TEF/TCF vocabulary cheat sheets by level

Animals and Nature

Animals, nature, countryside, plants, biodiversity, outdoor activities, and environment links. A1 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Body, Face, and Hygiene

Body parts, face, hygiene routines, symptoms, personal care, and health descriptions. A1 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

City and Local Places

Places in town, local services, directions, public buildings, neighbourhoods, and errands. A1 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Clothing and Appearance

Clothes, sizes, colors, style, appearance, shopping, and describing what someone is wearing. A1 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Colors and Visual Description

Colors, shapes, visual details, comparison, appearance, and precise object descriptions. A1 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Common Abstract Vocabulary

Advantages, disadvantages, causes, consequences, problems, solutions, opinions, agreement, obligation, and possibility. A1 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Culture and Leisure

Music, cinema, sports, books, hobbies, festivals, and cultural activities. A1 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Economy and Consumer Life

Budget, inflation, banking, saving money, employment, and business. A1 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Education

School, university, subjects, exams, homework, teachers, online learning, and student life. A1 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Environment

Pollution, climate change, recycling, public transport, energy, and sustainable lifestyle. A1 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Everyday Expressions and Idioms

Common expressions with avoir, être, aller, faire, prendre, filler words, greetings, thanks, and polite replies. A1 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Family and Relationships

Family members, marriage, friendship, relationships, descriptions, personality, and emotions. A1 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Food and Restaurants

Groceries, ordering food, restaurant complaints, recipes, and nutrition. A1 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Health

Body parts, symptoms, doctor appointments, pharmacy, healthy lifestyle, and mental health. A1 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Homophones and Confusing Words

Common sound-alike words, confusing pairs, spelling traps, and meaning differences. A1 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Housing

Apartment, house, rent, furniture, neighbourhood, moving, and accommodation problems. A1 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Immigration and Administration

Visa, permanent residence, citizenship, documents, forms, appointments, government services, and applications. A1 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Kitchen and Household Objects

Kitchen items, household objects, cleaning, cooking tools, rooms, and everyday home tasks. A1 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Law and Public Life

Rules, rights and responsibilities, public institutions, civic life, and citizenship. A1 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Media and News

Newspapers, television, radio, online articles, fake news, and advertising. A1 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

People and Personal Descriptions

People, personality, physical descriptions, emotions, age, appearance, and character traits. A1 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Personal Information

Name, age, nationality, address, contact details, introductions, family status, and daily habits. A1 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Shopping and Services

Clothes, prices, payment, refunds, customer service, and complaints. A1 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Society

Social problems, equality, immigration, education systems, youth problems, and public services. A1 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Sports and Physical Activities

Sports, exercise, competitions, hobbies, health benefits, and leisure activities. A1 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Technology

Internet, smartphones, social media, online safety, artificial intelligence, and digital education. A1 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Transport and Travel

Public transport, train, airport, bus, taxi, directions, travel problems, hotels, and tourism. A1 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Weather, Time, and Measurements

Weather, seasons, dates, time expressions, quantities, distance, weight, and measurements. A1 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Word Building: Prefixes and Suffixes

Common prefixes, suffixes, word families, noun/adjective formation, and guessing meaning from parts. A1 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Work and Career

Jobs, CVs, interviews, salary, workplace communication, professional emails, remote work, and working conditions. A1 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Animals and Nature

Animals, nature, countryside, plants, biodiversity, outdoor activities, and environment links. A2 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Body, Face, and Hygiene

Body parts, face, hygiene routines, symptoms, personal care, and health descriptions. A2 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

City and Local Places

Places in town, local services, directions, public buildings, neighbourhoods, and errands. A2 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Clothing and Appearance

Clothes, sizes, colors, style, appearance, shopping, and describing what someone is wearing. A2 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Colors and Visual Description

Colors, shapes, visual details, comparison, appearance, and precise object descriptions. A2 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Common Abstract Vocabulary

Advantages, disadvantages, causes, consequences, problems, solutions, opinions, agreement, obligation, and possibility. A2 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Culture and Leisure

Music, cinema, sports, books, hobbies, festivals, and cultural activities. A2 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Economy and Consumer Life

Budget, inflation, banking, saving money, employment, and business. A2 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Education

School, university, subjects, exams, homework, teachers, online learning, and student life. A2 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Environment

