? (n)
the (det) • It took a long time. (n)
theatre (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: theater) • the last time (n)
their (det) • Is it time yet? (n)
theirs (pron) • Four times five is twenty. (v)
them (pron) timetable (n)
themselves (pron) tin (n)
then (adv)
• a tin of peas
there (adv)
• made of tin
therefore (adv)
tiny (adj)
these (det & pron)
tip (n)
they (pron)
thick (adj) • the tip of the pencil
thief (n) • a tip for the waitress
thin (adj) tip (advice) (n)
thing (n) tired (adj)
think (v) tiring (adj)
• to think about something tissue (n)
title (n)
• I think he’s left.
to (prep)
• What did you think of the film?
toast (n)
• I think I’ll go.
• toast for breakfast
• I’m thinking of going. today (adv & n)
thirsty (adj) toe (n)
this (det & pron) together (adv)
those (det & pron) toilet (n)
though (conj) tomato (n)
thought (n) tomorrow (adv & n)
• to have thoughts about something
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tongue (n) trouble (n)
tonight (adv & n) trousers (n pl)
too (adv) truck (Am Eng) (Br Eng: lorry)
• I’ve been there, too. trunk (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: boot)
• It’s too heavy to lift. • the trunk of a car
tooth/teeth (n) true (adj)
toothache (n) • Is it true?
toothbrush (n) • a true friend
toothpaste (n) trumpet (n)
top (adj & n) trust (v)
• top of the class (adj) • to trust someone
• at the top of his voice (n) truth (n)
topic (n) try (v)
torch (n) • to try to do something
total (adj & n) • to try (out) something
totally (adv) try on (phr v)
touch (v) • to try on shoes
tour (n & v) T-shirt (n)
tour guide (n) tube (n)
tourism (n) • a tube of toothpaste
tourist (n) tuna (n)
tourist information centre (n) tune (n)
tournament (n) tunnel (n)
toward(s) (prep) turkey (n)
towel (n) turn (n & v)
tower (n) • to turn your head (v)
town (n) • to turn the page (v)
toy (n) • It’s my turn. (n)
track (n) • The wheels began to turn. (v)
• a race track turn down (phr v)
tracksuit (n) • Could you turn down the music?
trade (n) turning (n)
traditional (adj)
• the first turning on the left
traffic (n)
turn into (phr v)
traffic jam (n)
• The water had turned into ice.
traffic light(s) (n)
turn off (phr v)
train (n & v)
• She turned off the engine.
• to travel by train (n)
turn on (phr v)
• to train in a skill (v)
• Can you turn on the TV?
trainer (n)
turn up (phr v)
• a pair of trainers
• Turn up the radio – I can hardly hear it.
• a personal trainer twice (adv)
training (n)
twin (n)
tram (n) type (n & v)
transfer (v)
• a type of person (n)
translate (v)
• to type a letter (v)
translation (n)
typical (adj)
transport (n)
typically (adv)
trash can (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: rubbish bin)
tyre (n)
travel (v)
travel agent (n)
tree (n)
trend (n)
U
trick (n)
trip (n) ugly (adj)
• a weekend trip umbrella (n)
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unable (adj) • That depends upon when you finish.
unbelievable (adj) upper (adj)
uncle (n) upset (adj)
uncomfortable (adj) upstairs (adj & adv)
under (prep) up to (prep phr)
• under the bed • up to six people
• under £10.00 up to date (prep phr)
underground (adj & n) urgent (adj)
• underground trains (adj) urgently (adv)
• to travel by underground (n) us (pron)
underline (v) use (n & v)
underneath (prep) • Can you use a computer? (v)
underpants (n) • It’s for the use of teachers only. (n)
understand (v) • Is this any use to you? (n)
underwear (n) used to (v)
undress (v) • I used to cycle a lot when I was
unemployed (adj) younger.
unemployment (n) • I’m not used to getting up early.
unexpected (adj) useful (adj)
unfair (adj) user (n)
unfit (adj) usual (adj)
unforgettable (adj) usually (adv)
unfortunately (adv)
unfriendly (adj)
unhappy (n) V
unhealthy (adj)
uniform (n) v/versus (prep)
union (n)
• Manchester United v Liverpool
unit (n)
valley (n)
unkind (adj) valuable (adj)
unknown (adj)
value (n)
unimportant (adj)
van (n)
uninterested (adj)
vanilla (n)
uninteresting (adj)
variety (n)
universe (n)
various (adj)
university (n)
vase (n)
