Basic Vocabulary in Use
Table of Contents

Learner training
1 Talking about language (noun, verb, plural, etc.)
2 Learning strategies (collocation, word families, pictures, diagrams)

Everyday verbs
3 Have (have breakfast, have a good time)
4 Go (go by car, go shopping)
5 Do (do exercises, do business)
6 Make (make coffee, make a mistake)
7 Come (come in, come from)
8 Take (take the bus, take a photo)
9 Bring (bring it here, bring back)
10 Get (get a job, get tired)
11 Phrasal verbs (put on, turn down)
12 Everyday things (watch TV, make dinner)
13 Talking (say, tell)
14 Movement (walk, carry)

Words and grammar
15 Conjunctions and connecting words (because, only)
16 Time words (1): days, months, and seasons (Monday, July, winter)
17 Time words (2) (next year, often)
18 Places (middle, front, abroad)
19 Manner (fast, loud)
20 Irregular verbs (run, drink)
21 Common uncountable words (money, bread)
22 Common adjectives: good and bad things (nice, awful)
23 Common adjectives: people (happy, selfish)
24 Words and prepositions (wait for, good at)
25 Prefixes (impossible, rewrite)
26 Suffixes (useful, useless)
27 Words you may confuse (quite/quiet; lend/borrow)

People
28 Birth, marriage, and death (birthday, married)
29 The family (mother, uncle)
30 Parts of the body (head, foot)
31 Clothes (hat, socks)
32 Describing people (tal, dark, handsome)
33 Health and illness (headache, heart attack)
34 Feelings (love, tired)
35 Greetings and other useful phrases (Good morning, Happy New Year)

The world
36 Countries, languages, and people (Canada, Chinese, Greek)
37 Weather (rain, cold)
38 In the city (train station, bank)
39 In the country (hills, farm)
40 Animals and pets (horse, giraffe)
41 Travel (train, map)
42 Signs and notices (No smoking, Out of order)

At home
43 Food and drink (rice, tea)
44 In the kitchen (stove, glass)
45 In the bedroom and bathroom (closet, shampoo)
46 In the living room (bookcase, lamp)

School and workplace
47 Jobs (secretary, factory)
48 School and university (biology, notebook)
49 Communications (cell phone, computer)

Leisure
50 On vacation (package tour, phrase book)
51 Shopping (supermarket, department store)
52 In a hotel (single room, key)
53 Eating out (coffee shop, menu)
54 Sports (tennis, judo)
55 Movies (western, movie star)
56 Leisure at home (listening to CDs, cooking)

Social Issues
57 Crime (robbery, prison)
58 The media (TV channel, magazine)
59 Everyday problems (messy, in a bad mood)
60 Global problems (hurricane, strike)