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The Oxford 3000 words

The Oxford 3000 is a list of the 3,000 core words that every learner of English needs to know. The words have been chosen based on their frequency in the Oxford English Corpus and relevance to learners of English. Every word is aligned to the CEFR, guiding learners on the words they should know at A1-B2 level.

jacket
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nounA1

a piece of clothing worn on the top half of the body over a shirt, etc. that has arms and fastens down the front; a short, light coatvolume_up

a leather/denim/tweed jacketvolume_up


nounA2

a thick sweet substance made by boiling fruit with sugar, often sold in jars and spread on breadvolume_up

strawberry jamvolume_up


nounA1

the 1st month of the year, between December and Februaryvolume_up

She was born in January.volume_up


nounA2

a type of music with strong rhythms, in which the players often improvise (= make up the music as they are playing), originally created by African American musicians at the beginning of the 20th centuryvolume_up

traditional/modern jazzvolume_up


nounA1

trousers made of denim (= a type of strong cotton)volume_up

I always wear jeans.volume_up


nounA2

objects such as rings and necklaces that people wear as decorationvolume_up

silver/gold jewelleryvolume_up


nounA1

work for which you receive regular paymentvolume_up

I don't have a job at present.volume_up


verbA1

to fix or connect two or more things togethervolume_up

Join one section of pipe to the next.volume_up


nounA2

something that you say or do to make people laugh, for example a funny story that you tellvolume_up

I can't tell jokes.volume_up

verbA2

to say something to make people laugh; to tell a funny storyvolume_up

She was laughing and joking with the children.volume_up


nounB1

a newspaper or magazine that deals with a particular subject or professionvolume_up

a scientific/an academic journalvolume_up


nounA2

a person whose job is to collect and write news stories for newspapers, magazines, radio, television or online news sitesvolume_up

a freelance journalistvolume_up


nounA1

an act of travelling from one place to another, especially when they are far apartvolume_up

They went on a long train journey across India.volume_up


nounB2

a feeling of great happinessvolume_up

Her books have brought joy to millions.volume_up


nounB1

a person in a court who has the authority to decide how criminals should be punished or to make legal decisionsvolume_up

a High Court judgevolume_up

verbB1

to form an opinion about somebody/something, based on the information you havevolume_up

As far as I can judge, all of them are to blame.volume_up


nounB2

the ability to make sensible decisions after carefully considering the best thing to dovolume_up

good/poor/sound judgementvolume_up


nounA1

the liquid that comes from fruit or vegetables; a drink made from thisvolume_up

a glass of fruit juicevolume_up


nounA1

the 7th month of the year, between June and Augustvolume_up

She was born in July.volume_up


nounA2

an act of jumpingvolume_up

to do a parachute jumpvolume_up

verbA2

to move quickly off the ground or away from a surface by pushing yourself with your legs and feetvolume_up

‘Quick, jump!’ he shouted.volume_up


nounA1

the 6th month of the year, between May and Julyvolume_up

She was born in June.volume_up


adjectiveB2

having a low rank in an organization or a professionvolume_up

a junior partner/minister/officervolume_up


adjectiveC1

that most people consider to be morally fair and reasonablevolume_up

a just decision/law/societyvolume_up

adverbA1

onlyvolume_up

There is just one method that might work.volume_up


nounB2

the fair treatment of peoplevolume_up

She spent her life fighting for social justice and equality for women.volume_up


verbB2

to show that somebody/something is right or reasonablevolume_up

How can they justify paying such huge salaries?volume_up