File 1 Wordlist

Vocabulary Bank

Numbers 0–20
zero _____________________________
one _____________________________
two _____________________________
three _____________________________
four _____________________________
five _____________________________
six _____________________________
seven _____________________________
eight _____________________________
nine _____________________________
ten _____________________________
eleven _____________________________
twelve _____________________________
thirteen _____________________________
fourteen _____________________________
fifteen _____________________________
sixteen _____________________________
seventeen _____________________________
eighteen _____________________________
nineteen _____________________________
twenty _____________________________

Countries and nationalities

Brazil _____________________________
Brazilian _____________________________

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China _____________________________
Chinese _____________________________
England _____________________________
English _____________________________
Italy _____________________________
Italian _____________________________
Japan _____________________________
Japanese _____________________________
Korea _____________________________
Korean _____________________________
Mexico _____________________________
Mexican _____________________________
Peru _____________________________
Peruvian _____________________________
Russia _____________________________
Russian _____________________________
Spain _____________________________
Spanish _____________________________
Turkey _____________________________
Turkish _____________________________
the United States (or “the US”) _____________________________
American _____________________________
the UK _____________________________
British _____________________________

Things in the classroom

board _____________________________
book _____________________________
chair _____________________________
coat _____________________________
dictionary _____________________________

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door _____________________________
laptop _____________________________
piece of paper _____________________________
table _____________________________
window _____________________________

Words and phrases to learn

Hello. _____________________________
Hi. _____________________________
What’s your name? _____________________________
Excuse me? _____________________________
OK. _____________________________
Thank you. _____________________________
Excuse me. _____________________________
Yes. _____________________________
No. _____________________________
Nice to meet you. _____________________________
Am I late? _____________________________
Sorry! _____________________________
Where are you from? _____________________________
I’m from Russia. _____________________________
Where in Russia? _____________________________
I’m from Moscow. _____________________________
Where is it? _____________________________
Is it a good movie? _____________________________
Yes, it’s great. _____________________________
Hurry up. _____________________________
breakfast _____________________________
We’re on vacation, too. _____________________________
Good-bye / Bye. _____________________________
Have a nice day! _____________________________

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Good morning. _____________________________
Good afternoon. _____________________________
Good evening. _____________________________
What’s your last name? _____________________________
How do you spell it? _____________________________
Please. _____________________________
I have a reservation. _____________________________

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File 2 Wordlist

Vocabulary Bank

Small things
bag _____________________________
cell phone _____________________________
credit card _____________________________
glasses _____________________________
ID card _____________________________
key _____________________________
pen _____________________________
photo _____________________________
umbrella _____________________________
watch _____________________________

People and family

boy _____________________________
boyfriend _____________________________
brother _____________________________
child _____________________________
children _____________________________
daughter _____________________________
father _____________________________
friends _____________________________
girl _____________________________
girlfriend _____________________________
husband _____________________________
man _____________________________
men _____________________________
mother _____________________________

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person _____________________________
people _____________________________
sister _____________________________
son _____________________________
wife _____________________________
woman _____________________________
women _____________________________

Adjectives
bad _____________________________
beautiful _____________________________
big _____________________________
black _____________________________
blue _____________________________
brown _____________________________
cheap _____________________________
expensive _____________________________
fast _____________________________
good _____________________________
good-looking _____________________________
great _____________________________
green _____________________________
long _____________________________
new _____________________________
old _____________________________
orange _____________________________
red _____________________________
short (for things) _____________________________
short (for people) _____________________________
slow _____________________________
small _____________________________

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tall _____________________________
terrible _____________________________
white _____________________________
yellow _____________________________

Numbers 21–100
twenty-one _____________________________
twenty-two _____________________________
thirty _____________________________
thirty-three _____________________________
forty _____________________________
forty-four _____________________________
fifty _____________________________
fifty-five _____________________________
sixty _____________________________
sixty-six _____________________________
seventy _____________________________
seventy-seven _____________________________
eighty _____________________________
eighty-eight _____________________________
ninety _____________________________
ninety-nine _____________________________
a / one hundred _____________________________

