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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Time expression with in, on and at
Mon 4 Sep 2023
Learn how to use time expression with the preposition in, on and at
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Words with double letters
Mon 21 Aug 2023
Catherine and Finn talk about spelling words with double letters in 6 Minute Vocabulary.
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Pronouncing verbs and nouns
Mon 14 Aug 2023
Learn how to pronounce verbs and nouns with Neil and Catherine.
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Business jargon
Mon 31 Jul 2023
Can you think out of the box or take the helicopter view at work? Learn business jargon.
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How to pronounce words that start with 'c'.
Mon 24 Jul 2023
'c' or 's'? Learn how to spell words that begin with a /s/ sound.
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Phrasal verbs and context
Mon 17 Jul 2023
When talking about moving in, moving out and moving on, what do we mean? We explain.
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re, pre and pro
Mon 10 Jul 2023
Do you recycle your rubbish? Do you buy prepacked food? Are you proactive?
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Multi-word verbs
Mon 19 Jun 2023
Do you ever 'meet up with' your friend in the park? We talk about multi-word verbs.
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Adjectives ending with -ic and -ical
Mon 12 Jun 2023
We explain how some adjectives end in either -ic or -ical, depending on their meaning.
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Strong adjectives
Tue 6 Jun 2023
Listen to our fantastic, wonderful programme about strong adjectives.
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Male and female job words
Mon 29 May 2023
How words change depending on whether a man or a woman is doing the job.
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Weather words
Mon 15 May 2023
British people love to talk about weather! Learn some useful vocabulary about it here.
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Compound nouns
Tue 2 May 2023
Ice cream, popcorn... Learn about nouns made up of a combination of two words.
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Contractions
Mon 17 Apr 2023
Finn and Feifei help you learn this important part of speaking and writing, in English.
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Word stress
Mon 27 Mar 2023
Do you know how to pronounce the words photographer and photograph? We can help you.
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Compound adjectives
Mon 20 Mar 2023
Learn how to use compound adjectives (e.g. low-fat yoghurt, high-quality carbohydrates).
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-ing and -ed adjectives
Mon 6 Mar 2023
Interested or interesting? Which adjective do you use? We discuss -ing and -ed adjectives
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Binomials: phrases made of two words
Mon 27 Feb 2023
Do you want some cheap and cheerful tips to improve your English? Listen to learn more.
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Useful chunks of language
Mon 20 Feb 2023
Do you like to eat a full English breakfast? Listen to find out how to use this phrase.
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Prefixes: un-, in- and dis-
Mon 20 Feb 2023
Learn some prefixes which we hope won't make you feel unhappy.
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Adjectives and adverbs
Mon 6 Feb 2023
Fashionable? Fashionably? We teach you adjectives and adverbs.