Pollution, climate change, recycling, public transport, energy, and sustainable lifestyle. A2 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Everyday Expressions and Idioms

Common expressions with avoir, être, aller, faire, prendre, filler words, greetings, thanks, and polite replies. A2 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Family and Relationships

Family members, marriage, friendship, relationships, descriptions, personality, and emotions. A2 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Food and Restaurants

Groceries, ordering food, restaurant complaints, recipes, and nutrition. A2 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Health

Body parts, symptoms, doctor appointments, pharmacy, healthy lifestyle, and mental health. A2 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Homophones and Confusing Words

Common sound-alike words, confusing pairs, spelling traps, and meaning differences. A2 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Housing

Apartment, house, rent, furniture, neighbourhood, moving, and accommodation problems. A2 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Immigration and Administration

Visa, permanent residence, citizenship, documents, forms, appointments, government services, and applications. A2 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Kitchen and Household Objects

Kitchen items, household objects, cleaning, cooking tools, rooms, and everyday home tasks. A2 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Law and Public Life

Rules, rights and responsibilities, public institutions, civic life, and citizenship. A2 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Media and News

Newspapers, television, radio, online articles, fake news, and advertising. A2 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

People and Personal Descriptions

People, personality, physical descriptions, emotions, age, appearance, and character traits. A2 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Personal Information

Name, age, nationality, address, contact details, introductions, family status, and daily habits. A2 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Shopping and Services

Clothes, prices, payment, refunds, customer service, and complaints. A2 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Society

Social problems, equality, immigration, education systems, youth problems, and public services. A2 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Sports and Physical Activities

Sports, exercise, competitions, hobbies, health benefits, and leisure activities. A2 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Technology

Internet, smartphones, social media, online safety, artificial intelligence, and digital education. A2 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Transport and Travel

Public transport, train, airport, bus, taxi, directions, travel problems, hotels, and tourism. A2 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Weather, Time, and Measurements

Weather, seasons, dates, time expressions, quantities, distance, weight, and measurements. A2 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Word Building: Prefixes and Suffixes

Common prefixes, suffixes, word families, noun/adjective formation, and guessing meaning from parts. A2 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Work and Career

Jobs, CVs, interviews, salary, workplace communication, professional emails, remote work, and working conditions. A2 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Animals and Nature

Animals, nature, countryside, plants, biodiversity, outdoor activities, and environment links. B1 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Body, Face, and Hygiene

Body parts, face, hygiene routines, symptoms, personal care, and health descriptions. B1 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

City and Local Places

Places in town, local services, directions, public buildings, neighbourhoods, and errands. B1 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Clothing and Appearance

Clothes, sizes, colors, style, appearance, shopping, and describing what someone is wearing. B1 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Colors and Visual Description

Colors, shapes, visual details, comparison, appearance, and precise object descriptions. B1 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Common Abstract Vocabulary

Advantages, disadvantages, causes, consequences, problems, solutions, opinions, agreement, obligation, and possibility. B1 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Culture and Leisure

Music, cinema, sports, books, hobbies, festivals, and cultural activities. B1 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Economy and Consumer Life

Budget, inflation, banking, saving money, employment, and business. B1 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Education

School, university, subjects, exams, homework, teachers, online learning, and student life. B1 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Environment

Pollution, climate change, recycling, public transport, energy, and sustainable lifestyle. B1 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Everyday Expressions and Idioms

Common expressions with avoir, être, aller, faire, prendre, filler words, greetings, thanks, and polite replies. B1 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Family and Relationships

Family members, marriage, friendship, relationships, descriptions, personality, and emotions. B1 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Food and Restaurants

Groceries, ordering food, restaurant complaints, recipes, and nutrition. B1 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Health

Body parts, symptoms, doctor appointments, pharmacy, healthy lifestyle, and mental health. B1 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Homophones and Confusing Words

Common sound-alike words, confusing pairs, spelling traps, and meaning differences. B1 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Housing

Apartment, house, rent, furniture, neighbourhood, moving, and accommodation problems. B1 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Immigration and Administration

Visa, permanent residence, citizenship, documents, forms, appointments, government services, and applications. B1 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Kitchen and Household Objects

Kitchen items, household objects, cleaning, cooking tools, rooms, and everyday home tasks. B1 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Law and Public Life

Rules, rights and responsibilities, public institutions, civic life, and citizenship. B1 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Media and News

Newspapers, television, radio, online articles, fake news, and advertising. B1 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