Words and phrases to learn

What is it? _____________________________
What are they? _____________________________
What’s in your bag? _____________________________
I have two credit cards. _____________________________
That’s my bag. _____________________________
here _____________________________
there _____________________________

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over there _____________________________
Who’s this? _____________________________
I can’t remember. _____________________________
Thanks. _____________________________
German _____________________________
Germany _____________________________
French _____________________________
France _____________________________
Look at that car! _____________________________
easy _____________________________
difficult _____________________________
safe _____________________________
dangerous _____________________________
What’s your favorite car? _____________________________
Wow! _____________________________
also _____________________________
important _____________________________
popular _____________________________
with _____________________________
How are you? _____________________________
Fine, thanks. _____________________________
And you? _____________________________
I’m OK, thanks. _____________________________
This is Helen. _____________________________
See you soon. _____________________________
We’re in a hurry. _____________________________
What’s your phone number? _____________________________
What’s your (e-mail) address? _____________________________
How old are you? _____________________________
I’m 18. _____________________________
Are you married? _____________________________

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File 3 Wordlist

Vocabulary Bank

Common verbs 1
drink coffee _____________________________
eat fast food _____________________________
have children _____________________________
like dogs _____________________________
listen to the radio _____________________________
live in an apartment _____________________________
read magazines _____________________________
speak English _____________________________
study Spanish _____________________________
want a new car _____________________________
watch TV _____________________________
work in a bank _____________________________

Food and drink

bread _____________________________
breakfast _____________________________
butter _____________________________
cereal _____________________________
cheese _____________________________
chocolate _____________________________
coffee _____________________________
dinner _____________________________
eggs _____________________________
fish _____________________________
fruit _____________________________

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lunch _____________________________
meat _____________________________
milk _____________________________
orange juice _____________________________
pasta _____________________________
potatoes _____________________________
rice _____________________________
salad _____________________________
sandwich _____________________________
soda _____________________________
sugar _____________________________
tea _____________________________
vegetables _____________________________
water _____________________________

Jobs and places of work

assistant _____________________________
doctor _____________________________
factory worker _____________________________
lawyer _____________________________
nurse _____________________________
policeman / policewoman _____________________________
salesperson _____________________________
student _____________________________
teacher _____________________________
waiter / waitress _____________________________
at home _____________________________
in a factory _____________________________
in a hospital _____________________________
in an office _____________________________
in a restaurant _____________________________

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in a school _____________________________
in a store _____________________________
on the street _____________________________

The time
It’s one (o’clock). _____________________________
It’s five after one. _____________________________
It’s ten after one. _____________________________
It’s quarter after one. _____________________________
It’s twenty after one. _____________________________
It’s twenty-five after one. _____________________________
It’s one thirty. _____________________________
It’s twenty-five to two. _____________________________
It’s twenty to two. _____________________________
It’s quarter to two. _____________________________
It’s ten to two. _____________________________
It’s five to two. _____________________________

Words and phrases to learn

I don’t know. _____________________________
Do you want a coffee? _____________________________
Yes, please. _____________________________
No, thanks. _____________________________
Don’t worry. _____________________________
Wait. _____________________________
Are you OK? _____________________________
What’s the problem? _____________________________
Really? _____________________________
I prefer our traditional breakfast. _____________________________
on the weekend _____________________________
at home / at work _____________________________
It depends. _____________________________

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a lot of _____________________________
For breakfast I have… _____________________________
together _____________________________
What do you do? _____________________________
I’m a doctor. _____________________________
Where do you work? _____________________________
I work in a hospital. _____________________________
I like it very much. _____________________________
He speaks English very well. _____________________________
only _____________________________
speak on the phone _____________________________
all over the world _____________________________
What time is it? _____________________________
Have a nice day. _____________________________
You, too. _____________________________
Thanks. _____________________________
You’re welcome. _____________________________
What day is it today? _____________________________
What day is it tomorrow? _____________________________
Why? _____________________________
Because it’s my wife’s birthday. _____________________________
See you on Monday. _____________________________

