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FCE vocabulary list [1/12]
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Vocabulary
Meaning(s)
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add
Vocabulary
Meaning(s)
keep up with
somebody/something
bargain
bracelet
casual
comparison
cut down
distinguish
dominate
dress up
fit in with
genuine
go ahead
go back
go for
go on
go out
go over
go up
hood
helmet
image
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Vocabulary
accessible
action
appliance
application
complex
control
demanding
disappointed
facility
favourable
feature
find out
fortune
get through
goal
graphics
hopeless
impressive
intelligence
meaningful
messy
label
matter
outfit
outrageous
pull on something
put together
represent
save up
slightly
slip on
smart
stall (selling)
stand out
stuff
stunning
stylish
sweatshirt
take back
take off
Meaning(s)
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Vocabulary
Meaning(s)
muddy
opponent
pace
popularity
reach a conclusion
review
solve
sophisticated
soundtrack
submit
tricky
turn on
turn up
unhelpful
version
violent
virtual
yawn
Exercise 1)
The teacher will ask you to make a sentence with one or two words from the table above.
Exercise 2)
Choose one word you know and two words you didn’t know and form three questions to ask students in the class.
Exercise 3)
The teacher will select several words from the table above and ask you to explain their meanings.
FCE vocabulary list [2/12]
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Vocabulary
airline
approach
backpacker
book into
cabin
campsite
check in
check out
cliff
coast
crew
destination
disturb
domestic
evidence
expedition
ferry
fill in
forbid
friendship
get away
Vocabulary
absence
bad-tempered
breed
breeze
conservation
conserve
cut down
destruction
endangered
feather
from time to time
fur
global warming
in time
live up to
look forward to
one at a time
parrot
pass (the) time
paw
polar bear
Meaning(s)
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Vocabulary
get in
get rid of
ground
harbour
land
landing
set off
stop over
take off
terminal
travel agent
visa
wildlife
yacht
Meaning(s)
Meaning(s)
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Vocabulary
pollute
souvenir
species
suffer
support
tail
times
wild
wing
Meaning(s)
Exercise 1)
Select 5 words you knew and 5 words you didn’t know from the list above and write a short story between 50 to 80 words long.
Exercise 2)
Select any two words from the list above and ask any student in the class to form a sentence using your chosen words.
Exercise 3)
The teacher will select several words from the table above and ask you to explain their meanings.
FCE vocabulary list [3/12]
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Vocabulary
Meaning(s)
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absolutely
anxious
astonished
blow
calm down
come down
content
delighted
draw up
end up
extremely
frightened
furious
grab
irritated
petrified
pour
pull away
pull up
relieved
satisfied
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Vocabulary
appearance
argument
breakdown
broadcast
case
celebrity
contest
delicate
fame
fluent
gossip
headline
impressed
inspiration
keep away
keep down
keep in
keep on
keep to
keep up
living
Vocabulary
Meaning(s)
Scared/ worried stiff
shake
shoot
steady
tense
terrified
totally
uneasy
Meaning(s)
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Vocabulary
Meaning(s)
look up to
lottery
the press
privacy
pro
regional
scandal
sensation
talent
understandable
Exercise 1)
Select 1 word you knew and 1 word you didn’t know from the list, form and ask two questions about the past using them.
Exercise 2)
Select one word new to you and 2 words you know from the list above and form one sentence using all of the chosen words.
Exercise 3)
The teacher will select several words from the table above and ask you to explain their meanings.
FCE vocabulary list [4/12]
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Vocabulary
Meaning(s)
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can’t stand
cheer
course
course
court
business
damage
favour
living
do without
extreme sport
fall apart
fall for somebody
fall out
fall through
field
fitness
gym
gymnastics
ice skate
lap
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Vocabulary
affect
accustomed
friend
confident
critical
disapprove
get on
housework
promise
secret
awake
kid
make a fortune
make friends with
mood
neighbourhood
proud
selfish
sensible
share
storey
Vocabulary
Meaning(s)
net
penalty
pitch
referee
risk
row
scary
ski
spectator
team
track
Meaning(s)
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Vocabulary
Meaning(s)
struggle
taste
Exercise 1)
Select any two words and talk about them (e.g. “I don’t like selfish people because they remind me of my granddad. He used to….” etc).
