ELT Lexical Syllabus/simple English/Categories

Categories in the Simple English word list
Let's organise the 290 words in our list into these groups...
 * PEOPLE, TITLES
 * BODY
 * ACTIVITY
 * ANIMALS/NATURE
 * THINGS
 * CLOTHES
 * BUILDINGS
 * POLITICAL / HIERARCHY
 * BUSINESS
 * RELIGION, MIND
 * COMMUNICATION
 * GAMES
 * MEASUREMENTS
 * VEHICLES
 * TIME, SEQUENCE
 * MATERIALS
 * FOODS
 * I know this word but can't say the category
 * I don't know this word.

What to do

 * Take a notebook and write one of the categories at the top of each page.
 * Go through the list of Simple English words and try to decide which category each should be in
 * how many of the words do you already know?
 * see if you agree with my list of categories (I have three words where I can't say the category)