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
Affixes
The words in the alphabetical list may be extended by the use of one or more of these affixes:
mini-with nouns, sometimes without a hyphen, e.g. minibus, mini-tour
non-with nouns and adjectives, e.g. non-essential
re-with verbs and their related nouns, usually without a hyphen,
e.g. rename, renaming
self-with nouns and adjectives, e.g. self-importance, self-confident
un-negative prefix, e.g. unsafe
-ablewith verbs, to form adjectives, e.g. affordable
-ed (-d)with verbs, to form adjectives, e.g. limited, used
-er (-r)with verbs, to form nouns, e.g. teacher, advertiser; shopper, also
comparative forms, e.g. brighter
-esefor nationalities/languages, e.g. Japanese
-essreferring to a woman or female animal, e.g. princess, lioness
N.B. it is less common to refer to women in this way nowadays,
and usually safer to use the ‘standard’ form e.g. actor, author
-estsuperlative forms, e.g. tallest
-fulwith nouns, for amount contained, e.g. spoonful; with nouns to form
adjectives denoting characteristics or qualities, e.g. painful, peaceful
-ingwith verbs, for activity or state, e.g. reading, frightening
-ishfor nationalities or languages, e.g. Swedish; with nouns to form
adjectives, e.g. childish
-istwith nouns, for occupations, e.g. novelist, guitarist
-lesswith nouns to form adjectives, e.g. breathless
-lywith adjectives to form adverbs, e.g. seriously; with nouns to form
adjectives, e.g. friendly
-mentwith verbs to form nouns, e.g. enjoyment
-orwith verbs to form nouns, for people, e.g. inventor
-ywith nouns to form adjectives, e.g. hairy, sunny
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Appendix 3
Topic Lists
Clothes and Accessories
backpack
belt
blouse
boot
button
cap
cloth
(rain) coat
collar
cotton
dress
dry cleaning
earring
fashion
fasten
fit (v)
fold (v)
glasses
glove
go with (phr v)
handbag
handkerchief
hat
jacket
jeans
jewellery
knit
laundry
leather
lipstick
make-up
match (v)
material
old-fashioned
(adj)
pants
pattern
perfume
plastic
pullover
put on
pyjamas
raincoat
shirt
shoe
shorts
silk
size
skirt
sleeve(less)
socks
suit
sweater
sweatshirt
swimming
costume
take off
tie
tights
tracksuit
trainers
trousers
T-shirt
sweatshirt
swimsuit
try on
underpants
umbrella
uniform
wear (out)
wool(len)
Colours
(dark/light/pale)
black
blue
brown
gold
green
grey
orange
pink
purple
red
silver
yellow
white
Communications and Technology
access
address
airmail
by post
calculator
call (v)
call back
CD (player)
CD-Rom
chat (v)
chat room
click (v)
computer
connect
connection
delete
dial
dial up
digital
directory
disc/disk
download (n &
V)
DVD (player)
electronic(s)
engaged
enter
envelope
equipment
fax
hang up
headline
homepage
internet
invent
invention
IT
keyboard
laptop
(computer)
laser
machine
message
mobile phone
mouse
mouse mat
network
online
operator
parcel
password
phone
postage
postcard
printer
program(me)
reply
ring
ring up
screen
software
switch on
switch off
telephone
text
text message
turn off
turn on
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Education
absent
advanced
arithmetic
art
bell
biology
blackboard
board
break(time)
break up
certificate
chemistry
class
classroom
college
composition
corridor
course
curriculum
degree
desk
dictionary
diploma
drama
economics
educate
elementary
essay
geography
history
handwriting
homework
intermediate
instructor
IT
laboratory (lab)
languages
lesson
mark (v)
mathematics
math(s)
music
nature studies
notice board
pencil case
photography
physics
primary school
qualification
qualify
register
science
secondary
school
state school
study (v)
subject
technology
Entertainment and Media
act (v)
action
actor
adventure
admission
advert
advertisement
article
audience
ballet
band
book
camera
cartoon
cassette (player)
CD (player)
CD-Rom
channel
cinema
circus
classical music
comedy
comedian
comic
commercial
concert
costume
dance
disc
disco
display
deejay / DJ
documentary
drama
DVD (player)
entrance
exhibition
exit
festival
film
film maker
film star
folk music
headline
hero
hit song
interview(er)
interval
jazz music
journalist
magazine
magic
MP3 player
music
news
newspaper
opera
orchestra
perform
performance
play
poem
pop music
programme
quiz
recording
review
rock music
romantic
row
scene
screen
series
stage
star
studio
television
thriller
venue
video
Environment
bottle bank
climate change
gas (Am Eng)
litter
petrol
pollution
public transport
recycle
recycled
recycling
rubbish (bin)
traffic (jam)
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Food and Drink
apple
bake (v)
banana
barbecue (n &
V)
bean
biscuit
bitter (adj)
boil (v)
bowl
bread
breakfast
buffet
butter
cabbage
cake
can (of beans)
candy
canteen
carrot
cauliflower
celery
cereal
cheese
chicken
chips
chocolate
cocoa
coconut
coffee
cola
cook (v)
cooker
cookie
corn
cream
cucumber
cup
curry
dessert
diet
dinner
dish
drink
duck
eat
egg
fish
flour
fork
French fries
fresh
fruit
fruit juice
fry
frying pan
glass
grape
grill (n & v)
honey
hot
hungry
ice cream
ingredients
jam
jug
juice
knife
lamb
lemon
lemonade
lettuce
loaf
lunch
meat
melon
menu
microwave (n)
milk
mineral water
mushroom
mustard
oil
omelette
onion
orange
pan
pasta
pastry
pea
peanut
pear
pepper
pie
pizza
plate
potato
recipe
refreshments
rice
roast (v & adj)
roll
salad
salt
sandwich
saucer
sausage
slice (n)
snack
soft drink
soup
sour
spinach
spoon
steak
strawberry
sugar
sweet (adj & n)
taste
tea
thirsty
toast
tomato
turkey
vanilla
vegetable
vegetarian