6 Minute Vocabulary: Recent Episodes

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Build your English vocabulary in six minutes. Every Monday join two of our presenters and hear about different ways to develop your vocabulary knowledge and skills.

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We explain the order you put adjectives in when describing a dog!

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"I've run a marathon." Look at the shorter form 'I've'. Learn how to use contractions.

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What's the connection between a teacher, a driver and a presenter? We explain.

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How to pronounce the words 'photographer' and 'photograph'? Learn about word stress.

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Learn how to use compound adjectives (e.g. low-fat yoghurt, high-quality carbohydrates).

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Finn and Catherine give you some tips on how to remember new words.

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Make sure your English learning isn't hit-and-miss – be consistent! Learn this phrase and more in this podcast.

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Boring or bored? Interested or interesting? We'll tell you the right adjective to use.

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Do you know any phrases with 'change'? Learn four here.

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Learn how to use these short English phrases made of two words that go together. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newsletters LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️ Learning English for Work ✔️ Learning English from the News ✔️ Learning English Stories They're all available by searching in your podcast app.

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What's the difference between leaving a bad taste and leaving a lot to be desired? Learn these 'leave' phrases and more now.

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Do you like to eat a full English breakfast? Listen to find out how to use this phrase.

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How many 'heart' phrases do you know? Phil talks about three he knows in this podcast.

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Cough, thought, enough, although: Learn how to pronounce words with 'ough'.

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Give your English learning a new lease of life with this podcast. Learn this phrase and more with Georgie.

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Boring or bored? Learn about words that look similar but have very different meaning.

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Is learning English phrases all in a day's work for you? Learn this 'day' phrase and more here with Phil.

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Is this a smoke-free or a smokeless workplace? Learn the difference!

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What phrases do you know with 'look'? Learn some here with Beth.

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How many phrases do you know with the word 'end'? Learn four here with Georgie.

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Did you know it can be a good thing to be 'on fire'? Learn this phrase and more in this podcast.

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Learn these three hat phrases! Phil will take his hat off to you if you do!

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Do you suffer from DYSpepsia? Could a DEtox diet help? Neil and Finn talk about prefixes.

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What phrases do you know with 'money'? Learn some here with Beth.

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What's the date today? Do you know how to say it? Listen to the programme to find out.

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What's the next big thing, and what's a thing of the past? Learn these 'thing' phrases and more here.

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Gonna, wanna, dunno, whatcha… are these really English words? Who uses them and why?

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If you want to learn phrases, don't worry! You're in good hands. Learn four phrases with the word 'hand' with Georgie.

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Can you count knowledge, money or happiness? How to deal with uncountable nouns.

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What phrases do you know with 'eye'? Learn four here.

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Neil and Catherine look at time expressions with 'in', 'at' and 'on'.

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Do you hate it when people pour water on your ideas, or is it like water off a duck's back? Learn these 'water' phrases and more here.

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Learn how to use hyphens: "They did a ten-foot dive into the swimming pool."

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There are a few phrases in English about card games. Learn what it means to lay all your cards on the table, and more in this podcast.

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How would you recommend people remember which double letters are in accommodation? Catherine and Neil talk about spelling words with double letters, such as 'accommodation'.

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Here are 4 phrases with 'grass'. Don't kick learning them into the long grass!

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So you want a salary increase? Who doesn't? But do you pronounce 'increase' with the stress on the first syllable in, or the second syllable crease? The answer depends on whether you're using increase as a noun or a verb... And that's the subject that Neil and Catherine are talking about in this 6 Minute Vocabulary programme.

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What phrases do you know with the word 'big'? Learn some in this podcast.

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If you sleep like a baby, do you sleep well or badly? Learn that here and more with Georgie

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Cookies or biscuits? Autumn or fall? Catherine and Doug discuss British and American English. Hear about differences and similarities in vocabulary from both sides of the Atlantic.

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What phrases do you know with 'foot'? Learn some in this podcast.

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Can you think out of the box or take the helicopter view at work? Learn business jargon.

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Here are 4 phrases with 'stop'. Stop at nothing to learn them.

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Listen out for words that begin with the /s/ sound but start with the letter 'c'.

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If you've been procrastinating on your English study, it's time to bite the bullet and listen to this podcast! Learn four phrases with the word 'bite'

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Learn phrasal verbs in sentences to help understand their meanings.

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Learn 4 phrases with 'bone' here. It's only a minute long, so you don't have to work your fingers to the bone.

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We talk about words with the prefixes re, pre and pro.

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Listening to this podcast is great, but using the phrases in real life is the icing on the cake. Learn four phrases with 'cake'.

