Vocabulary for Students: School, Health, Cities & More

School Facilities and Activities

School Facilities

Art room, computer room, dance studio, football/hockey pitch, gymnasium, indoor/outdoor swimming pool, language laboratory, library, music room, recording studio, science laboratory, stage, tennis courts, theatre.

After-School Clubs

Art, baseball, chess, computer, dance, drama, foreign language, hockey, judo, music, photography, swimming, table tennis.

Abilities and Adjectives

Abilities – Adjectives

Artistic, athletic, creative, imaginative, logical, musical, practical, talented.

Good at/Brilliant at

Communicating, gymnastics, languages, making things, maths, music, painting, science, singing, sport, writing.

Health and Nutrition

Health

Acupuncture, an allergy, antibiotics, being overweight, a cold, flu, a headache, a herbal remedy, insomnia, a painkiller, a sports injury, stress, tiredness, a vaccination.

Diseases

AIDS, chicken pox, cholera, malaria, measles, mumps, the plague, polio, rabies, smallpox, tuberculosis, whooping cough.

Health – Symptoms

A cough, an earache, a headache, a high temperature, a pain (in your foot/arm/back), a runny nose, sneezing, a sore throat, a toothache.

Treatment

Drink plenty of fruit juice and water, have an x-ray, stay in bed for a day or two, take cough mixture/medicine/tablets.

Food

Beef, cabbage, chicken, garlic, kiwi, lamb, mango, salmon, onion, peach, peas, sardines, strawberries, tuna.

Nutrition

Calories, carbohydrates, cholesterol, minerals, proteins, vitamins.

Cities and Places

City Life

Bike lanes, crime, exhibitions, graffiti, Internet cafés, litter, multi-screen cinemas, nightlife, pedestrian areas, rock concerts, shopping malls, skateboard and bike parks, sporting and cultural events, street theatres, traffic pollution, vandalism, youth clubs.

Places

Airport, aqua park, art gallery, boating lake, castle, cathedral, ice rink, medieval streets, museum, open-air market, river.

Transport, Jobs, and Animals

Transport

Go by: Canoe, helicopter, jet, ski, lorry, motorbike, mountain bike, plane, snowmobile, tram, underground (metro), van, yacht.
Go on: Foot, horseback.

Jobs

Farmer, fashion model, filmmaker, photographer, police officer, politician, scientist, secretary, writer, zoologist.

Animals

Antelope, baboon, buffalo, cheetah, giraffe, hippo, hyena, kangaroo, koala, leopard, panda, polar bear, python, rhino, tiger, wildebeest, zebra.

Films and Entertainment

Films – Adjectives

Action, adventure, children’s, crime, fantasy, historical, horror, romantic, science fiction, spy, war.

Films – Nouns

Animation, comedy, costume drama, musical, thriller, western.

Personality and Feelings

Personality Adjectives

Easy-going, energetic, extrovert, friendly, hard-working, helpful, honest, independent, introvert, kind, lazy, organized, outgoing, practical, quiet, reliable, sensitive, shy, sociable, talkative, thoughtful, tidy, untidy.

Feelings

Angry, annoyed, anxious, bored, delighted, depressed, excited, furious, nervous, relaxed, sad, scared, upset, worried.

Music

Music – Styles

Classical, dance, folk, grunge, heavy metal, hip-hop, jazz, pop, punk, rap, rock.

Music – Adjectives

Aggressive, catchy, fast, happy, heavy, jazzy, lively, loud, monotonous, relaxing, repetitive, romantic, sad, slow.

Instruments

  • Wind: Clarinet, flute, saxophone, trumpet.
  • Percussion: Drums.
  • String: Cello, double bass, guitar, violin.
  • Keyboard: Organ, piano.
  • Electronic: Synthesizer.