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File 4 Wordlist

Vocabulary Bank

A typical day
get up _____________________________
have breakfast _____________________________
take a shower _____________________________
go to work (by bus, car, etc.) _____________________________
go to school _____________________________
have a coffee _____________________________
have a sandwich _____________________________
have lunch _____________________________
finish work _____________________________
go home _____________________________
go shopping _____________________________
go to the gym _____________________________
make dinner _____________________________
have dinner _____________________________
do housework _____________________________
watch TV _____________________________
go to bed _____________________________

Common verbs 2
change money _____________________________
come _____________________________
drive _____________________________
go to the beach _____________________________
go to the movies _____________________________
go to the theater _____________________________
hear _____________________________

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park _____________________________
pay by credit card _____________________________
play computer games _____________________________
play sports _____________________________
play tennis _____________________________
play the piano _____________________________
see _____________________________
ski _____________________________
swim _____________________________
take a break _____________________________
take photos _____________________________
use the Internet _____________________________
walk _____________________________

Words and phrases to learn

What time do you get up? _____________________________
At eight o’clock. _____________________________
He gets up at about 9:30. _____________________________
wear jeans _____________________________
clean _____________________________
in the morning _____________________________
in the afternoon _____________________________
in the evening _____________________________
before / after lunch _____________________________
then _____________________________
go out _____________________________
a club _____________________________
lock the doors _____________________________
When I’m in bed… _____________________________
the north _____________________________
It’s hot. _____________________________

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It’s cold. _____________________________
the summer _____________________________
the winter _____________________________
open _____________________________
closed _____________________________
light _____________________________
dark _____________________________
ocean _____________________________
outside _____________________________
inside _____________________________
the same _____________________________
different _____________________________
snow _____________________________
relax _____________________________
I’m (really) sorry. _____________________________
That’s OK. _____________________________
Who’s this? _____________________________
It’s me. _____________________________
sir _____________________________
ma’am _____________________________
Can I help you? _____________________________
Can I have an espresso, please? _____________________________
Single or double? _____________________________
How much is it? _____________________________
Can I pay with MasterCard™? _____________________________
Sure. _____________________________
A ticket to Paris, please. _____________________________
One-way or round trip? _____________________________
Here you are. _____________________________
a memory card _____________________________
a phone card _____________________________

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File 5 Wordlist

Vocabulary Bank

Common verbs 3 Part A

arrive at the airport _____________________________
break your leg _____________________________
buy a ticket _____________________________
come back from vacation _____________________________
find a job _____________________________
learn a language _____________________________
meet a friend _____________________________
rent a car _____________________________
say hello _____________________________
stay at a hotel _____________________________

Ordinal numbers
the first _____________________________
the second _____________________________
the third _____________________________
the fourth _____________________________
the fifth _____________________________
the sixth _____________________________
the seventh _____________________________
the eighth _____________________________
the ninth _____________________________
the tenth _____________________________
the eleventh _____________________________
the twelfth _____________________________
the thirteenth _____________________________

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the fourteenth _____________________________
the fifteenth _____________________________
the sixteenth _____________________________
the seventeenth _____________________________
the eighteenth _____________________________
the nineteenth _____________________________
the twentieth _____________________________
the twenty-first _____________________________
the twenty-second _____________________________
the twenty-third _____________________________
the twenty-fourth _____________________________
the twenty-fifth _____________________________
the twenty-sixth _____________________________
the twenty-seventh _____________________________
the twenty-eighth _____________________________
the twenty-ninth _____________________________
the thirtieth _____________________________
the thirty-first _____________________________