Exercise 2)
Select one word you did and didn’t know and ask two questions about the present.
Exercise 3)
The teacher will select several words from the table above and ask you to explain their meanings.
FCE vocabulary list [5/12]
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Vocabulary
Meaning(s)
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admit
advertise
brand
budget
character
commercial
deadline
doubt
dramatic
element
ending
huge
location
message
narrow
personality
powerful
production
reckon
setting
shallow
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Vocabulary
access
achievement
at first
at last
at least
at once
at peace
at present
at rest
at the same time
at war
commercial
concept
decade
expedition
illegal
immoral
impatient
innappropriate
inexperienced
irregular
Vocabulary
Meaning(s)
stress
view
what
Meaning(s)
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Vocabulary
Meaning(s)
irresponsible
need
proposal
prove
rocket
scientific
significant
solution
space
sponsor
supporter
technology
willing
Exercise 1)
Select any few words and write something interesting that you know then read it out to the class.
Exercise 2)
Chose any word from the above lists and form a controversial question to ask someone (e.g. “which is better, science or religion?”)
Exercise 3)
The teacher will select several words from the table above and ask you to explain their meanings.
FCE vocabulary list [6/12]
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Vocabulary
Meaning(s)
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aggressive
blush
bossy
characteristic
cheerful
competitive
demanding
discourage
identical
identity
impatient
jealous
lazy
loyal
only child
optimistic
resemble
similarity
stubborn
take account
take after somebody
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Vocabulary
appliance
attic
cart
conclusion
decision
complaint
crockery
crunchy
cutlery
devise
duplicate
fall asleep
ill
fall in love
fed up
fulfil
groceries
infection
inventor
fun
research
Vocabulary
Meaning(s)
take charge
take for granted
take off
take out
seriously
take turns
twin
unpopular
unreliable
witty
Meaning(s)
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Vocabulary
Meaning(s)
ritual
soggy
stale
stick
substance
suspicion
talk somebody into
tell apart
tell a lie
tell a story
transform
Exercise 1)
The teacher will ask you to make a sentence with one or two words from the table above.
Exercise 2)
Choose one word you know and two words you didn’t know and form three questions to ask students in the class.
Exercise 3)
The teacher will select several words from the table above and ask you to explain their meanings.
FCE vocabulary list [7/12]
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Vocabulary
Meaning(s)
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accuse
affect
ambition
apologize
claim
deny
educate
educated
educational
face up to
feel
insist
mention
opportunity
performance
position
progress
promise
qualification
refuse
relevant
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Meaning(s)
standard
urge
warn
wish
Meaning(s)
adventurous
above all
all along
all in all
all of a sudden
at all
background
career
commitment
concerned
dishonest
disorganized
dissatisfied
employer
enthusiasm
enthusiastic
flexible
inexperienced
irresponsible
redundant
responsibility
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Vocabulary
Meaning(s)
responsible
routine
secure
self-confident
support
uncertain
Exercise 1)
The teacher will give you 5 random words from the lists above and you need to tell a short story using the words.
Exercise 2)
Pick your top three favorite words and say why you like them.
Exercise 3)
The teacher will select several words from the table above and ask you to explain their meanings.
FCE vocabulary list [8/12]
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Vocabulary
Meaning(s)
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benefit
unsuccessful
accessible
bar
canal
clap
consist of
dam
economical
environment
eco friendly
flash
flood
fuel
household
lake
lightning
litter
pane
pond
rapids
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Meaning(s)
recycle
reservoir
river
route
rubbish
second-hand
slice
storm
stream
tackle
traffic
vegetation
waterfall
Meaning(s)
appealing
appetite
bitter
canned
consume
consumer
dairy
finding
fizzy
flat
flavour
grill
influence
juicy
melt
mild
packaging
reject
rich
ripe
rotten
Exercise 1)
Choose any 2 words and ask any student what they mean.
Exercise 2)
Pick any 3 words and find a synonym for each one.
Exercise 3)
Pick any 2 words and find an antonym for each one.
