Level 1
| Nouns (1) person man woman child girl boy car house building road ball money | Food and Drink (1) bread pizza rice noodles French fries egg dumpling soup sauce juice water |
| Adjectives (1) big small tall short fat thin long short beautiful ugly handsome pretty intelligent stupid | Fruit (1) apple banana orange strawberry pear blueberry tomato mango |
| Verbs (1) go play see watch do listen take give buy sell eat drink read write say cook live | Vegetables (1) potato onion carrot corn |
| Phrasal Verbs (1) stand up sit down sit up wake up lie down | The Kitchen (1) knife fork spoon chopsticks plate bowl cup glass |
| Prepositions (1) in on under next to opposite across from | Furniture (1) table chair sofa bed lamp |
| Details name age address telephone number interests | Electronics (1) television (TV) computer radio cell phone/ mobile phone CD player DVD player tablet |
| Colours (1) red green blue yellow orange black white pink purple rainbow | The Body (1) head mouth eye ear hair arm hand leg feet stomach |
| Numbers (1) zero one two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen sixteen seventeen eighteen nineteen twenty | Nature (1) animal plant cat dog fish bird flower tree grass |
| Family (1) parents father / dad mother / mum brother sister son daughter grandparents grandfather grandmother grandchildren grandson granddaughter girlfriend boyfriend | The Weather (1) sunny windy rainy snowy cloudy stormy hot cold …degrees minus…degrees |
| Days and Times Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday the weekend weekdays today tomorrow yesterday morning afternoon evening night | School classroom pencil pen paper book notebook textbook bag folder eraser / rubber ruler whiteboard blackboard homework |
Level 2
| Nouns (2) bin (trash) window door seat box coin note card sky Earth moon star space | Food and Drink (2) meat beef pork lamb chicken seafood fish nut mushroom beer wine ice cream |
| Adjectives (2) clean dirty delicious disgusting boring interesting crazy cheap expensive loud quiet fast slow | Fruit (2) kiwi fruit lemon lime grapefruit melon watermelon peach nectarine lychee dragon fruit durian |
| Verbs (2) wash dry die change text / message call switch wear draw fly drive ask push pull use | Vegetables (2) broccoli cauliflower beans green pepper red pepper yellow pepper chili pepper aubergine / eggplant |
| Phrasal Verbs (2) hurry up eat up drink up grow up take out put away write down read out switch on switch off | Months and Seasons January February March April May June July August September October November December Spring Summer Autumn / Fall Winter |
| Prepositions (2) against between above below near far (from) | Countries China Japan Korea India Russia Australia USA (United States of America) Canada UK (United Kingdom) France Germany Brazil Argentina Egypt South Africa |
| Colours (2) grey (gray) rose gold silver bronze blonde cream indigo violet light dark clear | Electronics (2) games console washing machine dishwasher (tumble) dryer oven AC (air conditioner) |
| Numbers (2) thirty forty fifty sixty seventy eighty ninety one hundred | The Body (2) shoulder elbow knee ankle wrist finger toe neck back backside tooth tongue |
| Family (2) uncle aunt cousin nephew niece great grant-parents in-laws step-… fiancé fiancée | Nature (2) sheep cow pig horse chicken duck lion tiger elephant monkey panda crocodile |
| Pastimes (1) swimming football basketball reading watching TV shopping surfing the net playing computer games travelling | Clothes (1) shoes socks trousers / pants shorts shirt sweater top dress skirt hat tie |
| Aches and Pains sore a sore… backache toothache earache stomachache cold flu (influenza) bruise cut | City Places (1) shop supermarket bank post office police station train station subway station fire station / fire house bus station bus stop park book shop toy shop sports shop |
Level 3
| Nouns (3) towel shelf cupboard duvet blanket carpet diary map tissue label magnet drawer | Positive Personalities (1) hard-working open-minded selfless cheerful helpful polite honest |
| Adjectives (3) attractive popular perfect nosy noisy peaceful neat messy funny soft hard weak strong | Negative Personalities (1) lazy closed-minded selfish impolite rude shy |
| Verbs (3) copy win lose wipe throw catch pour drop hold marry divorce chat practice laugh cry point touch | Cooking Methods fry (fried) stir-fy (stir-fried) boil (boiled) bake (baked) roast (roast/roasted) steam (steamed) smoke (smoked) raw (uncooked) |