unless (conj)
vegetable (n)
unlikely (adj)
vegetarian (n & adj)
unlucky (adj)
vehicle (n)
unnecessary (adj)
version (n)
unpack (v)
• new/original version
unpleasant (adj)
very (adv)
untidy (adj)
vet (n)
until (prep & conj)
via (prep)
unusual (adv)
video (n & v)
unwell (adj)
video clip (n)
up (adv & prep)
video game (n)
• to walk up the hill (prep)
view (n)
• Are you up yet? (awake and dressed)
• a beautiful view
(adv) village (n)
• Lift your head up. (adv) violin (n)
• Speak up, please. (adv) virus (n)
update (n & v) • a computer virus
upload (n & v) visa (n)
upon (prep) visit (n & v)
• once upon a time
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visitor (n) wear (v)
vocabulary (n) • to wear a dress
voice (n) wear out (phr v & adj)
volleyball (n) • You’ll wear out those shoes. (v)
volume (n) • My shoes are worn out. (adj)
volunteer (n) weather (n)
vote (n & v) weather forecast (n)
vowel (n) web (n)
webcam (n)
W web page (n)
website (n)
wedding (n)
wage(s) (n) week (n)
wait (n & v) weekday (n)
waiter (n) weekend (n)
waiting room (n) weekly (adj & adv)
waitress (n) • a weekly magazine (adj)
wake (v) • to phone home twice weekly (adv)
wake up (phr v) weigh (v)
walk (n & v) weight (n)
walking (n) welcome (n & v)
wall (n) • a warm welcome (n)
wallet (n) • Welcome to London! (v)
want (v) well (adj, adv & exclam)
war (n) • I’m very well, thanks. (adj)
wardrobe (n) • to behave very well (adv)
warm (adj) • Shake the bottle well. (adv)
warn (v) • Well, here we are. (exclam)
warning (n) well done! (adv)
wash (n & v) well-dressed (adj)
wash up (phr v) well-known (adj)
washing machine (n) well made / well-made (adv & adj)
washing-up (n) west (adj, adv & n)
• to do the washing-up western (adj)
waste (adj & v) wet (adj)
watch (n & v) • wet clothes
• My watch keeps good time. (n) • wet weather
• I watched TV last night. (v) whale (n)
water (n & v) what (det & pron)
waterfall (n) whatever (pron & det)
wave (n & v) wheel (n)
• waves at sea (n) wheelchair (n)
• to wave goodbye (v) when (adv)
way (n) whenever (conj)
• Is this the way? where (adv & conj)
• the wrong way wherever (conj)
• a long way whether (conj)
• to stand in the way which (pron & det)
• That’s the way to do it. while, whilst (conj)
• way of life while (n)
• way in, way out • He stayed for a short while
we (pron) white (adj)
weak (adj) who (pron)
• to feel weak whole (adj & n)
• a weak excuse whose (det & pron)
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why (adv) would (mv)
wide (adj) wow (exclam)
• a wide road wrap (up) (v & phr v)
wife (n) • to wrap (up) a parcel
wild (adj) write (v)
wildlife (n) write down (phr v)
will (mv) • write down an address
willing (adj) writer (n)
win (v) writing (n)
wind (n) written (adj)
• A strong wind was blowing. wrong (adj)
window (n)
windscreen (n)
windsurfing (n) Y
windy (n)
wing (n) yard (n)
• a bird’s wing yeah (exclam)
• the wing of an aeroplane year (n)
winner (n) yellow (adj)
wise (adj) yes (adv)
wish (n & v) yesterday (adv)
• Best wishes. (n) yet (adv)
• Wish me luck. (v) yoga (n)
• I wish you were here. (v) yog(h)urt (n)
with (prep) you (pron)
within (prep) you know (exclam)
without (prep) young (adj)
woman (n) your (det)
wonder (v) yours (pron)
• I wonder what he said. yourself (pron)
wonderful (adj) youth (n)
wood (n)
• to be made of wood
• in a large wood wooden (adj)
Z
wool (n)
word (n) zebra
• words in a sentence zero (n)
• He didn’t say a word. zone (n)
work (n & v) zoo (n)
• school work (n)
• to work for a living (v)
• hard work (n)
• to be out of work (n)
worker (n)
working (adj)
workout (n)
• I like a good workout at the gym.
work out (phr v)
• I work out at the gym every day.
world (n)
worried (adj)
worry (n & v)
worse (adj & adv)
worst (adj & adv)
worth (adj)
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Appendix 1
Word sets
In addition to the words in the alphabetical list, Preliminary and Preliminary for Schools candidates
are expected to know:
Cardinal numbers
one, two, three, etc.
Ordinal numbers
first, second, third, fourth, etc.
Days of the week

