Essential English Vocabulary: Expand Your Word Power

Essential English Vocabulary

Topic 1: Clothing & Accessories

Bracelet, cardigan, earrings, flip-flops, hair band, high heels, leggings, make-up, necklace, ring, sandals, sunglasses, tracksuit bottoms, tracksuit top, trainers, watch.

Topic 2: Places & Adjectives

Block of flats, bridge, building, car park, cottage, factory, farm, field, hill, housing estate, lake, motorway, pavement, river, village, wood.

Funny - hilarious / sad - miserable / hungry - starving / bad - awful / interesting - fascinating / frightening - terrifying / small - tiny / surprised - astonished / ugly - hideous.

Topic 3: Everyday Items

Bedroom, waiting room, credit card, Christmas card, desktop, laptop, headache, headphones, sun cream, sunglasses, wedding dress, wedding ceremony.

Topic 4: Professions

Electrician, flight attendant, nurse, pilot, plumber, porter, receptionist, surgeon, baker, florist, banker, gardener, journalist, dentist, editor, firefighter, teacher, writer.

Topic 5: Prepositions

Concentrate on, afraid of, interested in, apologized for.

Topic 6: Environment

Climate change, global warming, carbon dioxide, fossil fuels, carbon footprint, renewable energy, endangered species.

Topic 7: Feelings

Alarming, astonishing, amusing, confusing, depressing, disgusting, encouraging, fascinating, frightening, irritating, puzzling, shocking.

Topic 8: Money & Shopping

Cash, cash machine, change, free, off, PIN number, price, receipt, refund, sale, till.

Topic 9: Phrasal Verbs

Ask for sth, pay sb back, run out of sth, sell out sth, dip into sth, put sth up, save up for sth, take sth back, give up, turn on, make up, shut up, get up, put on, take off, look for, look after, look at, go out, come in.

Topic 10: Car Parts

Brakes, engine, exhaust, gears, handlebars, light, pedal, saddle, tyre, wheel, windscreen, boot.

Topic 11: Computer & Internet

Menu, search engine, clip, cursor, document, inbox, broadband, window, link, folder, icon, toolbar, trash, browser.

UK vs. USA English

UK, USA

• Autumn Fall
• The cinema Movies
• Lorry Truck
• Main road Highway
• Motorway Freeway
• Underground Subway
• Chemist's Drugstore
• Flat Apartment
• Lift Elevator
• Biscuits Cookies
• Sweets Candies
• Chips French fries
• Crisps Potato chips
• Tin Can
• Fridge Freezer
• Wardrobe Closet
• Jumper Sweater
• Holiday Vacation
• Shopping centre Mall
• Rubbish Garbage
• Telephone box Telephone booth
• Post Mail
• Taxi Cab
• Nappies Diapers

Topic 12: Love & Relationships

Ask sb out, break up, chat sb up, fall in love, fancy somebody, get divorced, get engaged, get married, make up, have an argument, go out.