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    • Unit 3: The new home town
    • Unit 4: The first look around
    • Unit 5: The removal van arrives
    • Unit 6: Meeting the neighbours
    • Unit 7: The house-warming party
    • Unit 8: At the animal farm
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Common Vocabulary

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Basic words

With these free vocabulary lists, you will learn many important words that will be the heart of your English skills. There are many basic vocabulary lists for things like: how to say "yes" and "no," "please" and "thank you," and even lists that will teach you your first verbs and adjectives.
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Time and date

Here we have collected many vocabulary lists all about the topic of time! With help from our free vocabulary lists, you will learn how to tell time, or talk about the hours of the day, weekdays, or seasons. Of course there are also many words to describe holidays!
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Numbers

One of the first things that everyone learns how to do when they are a child, is how to count. With this vocabulary list, learn the numbers from one to ten. These are the most important numbers and will help you learn higher numbers or how to tell time. Let's get started!
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Colours

This vocabulary list is all about colors like "red," "yellow," "blue," and many more! Learning the colors in English will be a big step in improving your language skills because you will then be able to describe so many more things around you, like nature, somebody's clothing, or a picture.
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Vocabulary Overview

Vocabulary

  • Common Vocabulary
    • Basic Words
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      • Part 2
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    • Time and date
      • Time
      • The times of day
      • The days of the week
      • Seasons
      • Public holidays and holidays
        • General words
        • United Kingdom
        • Ireland
        • Australia
        • New Zealand
        • USA
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    • Numbers
    • Colours
  • People
    • Physical appearance
      • Appearance basics
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      • Face
      • Hair
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      • Dress
      • Attractiveness
    • Clothes
      • Clothes basics
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      • Footwear
      • Underwear
      • Nightwear
      • Swimwear
      • Evening dress
      • Accessories
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    • Body
      • Outer body parts
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      • Internal system
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      • Personal hygiene
        • Personal hygiene basics
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        • Hair
        • Make-up
    • Health care
      • Health care basics
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      • Healthy lifestyle
      • Illnesses and diseases
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        • List 3
        • List 4
        • List 5
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      • Different doctors
      • At the doctor
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      • At the dentist
      • Injuries
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      • Accidents
      • Disabilities
      • Hospital
        • List 1
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        • List 3
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    • Emotions and feelings
      • Emotions and feelings basics
      • Positive emotions and feelings
        • List 1
        • List 2
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      • Negative emotions and feelings
        • List 1
        • List 2
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    • Communication
      • Greetings and farewell
  • Private Life
    • Family
      • Family and relationships
        • List 1
        • List 2
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    • Private environment
      • Habitation
        • List 1
        • List 2
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      • Around and inside the house
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      • Rooms
        • Rooms basics
        • Living room
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        • Study
        • Dining room
        • Bedroom
        • Kitchen
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        • Bathroom
          • List 1
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        • Cellar
      • Furniture
    • Leisure time activities
      • Leisure time
      • Hobbies
      • Sports
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    • Travel and tourism
      • Travel basics
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      • Travel preparations
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      • Accomodation
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      • Sights
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      • Sightseeing
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      • Customs
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      • Camping and adventure
    • Food
      • Meals
        • Breakfast
        • Starter
        • Main meal
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        • Dessert
      • Fruits
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      • Vegetables
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      • Nuts
    • Drinks
      • Drinks basics
      • Non-alcoholic drinks
      • Alcoholic drinks
    • Celebrations
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  • Public Life
    • Transportation
      • Traffic basics
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      • Means of transport
      • Public transport
      • Car
      • Air traffic
      • Seafaring
    • School and university
      • Things in the classroom
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      • University
        • University basics
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        • Courses of study
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        • Exams and tests
    • Working life
      • Work basics
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      • Professions
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      • At the office
        • At the office basics
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        • Occupations
        • Office equipment
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    • Money, finance and economy
      • Money basics
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      • Finance and economy
      • Bank
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      • Stock market
    • Shopping
      • Shopping basics
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        • List 5
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      • Buying clothes
      • Prices
      • Shops and markets
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    • Places in a town
    • Eating out
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      • List 2
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    • Going out
    • Media and communication
      • Media basics
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      • Radio
      • MP3 and CD
      • TV
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      • Film
      • Newspaper
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      • Magazines
      • Books
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      • Computer
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      • Internet
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      • Photography and video
      • Telephone
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      • Post
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  • Parts of speech
    • Oppositional adjectives
    • Pronouns
      • Personal pronouns
    • Adverbs
      • Adverbs of frequency
      • Adverbs of time
      • Adverbs of place
  • Environment and Nature
    • Animals
      • Pets
      • Farm animals
      • Animals of the forest
      • Sea creatures
      • Birds
      • Wildlife
    • Plants
      • Plants basics
      • Flowers
      • Grain
      • Trees
    • Countryside
      • Countryside basics
      • Oceans, lakes and rivers
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      • Mountains, hills and valleys
      • Park and forest
    • Weather
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    • Countries and nationalities
      • Europe
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        • List 4
        • List 5
        • List 6
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      • Asia
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      • Africa
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      • Australia
      • North America
      • South America
    • Continents
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