| Phrasal Verbs (3) ask out turn down turn up mess up tidy up clean up mop up beat up throw out | The Kitchen (2) pan frying pan saucepan chopping board sink tap fridge (refrigerator) freezer microwave kettle |
| Jobs (1) farmer teacher doctor (bus/taxi) driver pilot, singer actor maid cleaner baby-sitter police officer | Appearance glasses contacts (contact lenses / lenses) beard moustache / mustache freckles mole scar tattoo |
| Dates and Decades BC AD 1900 1900s 1910 1910s 2000 circa …century early-… mid-… late-… | Electronics (3) charger battery touchscreen laptop stylus earphones speakers webcam USB cable wire |
| Numbers (3) thousand million billion trillion (prefix) + illion (quadrillion, pentillion, etc.) infinity | Furniture (2) bedside table coffee table TV table counter stool pillow cushion |
| School Subjects (1) maths / math music art history geography science foreign language PE computing | Nature (3) herb soil leaf branch root trunk germ bacteria virus |
| Pastimes (2) jogging cycling yoga socializing hanging out with friends dining out / eating out playing cards bowling | Meals breakfast lunch dinner brunch snack midnight snack tea tea time afternoon tea high tea supper elevenses |
| Rooms bedroom dining room kitchen living room study bathroom garage attic | City Places (2) office block apartment complex gym swimming pool convenience store library prison / jail |
Level 4
| Nouns (4) accident media opportunity religion behaviour belief obstacle memory | Positive Personalities (2) modest easy-going disciplined considerate generous responsible sincere |
| Adjectives (4) casual possible impossible fashionable sexy brave cowardly famous infamous | Negative Personalities (2) arrogant demanding lax stubborn vain naive gullible |
| Verbs (4) record gather kick hit trust cheat discuss pray prefer beg bet pack pretend show point | The Body (3) bone muscle tendon heart liver kidney brain intestines blood blood vessel (artery; vein, capillary) |
| Phrasal Verbs (4) take up give up read up look up write up type up speak up pick up put down throw up | Tastes sweet sour bitter bland savoury hot spicy umami |
| Jobs (2) receptionist engineer (TV/radio) presenter PA (personal assistant) intern sales rep (sales representative) plumber electrician security guard mechanic detective | Clothes (2) trainers / sneakers running shoes / basketball shoes / skate shoes / skates high heels baseball cap underwear swimming costume pyjamas / pajamas tux (tuxedo) (ball) gown evening wear |
| Synonyms (1) awful dull huge insane gorgeous tiny | Continents Africa Asia North America South America Europe Australia (Australia & Oceania) Antarctica Arctic (*not a continent) |
| Loan Words (1) bon voyage bon appetite cafe au lait nouveau riche paparazzi | Local Holidays: China Spring Festival Lantern Festival Mid-Autumn Festival Tomb-sweeping Day Dragon Boat Festival |
| School Subjects (2) chemistry physics biology technical metalwork woodwork electronics social studies home economics RE (religious education) | International Holidays Christmas Easter (Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday) Hallowe’en Valentine’s Day Chinese New Year Spring Festival Ramadan Mardi Gras bank holiday long weekend |
| Pastimes (3) crochet martial arts board games jigsaw puzzles crosswords sudoku DIY (do it yourself) skateboarding | National Sites: China The Great Wall Tiananmen Square The Forbidden City The Summer Palace The Terracotta Warriors 3 Gorges Hong Kong Macao Tibet Mongolia |
| 2D Shapes dot line square circle semi-circle diamond rectangle triangle pentagon hexagon | City Places (3) port bakery butcher diner casino stadium deli (delicatessen) factory warehouse cafe ATM (‘cash machine’/’bank machine’)) embassy consulate |
Level 5
| Nouns (5) priority etiquette situation curiosity luxury obsession addiction quality | Positive Personalities (3) ambitious courteous determined enthusiastic forgiving mature optimistic |
| Adjectives (5) priceless valuable worthless precious precise proper pretentious patriotic frivolous mundane overrated underrated | Negative Personalities (3) pessimistic cold indecisive indifferent stingy insecure disorganized egocentric |
| Verbs (5) arrange appreciate develop negotiate compromise predict recycle demonstrate offend persuade abuse | Accessories necklace bracelet wallet handbag purse earrings stud |
| Phrasal Verbs (5) hang up listen up brush up finish up go up divide up connect up lock up shut down wipe down | Music Genres pop classical rock rock’n’roll hip hop rap r’n’b rhythm and blues blues jazz swing folk patriotic a cappella punk funk dance soul Motown |