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Vocabulary
sense
texture
Meaning(s)
FCE vocabulary list [9/12]
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Vocabulary
Meaning(s)
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amount
challenge
collector
collection
condition
delightful
elegant
exceptional
the former
the latter
look after
look at
look for
look into
the look of
Look out!
massive
memory
obsession
passion
remarkable
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Vocabulary
alternative
biography
come across something
come out
come up with
documentary
effective
extract
form
go ahead
go by
go off sb/sth
go through
go up
meaningful
rub
science fiction
sight
strength
surface
technological
Vocabulary
Meaning(s)
scale
substantial
technique
vast
Meaning(s)
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Vocabulary
threat
thriller
trace
visual
Exercise 1)
Describe an event in your past using some of the words and phrases from above.
Exercise 2)
Choose 2 words and form one question to ask your teacher (e.g. “will you go ahead and write a biography?”).
Exercise 3)
The teacher will select several words from the table above and ask you to explain their meanings.
Meaning(s)
FCE vocabulary list [10/12]
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Vocabulary
Meaning(s)
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ankle
bandage
break
break
break down
bug
burn
chest
cough mixture/syrup
plaster
elbow
exercise
exercise
eyebrow
faint
graze
hurt
jaw
knee
needle
on average
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accuse
arrest
burglar
cell
charge
commit
court
criminal
detective
DNA
evidence
fine
fine
fingerprint
forensic
guilty
illegal
innocent
jury
kidnap
offence
Vocabulary
Meaning(s)
on balance
on behalf of somebody
on the condition that
on duty
on offer
on purpose
plaster
scar
spot
sprain
sting
stitch
surgery
sweat
symptom
thigh
waist
ward
wrist
Meaning(s)
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Vocabulary
Meaning(s)
penalty
pickpocket
proof
punishment
robbery
sentence
shoplift
steal
suspect
suspicious
take some to court
thief
trace
trial
Exercise 1)
The teacher will ask you a question. Use one or more of the words in the lists to answer it. (E.g. “What can you find in a hospital?”)
Exercise 2)
Select a few words from the lists above and create a small News article to present..
Exercise 3)
The teacher will select several words from the table above and ask you to explain their meanings.
FCE vocabulary list [11/12]
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Vocabulary
Meaning(s)
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absence
architecture
collection
community
consumer
cut
environmental
lack
level
lifestyle
lighting
maintenance
mall
neighbourhood
pollution
property
regulation
renew
renewal
requirement
resident
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Meaning(s)
shortage
suburb
suburban
system
traffic jam
urban
Meaning(s)
audience
choir
composer
composition
conductor
festival
gig
impression
memorable
musician
orchestra
orchestral
organizer
participate
partnership
perform
performer
rehearsal
respectable
solo
specialize
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Vocabulary
Meaning(s)
venue
unique
Exercise 1)
Pick any two words and say something negative about them.
Exercise 2)
Choose one word you didn’t know and explain what you thought when you found out the meaning (e.g. “I found it surprising…..)
Exercise 3)
The teacher will select several words from the table above and ask you to explain their meanings.
FCE vocabulary list [12/12]
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Vocabulary
Meaning(s)
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ash
break off
call off
crack
cut off
damage
damp
drought
earthquake
eruption
gas
humid
hurricane
injure
invaluable
let off
log off
peak
planet
preserve
priceless
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Vocabulary
apology
apparently
cashpoint
catch up on
comedian
comedy
disguise
disguise
earnings
estimate
get something over with
hang around with
humour
ignore
Vocabulary
Meaning(s)
send off
sensitive
shake
tell off
thunder
tremble
undo
unfasten
untie
unwrap
volcano
weather forecast
wear off
Meaning(s)
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Vocabulary
make up for
pick up
put off
put out
put up
put up
rule
star
start out
take off
treatment
weird
work on something
work out
be a bad/ good influence
key in
keep up
landlord
look up
make for
make out
Exercise 1)
You have just won one million dollars. Explain how you feel using five or more words from the above lists.
Exercise 2)
The teacher will ask you one or two questions using any of the words from above.
Exercise 3)
The teacher will select several words from the table above and ask you to explain their meanings.
Meaning(s)