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Learning English Vocabulary
Build your English vocabulary with these short programmes. Each week we explore a new topic to improve your English vocabulary. Learn words for the weather, how to talk about people’s jobs, adjective order, and so much more. Plus, in our English in a Minute episodes, give your vocabulary a boost in under a minute. Find more at bbclearningenglish.com Follow us at bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus
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Episodes
Words with double letters 21.08.2023 6:10
Catherine and Finn talk about spelling words with double letters in 6 Minute Vocabulary.
Pronouncing verbs and nouns 14.08.2023 6:13
Learn how to pronounce verbs and nouns with Neil and Catherine.
British and American English 08.08.2023 6:07
Catherine and Doug discuss British and American English
Business jargon 31.07.2023 6:49
Can you think out of the box or take the helicopter view at work? Learn business jargon.
How to pronounce words that start with 'c'. 24.07.2023 6:23
'c' or 's'? Learn how to spell words that begin with a /s/ sound.
Phrasal verbs and context 17.07.2023 6:12
When talking about moving in, moving out and moving on, what do we mean? We explain.
re, pre and pro 10.07.2023 6:12
Do you recycle your rubbish? Do you buy prepacked food? Are you proactive?
Silent letters 03.07.2023 6:43
How do you pronounce the words night and knight?
Onomatopoeia 26.06.2023 6:16
Learn about words that sound like the thing they describe.
Multi-word verbs 19.06.2023 6:02
Do you ever 'meet up with' your friend in the park? We talk about multi-word verbs.
Adjectives ending with -ic and -ical 12.06.2023 6:12
We explain how some adjectives end in either -ic or -ical, depending on their meaning.
Strong adjectives 06.06.2023 6:11
Listen to our fantastic, wonderful programme about strong adjectives.
Male and female job words 29.05.2023 6:05
How words change depending on whether a man or a woman is doing the job.
New words 22.05.2023 6:19
Rob and Catherine are here to help you update your language!
Weather words 15.05.2023 5:51
British people love to talk about weather! Learn some useful vocabulary about it here.
Homophones 09.05.2023 6:08
Learn about words that sound the same but have different meanings
Compound nouns 02.05.2023 6:10
Ice cream, popcorn... Learn about nouns made up of a combination of two words.
Adjective order 24.04.2023 6:10
We explain the order you put adjectives in when describing a dog!
Contractions 17.04.2023 6:03
Finn and Feifei help you learn this important part of speaking and writing, in English.
Job suffixes 03.04.2023 6:10
What's the connection between a teacher, a driver or a presenter?
Word stress 27.03.2023 6:11
Do you know how to pronounce the words photographer and photograph? We can help you.
Compound adjectives 20.03.2023 6:10
Learn how to use compound adjectives (e.g. low-fat yoghurt, high-quality carbohydrates).
Lexical sets 13.03.2023 6:10
Finn and Catherine give you some tips on how to remember new words.
-ing and -ed adjectives 06.03.2023 6:06
Interested or interesting? Which adjective do you use? We discuss -ing and -ed adjectives
Binomials: phrases made of two words 27.02.2023 6:02
Do you want some cheap and cheerful tips to improve your English? Listen to learn more.
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