1、From 2020VOCABULARY LISTA2 KeyA2 Key for SchoolsKey and Key for Schools Vocabulary List UCLES 2018Introduction to the Key Vocabulary ListThe Key Vocabulary List gives teachers a guide to the vocabulary needed when preparing students for the Key and Key for Schools examinations.Background to the list
2、The Key Vocabulary List was originally developed by Cambridge English in consultation with external consultants to guide item writers who produce materials for the Key examination. It drew on vocabulary from the Council of Europes Waystage (1990) specification and other vocabulary which corpus evide
3、nce shows is high frequency.The list covers vocabulary appropriate to the A2 level on the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) and includes receptive vocabulary (words that the candidate is expected to understand but which are not the focus of a question) and productive vocabulary (words th
4、at the candidate needs to know in order to answer a question).The list does not provide an exhaustive list of all words which appear on the Key and Key for Schools question papers and candidates should not confine their study of vocabulary to the list alone.How the list is updatedThe vocabulary of E
5、nglish changes over time, with words being added and other words falling into disuse. In order to maintain its currency, the Key Vocabulary List is updated on a regular basis, with the decision to add or remove words being informed by reference to the Cambridge Learner Corpus and English Vocabulary
6、Profile.The Cambridge Learner Corpus is a collection of over 44 million words of English, based upon evidence of language use by learners from all over the world and from which the English Vocabulary Profile has developed. The English Vocabulary Profile shows the most common words and phrases that l
7、earners of English need to know in British or American English. The meaning of each word or phrase in the wordlists has been assigned a level between A1 and B2 on the CEFR.A preview version of the English Vocabulary Profile can be accessed by visiting the website: http:/www.englishprofile.orgOrganis
8、ation of the list Word setsSome categories of words that a learner at this level might be expected to know, e.g. days of the week, are not included in the alphabetical list but are listed in Appendix 1. Although grammar words (pronouns, modal verbs, etc.) are included, the Language Specifications se
9、ction of the Key and Key for Schools Handbooks (available from www.cambridgeenglish.org) should be consulted for a more complete listing. ExemplificationExample phrases and sentences showing how words might be used are given only where words with different meanings need to be constrained. For exampl
10、e, bank is followed by I changed my money in a bank this shows that bank is limited to the idea of a financial institution: candidates are not expected to know other meanings, such as a river bank. UCLES 2018Page 3 of 31Key and Key for SchoolsVocabulary List Multi-word verbsAll multi-word (or phrasa
11、l) verbs that a Key or Key for Schools candidate might be expected to know are included in the list. These verbs include literal verbs (i.e. where the meaning is transparent), e.g. sit down, go out and non-literal verbs, e.g. look after, get up. Topic listsIn Appendix 2, words have been grouped toge
12、ther under common Key and/or Key for Schools themes, such as Food and Drink, House and Home and Sport. Not all the words in the Topic Lists headings appear on the wordlist.Unsuitable topicsCambridge Assessment English examinations must not contain anything that might offend or upset candidates, pote
13、ntially affect their performance or distract them during the examination. A number of sensitive topics are considered unsuitable for use in Key and Key for Schools, for example war and politics, and vocabulary relating to these is not included in the Key Vocabulary List.Personal vocabularyThe conten
14、t of the Key Vocabulary List is general in nature and is unlikely to cover completely the productive vocabulary that may be required by candidates. Candidates should know the specific lexis they will need to describe themselves and their lives, for example hobbies, likes and dislikes.AbbreviationsAb
15、breviations used in the Key Vocabulary List are:abbrevabbreviation or acronymmvmodal verbadjadjectivennounadvadverbphr vphrasal verbavauxiliary verbplpluralAm EngAmerican EnglishprepprepositionBr EngBritish Englishprep phrprepositional phraseconjconjunctionpronpronoundetdeterminersingsingularexclame
16、xclamationvverbSummary of points to be noted The list does not include every word that may appear on a Key or Key for Schools paper. The list covers receptive and productive vocabulary. The list is updated regularly. Aa/an (det)a few (det, adj & pron) I invited a few of my friends. Ill be ready in a
