Learning English Vocabulary Podcast
Build your English vocabulary with these short programmes. Each episode explores a new topic to improve your English.
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Episodes to download
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English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'job'
Wednesday
What does it mean to land your dream job? Phil knows, he has his. Listen to find out more
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Time expression with in, on and at
Monday
Learn how to use time expression with the preposition in, on and at
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English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'area'
Wed 13 Nov 2024
Let Georgie explain some different ways to use the word 'area'.
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English in a Minute: Verbs to use with the word 鈥榝act鈥�
Wed 6 Nov 2024
Do you know what it means to face facts? Georgie is here to let you know.
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Words with double letters
Mon 4 Nov 2024
Catherine and Finn talk about spelling words with double letters in 6 Minute Vocabulary.
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English in a Minute: Learn common verb collocations with the noun 鈥榬eport鈥�
Wed 30 Oct 2024
How many verbs do you know that can be used with 'report'? Beth has a few to tell you.
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Pronouncing verbs and nouns
Mon 28 Oct 2024
'Increase' can be a noun or a verb and they aren't pronounced the same way...
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English in a Minute: Common verb collocations with the noun 鈥榮ystem'
Wed 23 Oct 2024
Let's set up a system to help you learn collocations with the noun 鈥榮ystem'
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British and American English
Mon 21 Oct 2024
Hear about differences and similarities in vocabulary from both sides of the Atlantic.
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English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'money'
Wed 16 Oct 2024
Don't squander the opportunity to learn verbs to use with 'money'!
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Business jargon
Mon 14 Oct 2024
Can you think out of the box or take the helicopter view at work? Learn business jargon.
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English in a Minute: Which verbs can you use with the noun 'question'?
Wed 9 Oct 2024
Don't evade the question - find the answer in this podcast!
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Pronouncing words that start with 鈥榗鈥�
Mon 7 Oct 2024
Listen out for words that begin with the /s/ sound but start with the letter 'c'.
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English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'point'
Wed 2 Oct 2024
There is a point to this podcast - listen to Georgie to find out what it is.
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Phrasal verbs and context
Mon 30 Sep 2024
Learn phrasal verbs in sentences to help understand their meanings.
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English in a Minute: Which verbs do we use with 'way'?
Wed 25 Sep 2024
Collocations are words that commonly go together - Georgie has some to use with 'way'.
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Prefixes re-, pre- and pro-
Mon 23 Sep 2024
'REcycle', 'PREpacked', 'PROactive' - we talk about prefixes in 6 Minute Vocabulary.
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English in a Minute:Verbs to use with 'interest'
Wed 18 Sep 2024
This podcast will spark your interest. Phil is here to explain why.
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English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'problem'
Wed 11 Sep 2024
Which verbs do we use with 'problem'. Listen to Phil to find out.
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English in a Minute: 5 ways to use 'share'
Wed 4 Sep 2024
Beth wants to share something with you. Listen to this podcast to find out what it is.
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Multi-word verbs
Mon 2 Sep 2024
Do you ever 'meet up with' your friend in the park? We talk about multi-word verbs.
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English in a Minute:5 ways to use 'over'
Wed 28 Aug 2024
Beth wants to explain how to use the word 'over'. When she has this podcast will be over.
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Adjectives ending with -ic and -ical
Mon 26 Aug 2024
We explain how some adjectives end in either -ic or -ical, depending on their meaning.
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English in a Minute: 3 ways to use the word 'energy'
Wed 21 Aug 2024
Phil has a lot of energy - he created this podcast about the word 'energy' just for you.
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Strong adjectives
Tue 20 Aug 2024
Listen to our fantastic, wonderful programme about strong adjectives.
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Male and female job words
Mon 19 Aug 2024
How words change depending on whether a man or a woman is doing the job.
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English in a Minute: 4 things about the word 'paint'
Wed 14 Aug 2024
Phil's not very good at painting but he is brilliant at talking about the word 'paint'
