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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British and American English
Mon 20 Jun 2022
Hear about differences and similarities in vocabulary from both sides of the Atlantic.
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Business jargon
Mon 30 May 2022
Do you 'think out of the box' or 'push the envelope' at work? Learn business jargon.
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How to pronounce words beginning with 'c'
Mon 23 May 2022
Catherine cycled through the city centre! How do you pronounce all those words with 'c'?
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Phrasal verbs and context
Mon 16 May 2022
Learn phrasal verbs in sentences to help understand their meanings.
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Prefixes: 'Re-', 'pre-', and 'pro-'
Mon 9 May 2022
Learn about words with the prefixes 're-', 'pre-' and 'pro-' in 6 Minute Vocabulary.
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Silent letters
Fri 29 Apr 2022
Silent letters are letters that we see in words, but don鈥檛 actually pronounce.
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Multi-word verbs
Thu 14 Apr 2022
Learn how to use multi-word verbs to make your English sound much more natural.
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Adjectives ending with -ic and -ical
Mon 11 Apr 2022
'Classic' or 'classical'? Learn about adjectives ending in -ic and -ical.
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Strong adjectives
Mon 4 Apr 2022
What word do you use when you want to say something is very good or very bad?
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Contractions
Mon 28 Mar 2022
Learn how to use 'I've' and 'isn't' - your English will sound more natural.
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New words
Mon 14 Mar 2022
What do the words selfie, photobomb and trolling mean? Help us update your language!
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Homophones
Mon 31 Jan 2022
Mail and male... Learn about words that sound the same but have different spellings.
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Compound nouns
Mon 24 Jan 2022
Do you like ice cream? Do you use a keyboard? Words like are compound nouns.
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Job suffixes
Mon 17 Jan 2022
What's the connection between a teacher, a driver and a presenter? We explain.
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Similar words
Mon 10 Jan 2022
Explore the similarities and differences in words like 'big' and 'large'.
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Contractions
Mon 27 Dec 2021
To sound fluent and natural when you speak you might want to learn about contractions.
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Job suffixes
Mon 20 Dec 2021
What's the connection between a teacher, a driver and a presenter? We explain.
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Word stress
Mon 13 Dec 2021
Do you know how to pronounce the words photographer and photograph? We can help you.
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Compound adjectives
Mon 6 Dec 2021
Learn how to use compound adjectives (e.g. low-fat yoghurt, high-quality carbohydrates).
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-ing and -ed adjectives
Mon 8 Nov 2021
Boring or bored? Interested or interesting? We'll tell you the right adjective to use.
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Binomials
Mon 1 Nov 2021
Learn how to use these short English phrases made of two words that go together.
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Chunks of language
Mon 25 Oct 2021
Find out how you can sound much more natural by learning and using chunks of language.
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Prefixes
Mon 18 Oct 2021
Learn how to add prefixes to the beginning of some words to change their meanings.
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Adjectives and adverbs
Mon 11 Oct 2021
Fashionable? Fashionably? Learn how to use adjectives and adverbs.
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