People and Personal Descriptions

People, personality, physical descriptions, emotions, age, appearance, and character traits. B1 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Personal Information

Name, age, nationality, address, contact details, introductions, family status, and daily habits. B1 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Shopping and Services

Clothes, prices, payment, refunds, customer service, and complaints. B1 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Society

Social problems, equality, immigration, education systems, youth problems, and public services. B1 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Sports and Physical Activities

Sports, exercise, competitions, hobbies, health benefits, and leisure activities. B1 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Technology

Internet, smartphones, social media, online safety, artificial intelligence, and digital education. B1 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Transport and Travel

Public transport, train, airport, bus, taxi, directions, travel problems, hotels, and tourism. B1 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Weather, Time, and Measurements

Weather, seasons, dates, time expressions, quantities, distance, weight, and measurements. B1 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Word Building: Prefixes and Suffixes

Common prefixes, suffixes, word families, noun/adjective formation, and guessing meaning from parts. B1 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Work and Career

Jobs, CVs, interviews, salary, workplace communication, professional emails, remote work, and working conditions. B1 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Animals and Nature

Animals, nature, countryside, plants, biodiversity, outdoor activities, and environment links. B2 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Body, Face, and Hygiene

Body parts, face, hygiene routines, symptoms, personal care, and health descriptions. B2 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

City and Local Places

Places in town, local services, directions, public buildings, neighbourhoods, and errands. B2 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Clothing and Appearance

Clothes, sizes, colors, style, appearance, shopping, and describing what someone is wearing. B2 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Colors and Visual Description

Colors, shapes, visual details, comparison, appearance, and precise object descriptions. B2 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Common Abstract Vocabulary

Advantages, disadvantages, causes, consequences, problems, solutions, opinions, agreement, obligation, and possibility. B2 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Culture and Leisure

Music, cinema, sports, books, hobbies, festivals, and cultural activities. B2 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Economy and Consumer Life

Budget, inflation, banking, saving money, employment, and business. B2 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Education

School, university, subjects, exams, homework, teachers, online learning, and student life. B2 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Environment

Pollution, climate change, recycling, public transport, energy, and sustainable lifestyle. B2 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Everyday Expressions and Idioms

Common expressions with avoir, être, aller, faire, prendre, filler words, greetings, thanks, and polite replies. B2 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Family and Relationships

Family members, marriage, friendship, relationships, descriptions, personality, and emotions. B2 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Food and Restaurants

Groceries, ordering food, restaurant complaints, recipes, and nutrition. B2 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Health

Body parts, symptoms, doctor appointments, pharmacy, healthy lifestyle, and mental health. B2 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Homophones and Confusing Words

Common sound-alike words, confusing pairs, spelling traps, and meaning differences. B2 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Housing

Apartment, house, rent, furniture, neighbourhood, moving, and accommodation problems. B2 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Immigration and Administration

Visa, permanent residence, citizenship, documents, forms, appointments, government services, and applications. B2 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Kitchen and Household Objects

Kitchen items, household objects, cleaning, cooking tools, rooms, and everyday home tasks. B2 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Law and Public Life

Rules, rights and responsibilities, public institutions, civic life, and citizenship. B2 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Media and News

Newspapers, television, radio, online articles, fake news, and advertising. B2 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

People and Personal Descriptions

People, personality, physical descriptions, emotions, age, appearance, and character traits. B2 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Personal Information

Name, age, nationality, address, contact details, introductions, family status, and daily habits. B2 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Shopping and Services

Clothes, prices, payment, refunds, customer service, and complaints. B2 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Society

Social problems, equality, immigration, education systems, youth problems, and public services. B2 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Sports and Physical Activities

Sports, exercise, competitions, hobbies, health benefits, and leisure activities. B2 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Technology

Internet, smartphones, social media, online safety, artificial intelligence, and digital education. B2 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Transport and Travel

Public transport, train, airport, bus, taxi, directions, travel problems, hotels, and tourism. B2 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Weather, Time, and Measurements

Weather, seasons, dates, time expressions, quantities, distance, weight, and measurements. B2 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Word Building: Prefixes and Suffixes

Common prefixes, suffixes, word families, noun/adjective formation, and guessing meaning from parts. B2 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.

Work and Career

Jobs, CVs, interviews, salary, workplace communication, professional emails, remote work, and working conditions. B2 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.