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

pocket

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)

email

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

print

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

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