B1 Vocabulary List

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B1 VOCABULARY LIST

Vocabulary List

Abbreviations

abbrev - abbreviation or acronym

adj - adjective

adv - adverb

av - auxiliary verb

Am Eng - American English

Br Eng - British English

conj det – conjunction determiner

exclam - exclamation

mv – modal verb

n - noun

phrv – phrasal verb

prep - preposition

prep phr – prepositional phrase

pron - pronoun

sing – singular

pl - plural

v - verb

A to Z Vocabulary List

Appendix 1

Word sets

In addition to the words in the alphabetical list, CEPT 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.

Vocabulary List

Appendix 2

Topic Lists

Clothes and Accessories - CLICK HERE TO CHECK DEFINITIONS AND SAMPLE SENTENCES

backpack

bag

go (with/together) (phr v)

perfume

plastic

sweatshirt

swimming 

costume

belt 

handbag 

pocket 

take off

blouse 

handkerchief 

pullover 

tie 

tights

boot 

hat 

purse 

tracksuit

bracelet 

jacket 

put on 

trainers

button 

jeans 

raincoat 

trousers

cap 

jewellery or jewelry 

ring 

T-shirt

chain 

jumper 

scarf 

sandal

clothes kit shirt sweatshirt

coat knit shoe swimsuit

collar label shorts

cotton laundry silk try on

dress leather size umbrella

earring make-up skirt underpants

fashion match (v) sleeve(less) underwear

fasten material socks undress

fit (v) necklace stripe uniform

fold (v) old-fashioned (adj) suit wallet

glasses pants sunglasses watch

glove pattern sweater wear (out)

wool(len)

Colours

(dark/light/pale) gold orange silver

black golden pink yellow

blue

brown

green

grey

purple

red

white

Communications and Technology - CLICK HERE FOR DEFINITIONS AND SAMPLE SENTENCES

access

address

delete

dial

file hang

up

mouse mat

MP3 player

at!@ 

dial up 

hardware 

net

blog 

digital 

headline 

online

blogger 

digital camera 

homepage 

operator

by post 

disc/disk 

install 

parcel

calculator

call(v)

dot

download (n & v)

internet

invent

password

PC

call back 

drag 

invention 

phone

CD (player) 

DVD (player) 

IT 

photograph

CD-Rom 

electronic(s) 

keyboard 

photography

chat 

email 

laptop 

postcard

chat 

room 

engaged (computer) 

print

click (v) 

enter 

machine 

printer

computer 

envelope 

message 

program(me)

connect 

equipment 

mobile phone 

reply

connection 

fax 

mouse 

ring

ring up 

switch on 

turn off 

web

screen 

talk 

turn on 

webcam

server

software

telephone

text

upload

video clip

web page

website

switch off 

text message 

volume

Education

absent 

course 

language 

read

advanced 

curriculum 

learn 

register

arithmetic 

degree 

lesson 

remember

art 

desk 

level 

rubber

beginner 

dictionary 

library 

ruler

bell 

diploma 

mark 

school

biology 

drama 

mathematics 

science

blackboard 

economics 

math(s) 

secondary

board 

elementary 

music school

book 

essay 

nature 

studies 

student

bookshelf 

geography 

note 

studies

break(time) 

history 

notice 

board 

study (v)

break up 

handwriting 

pencil 

case 

subject

certificate 

homework 

photography 

teach

chemistry 

information 

physics teacher

class 

instructions 

practice (n) 

technology

classroom 

intermediate 

practise (v) 

term

clever

coach

instructor

IT

primary school

project

test

university

college 

know 

pupil

composition 

laboratory (lab) 

qualification

Entertainment and Media

act (v)

action

chat show

chess

festival

film

laugh

listen to

actor

actress

ad

admission

cinema

circus

classical music

comedy

film maker

film star

fireworks

folk music

look at

magazine

magic

MP3 player

adventure comic fun museum

advert

advertisement

competition

concert

go out

group

music

musician

art

article

dance

dancer

guitar

guitarist

news

newspaper

audience

ballet

band

board game

book

camera

disc

disco

display

DJ I disc jockey

documentary

drama

headline

hero

heroine

hip hop

hit song

horror

opera

orchestra

paint

painter

perform

performance

card

cartoon

draw

drawing

instrument

interval

performer

play

celebrity DVD (player) interview(er) poem

CD (player) entrance jazz music pop music

CO-Rom exhibition journalist programme

channel exit keyboard quiz

recording row soap opera talk show

review scene stage television

rock music

romantic

screen

series

star

studio

thriller

video

Environment

bottle bank

climate change

gas (Am Eng)

litter

petrol (Br Eng)

pollution

public transport

recycle

recycled

recycling

rubbish (bin)

traffic Uam)