17、 few minutes. able (adj) be able to about (adv & prep) What about a cold drink? I have about 3. (adv) a book about animals (prep)above (adv & prep)accident (n)across (adv & prep) The banks across the road. He walked across the bridge. act (n & v)action (adj) activity (n) actor (n) actually (adv) ad
18、(n) an ad on TV add (v)address (n) adult (adj & n) advanced (adj) adventure (n) advert (n)advertisement (n) advice (n) aeroplane (n) afraid (adj)after (adv & prep) afternoon (n) afterwards (adv) again (adv) against (prep) We watched England play against France. age (n) I dont know his age. aged (adj
19、) aged 10 16 ago (adv)agree (v) Yes, I agree with you. Dont you agree, Sam? air (n) to travel by air airport (n)alarm clock (n)album (n)all (adv, det & pron)all kinds of (det & pron)allow (v)all right/alright (adj, adv & exclam)all sorts of (det & pron) all the time (det) almost (adv)alone (adj & ad
20、v) along (prep) already (adv)alright (adj, adv & exclam)also (adv)always (adv)a.m. (adv) amazing (adj) ambulance (n) among (prep) an (det)and (conj) angry (adj) animal (n)another (det & pron)answer (n & v) any (det & pron) anybody (pron) anymore (adv) anyone (pron) anything (pron) anyway (adv) anywh
21、ere (adv) apartment (n)apartment building (n)app (n)apple (n)appointment (n) an appointment with the doctor area (n)arm (n)armchair (n)around (adv & prep) to travel around (adv) to sit around the table (prep)arrive (v) art (n) article (n) an article about skiing artist (n)as (conj & adv & prep) as g
22、ood as as soon as possible the same as as well as well as ask (v)assistant (n)as well (adv)as well (as) (prep)at (prep)at / (prep) UCLES 2018Page 30 of 31Key and Key for SchoolsVocabulary List My email address is david attractive (adj) The walls are an attractive colour. aunt (n)autumn (n) available
23、 (adj) away (adv) Hes gone away. Its two kilometres away. awesome (adj)awful (adj) Bbaby (n)back (n, adv & adj)backpack (n)bad (adj)(be) bad for somebody badly (adv)badminton (n)bag (n) bake (v) ball (n) balloon (n) banana (n) band (n) The band are on tour this month. bank (n) I changed my money in
24、the bank. barbecue/ barbeque (n)baseball (n) basketball (n) bat (n)bath (n) bathing suit (n) bathroom (n) bathtub (n) battery (n)be (av & v) beach (n) bean (n) bear (n) beard (n)beautiful (adj) because (conj) become (v) bed (n) bedroom (n) bee (n)before (adv, conj & prep)begin (v) beginner (n) begin
25、ning (n)behind (adv & prep)believe (v)belong (v) The bag belongs to me. below (adv & prep)belt (n)beside (prep) best (adj & adv) better (adj & adv) between (prep) bicycle (n)big (adj) bike (n) bill (n) Can I have my bill, please? bin (n) Can you throw the rubbish in the bin? biology (n)bird (n) birt
26、h (n) birthday (n)biscuit (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: cookie) bit (n & adv) Just a small bit of cake, please. Im feeling a bit tired. black (adj & n)blackboard (n) blanket (n) block (n) Shall we walk round the block? blog (n)blond(e) (adj) blood (n) blouse (n) blue (adj & n) board (n) The teachers writing
27、 on the (black/white)board.board game (n)boat (n) body (n) boil (v) boiled (adj) book (n & v) a good book book a place on the course bookcase (n)bookshelf (n)bookshop (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: bookstore) bookstore (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: bookshop) boot (n) a pair of boots bored (adj)boring (adj)born (v) I
28、 was born in Manchester. borrow (v) She borrowed a book from the library.boss (n)both (pron & det)bother (v) Sorry to bother you. bottle (n)bottom (n) at the bottom of the stairs bowl (n)box (n)boy (n) boyfriend (n) bracelet (n) brain (n) brave (adj) bread (n) break (n & v) a break for lunch (n) Som
29、eones broken the window. (v)breakfast (n)bridge (n)bright (adj for colours) bright pink brilliant (adj) I thought the film was brilliant! bring (v)bring back (v) broken (adj) brother (n) brown (adj & n) brush (n & v) build (v) building (n) burger (n)bus (n)business (n) businessman (n) businesswoman
30、(n) business person (n) bus station (n)bus stop (n) busy (adj) but (conj) butter (n) butterfly (n) buy (v)by (prep)by the way (prep phr)bye (exclam) Ccabinet (n) cafe/caf (n) cafeteria (n) cake (n) calendar (n)call (n & v) Ill call (phone) again later this afternoon. Hes called John. Im waiting for
31、a call from Anna. camel (n)camera (n) camp (v) camping (n) campsite (n) cap (n) capital (n) can (n & mv) I can ride a bike. (ability) Can I have one? (request) Can I help you? (offer) It can be cold here in winter. (possibility) You can watch TV now. (permission) candy (n)cannot (mv)car (n)card (n)
