3ESO English Vocabulary: Key Terms & Topics

3ESO English Vocabulary List

Tema 1: Free Time & Personality

Free-Time Activities

• chat online
• play tennis
• draw cartoons
• go to a disco
• go to the cinema
• go to the gym
• go to a youth group
• go out for a meal
• learn a language
• make models
• play computer games
• play an instrument
• relax
• do voluntary work

Character Adjectives

• adventurous
• cautious
• friendly
• unsociable
• energetic
• lazy
• shy
• confident
• talkative
• quiet
• generous
• selfish
• serious
• funny
• honest
• dishonest

Tema 2: IT & Jobs

IT Activities

• take a digital photo
• play a video game
• make a phone call
• scan a photo
• send an email
• store data
• print a document
• charge a mobile phone
• post a comment
• download a video clip
• write a blog
• plug in a memory device
• read an e-book
• go online

Jobs

• builder
• researcher
• lawyer
• electrician
• politician
• technician
• journalist
• scientist
• artist
• actor
• doctor
• fireman
• postman
• policewoman

Tema 3: Prepositions & Adjectives

Prepositions of Movement

• down
• out of
• up
• round
• under
• through
• away from
• across
• over
• into
• towards
• along

Adjectives: Feelings

• frightened
• bored
• tired
• excited
• worried
• surprised
• interested
• annoyed

Tema 4: Places & Adverbs

Places to Visit

• a ruin
• a cathedral
• a coastline
• a pyramid
• a temple
• an opera house
• a lighthouse
• a reef
• a rainforest
• a tomb
• a cave
• a castle

Formation of Adverbs

• quietly
• noisily
• quickly
• slowly
• carefully
• badly
• well
• happily
• hard
• fast
• easily
• angrily

Tema 5: Fundraising & Collocations

Fundraising Ideas

• sell sweets
• wash cars
• have a barbecue
• make a charity CD
• do a sponsored swim
• collect money
• sell badges
• sell raffle tickets
• organize a jumble sale
• have a bring-and-buy sale

Collocations: Make and Do

• make friends
• do homework

Tema 6: Film & Word Formation

Film Vocabulary

• director
• stuntman
• stunt
• film star
• script
• soundtrack
• special effects
• producer
• plot
• star in a film
• win an award
• release a film
• film a scene
• screen

Suffixes for Noun Formation

• decoration
• suggestion
• education
• possession
• connection
• information
• competition
• prediction
• development
• equipment
• advertisement
• enjoyment
• argument
• excitement

Tema 7: Music & Prefixes

Music Vocabulary

• a single
• a record
• a playlist
• a hit
• a recording studio
• an album cover
• song lyrics
• music festival
• play live at a concert
• go to number one
• record a song
• release an album
• form a band
• go on tour

Negative Prefixes

• impractical
• unoriginal
• unsupportive
• unhappy
• unnecessary
• unimaginative
• unreliable
• untrustworthy
• unadventurous
• unfriendly
• impossible
• impatient
• imperfect
• illogical
• illegal