Monday, Tuesday, etc.
Months of the year

January, February, etc.
Seasons of the year

spring, summer, autumn, winter
Countries, languages and nationalities

Names of countries, nationalities and languages, for example, Brazil/Brazilian, Canada/Canadian,
China/Chinese, France/French, Ireland/Irish, India/Indian, Italy/Italian, Spain/Spanish, etc.
Continents
Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America
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Appendix 2
Topic Lists
Clothes and Accessories
backpack go (with/together) plastic take off

bag (phr v) pocket tie tights
belt handbag pullover tracksuit
blouse handkerchief purse trainers
boot hat put on trousers
bracelet jacket raincoat T-shirt
button jeans ring sandal
cap jewellery / jewelry scarf sweatshirt
chain jumper shirt swimsuit
clothes kit shoe try on
coat knit shorts umbrella
collar label silk underpants
cotton laundry size underwear
dress leather skirt undress
earring make-up sleeve(less) uniform
fashion match (v) socks wallet
fasten material stripe watch
fit (v) necklace suit wear (out)
fold (v) old-fashioned (adj) sunglasses wool(len)
glasses pants sweater
glove pattern sweatshirt
get dressed perfume swimming costume
Colours
(dark/light/pale) gold orange silver
black golden pink white
blue green purple yellow
brown grey / gray red
Communications and Technology
access delete hardware operator

address dial headline parcel
app dial up homepage password
at / @ digital install PC
blog digital camera internet phone
blogger disc/disk invent photograph
by post dot invention photography
calculator download (n & v) IT podcast
call (v) drag keyboard postcard
call back DVD (player) laptop print
CD (player) electronic(s) (computer) printer
cell phone email machine program(me)
chat engaged message reply
chat room enter mobile phone ring
click (v) envelope mouse ring up
computer equipment mouse mat robot
connect fax MP3 player screen
connection file net server
data hang up online sign up (v)
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smartphone talk turn on webcam
social media telephone upload (n & v) web page
software text video clip website
switch off text message volume
switch on turn off web
Education
absent course language read

advanced curriculum learn register
arithmetic degree desk lesson remember
art dictionary level research
beginner diploma library rubber
bell drama mark ruler
biology economics mathematics school
blackboard elementary math(s) science
board essay music secondary
book geography nature studies school
bookshelf history note student
break(time) handwriting notice board studies
break up homework pencil case study (v)
certificate information photography subject
chemistry instructions physics teach
class instructor practice (n) teacher
classroom intermediate practise (v) technology
clever IT primary school term
coach know project test
college laboratory (lab) pupil university
composition qualification
Entertainment and Media
act (v) chess film star magic

action cinema fireworks MP3 player
actor circus folk music museum
actress classical music fun music
ad comedy go out musician
admission comic group news
adventure competition guitar newspaper
advert concert guitarist opera
advertisement dance headline orchestra
app dancer disc headphones paint
art / disk disco hero painter
article display heroine perform
audience DJ / disc jockey hip hop performance
ballet documentary hit song performer
band drama horror play
bestseller draw instrument podcast
board game drawing interval poem
book interview(er) pop music
camera DVD (player) jazz music presenter
card entrance journalist production
cartoon exhibition keyboard programme
celebrity exit laugh quiz
CD (player) festival listen to recording
channel film look at review
chat show film maker magazine rock music
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romantic selfie stage television
row series star thriller
scene soap opera studio video
screen soundtrack talk show
Environment
bottle bank petrol (Br Eng) recycle traffic (jam)