32、birthday card credit card card game (e.g. We played a card game in class.) career (n)careful (adj) Be careful! carefully (adv)car park (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: parking lot) carpet (n)carrot (n) carry (v) cartoon (n) case (n) cash (n & v) castle (n) cat (n) catch (v) CD (n)CD player (n) ceiling (n) cell
33、 phone (n) cent (n)centre/center (n) centimetre/centimeter (cm) (n) century (n)cereal (n) certainly (adv) chain (n) She wore a gold chain. I need a new bicycle chain. chair (n)change (v & n) There is a change of room for this course. channel (n)chat (n)chatroom (n) cheap (adj) check (v) cheese (n) c
34、hef (n)chemist (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: drugstore) chemistry (n)cheque (n) chess (n) chicken (n) child (n) chilli (n) chips (n pl) egg and chips chocolate (n)choose (v) cinema (n) circle (n) circus (n) city (n) class (n) a language class a first-class ticket classical (adj) classmate (n)classroom (n) c
35、lean (adj & v) cleaner (n) clear (adj) Its not clear to me. clearly (adv)clever (adj)click (n & v) Click here to go to our website. climb (v)climbing (n)clock (n)close (adj & v) close to (prep phr) closed (adj)closet (n) clothes (n pl) cloud (n) cloudy (adj) clown (n) club (n) to join a club coach (
36、n) a coach trip a tennis coach coat (n)coffee (n)cola (n)cold (adj & n) colleague (n) collect (v) college (n)colour (n & v) comb (n) come (v) come back (v) We came back from our holiday yesterday. comedy (n)comfortable (adj) comic (n) company (n) Whats the name of your company? competition (n)comple
37、te (v) computer (n) concert (n)congratulations! (exclam)contact (n & v) continue (v) conversation (n) cook (n & v) cooker (n)cookie (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: biscuit) cooking (n)cool (adj & exclam) Thats a cool bike! (adj)copy (v)corner (n) the corner of the street correct (adj)cost (n & v)costume (n) I
38、 forgot my swimming costume. could (mv) I couldnt find the information. Could you lend me some money? We could go to the cinema tonight. country (n)countryside (n)course (n) a university course a main course of course (not) cousin (n)cover (v &n) I had to cover my eyes. There was a flower on the boo
39、ks cover. cow (n)crazy (adj)cream (adj & n) I like strawberries and cream. Mums cream T-shirt got dirty. credit card (n)cricket (n)cross (n & v) Dont cross the road here! (v)crossing (n) Use the crossing to cross the street.crowd (n) crowded (adj) cry (v) The babys crying. cup (n)cupboard (n) curry
40、(n) curtain (n) customer (n) cut (v)cycle (v)cycling (n) Ddad (n)daily (adj & adv) dance (n & v) dancer (n) dancing (n) danger (n) dangerous (adj) dark (adj)date (n) Whats the date today? daughter (n)day (n) dead (adj) dear (adj) Dear Anne, decide (v)deep (adj)degree (n) The temperatures 30 degrees
41、today. delay (n & v) There will be a delay of two hours. (n) The flight is delayed. (v)delicious (adj) dentist (n) department (n) department store (n) describe (v)desert (n) desk (n) dessert (n) details (n) diary (n) dictionary (n) die (v) difference (n) different (adj) difficult (adj) digital (adj)
42、digital camera (n) dining room (n) dinner (n)dinosaur (n) diploma (n) directions (n) dirty (adj) disco (n) discount (n) discuss (v) dish (n) Chicken and chips is my favourite dish. I broke a dish when I was washing up. dive (v) I learnt to dive at the swimming pool. diving (adj) Ive joined a diving
43、club. do (av & v)doctor (n) document (n) dog (n)doll (n) dollar (n) dolphin (n) door (n) dot (n) dot com double (adj) a double room down (adv & prep) download (n & v) I downloaded the songs from the internet (v).downstairs (adv)Dr (n) draw (v) drawer (n)drawing (n) dream (n & v) dress (n & v) dresse
44、d (adj) Hurry, you need to get dressed! drink (n & v)drive (v)driver (n)driving licence (n)drugstore (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: chemist) drum (n)dry (adj & v) duck (n) during (prep) DVD (n)DVD player (n) Eeach (det & pron) each other (pron) ear (n)early (adj & adv)earn (v) earring (n) easily (adv)east (n
45、, adj & adv)easy (adj)eat (v)egg (n) electric (adj) electricity (n) elephant (n)elevator (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: lift) else (adv) Anything else? email (n & v)empty (adj) end (v & n) engine (n) engineer (n) enjoy (v)enough (adv, det & pron)enter (v) Are you going to enter the poster competition? Please
46、 enter through the side door. entrance (n)envelope (n)equipment (n) You need special equipment to go diving. eraser (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: rubber)especially (adv)euro (n) even (adv) evening (n) event (n) The Olympic games is a great event. ever (adv)every (det) everybody (pron) everyone (pron) everything (pron) everywhere (adv) exactly (adv) examination/exam (n) example (n) Look at the example first. for example ex