| Synonyms (2) revolting heavenly hideous idiotic hopeless tranquil resemble pester heave stroll | Genres romance horror action comedy sci-fi (science fiction) drama documentary mystery rom-com |
| Loan Words (2) creme de la creme deja vu faux pas tete-a-tete circa et cetera pro con vice versa | Parties and Gatherings wedding engagement party stag do hen night baby shower bridal shower house-warming school reunion office opening opening ceremony funeral |
| The Weather (2) overcast thunder storms typhoon hurricane tornado heat wave sleet foggy misty smoggy hail | Damaged Goods scratch (scratched) stain (stained) chip (chipped) leak (leaking) break (broken) crack (cracked) burn (burnt) tear (torn) fray (frayed) scuff (scuffed) wear (worn) |
| Nature (4) mammal insect bird fish reptile amphibian arachnid crustacean mollusc vertebrate invertebrate | News and Current Affairs politics business financial sport local news domestic news national news international news, celebrity/gossip entertainment environment technology science obituary comment / opinion piece editorial |
| Habitats jungle desert ocean river grasslands savannah farmland forest rainforest tundra | Social Issues unemployment taxes crime violent crime petty crime white-collar crime drug abuse alcohol abuse poverty education disease inequality corruption prejudice (racism, sexism, homophobia, xenophobia) |
| 3D Shapes cube cuboid pyramid cone sphere hemisphere cylinder prism | Traditional Culture: China calligraphy Traditional Chinese Medicine tai chi kung fu paper cutting tea ceremony traditional painting seal carving majiang / mahjong |
Level 6
| Nouns (6) gimmick principle spectacle passion essence condition characteristic nepotism favouritism meritocracy | Positive Personalities (4) affectionate devoted focused realistic punctual (self-) confident |
| Adjectives (6) bewitching morbid nationalistic platonic congenial spooky iconic classy hereditary supernatural -gifted (academically-… /musically-… /physically-… / technically-…) pseudo- (…-scientific/…-religious/…-intellectual/…-political) quasi- (…-scientific/…-religious/…-intellectual/…-political) | Negative Personalities (4) aloof callous apathetic conceited petty pompous intolerant ruthless |
| Verbs (6) grovel imply coerce sponge deter fund jettison inspire underwhelm overwhelm impede derive waive | Religions Christianity Judaism Islam Buddhism Hinduism Sikhism Taoism Shinto |
| Phrasal Verbs (6) buy up sell up hook up heat up dream up open up close up run up | Genres (2) tragedy kitchen-sink drama thriller psychological horror satire epic autobiography biography classic whodunit chick-flick |
| Synonyms (3) irritating integral mind-numbing colossal mediocre lounge dupe scenario obliterate | Disasters earthquake landslide tornado hurricane typhoon flood flash flood tsunami tidal wave drought volcano forest fire war famine epidemic pandemic |
| Loan Words (3) savoir faire haute cuisine haute couture raison d’etre schadenfreude foosball kaput in absentia via | The Arts painting photography dance music theatre / theater poetry architecture sculpture literature philosophy |
| Jobs (3) executive chief executive officer (CEO) chief financial officer (CFO) computer programmer President Prime Minister politician consultant health and safety inspector spokesperson line manager advisor (financial/legal) | The Sciences astronomy astrophysics quantum mechanics nanotechnology robotics geology medicine genealogy genetics forensics nuclear physics aerodynamics criminology psychology psychiatry botany zoology archeology natural history |
| Cosmetics make-up lipstick eyeliner mascara toner blusher rouge false lashes | University Dean Director of Studies faculty scholarship degree major outside course union fraternity sorority halls dorms (dormitories) lecture lecturer tutorial tutor lab essay dissertation thesis |
| Beds and Sleep single bed double bed twin beds king-size queen-size sofa bed bunk bed water bed cot hammock mattress sheet duvet electric blanket quilt pillow insomnia sleep-walking | Rent a Property rent landlord deposit bills solicitor (estate) agent / realtor furnished unfurnished contract lease inventory to let location agent’s fee square metres / square meters |
| Colours (3) navy emerald ruby maroon aquamarine turquoise tortoiseshell beige hazel rust russet burnt-sienna onyx transparent opaque | Alcohol lager ale spirits cocktails shooters neat on the rocks shot pint pitcher mixer tipsy drunk hangover hungover sober |