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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Words with double letters
Mon 15 Feb 2021
Catherine and Neil talk about spelling words with double letters, such as 'accommodation'.
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Pronouncing verbs and nouns
Mon 8 Feb 2021
'Increase' can be a noun or a verb and they aren't pronounced the same way...
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British and American English
Mon 1 Feb 2021
Hear about differences and similarities in vocabulary from both sides of the Atlantic.
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Business jargon
Mon 25 Jan 2021
Can you think out of the box or take the helicopter view at work? Learn business jargon.
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Pronouncing words that start with 鈥榗鈥�
Mon 18 Jan 2021
Listen out for words that begin with the /s/ sound but start with the letter 'c'.
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Phrasal verbs and context
Mon 11 Jan 2021
A guide to multi-word verbs and prepositions that can change the meaning of phrasal verbs.
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Prefixes re-, pre- and pro-
Mon 4 Jan 2021
'REcycle', 'PREpacked', 'PROactive' - we talk about prefixes in 6 Minute Vocabulary.
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Silent letters
Mon 28 Dec 2020
We talk about letters in English that we see in words but don鈥檛 actually pronounce.
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Multi-word verbs
Mon 14 Dec 2020
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 7 Dec 2020
'Classic' or 'classical'? Learn about adjectives ending in -ic and -ical.
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Strong adjectives
Mon 30 Nov 2020
'Terrified', 'fantastic', 'amazing' - learn how to use strong adjectives.
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Male and female job words
Mon 23 Nov 2020
Policeman / policewoman, actor / actress - learn about job titles and gender.
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New words
Mon 16 Nov 2020
'Selfie', 'photobomb', 'trolling'. Learn what these new words mean and how they are made.
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Weather words
Mon 9 Nov 2020
The British love to talk about weather! Learn some useful vocabulary about it here.
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Homophones
Mon 2 Nov 2020
Mail and male... Learn about words that sound the same but have different spellings.
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Compound nouns
Mon 26 Oct 2020
Ice cream, popcorn... Learn about nouns made up of a combination of two words.
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Similar words
Mon 19 Oct 2020
We talk about words like 'big' and 'large' and explore the similarities between them.
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Adjective order
Mon 12 Oct 2020
This is a big, old, smelly dog! Learn which adjective has to come first.
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Contractions
Mon 5 Oct 2020
"I've run a marathon." Look at the shorter form 'I've'. Learn how to use contractions.
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Job suffixes
Mon 28 Sep 2020
What's the connection between a teacher, a driver and a presenter? We explain.
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Word stress
Mon 21 Sep 2020
How to pronounce the words 'photographer' and 'photograph'? Learn about word stress.
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Compound adjectives
Mon 14 Sep 2020
Learn how to use compound adjectives (e.g. low-fat yoghurt, high-quality carbohydrates).
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-ing and -ed adjectives
Mon 31 Aug 2020
Boring or bored? Interested or interesting? We'll tell you the right adjective to use.
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Binomials
Mon 24 Aug 2020
Learn how to use these short English phrases made of two words that go together.
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Chunks of language
Mon 17 Aug 2020
Find out how you can sound much more natural by learning and using chunks of language.
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Prefixes
Mon 10 Aug 2020
Have no fear... Finn and Alice are here and they'll teach you everything about prefixes!
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Adjectives and adverbs
Mon 3 Aug 2020
Fashionable? Fashionably? We teach you adjectives and adverbs.
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