Workshop “Tax Consultation” 25.07.2019

Introduction to the Cambridge English: Preliminary and
Preliminary for Schools Vocabulary List
The Cambridge English: Preliminary and Preliminary for Schools Vocabulary List gives
teachers a guide to the vocabulary needed when preparing students for the Preliminary
and Preliminary for Schools examinations.
Background to the list
The Preliminary and Preliminary for Schools Vocabulary List was originally developed by
Cambridge English in consultation with external consultants to guide item writers who
produce materials for the Preliminary and Preliminary for Schools examination. It includes
vocabulary from the Council of Europe’s Threshold (1990) specification and other
vocabulary which corpus evidence shows is high frequency.
The list covers vocabulary appropriate to the B1 level on the Common European
Framework of Reference (CEFR) and includes receptive vocabulary (words that the
candidate is expected to understand but which is not the focus of a question) and
productive vocabulary (words that the candidate needs to know to answer a question).
The list does not provide an exhaustive list of all words which appear on the Preliminary
and Preliminary for Schools question papers and candidates should not confine their
study of vocabulary to the list alone.