Words and phrases to learn

yesterday _____________________________
yesterday afternoon _____________________________
last night _____________________________
last Saturday _____________________________
Did you have a good day? _____________________________
It was OK. _____________________________
the usual _____________________________
a wonderful surprise _____________________________
spring _____________________________
paperwork _____________________________
warm _____________________________

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stressed _____________________________
a babysitter _____________________________
Of course. _____________________________
make friends _____________________________
break your heart _____________________________
use your hands _____________________________
the best in the world _____________________________
speak Italian pretty well _____________________________
I feel European. _____________________________
a year / three days / a week ago _____________________________
What’s the date? _____________________________
It’s May fifth. _____________________________
When’s your birthday? _____________________________

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File 6 Wordlist

Vocabulary Bank

Hotels
bathroom _____________________________
bathtub _____________________________
bed _____________________________
cabinet _____________________________
cafe _____________________________
elevator _____________________________
floor _____________________________
gift shop _____________________________
gym _____________________________
lamp _____________________________
parking lot _____________________________
pillow _____________________________
reception _____________________________
remote control _____________________________
restaurant _____________________________
shower _____________________________
spa _____________________________
swimming pool _____________________________
towel _____________________________
yard _____________________________

Places
airport _____________________________
bank _____________________________
beach _____________________________
church _____________________________

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city _____________________________
gas station _____________________________
hospital _____________________________
movie theater _____________________________
museum _____________________________
ocean _____________________________
park _____________________________
pharmacy _____________________________
post office _____________________________
river _____________________________
road _____________________________
store _____________________________
supermarket _____________________________
town _____________________________
train station _____________________________
village _____________________________

Common verbs 3 Part B

call a friend _____________________________
get a letter _____________________________
give a present _____________________________
leave the house _____________________________
lose your keys _____________________________
send an e-mail _____________________________
take an umbrella _____________________________
tell somebody a story _____________________________
turn off the light _____________________________
turn on the light _____________________________

Words and phrases to learn

Welcome to the island. _____________________________
on the first floor _____________________________

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upstairs _____________________________
downstairs _____________________________
Enjoy your stay. _____________________________
in the cabinet _____________________________
on the bed _____________________________
under the chair _____________________________
There’s a beautiful view. _____________________________
a boat _____________________________
have an accident _____________________________
build (past simple built) _____________________________
wear (past simple wore) _____________________________
How was your weekend? _____________________________
A complete disaster! _____________________________
typically English _____________________________
a bed and breakfast _____________________________
miles _____________________________
full _____________________________
empty _____________________________
next to me _____________________________
platform _____________________________
seat _____________________________
Time to go. _____________________________
That’s interesting. _____________________________
a text (message) _____________________________
a show _____________________________
angry _____________________________
What do you think of …? _____________________________
I really like it. _____________________________
It’s fantastic / great. _____________________________
It’s OK. _____________________________
I don’t like it. _____________________________

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It’s terrible / awful. _____________________________
What’s the last movie you saw? _____________________________

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File 7 Wordlist

Words and phrases to learn

including _____________________________
clean _____________________________
fresh _____________________________
seafood _____________________________
barbecue _____________________________
still _____________________________
How far is that? _____________________________
until April _____________________________
tomorrow night _____________________________
next month _____________________________
next year _____________________________
That’s a long time. _____________________________
It’s going to be sunny. _____________________________
It’s going to be hot. _____________________________
It’s going to be cold. _____________________________
It’s going to rain. _____________________________
It’s going to snow. _____________________________
Excuse me. Where’s the bank? _____________________________
Can you help me? _____________________________
Is there a gas station near here? _____________________________
Yes, there’s one on the corner. _____________________________
It’s between the bank and the post office.
_____________________________
It’s across from the pharmacy. _____________________________
It’s next to the bookstore. _____________________________
Go straight ahead. _____________________________
Turn right / left. _____________________________
It’s on the right / left. _____________________________

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