Word of the Week
With its 120th word, Word of the Week has now come to an end. We hope you enjoyed this free feature and that it has given you an insight into the thinking and research behind the English Vocabulary Profile.
All 120 are still available to read in our archive, below. Each Word of the Week in the archive is followed by a link to the full entry for that word on the English Vocabulary Profile. To view the entries, you will need to subscribe to the EVP: to subscribe for free click here.
Word of the week: make
The verb make is one of the most common verbs in English, and learners know it in the sense of PRODUCE from A1 level. The entry takes in many phrases and collocations, as well as some phrasal verbs. It is well worth spending time on these in the B2 classroom, as the various learner examples included in the entry illustrate. As the Word family panel shows, the noun make (meaning the name of a company that makes a particular product) is not known up to B2 level in general English – however, it is likely that in a business English context, this sense would probably be used at B2, if not at an earlier level.To view the full entry for make on the English Vocabulary Profile, please click here.
Word of the week: account
The word account is only listed as a noun in the A1-B2 version of the EVP, but the phrasal verb account for will be included in the C levels now in development. Learners at B1 level know the sense of BANK, whereas it is B2 before there is any evidence for the sense of REPORT, as in She gave a thrilling account of her life in the jungle. As shown by this example, common collocates are highlighted in bold in the dictionary examples in EVP entries. The current entry for account also picks out three phrases that are known at B2 level: take account of, take into account and on account of. Further phrases will be included at the C levels, such as by all accounts and on any account.To view the full entry for account on the English Vocabulary Profile, please click here.
Word of the week: all
Most senses of the determiner and pronoun all are known at A1 and A2 level, as it is an important grammar word for learners to know. The phrases all sorts of sth and all the time are also given A2 in the EVP. Further phrases are known at B1 level, including at all, above all, after all. At B2 level, the phrase all of a sudden is known, though when writing a story, First Certificate candidates typically use the more common adverb form suddenly, which is at B1 level.To view the full entry for all on the English Vocabulary Profile, please click here.
