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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English in a Minute: Phrases with ice
Last Wednesday
Learn phrases that are commonly used with 'ice'
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English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'network'
Wed 9 Jul 2025
Form a network and learn collocations with Beth in this podcast
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Hyphenation
Mon 7 Jul 2025
Learn how to use hyphens: "They did a ten-foot dive into the swimming pool."
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English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'strategy'
Wed 2 Jul 2025
What's your strategy for learning English? Listen to Beth to find out more.
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Words with double letters
Mon 30 Jun 2025
We talk about spelling words with double letters in 6 Minute Vocabulary.
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English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'resource'
Wed 25 Jun 2025
We鈥檝e pooled our resources to make this podcast for you! Listen to Georgie to hear more.
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Pronouncing verbs and nouns
Mon 23 Jun 2025
'Increase' can be a noun or a verb and they aren't pronounced the same way...
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English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'theory'
Wed 18 Jun 2025
Are you ready to test your English learning theories with this podcast?
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British and American English
Mon 16 Jun 2025
Hear about differences and similarities in vocabulary from both sides of the Atlantic.
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Business jargon
Mon 9 Jun 2025
Can you think out of the box or do you take the helicopter view? Learn business jargon.
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English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'challenge'
Wed 4 Jun 2025
How do you respond to the challenges you take on? Phil explains in this podcast.
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Pronouncing words that start with 鈥榗鈥�
Mon 2 Jun 2025
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'
Wed 28 May 2025
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
Mon 26 May 2025
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.