Food and Drink

apple

bake (v)

cookie

corn

ingredients

jam

rice

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

box

dinner

dish

lunch

main course

sausage

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 steak

cabbage fork oil strawberry

cafe I cafe French fries omelette sugar

cafeteria

cake

fresh

fridge

onion

orange

sweet (adj & n)

takeaway

can (of beans) fried pan taste

candy fruit pasta tasty

canteen fruit juice pea tea

carrot

cereal

fry

frying pan

peach

peanut

thirsty

toast

cheese

chef

garlic

glass

pear

pepper

tomato

tuna

chicken

chilli

chips

chocolate

coconut

grape

grill (n & v)

grilled

herbs

honey

picnic

pie

piece of cake

pineapple

pizza

turkey

vegetable

vegetarian

waiter

waitress

coffee

cola

hot

hungry

plate

potato

wash up

yog(h)urt

cook (n & v) ice recipe

cooker ice cream refreshments

Health, Medicine and Exercise

accident

ache

danger

dangerous

head

headache

problem

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

bandage

ear

earache

hurt

ill

soap

sore throat

bleed (v) emergency illness stomach

blood (n) exercise injure stomach ache

body eye keep fit stress

bone

brai

face

fall

knee

leg

swim

tablet

break

breath

feel better/ill/sick

fever

lie down

medicine

take exercise

temperature

breathe finger nose thumb

check

chemist

fit

flu

nurse

operate

tired

toes

chin

clean

cold (n)

comb

cough (n & v)

foot

get better/worse

go jogging

gym

gymnastics

operation

pain

painful

patient (n)

pharmacy

tooth

toothache

toothbrush

walk

well(adj)

cut hair pill

damage hand prescription

Hobbies and Leisure

barbecue dance hobby painting

beach dancing holidays park

bicycle

bike

camera

camp

camping

campsite

CD (player)

chess

club

doll

draw drawing

DVD (player)

facilities

fan

festival

fiction

gallery

jogging

join in

keen on

keep fit

magazine

member(ship)

model

museum

music

party

photograph

picnic

playground

quiz

sculpture

sightseeing

slide

sunbathe

collect(or) go out musician tent

collection guitar nightlife

computer hang out opening hours

cruise hire paint

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 iron safe (adj)

armchair digital (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 bin dustbin (computer) stairs

blanket duvet lift stay (v)

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

candle

furniture

garage

pan

path

toy

TV (screen/set)

carpet garden pillow upstairs (adv)

ceiling

cellar

gas

gate

pipe

plant

vase

video

central heating grill plug wall

chair

channel (with

ground (floor)

hall

plug in

property

washing

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

ask

beginner

chat

communicate

grammar

intermediate

joke

letter

mean

pronounce

pronunciation

question

say

sentence

tell

translate

translation

vocabulary

word

communication meaning shout

Personal Feelings, Opinions and Experiences (Adjectives)

able

afraid

delighted

depressed

intelligent

interested

reliable

rich

alone different interesting right

amazed difficult jealous rude

amazing disappointed keen sad

amusing disappointing kind satisfied

angry easy lazy serious

annoyed embarrassed lovely slim

anxious embarrassing lucky slow

ashamed excellent mad small

awful excited married smart

bad exciting miserable sorry

beautiful famous modern soft

better fantastic negative special

bored

boring

favourite

fine

nervous

nice

strange

strong

bossy fit noisy stupid

brave fond normal sure

brilliant free old surprised

busy

calm

frightened

friendly

old-fashioned

ordinary

sweet

tall

careful funny original terrible

challenging generous patient tired

charming gentle personal true

cheerful glad pleasant typical

clear good poor unable

clever great positive unhappy

confident guilty pretty unusual

confused happy quick useful

confusing hard quiet well

cool healthy ready wonderful

crazy heavy real worried

cruel

curious

high

hungry

realistic

reasonable

wrong

young

cute important relaxed

Places: Buildings

apartment block college guest-house ruin

I apartment cottage hospital school

building department hotel shop

bank store house sports

centre bookshop disco library stadium

bookstore elevator lift supermarket

building

cafe I

cafe

entrance

exit

museum

office

swimming

pool theatre

cafeteria factory palace tourist

castle flat police station information

cinema gallery post office centre

clinic garage prison tower

club grocery store railway station university

Places: Countryside

area field path sea

bay

beach

forest

harbour

port

railway

seaside

sky

campsite

canal

hill

island

rainforest

region

stream

valley

cliff

desert

lake

land

river

rock

village

waterfall

earth mountain sand wood

farm ocean scenery

Places: Town and City

apartment

building

airport

booking office

bridge

bus station

bus stop

car park

cash machine

cashpoint

city centre

corner

crossing

crossroads

fountain

market

motorway

monument

park

pavement

petrol station

playground

road

roundabout

route

shopping centre

signpost

square

station

street

subway

town

tunnel

turning

underground

zoo

Services

bank doctor library swimming pool

cafe I cafe gallery museum theatre

cafeteria

cinema

garage

hairdresser

post office

restaurant

tourist information

dentist hotel sports centre

Shopping

ad close (v) expensive

advert closed for sale reduce

advertise collect hire reduced

advertisement complain inexpensive rent

assistant cost (n & v) label reserve

bargain credit card logo return

bill customer luxury save

book damaged money second-hand

buy dear order sell

cash department pay (for) shop

cent store penny shop assistant

change deposit pound shopper

cheap dollar price shopping

cheque euro reasonable spend

choose exchange receipt supermarket

try on

Sport

athlete extreme sports point(s) surf athletics

(sports) facilities practice (n) surfboard

badminton fishing practise (v) surfboarding

ball fitness prize surfing

baseball football race swim

basketball football player race track swimming

bat game racing swimming

bathing suit goal racket costume

beach

bicycle

bike

goalkeeper

golf

gym

reserve (n)

