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Words picked for a goal: IELTS topics, TOEIC, academic and business English. Learn a set five words at a time, and pin one to Today to keep going each day.

IELTS topics

Environment and naturePollution, climate, energy, water, weather and animals: the topic IELTS Writing Task 2 returns to most.113 wordsB1 30 · B2 51 · C1 31 · C2 1
Education and languageSchools, university, learning languages and reading.68 wordsB1 21 · B2 34 · C1 10 · C2 3
Work, money and the economyJobs, careers, shopping, advertising and the global economy.120 wordsB1 35 · B2 61 · C1 22 · C2 2
Health and lifestyleIllness, diet, sleep, sport, free time and happiness.117 wordsB1 40 · B2 54 · C1 22 · C2 1
Technology and mediaThe internet, phones, the news and how modern life is changing.94 wordsB1 31 · B2 45 · C1 17 · C2 1
Society, law and governmentCrime, the law, government, families, young people, gender and history.161 wordsB1 40 · B2 89 · C1 28 · C2 4
Cities, homes and travelTown planning, housing, buildings, transport, tourism and your hometown.107 wordsB1 38 · B2 51 · C1 17 · C2 1
Arts, culture and fashionArt, music, film, clothes, gifts and celebrations: common in Speaking Parts 1 and 2.50 wordsB1 18 · B2 22 · C1 10
Science: life and the earthBiology, the sea, rocks, farming and archaeology: words IELTS Reading passages lean on.166 wordsB1 30 · B2 76 · C1 54 · C2 6
Science: mind, matter and spacePsychology research, physics, chemistry and astronomy for IELTS Reading.124 wordsB1 36 · B2 48 · C1 35 · C2 5
Writing Task 1: charts and trendsWords for describing graphs, tables and processes: rise, fluctuate, proportion…25 wordsB1 7 · B2 14 · C1 2 · C2 2
Writing Task 2: arguing a pointVerbs and nouns for giving opinions, weighing both sides and drawing conclusions.31 wordsB1 10 · B2 8 · C1 11 · C2 2

TOEIC

TOEIC words, part 1 of 6The words that come up most in TOEIC tests and the workplace English they test, most frequent first.170 wordsB1 65 · B2 90 · C1 13 · C2 2
TOEIC words, part 2 of 6The words that come up most in TOEIC tests and the workplace English they test, most frequent first.170 wordsB1 48 · B2 97 · C1 25
TOEIC words, part 3 of 6The words that come up most in TOEIC tests and the workplace English they test, most frequent first.170 wordsB1 39 · B2 108 · C1 23
TOEIC words, part 4 of 6The words that come up most in TOEIC tests and the workplace English they test, most frequent first.169 wordsB1 42 · B2 101 · C1 25 · C2 1
TOEIC words, part 5 of 6The words that come up most in TOEIC tests and the workplace English they test, most frequent first.170 wordsB1 38 · B2 93 · C1 37 · C2 2
TOEIC words, part 6 of 6The words that come up most in TOEIC tests and the workplace English they test, most frequent first.170 wordsB1 49 · B2 85 · C1 32 · C2 4

Academic English

Academic words, part 1 of 5The words university textbooks and articles use far more than everyday English, most frequent first.165 wordsB1 25 · B2 59 · C1 70 · C2 11
Academic words, part 2 of 5The words university textbooks and articles use far more than everyday English, most frequent first.166 wordsB1 25 · B2 72 · C1 61 · C2 8
Academic words, part 3 of 5The words university textbooks and articles use far more than everyday English, most frequent first.165 wordsB1 27 · B2 77 · C1 57 · C2 4
Academic words, part 4 of 5The words university textbooks and articles use far more than everyday English, most frequent first.166 wordsB1 25 · B2 86 · C1 50 · C2 5
Academic words, part 5 of 5The words university textbooks and articles use far more than everyday English, most frequent first.165 wordsB1 37 · B2 83 · C1 40 · C2 5

Business English

Business words, part 1 of 8The words of business texts, meetings and emails, most frequent first.194 wordsB1 27 · B2 88 · C1 68 · C2 11
Business words, part 2 of 8The words of business texts, meetings and emails, most frequent first.193 wordsB1 19 · B2 102 · C1 64 · C2 8
Business words, part 3 of 8The words of business texts, meetings and emails, most frequent first.194 wordsB1 34 · B2 86 · C1 64 · C2 10
Business words, part 4 of 8The words of business texts, meetings and emails, most frequent first.194 wordsB1 24 · B2 91 · C1 69 · C2 10
Business words, part 5 of 8The words of business texts, meetings and emails, most frequent first.193 wordsB1 25 · B2 110 · C1 54 · C2 4
Business words, part 6 of 8The words of business texts, meetings and emails, most frequent first.194 wordsB1 35 · B2 93 · C1 60 · C2 6
Business words, part 7 of 8The words of business texts, meetings and emails, most frequent first.193 wordsB1 27 · B2 96 · C1 62 · C2 8
Business words, part 8 of 8The words of business texts, meetings and emails, most frequent first.194 wordsB1 29 · B2 92 · C1 67 · C2 6

Only words with a full Gloss page are included, in each list’s own order. The IELTS sets come from Gloss’s own topic list. Lists: TOEIC Service List 1.2 (Browne & Culligan), CC BY-SA 4.0; New Academic Word List 1.2 (Browne, Culligan & Phillips), CC BY-SA 4.0; Business Service List 1.2 (Browne & Culligan), CC BY-SA 4.0. The sets made from them are shared under the same licence.