climate change pollution recycled volunteer (n)
gas (Am Eng) prohibited recycling
litter public transport rubbish (bin)
Food and Drink
apple cookie ingredients rice

bake (v) corn jam roast (v & adj)
banana cream jug roll
barbecue (n & v) cucumber juice salad
bean cup kitchen salmon
biscuit curry knife salt
bitter (adj) cut lamb sandwich
boil (v) delicious lemon sauce
boiled dessert lemonade saucepan
bottle diet lettuce saucer
bowl dinner lunch sausage
box dish main course slice (n)
bread drink meal snack
break duck meat soft drink
breakfast eat melon soup
broccoli egg menu sour
bunch (of fish microwave (n) spicy
bananas) flavour milk spinach
burger flour mineral water spoon
butter food mushroom oil steak
cabbage fork omelette strawberry
café / cafe French fries onion sugar
cafeteria fresh orange sweet (adj & n)
cake fridge pan takeaway
can (of beans) fried pasta taste
candy fruit pea tasty
canteen carrot fruit juice peach tea thirsty
cereal fry peanut toast
cheese frying pan pear tomato
chef garlic pepper tuna
chicken glass picnic turkey
chilli grape pie vegetable
chips grill (n & v) piece of cake vegetarian
chocolate grilled pineapple waiter
coconut herbs pizza waitress
coffee honey plate wash up
cola hot potato yog(h)urt
cook (n & v) hungry recipe
cooker ice refreshments
ice cream
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Health, Medicine and Exercise
accident danger head problem

ache dangerous headache recover
ambulance dead health rest (n & v)
ankle dentist hear (v) run
appointment die heart shoulder
arm diet heel sick
aspirin doctor hospital skin
baby ear hurt soap
bandage earache ill sore throat
bleed (v) emergency illness stomach
blood (n) exercise injure stomach ache
body eye keep fit stress
bone face knee swim
brain fall leg tablet
break feel better/ill/sick lie down take exercise
breath fever medicine temperature
breathe finger nose thumb
check fit nurse tired
chemist flu operate toes
chin foot operation tooth
clean get better/worse pain toothache
cold (n) go jogging painful toothbrush
comb gym patient (n) walk
cough (n & v) gymnastics pharmacy well (adj)
cut hair pill
damage hand prescription
Hobbies and Leisure
barbecue dancing hobby painting

beach doll holidays park
bicycle draw ice skates party
bike drawing jogging photograph
camera DVD (player) join in picnic
camp facilities keen on playground
camping fan keep fit quiz
campsite festival magazine rope
CD (player) fiction member(ship) sculpture
chess gallery model sightseeing
club go out museum slide
collect(or) go shopping music sunbathe
collection guitar musician tent
computer hang out nightlife torch
cruise hire opening hours
dance hike paint
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House and Home
accommodation computer heating rent

address cooker hi-fi repair
air conditioning cottage home roof
alarm (fire/car) cupboard house room
alarm clock curtain housewife roommate
antique cushion housework rubbish
apartment desk digital iron safe (adj)
armchair (adj) jug seat
balcony dining room kettle sheet
basin dish key shelf
bath(tub) dishwasher kitchen shower
bathroom door ladder sink
bed downstairs lamp sitting room
bedroom drawer laptop sofa
bell dustbin (computer) stairs
bin duvet lift stay (v)
blanket DVD (player) light step
blind electric(al) (clothes) line surround
block entrance living-room switch
(notice) board fan lock table
bookcase flat microwave (n) tap
bookshelf flatmate mirror telephone
bowl floor mug television
box freezer neighbour toilet
brush fridge oil towel
bucket frying pan oven tower
bulb furniture pan toy
candle garage path TV (screen/set)
carpet garden pillow upstairs (adv)
ceiling gas pipe vase
cellar gate plant video
central heating grill plug wall
chair ground (floor) plug in washing
channel (with hall property machine
TV) handle radio window
chest of drawers heat (v) refrigerator
clock heater remote control
Language
advanced elementary mention speak

answer email message talk
argue grammar pronounce tell
ask intermediate pronunciation translate
beginner joke question translation
chat letter say vocabulary
communicate mean sentence word
communication meaning shout
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Personal Feelings, Opinions and Experiences (Adjectives)
able delighted important relaxed