rest (n & v)

ride (n & v)

swimming pool

swimsuit

table tennis

boat gymnastics rider take part

boxing helmet riding team

catch (v) highjump rugby tennis

champion hit (v) run (n & v) tennis player

championship hockey running throw (v)

changing room horse-riding sail (n & v) ticket

climb (v) ice hockey sailing tired

climbing ice skating score track

club instructor sea tracksuit

coach (n) jogging season trainer(s)

compete join in shoot(ing) train(ing)

competition kick (v) shorts versus I v

competitor kit skateboard volleyball

contest league skating walk (v)

court locker (room) skiing watch (v)

cricket long jump snowboard water skiing

cycling luck snowboarding win

cyclist match soccer workout

dancing member sport(s) yoga

diving motor-racing sports centre

enter (a net squash

competition) play (v) stadium

The Natural World

air explore(r) lion spring

animal fall (Am Eng) monkey star

autumn farmland moon stone

beach field mosquito summer

bee fire mountain sun

bird fish mouse/mice sunrise

branch flood nature sunset

bush flower north sunshine

butterfly forest parrot tiger

cave freeze penguin tree

cliff frog planet valley

climate fur plant water

coast giraffe pollution waterfall

continent grass rabbit waves

country grow rainforest west

countryside range wild

desert hill river wildlife

dolphin hot rock winter

donkey ice sand wood

duck island scenery wool

earth jungle sea world

east kangaroo shark zebra

elephant lake sky

environment land south

environmental leaf space

Time

afternoon evening monthly today

a.m. / p.m. half (past) morning tomorrow

appointment holidays night tonight

autumn hour noon week

birthday January - December o'clock weekday

century meeting past weekend

clock midnight quarter (past I to) weekly

daily minute second winter

date moment spring working hours

day Monday - Sunday summer year

diary month time yesterday

Travel and Transport

abroad backpacker bus capital city

accommodation backpacking bus station car

(aero) I (air)plane bag bus stop car alarm

airline baggage by air car park

airport bicycle I bike by land case

ambulance board (v) by rail catch (v)

announcement boarding pass by road change (v)

arrival

arrive

at sea

backpack

boat

border

bridge

brochure

by sea

cab

cabin

canal

charter

check in (v)

check-in (n)

check out (v)

coach

confirm

fuel

garage

on time

on vacation

subway

suitcase

country gas I gas station oil take off

crossing (Am Eng) operator taxi

crossroads gate overnight tour (n & v)

currency guest park (v) tour guide

customs guide parking lot tourist

cycle (n & v) guidebook parking space tourist

cyclist handlebars passenger information

delay harbour passport centre

delayed helicopter path traffic

deliver hitchhike petrol traffic jam

depart hotel petrol station traffic lights

departure immigration pilot train

destination jet platform tram

direction journey public transport translate

document(s) land (v) railroad translation

dollar leave railway travel

double room left reception trip

drive light repair (v) tunnel

driver lorry reservation tyre/tire

driving/driver's

licence

luggage

machine

reserve

return (n & v)

underground

underground

due

duty-free

map

mechanic

ride

road sign

train

vehicle

embassy mirror roundabout visa

euro miss route visit(or)

exchange rate motorbike sail (v) waiting room

facilities motorway scooter way

far move (bus) service wheel

fare nationality ship window

ferry on board sightseeing windscreen

flight on business signpost

fly on foot single room

foreign on holiday speed

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 desk lawyer queen

actress detective lecturer quit

application diary letter receptionist

apply diploma librarian reporter

architect director manager retire

army diver mechanic retirement

artist doctor meeting sailor

assistant earn message salary

athlete email model sales assistant

babysitter employ (v) musician salesman

banker employee novelist saleswoman

boss employer nurse scientist

break (n) employment occupation secretary

businessman engineer office security guard

businesswoman explorer officer (e.g. shop assistant

butcher factory prison/police) shopper

cameraman farm out of work singer

candidate farmer owner soldier

canteen film star painter staff

captain fireman part time student

career football player/ photographer taxi driver

chef footballer pilot teacher

chemist full time poet tennis player

cleaner goalkeeper policeman tour guide

colleague guard police officer trade

company guest policewoman travel agent

computer guide politician unemployed

conference hairdresser porter uniform

contract housewife postman wage(s)

cook housework president waiter/waitress

crew instructions profession work

customs officer

cv

instructor

job

professional

professor

worker

dancer journalist (computer)

dentist judge programmer

department king publisher

designer laboratory qualification