CAMBRIDGEUNIVERSITY PRESS ASSESSMENTVOCABULARY LISTB1 PreliminaryB1 Preliminary for SchoolsIntroduction to the B1 Preliminary Vocabulary ListThe B1 Preliminary Vocabulary List gives teachers a guide to the vocabulary neededwhen preparing students for the B1 Preliminary and Preliminary for Schools examinations.Background to the listThe B1 Preliminary Vocabulary List was originally developed by CambridgeAssessment in consultation with external consultants to guide item writers who producematerials for the B 1 Preliminary examination.It includes vocabulary from the Councilof Europe's Threshold (1990)specification and other vocabulary which corpus evidenceshows is high frequency.The list covers vocabulary appropriate to the B1 level on the Common European Frameworkof Reference (CEFR)and includes receptive vocabulary (words that the candidate isexpected to understand but which are 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 andPreliminary for Schools question papers and candidates should not confine their study ofvocabulary to the list alone.How the list is updatedThe vocabulary of English changes over time,with words being added and other wordsfalling into disuse.In order to maintain its currency,the B1 Preliminary VocabularyList is updated on a regular basis,with the decision to add or remove words beinginformed by reference to the Cambridge Learner Corpus and English Profile Wordlists.The Cambridge Learner Corpus is a collection of over 44 million words of English,basedupon evidence of language use by learners from all over the world and from which theEnglish Vocabulary Profile has developed.The English Vocabulary Profile shows themost common words and phrases that learners of English need to know in British orAmerican English.The meaning of each word or phrase in the wordlists has been assigneda level between A1 and B2 on the CEFR.A preview version of the English Vocabulary Profile can be accessed by visiting thewebsite:http://www.englishprofile.orgOrganisation of the list·Vord setsSome categories of words that a learner at this level might be expected to know,e.g.days ofthe week,are not included in the alphabetical list but are listed in Appendix 1.Although'grammar words'(pronouns,modal verbs,etc.)are included,the Language Specificationsection of the Preliminary Handbook and Preliminary for Schools Handbook(available fromfrom www.cambridgeenglish.org)should be consulted for a more complete listing.·ExemplificationExample phrases and sentences showing how words might be used are given only wherewords with different meanings need to be constrained.For example,hee/is followed by'Ican't walk in high heels'-this shows that hee/is limited to the idea of shoes:candidates arenot expected to know other meanings,such as the part of the body.Cambridge University Press Assessment 2023Page 2 of 51B1 Preliminary and B1 Preliminary for Schools