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Learning English Vocabulary

Build your English vocabulary with these short programmes. Each episode explores a new topic to improve your English.

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English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'method'
Is it best to adopt and follow a method, or just to work out your own one?
28 May 2025,1 min
Phrasal verbs and context
A guide to multi-word verbs and prepositions that can change the meaning of phrasal verbs
26 May 2025,6 mins
English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'opinion'
What's your opinion on learning verbs today?
21 May 2025,1 min
Prefixes re-, pre- and pro-
'REcycle', 'PREpacked', 'PROactive' - we talk about prefixes in 6 Minute Vocabulary.
19 May 2025,6 mins
English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'source'
What does 'tap into a source' mean? Beth explains in this podcast.
14 May 2025,1 min
Silent letters
How do you pronounce the words night and knight?
12 May 2025,7 mins
English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'technology'
What technology are you using to watch this video? Beth explains how to use 'technology'
07 May 2025,1 min
Onomatopoeia
Learn about words that sound like the thing they describe.
05 May 2025,6 mins
English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'environment'
How can we 'safeguard the environment'? Phil explains in this podcast.
30 Apr 2025,1 min
Multi-word verbs
Do you ever 'meet up with' your friend in the park? We talk about multi-word verbs.
28 Apr 2025,6 mins
English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'image'
What image do you project? Find out what that sentence means with Phil.
23 Apr 2025,1 min
Adjectives ending with -ic and -ical
We explain how some adjectives end in either -ic or -ical, depending on their meaning.
21 Apr 2025,6 mins
English in a Minute: Learn some verbs to use with 'structure'
Phil is here to help you learn some verbs commonly used with 'structure'
16 Apr 2025,1 min
Strong adjectives
Learn about strong adjectives in this wonderful, fantastic, amazing podcast
14 Apr 2025,6 mins
English in a Minute: Learn common verb collocations with the noun ‘data'
Come and interpret some data in this podcast with Beth.
09 Apr 2025,1 min
Male and female job words
Policeman / policewoman, actor / actress - learn about job titles and gender.
07 Apr 2025,6 mins
English in a Minute: Verbs that go with 'role'
Play the role of student and listen to this podcast about the word 'role'.
02 Apr 2025,1 min
Weather words
The British love to talk about weather! Learn some useful vocabulary about it here.
31 Mar 2025,5 mins
English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'design'
Do you know any verbs that go with 'design'?
26 Mar 2025,1 min
Homophones
Mail and male... Learn about words that sound the same but have different spellings.
24 Mar 2025,6 mins
English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'view'
Georgie is here to help you learn some verbs commonly used with 'view'
19 Mar 2025,1 min
Compound nouns
Ice cream, popcorn... Learn about nouns made up of a combination of two words.
17 Mar 2025,6 mins
English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'answer'
Georgie is here to help you learn some verbs commonly used with 'answer'
12 Mar 2025,1 min
Adjective order
We explain the order you put adjectives in when describing a dog!
10 Mar 2025,6 mins
English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'office'
Learn some verbs commonly used with office.
05 Mar 2025,1 min
Contractions
"I've run a marathon." Look at the shorter form 'I've'. Learn how to use contractions.
03 Mar 2025,6 mins
English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'research'
What does it mean to 'undertake' research? Phil has the answer.
26 Feb 2025,1 min
Job suffixes
What's the connection between a teacher, a driver or a presenter?
24 Feb 2025,6 mins
English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'paper'
Do you often have to prepare a paper? Phil can help with that.
19 Feb 2025,1 min
Word stress
How to pronounce the words 'photographer' and 'photograph'? Learn about word stress.
17 Feb 2025,6 mins