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We talk about letters in English that we see in words but don’t actually pronounce.

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Learn about words that sound like the thing they describe.

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Do you ever 'meet up with' your friend in the park? We talk about multi-word verbs.

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Learn 4 phrases with 'lose' here. Don't lose your touch!

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'Classic' or 'classical'? Learn about adjectives ending in -ic and -ical.

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Use these phrases with 'wind' in your everyday conversations. It's time to throw caution to the wind!

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'Terrified', 'fantastic', 'amazing' - learn how to use strong adjectives.

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Policeman/policewoman, actor/actress - learn about job titles and gender.

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The British love to talk about weather! Learn some useful vocabulary about it here.

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Learn 4 phrases with 'gold' with Phil in this podcast. They're worth their weight in gold!

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Mail and male... Learn about words that sound the same but have different spellings.

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What does it mean to see the light? Learn that and more with Georgie.

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Ice cream, popcorn... Learn about nouns made up of a combination of two words.

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Learn 4 phrases with 'pull' here. You'll enjoy it – we're not pulling your leg!

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This is a big, old, smelly dog! Learn which adjective has to come first.

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What phrases do you know with 'clock'? Learn some in this podcast.

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"I've run a marathon." Look at the shorter form 'I've'. Learn how to use contractions.

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Get comfy, make yourself a hot drink – make yourself at home! Learn 'make yourself at home' and more in this podcast.

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What's the connection between a teacher, a driver and a presenter? We explain.

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Learn 4 phrases with 'look'' in this podcast. If you learn them all you'll really look sharp.

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How to pronounce the words 'photographer' and 'photograph'? Learn about word stress.

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What does it mean to draw on and squander resources? Learn that and more in this podcast.

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What is a theory and which verbs are commonly used with it? In this podcast, you'll learn what 'formulate a theory' means and lots more. Learn collocations with Georgie.

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An area can be a large geographic place, or a smaller place like a room. There are some words that we often use together. These are called collocations. Learn some of the verbs that we often use with the noun 'area' with Georgie.

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Find out why we write some phrases with hyphens but not others.

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A fact is something we know to be true. But do you know which verbs we most commonly hear with 'fact'? Learn about them in this podcast with Georgie.

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Catherine and Finn talk about spelling words with double letters in 6 Minute Vocabulary.

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A report is information which can be presented verbally or in writing. There are some words that we often use together. These are called collocations. Learn some of the verbs that we often use with the noun 'report' with Beth in this podcast.

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'Increase' can be a noun or a verb and they aren't pronounced the same way...

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A system is a set of connected things that operate together. There are some words that we often use together. These are called collocations. Learn some of the verbs that we often use with the noun 'system' with Beth in this podcast.

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Hear about differences and similarities in vocabulary from both sides of the Atlantic.

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'Set aside' or 'squander'. These are both things you can do with money. You can learn these verbs and more with Phil in this podcast.

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Can you think out of the box or take the helicopter view at work? Learn business jargon.

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We can 'frame', 'fire' and 'field' questions. These are some verbs that are commonly used with the noun 'question'. You can learn these and more with Phil in this podcast.

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Listen out for words that begin with the /s/ sound but start with the letter 'c'.

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If your teachers tell you to work on your English, they have a good point! And Georgie has a number of points to make about the word 'point'. Listen to Georgie now to find out more.

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Learn phrasal verbs in sentences to help understand their meanings.

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Collocations are words that commonly go together. Learn common collocations with 'way'. Think of 'a way' as a path in front of you, and let nothing stand in your way of English proficiency!

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'REcycle', 'PREpacked', 'PROactive' - we talk about prefixes in 6 Minute Vocabulary.

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You can drum up or feign interest in something. These are examples of verbs that are commonly used with the noun 'interest'. You can learn these and more with Phil

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How do you pronounce the words night and knight?

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All of us have problems. There are some verbs that we use a lot to talk about problems. Learn new ways to say that you have problems with Phil.

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Learn about words that sound like the thing they describe.

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How many ways do you know to use the word 'share'? Beth has 5 examples to share with you.

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Do you ever 'meet up with' your friend in the park? We talk about multi-word verbs. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️ 6 Minute English ✔️ Learning English from the News ✔️ Learning Easy English They're all available by searching in your podcast app.

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Listen to this podcast and you'll know 5 ways to use the word 'over'. Try one of them today.

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We explain how some adjectives end in either -ic or -ical, depending on their meaning.

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It can take a lot of energy to create a podcast but Phil doesn't mind. He really wants to tell you about the word 'energy'.

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Listen to our fantastic, wonderful programme about strong adjectives.

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How words change depending on whether a man or a woman is doing the job.