afraid depressed impressed reliable
alone different intelligent relieved
amazed difficult interested rich
amazing disappointed interesting right
amusing disappointing jealous rude
angry easy keen sad
annoyed embarrassed kind satisfied
anxious embarrassing lazy serious
ashamed enjoyable lovely slim
awesome excellent lucky slow
awful excited mad small
bad exciting married smart
beautiful famous miserable sorry
better fantastic modern soft
bored favourite negative special
boring fine nervous strange
bossy fit nice strong
brave fond noisy stupid
brilliant free normal sure
busy frightened old surprised
calm frightening old-fashioned sweet
careful friendly ordinary tall
challenging funny original terrible
charming generous patient tired
cheerful gentle personal true
clear glad pleasant typical
clever good poor unable
confident great positive unhappy
confused guilty pretty unusual
confusing happy quick useful
cool hard quiet well
crazy healthy ready wonderful
cruel heavy real worried
curious high realistic wrong
cute hungry reasonable young
Places: Buildings
apartment block cottage hotel shop

/ apartment department house sports centre
building store library stadium
bank disco lift supermarket
bookshop elevator mall (shopping) swimming pool
bookstore entrance museum theatre
building exit office tourist
cafe / café factory palace information
cafeteria flat police station centre
castle gallery post office tower
cinema garage prison university
clinic grocery store railway station
club guest-house ruin
college hospital school
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Places: Countryside
area field path sea

bay forest port seaside
beach harbour railway sky
campsite hill rainforest stream
canal island region valley
cliff lake river village
desert land rock waterfall
earth mountain sand wood
farm ocean scenery
Places: Town and City
apartment city centre petrol station street

building corner playground subway
airport crossing road town
booking office crossroads roundabout tunnel
bridge fountain route turning
bus station market shopping centre underground
bus stop motorway (shopping) mall zoo
car park monument signpost
cash machine park square
cashpoint pavement station
Services
bank doctor library swimming pool

café / café gallery museum theatre
cafeteria garage post office tourist information
cinema hairdresser restaurant
dentist hotel sports centre
Shopping
ad closed go shopping reduced

advert collect hire rent
advertise complain inexpensive reserve
advertisement cost (n & v) label return
assistant credit card logo save
bargain customer luxury second-hand
bill damaged mall sell
book dear money shop
buy department order shop assistant
cash store pay (for) shopper
cent deposit penny shopping
change dollar pound spend
cheap euro price supermarket
cheque exchange reasonable try on
choose expensive receipt
close (v) for sale reduce
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Sport
athlete extreme sports pitch (n) squash

athletics (sports) facilities play (v) stadium
badminton fishing point(s) surf
ball fitness practice (n) surfboard
baseball football practise (v) surfboarding
basketball football player prize surfing
bat game race swim
bathing suit goal race track swimming
beach goalkeeper racing swimming
bicycle golf racket costume
bike gym reserve (n) swimming pool
boat gymnastics rest (n & v) swimsuit
boxing helmet ride (n & v) table tennis
catch (v) high jump rider take part
champion hit (v) riding team
championship hockey rugby tennis
changing room horse-riding run (n & v) tennis player
climb (v) ice hockey running throw (v)
climbing ice skates sail (n & v) ticket
club ice skating sailing tired
coach (n) instructor score track
compete jogging sea tracksuit
competition join in season trainer(s)
competitor kick (v) shoot(ing) train(ing)
contest kit shorts versus / v
court league skateboard volleyball
cricket locker (room) skating walk (v)
cycling long jump skiing watch (v)
cyclist luck snowboard water skiing
dancing match snowboarding win
diving member soccer workout
enter (a motor-racing sport(s) yoga
competition) net sports centre
The Natural World
air duck grass parrot

animal earth grow penguin
autumn east hill planet
beach elephant hot plant
bee environment ice pollution
bird environmental island rabbit
branch explore(r) jungle rainforest
bush fall (Am Eng) kangaroo range
butterfly farmland lake river
cave field land rock
cliff fire leaf sand
climate fish lion scenery
coast flood monkey sea
continent flower moon shark
country forest mosquito sky
countryside freeze mountain south
desert frog mouse/mice space
dolphin fur nature north species
donkey giraffe spring
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star sunshine waves wool
stone tiger west world
summer tree wild zebra
sun valley wildlife
sunrise water winter
sunset waterfall wood
Time
afternoon evening night weekday

