So, you’ve started to learn a new language, and you want to improve your active vocabulary as fast as possible. If you already know how to use present, past, and future tenses – you can start speaking practice with this list, along the way. Don’t leave it for later, learn grammar topics and practice conversation along the way.
This is the 30-day speaking practice for improving active vocabulary and reaching fluency.
How it works: each day, talk about the daily topic and use the suggested vocabulary. Write down more words you need to learn. Also, fix all new words which you needed to learn occasionally during the speaking practice. Also, after the practice, write down the most forgettable word which you could not memorize every time you translated it.
Then, repeat all words from the previous day, and practice new words. Check previously learned words from time to time.
The list below contains about 480 words. on 30 topics which form 80% of conversations.
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30 day speaking practice with suggested vocabulary
Day 1. Talk about your family. Occupation of each family member, age, interests, education, names.
family
name
parents
mother, mom
father, dad
son
daughter
brother
sister
grandma
grandpa
grandson
granddaughter
aunt
uncle
____ years old
to work
to study
to live
to call (to be called)
Day 2. Talk about your occupation, goals and interests.
work
job
occupation
profession
business
goal
plan
interest
hobby
salary
to do
to make
to work
to earn
to learn
to study
Day 3. Talk about your main hobby (if you have one) or main interest
to do
to make
to create
to learn
Day 4. Talk about traveling: where have you been, where do you want to go, travel budgeting, transport, hotels etc. Everything that you can talk about traveling.
to travel
to move
to go
destination
departure
arrival
to depart
to arrive
airplane
train
bus
hotel
hostel
budget
to spend
Day 5. Talk about kitchen and cooking and food. Kitchen utensils, recipes, favorite foods, drinks.
kitchen
food
to eat
to drink
saucepan
skillet
knife
fork
spoon
plate
cup
mug
bottle
teapot
microwave
stove
tea
coffee
sugar
salt
recipe
to cook
cooking
tongs
spatula
cut board
to cut
to chop
to boil
boiling
fridge
refrigerator
cupboard
Day 6. Talk about weather
weather
sky
cloud
sun
sunny
hot
cold
winter
spring
summer
autumn
degree
rain
thunderstorm
Day 7. Talk about transport. Bicycles, cars, trains, airplanes, boats etc.
transport
bicycle
car
train
tram
bus
airplane
boat
ship
to drive
Day 8. Talk about fashion and apparel.
fashion
apparel
jacket
shirt
T-shirt
jumper
pullover
sweatshirt
pants
jeans
dress
blouse
skirt
socks
shoes
sneakers
cap
hat
Day 9. Talk about your country. Where it is, its climate, its language, its people. What you like and
dislike.
country
to speak
language
people
climate
population
to like
to dislike
law
society
Day 10. Talk about business. Business ideas, and everything related to business and money.
business
money
banknote
coin
profit
bank
to earn
to save
to spend
income
expense
sale
to sell
to buy
trade
Day 11. Talk about politics.
president
politics
political party
government
mayor
deputy
politician
elections
movement
war
regime
relations
nation
dictatorship
monarchy
king
Day 12. Talk about shopping. Shopping tips, where to shop, where you bought that stuff, budgeting
etc.
store/shop
to buy
to shop
to spend
money
price
price tag
boutique
mall
trade center
grocery store
Day 13. Talk about sport. Sport games, exercises etc.
game
sport
gym
football
basketball
soccer
to play
team
exercise
training
workout
hockey
ball
volleyball
tennis
baseball
push ups
pull ups
muscle
Day 14. Talk about your home: describe rooms, decor and repair, bathroom, bedroom.
home
house
flat
apartment
room
living room
bedroom
interior
decoration
door
window
sofa
table
chair
lamp
wall
bathroom
bath
toilet
bed
kitchen
hall
Day 15. Talk about health and medicine.
health
illness
disease
pain
cure
pill
medicine
therapy
body
head
brain
back
belly
chest
arm
hand
leg
lap
foot
nose
eye
mouth
finger
toe
Day 16. Talk about Earth, space and universe
Earth
planet
star
space
sky
Sun
Moon
galaxy
spaceship
rocket
Day 17. Talk about nature and outdoor activities.
nature
outdoors
forest
tree
grass
park
Day 18. Talk about your city/town/village/district. Where to find a post office, police, shops, doctor, dentist, etc. Local landmarks and interesting places, public transportation.
city
town
village
district
post office
police station
store
policlinic
landmark
bus stop
metro station
railway station
airport
Day 19. Talk about what is in your bag. All items.
bag
wallet
cellphone
napkin
handkerchief
Day 20. Talk about electronics, describe all your electronic items in your home, your computer, cellphone, etc.
device
cellphone
computer
TV
laptop
tablet pc
microwave
washing machine
teapot
DVD player
Day 21. Talk about books that you have read and want to read.
book
magazine
to read
to memorize
to write
writer
poet
fiction
non-fiction
bookmark
page
Day 22. Talk about the internet, which sites you visit, social networks you use, and your subscriptions.
website
social network
to subscribe
follower
communication
news
online
message
to write
Day 23. Talk about the games you play or played. Computer games, board games, just games, etc.
game
to play
player
board game
computer
online
chat
Day 24. Talk about music, musical instruments, genres, singers, and songs.
music
to listen
to dance
song
lyrics
singer
genre
musical instrument
popular
band
Day 25. Talk about studying and education: school, university, college, courses, online courses, and so on.
to study
to learn
school
university
college
course
education
degree
exam
background
Day 26. Talk about religion.
religion
God
saint
to pray
prayer
divine
angel
church
mosque
candle
icon
commandment
sin
virtue
Day 27. Talk about the law in your country.
law
punishment
prohibition
court
judgment
police
lawyer
attorney
Day 28. Talk about the history of your country.
history
age
century
millennium
year
country
nation
war
date
rebellion
uprising
event
Day 29. Talk about what you do on vacations.
vacation
resort
travel
sea
ocean
beach
hotel
road trip
trip
summer
ski resort
mountains
relax
rest
Day 30. Talk about how you’ve spent the year
month
day
summer
autumn
winter
spring
concert
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