Vocabulary slides - Furukawa 1 - University Vocabulary - Service List & AWL

Sep 28, 2026

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Vocabulary slides focused on English word learning for university contexts, presenting two main lists: the General (Service) List of the most frequent 2000 English words and the Academic Word List (AWL) with 570 academic word families. The material explains what a word family is, clarifies that General words are not included in AWL, and orders learning from general vocabulary through AWL sublists 1–3 and 10. It also provides practical resources and a vocabulary log workflow using Excel.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages11

Reading Time28 min

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Words used in university:Working on advanced Vocabulary from home

The Vocabulary Lists

The General (Service) List

The Academic Word List (AWL)

Order of difficulty

Resources for learning vocabulary

Vocabulary Log

Sample Vocabulary Log

Vocabulary Website

# Words used in university:Working onadvancedVocabulary from home Gavin FurukawaSophia University # The Vocabulary Lists # The General (Service)List ·The most frequent 2000 words used in English ·This is basic vocabulary that everyone should have. # The Academic Word List (AWL) ·570 word families used in Academic English (the kind of Englishused in university) ·A word family is a collection of words with the same base(concept:conception,concepts,conceptualization,conceptual,conceptualize,etc.) ·None of the General Service List words are in here. ·Arranged in 10 sublists. # Order of difficulty ·General vocabulary ·AWL sublist 1 ·AWL sublist 2 ·AWL sublist 3 ·AWL sublist 10 # Resources forlearning vocabulary # Vocabulary Log ·Better than flashcards ·Long term learning ·Use excel -Word -Definition -Part of speech -Original sentence (one that YOU make yourself) # Sample Vocabulary Log 困 B Book1-Excel 9 Search Furukawa Gavin 口 AutoSave of) 日9 File Review Share 口Comments Home Insert Draw Page Layout View Formulas Data Help Acrobat X Insert 三三三 Wrap Text 11 A^A Calibri General 驱Delete 脂 Paste Ideas Cell Sort &Find & A 言三三 Conditional Format as 上 $ %98一 B I U 三三圉Merge &Center 亩Formatv Formatting Table Styles Filter Select Font □ 应 Clipboard Alignment Sl Number Styles Cells Editing Ideas f A1 × √ Date C D E A B Date lword Part of speech Definition Original Sentence 1 2 verb to study(something)closely and carefully Dr.Furukawa likes to analyze what we say,so we know he's always paying attention. 4/20/2020analyze 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 22 Sheet1 Ready +90% 用圆巴 # Vocabulary Website ·wWw.englishvocabularyexercises.com ·General vocabulary exercises ·AWL sublist exercises ·Don't use a dictionary when answering the questions! Most IMPORTANT! ·PRACTICE,PRACTICE,PRACTICE! ·If you don't use these new vocabulary words by writing themand speaking them several times in real English sentences thenyou'll never really learn them!

FAQs

What is the General (Service) List in the slides?

It is described as the most frequent 2000 English words and basic vocabulary that everyone should have.

What does the Academic Word List (AWL) include, and how is it organized?

The AWL contains 570 word families used in Academic English, arranged in 10 sublists. General Service List words are stated to not be in the AWL.

How should learners practice vocabulary using the suggested tools and sites?

The slides recommend a Vocabulary Log (e.g., in Excel) to record word details and create original sentences, and they emphasize repeated practice in real English sentences and using the listed vocabulary website exercises.

Sep 28, 2026

Uploaded by Mabel