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A picture may be worth a thousand words but this podcast is worth even more - even though it doesn't need a thousand words! Listen to Phil talk about the word 'paint'.

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A picture may be worth a thousand words but this podcast is worth even more - even though it doesn't need a thousand words! Listen to Phil talk about the word 'paint'.TRANSCRIPT
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Ice cream, popcorn... Learn about nouns made up of a combination of two words.

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Do you have the capacity to listen to another podcast? Great - subscribe and listen to this one. Beth explains how to use the word 'capacity'.

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We explain the order you put adjectives in when describing a dog! For more great language tips and programmes visit bbclearningenglish.com

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Phil said that preparing this programme on the word 'cause' was hard work but he didn't mind because it was for a good cause - you! Listen to him now.

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Finn and Feifei help you learn this important part of speaking and writing, in English.

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Let's learn about the word 'quality' with Phil.

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What's the connection between a teacher, a driver or a presenter?

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Listen to Beth explain how to use the word 'general'. How many ways do you use the word 'general'?

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Do you know how to pronounce the words photographer and photograph? We can help you.

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Listen to Beth explain how to use the word 'material' and then you can use material everyday.

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Learn how to use compound adjectives (e.g. low-fat yoghurt, high-quality carbohydrates)

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Get ready to hear Beth explain how to use the word 'during' in 60 seconds - it's amazing!

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Finn and Catherine give you some tips on how to remember new words.

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It’s always nice to have a nice programme to listen to. Beth’s here to tell you all about the word ‘nice’ in 60 seconds.

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Interested or interesting? Which adjective do you use? We discuss -ing and -ed adjectives

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Phil knows all about the word 'count' and he'll explain what he knows to you in 60 seconds.

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In this short and sweet episode, learn some common binomials, or phrases made of two words.

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Do you want some cheap and cheerful tips to improve your English? Listen to learn more.

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Phil has scheduled a time to talk to you about the word 'schedule'. That time is now and he will do it in 60 seconds.

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Do you like to eat a full English breakfast? Listen to find out how to use this phrase.

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This programme is supreme - Beth is explaining how to use the word 'supreme'

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Cough, thought, enough, although: Learn how to pronounce words with 'ough'.

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We have a good situation here - Beth is explaining how to use the word 'situation'

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Boring or bored? Learn about words that look similar but have very different meaning.

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Carefree or careless? The suffixes -free and -less.

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Learn some prefixes which we hope won't make you feel unhappy.

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Fashionable? Fashionably? We teach you adjectives and adverbs.

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Finn and Alice look at a very important part of word building – suffixes.

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Learn how to cope if you are studying at an English-speaking university.

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We learn phrases from Shakespeare that are still used today.

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Some irregular verbs can be grouped into patterns to help remember the different forms.

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What does the word Hoover have in common with the word Google?

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We discuss a group of adjectives that are made from the names of famous people.

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How many stars are there in the universe? Learn how to say big numbers in English.

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Have we got your attention? Listen and learn how to use suffixes -tian, -sion and -tion.

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Learn about words that have the same or similar meanings

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Do you know your ouch! from your ugh!? These words are called interjections.

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Weird or wierd? English spelling is fascinating – but it's not always straightforward!

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Listen to Angela talk about her lucky shark escape and learn some linking words.

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Are you unsure whether it’s disc or disk, sympathise or sympathize, learnt or learned?

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Listen to Peter and Catherine talking about acronyms like NASA and FIFA in this podcast.

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Finn and Catherine discuss antonyms in 6 minute Vocabulary.

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Listen to Neil and Catherine talk about words with the suffixes -ness and -ity.

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fortunately, obviously, seriously, ideally.

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ExciteMENT, performANCE, differENCE - how suffixes turn verbs and adjectives into nouns.

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Learn how to use these very useful pronouns with 'some' and 'any'.

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ExciteMENT, performANCE, differENCE - how suffixes turn verbs and adjectives into nouns.

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Choose, chose, chosen... We talk about verbs that don't follow the -ed pattern.

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Embarrassed - or pregnant? Words you think you know but mean something else in English.

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Cough, thought, enough, although: Learn how to pronounce words with 'ough'.

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Neil and Catherine look at time expressions with 'in', 'at' and 'on'.

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Learn how to use hyphens: "They did a ten-foot dive into the swimming pool."

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Listen out for words that begin with the /s/ sound but start with the letter 'c'.

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'Selfie', 'photobomb', 'trolling'. Learn what these new words mean and how they are made.

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Finn and Catherine give you some tips on how to remember new words.

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Freudian, Dickensian, Orwellian... learn about adjectives that come from names.

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