a.m. / p.m. half (past) noon weekend
ages (for ages) holidays o’clock weekly
appointment hour past winter
approximately January - December quarter (past / to) working hours
autumn meeting second year
birthday midnight spring yesterday
century minute summer
clock moment time
daily Monday - Sunday today
date month tomorrow
day monthly tonight
diary morning week
Travel and Transport
abroad by road departure guidebook

accommodation by sea destination handlebars
(aero) / (air)plane cab direction harbour
airline cabin document(s) helicopter
airport canal dollar hitchhike
ambulance capital city double room hotel
announcement car drive immigration
arrival car alarm driver jet
arrive car park driving/driver’s journey
astronaut case catch licence land (v)
at sea (v) due leave
backpack change (v) duty-free left
backpacker charter embassy light
backpacking check in (v) euro lorry
bag check-in (n) exchange rate luggage
baggage check out (v) facilities machine
bicycle / bike coach far map
board (v) confirm fare mechanic
boarding pass country ferry mirror
boat crossing flight miss
border crossroads fly motorbike
bridge currency foreign motorway
brochure customs fuel move
bus cycle (n & v) garage nationality
bus station cyclist gas / gas station on board
bus stop delay (Am Eng) on business
by air delayed gate on foot
by land deliver guest on holiday
by rail depart guide on time
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on vacation reception spaceship translate
oil repair (v) speed translation
operator reservation subway travel
overnight reserve suitcase trip
park (v) return (n & v) take off tunnel
parking lot ride taxi tyre/tire
parking space road sign tour (n & v) underground
passenger rocket tour guide underground
passport roundabout tourist train
path route tourist vehicle
petrol sail (v) information visa
petrol station scooter centre visit(or)
pilot (bus) service traffic waiting room
platform ship traffic jam way
public transport sightseeing traffic lights wheel
rail(road) signpost train window
railway single room tram windscreen
Weather
blow fog icy sunshine

breeze foggy lightning temperature
centigrade freezing mild thunder(storm)
cloud frozen rain warm
cloudy gale shower weather
cold get wet snow wet
cool heat snowfall wind
degrees hot storm windy
dry humid sun
forecast ice sunny
Work and Jobs
actor chemist employ (v) journalist

actress cleaner employee judge
application colleague employer king
apply company employment laboratory
architect computer engineer lawyer
army conference explorer lecturer
artist contract factory letter
assistant cook farm librarian
astronaut crew farmer manager
athlete customs officer film star mechanic
babysitter CV firefighter meeting
banker dancer football player/ message
barber dentist footballer model
boss department full time musician
break (n) designer goalkeeper novelist
businessman desk guard nurse
businesswoman detective guest occupation
butcher diary guide office
cameraman diploma hairdresser officer (e.g.
candidate director housewife prison/police)
canteen diver housework out of work
captain doctor earn instructions owner
career email instructor painter
chef job part time
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photographer (computer) salesman tennis player
pilot programmer saleswoman tour guide
poet publisher scientist trade
policeman qualification secretary travel agent
police officer queen security guard unemployed
policewoman quit shop assistant uniform
politician receptionist shopper volunteer (n)
porter reporter singer wage(s)
postman retire soldier waiter/waitress
president retirement staff work
profession sailor student worker
professional salary taxi driver
professor sales assistant teacher
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Days of the week

Months of the year

Seasons of the year

Countries, languages and nationalities

backpack go (with/together) plastic take off

Communications and Technology

access delete hardware operator

absent course language read

Entertainment and Media

act (v) chess film star magic

bottle bank petrol (Br Eng) recycle traffic (jam)

Food and Drink

apple cookie ingredients rice

accident danger head problem

Hobbies and Leisure

barbecue dancing hobby painting

accommodation computer heating rent

advanced elementary mention speak

able delighted important relaxed

apartment block cottage hotel shop

area field path sea

Places: Town and City

apartment city centre petrol station street

bank doctor library swimming pool

ad closed go shopping reduced

athlete extreme sports pitch (n) squash

The Natural World

air duck grass parrot

afternoon evening night weekday

Travel and Transport

abroad by road departure guidebook

blow fog icy sunshine

Work and Jobs

actor chemist employ (v) journalist

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