Flexible English practice
Duolingo English Test vocabulary
Build flexible English for personal responses, academic topics, and clear everyday communication.
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Core lists
Vocabulary and usage
- 1 30 words Duolingo English Test: Academic Topics A broad academic vocabulary set for discussing society, technology, research, and the environment. Confident · B2 Academic English Open list
- 2 30 words Duolingo English Test: Everyday & Opinion Flexible words for talking about experiences, choices, plans, and your own point of view. Medium · B1 Friends & social life Open list
- 3 30 words Duolingo English Test: Speaking & Writing Flexible language for personal responses, clear explanations, examples, and supported opinions. Confident · B2 Academic English Open list
Literacy
Reading & Writing
- 1 250 words Literacy: Education & campus Words for understanding texts, building paragraphs, and expressing written ideas. Focus: education & campus. Confident · B2 Academic English Education & campus Open list
- 2 250 words Literacy: Society & community Words for understanding texts, building paragraphs, and expressing written ideas. Focus: society & community. Confident · B2 Friends & social life Society & community Open list
- 3 250 words Literacy: Technology & digital life Words for understanding texts, building paragraphs, and expressing written ideas. Focus: technology & digital life. Confident · B2 Digital life Technology & digital life Open list
- 4 250 words Literacy: Culture & media Words for understanding texts, building paragraphs, and expressing written ideas. Focus: culture & media. Confident · B2 Culture & hobbies Culture & media Open list
Comprehension
Reading & Listening
- 1 250 words Comprehension: Society & community Language for identifying main ideas, details, relationships, and implications. Focus: society & community. Confident · B2 Friends & social life Society & community Open list
- 2 250 words Comprehension: Technology & digital life Language for identifying main ideas, details, relationships, and implications. Focus: technology & digital life. Confident · B2 Digital life Technology & digital life Open list
- 3 250 words Comprehension: Culture & media Language for identifying main ideas, details, relationships, and implications. Focus: culture & media. Confident · B2 Culture & hobbies Culture & media Open list
- 4 250 words Comprehension: Health & wellbeing Language for identifying main ideas, details, relationships, and implications. Focus: health & wellbeing. Confident · B2 Health & wellbeing Health & wellbeing Open list
Conversation
Speaking & Listening
- 1 250 words Conversation: Technology & digital life Flexible language for personal experiences, opinions, reactions, and discussion. Focus: technology & digital life. Medium · B1 Digital life Technology & digital life Open list
- 2 250 words Conversation: Culture & media Flexible language for personal experiences, opinions, reactions, and discussion. Focus: culture & media. Medium · B1 Culture & hobbies Culture & media Open list
- 3 250 words Conversation: Health & wellbeing Flexible language for personal experiences, opinions, reactions, and discussion. Focus: health & wellbeing. Medium · B1 Health & wellbeing Health & wellbeing Open list
- 4 250 words Conversation: Education & campus Flexible language for personal experiences, opinions, reactions, and discussion. Focus: education & campus. Medium · B1 Academic English Education & campus Open list
Production
Speaking & Writing
- 1 250 words Production: Culture & media Precise language for extended answers, examples, comparisons, and supported viewpoints. Focus: culture & media. Advanced · C1 Culture & hobbies Culture & media Open list
- 2 250 words Production: Health & wellbeing Precise language for extended answers, examples, comparisons, and supported viewpoints. Focus: health & wellbeing. Advanced · C1 Health & wellbeing Health & wellbeing Open list
- 3 250 words Production: Education & campus Precise language for extended answers, examples, comparisons, and supported viewpoints. Focus: education & campus. Advanced · C1 Academic English Education & campus Open list
- 4 250 words Production: Society & community Precise language for extended answers, examples, comparisons, and supported viewpoints. Focus: society & community. Advanced · C1 Friends & social life Society & community Open list
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