Level 1
| Nouns (1) 名词(1) person 人 man 男人 woman 女人 child 孩子 girl 女孩 boy 男孩 car 轿车 house 房子 building 建筑 road 马路 ball 球 money 钱 | Food and Drink (1) 食物和饮料 (1) bread 面包 pizza 披萨 rice 米饭 noodles 面条 French fries 薯条 egg 鸡蛋 dumpling 饺子 soup 汤 sauce 沙司 juice 果汁 water 水 |
| Adjectives (1) 形容词 (1) big 大 small 小 tall 高 short 矮 fat 胖 thin 瘦 long 长 short 短 beautiful 美丽 ugly 丑陋 handsome 英俊 pretty 漂亮 intelligent 聪明 stupid 愚蠢 | Fruit (1) 水果 (1) apple 苹果 banana 香蕉 orange 橘子 strawberry 草莓 pear 梨 blueberry 蓝莓 tomato 番茄 mango 芒果 |
| Verbs (1) 动词 (1) go 走 play 玩 see 看 watch 看 do 做 listen 听 take 拿 give 给 buy 买 sell 卖 eat 吃 drink 喝 read 阅读 write 写 say 说 cook 烹饪 live 居住 | Vegetables (1) 蔬菜 (1) potato 土豆 onion 洋葱 carrot 胡萝卜 corn 玉米 |
| Phrasal Verbs (1) 词组 (1) stand up 起立 sit down 坐下 sit up 坐起来 wake up 醒过来 lie down 躺下 | The Kitchen (1) 厨房 (1) knife 刀 fork 叉 spoon 勺 chopsticks 筷子 plate 盘子 bowl 碗 cup 茶杯 glass 玻璃杯 |
| Prepositions (1) 介词 (1) in 里面 on 上面 under 下面 next to 靠近 opposite 对面 across from 来自 | Furniture (1) 家具 (1) table 桌 chair 椅 sofa 沙发 bed 床 lamp 台灯 |
| Details 细节 name 名字 age 年纪 address 地址 telephone number 电话号码 email 邮件 interests 兴趣 | Electronics (1) 电子 (1) television (TV) 电视机 computer 电脑 radio 收音机 cell phone/ mobile phone 手机 CD player CD机 DVD player DVD播放机 tablet 唱片机 |
| Colours (1) 颜色 (1) red 红色 green 绿色 blue 蓝色 yellow 黄色 orange 橙色 black 黑色 white 白色 pink 粉色 purple 紫色 rainbow 彩虹 | The Body (1) 身体 (1) head 头 mouth 嘴 eye 眼睛 ear 耳朵 hair 头发 arm 手臂 hand 手 leg 腿 feet 脚 stomach 胃 |
| Numbers (1) 数量 (1) zero 零 one 一 two 二 three 三 four 四 five 五 six 六 seven 七 eight 八 nine 九 ten 十 eleven 十一 twelve 十二 thirteen 十三 fourteen 十四 fifteen 十五 sixteen 十六 seventeen 十七 eighteen 十八 nineteen 十九 twenty 二十 | Nature (1) 自然 (1) animal 动物 plant 植物 cat 猫 dog 狗 fish 鱼 bird 鸟 flower 花 tree 树 grass 草 |
| Family (1) 数量 (1) parents 父母 father / dad 爸爸 mother / mum 妈妈 brother 兄弟 sister 姐妹 son 儿子 daughter 女儿 grandparents 外祖父母 grandfather 外公 grandmother 外婆 grandchildren 外孙 grandson 孙子 granddaughter 孙女 girlfriend 女朋友 boyfriend 男朋友 | The Weather (1) 天气 (1) sunny 晴天 windy 大风天 rainy 雨天 snowy 下雪天 cloudy 阴天 stormy 暴雨 hot 热 cold 冷 …degrees 温度 minus…degrees 零下…度 |
| Days and Times 日期和时间 Monday 周一 Tuesday 周二 Wednesday 周三 Thursday 周四 Friday 周五 Saturday 周六 Sunday 周日 the weekend 周末 weekdays 周间 today 今天 tomorrow 明天 yesterday 昨天 morning 早上 afternoon 下午 evening 晚上 night 夜间 | School 学校 classroom 教室 pencil 铅笔 pen 钢笔 paper 纸 book 书 notebook 笔记本 textbook 教科书 bag 书包 folder 文件夹 eraser / rubber 橡皮 ruler 尺 whiteboard 白板 blackboard 黑板 homework 家庭作业 |
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 |