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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Pronouncing words that start with 鈥榗鈥�
Yesterday
Listen out for words that begin with the /s/ sound but start with the letter 'c'.
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English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'method'
Last Wednesday
Is it best to adopt and follow a method, or just to work out your own one?
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Phrasal verbs and context
Last Monday
A guide to multi-word verbs and prepositions that can change the meaning of phrasal verbs
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English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'opinion'
Wed 21 May 2025
What's your opinion on learning verbs today?
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Prefixes re-, pre- and pro-
Mon 19 May 2025
'REcycle', 'PREpacked', 'PROactive' - we talk about prefixes in 6 Minute Vocabulary.
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English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'source'
Wed 14 May 2025
What does 'tap into a source' mean? Beth explains in this podcast.
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English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'technology'
Wed 7 May 2025
What technology are you using to watch this video? Beth explains how to use 'technology'
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English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'environment'
Wed 30 Apr 2025
How can we 'safeguard the environment'? Phil explains in this podcast.
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Multi-word verbs
Mon 28 Apr 2025
Do you ever 'meet up with' your friend in the park? We talk about multi-word verbs.
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English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'image'
Wed 23 Apr 2025
What image do you project? Find out what that sentence means with Phil.
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Adjectives ending with -ic and -ical
Mon 21 Apr 2025
We explain how some adjectives end in either -ic or -ical, depending on their meaning.
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English in a Minute: Learn some verbs to use with 'structure'
Wed 16 Apr 2025
Phil is here to help you learn some verbs commonly used with 'structure'
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Strong adjectives
Mon 14 Apr 2025
Learn about strong adjectives in this wonderful, fantastic, amazing podcast
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English in a Minute: Learn common verb collocations with the noun 鈥榙ata'
Wed 9 Apr 2025
Come and interpret some data in this podcast with Beth.
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Male and female job words
Mon 7 Apr 2025
Policeman / policewoman, actor / actress - learn about job titles and gender.
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English in a Minute: Verbs that go with 'role'
Wed 2 Apr 2025
Play the role of student and listen to this podcast about the word 'role'.
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Weather words
Mon 31 Mar 2025
The British love to talk about weather! Learn some useful vocabulary about it here.
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English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'design'
Wed 26 Mar 2025
Do you know any verbs that go with 'design'?
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Homophones
Mon 24 Mar 2025
Mail and male... Learn about words that sound the same but have different spellings.
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English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'view'
Wed 19 Mar 2025
Georgie is here to help you learn some verbs commonly used with 'view'
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Compound nouns
Mon 17 Mar 2025
Ice cream, popcorn... Learn about nouns made up of a combination of two words.
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English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'answer'
Wed 12 Mar 2025
Georgie is here to help you learn some verbs commonly used with 'answer'
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English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'office'
Wed 5 Mar 2025
Learn some verbs commonly used with office.
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Contractions
Mon 3 Mar 2025
"I've run a marathon." Look at the shorter form 'I've'. Learn how to use contractions.
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English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'research'
Wed 26 Feb 2025
What does it mean to 'undertake' research? Phil has the answer.
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English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'paper'
Wed 19 Feb 2025
Do you often have to prepare a paper? Phil can help with that.
