ACUMEN/ BULATS Authorised Testing center, 2013 -
37 pages.
The BULATS B2 Wordlist is a list of 3400 words to help teachers preparing students to achieve a B1 pass in the Cambridge BULATS exam. It is not expected that students at this level will know 100% of the words on the list, but if they can achieve some familiarity with 80% of these items, they will be well placed to reach their target level.
The list includes a broader range of language to cover different types of survival English as well as other topics included in the BULATS exam.
As with the BEC Preliminary Wordlist. the list focuses on high-frequency words in a workplace context and it covers receptive vocabulary (words that the candidates is expected to understand but which are not the focus of the question) as well as productive vocabulary (words the candidate needs to know in order to answer the question). In addition, words common in both written and spoken English have been included, as have words from more formal or informal registers.
The wordlist does not provide an exhaustive list of all the words that appear in either the BULATS online or paper-based exam. Nor does it attempt to provide all the words necessary for use in the Speaking or Writing exams. Therefore, students should not confine their study to the wordlist alone.
