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Chunks of language

Find out how you can sound much more natural by learning and using chunks of language.

• 6 mins

Binomials

Learn how to use these short English phrases made of two words that go together.

• 6 mins

-ing and -ed adjectives

Boring or bored? Interested or interesting? We'll tell you the right adjective to use.

• 6 mins

Lexical sets

Finn and Catherine give you some tips on how to remember new words.

• 6 mins

Compound adjectives

Learn how to use compound adjectives (e.g. low-fat yoghurt, high-quality carbohydrates).

• 6 mins

Word stress

Do you know how to pronounce the words photographer and photograph? We can help you.

• 6 mins

Job suffixes

What's the connection between a teacher, a driver and a presenter? We explain.

• 6 mins

Contractions

To sound fluent and natural when you speak you might want to learn about contractions.

• 6 mins

Adjective order

Do you know how to put adjectives in the right order? We can help.

• 6 mins

Similar words

Explore the similarities and differences in words like 'big' and 'large'.

• 6 mins

Job suffixes

What's the connection between a teacher, a driver and a presenter? We explain.

• 6 mins

Compound nouns

Do you like ice cream? Do you use a keyboard? Words like are compound nouns.

• 6 mins

Homophones

Mail and male... Learn about words that sound the same but have different spellings.

• 6 mins

Weather words

Rainy, snowy, windy, sunny. Learn how to describe the weather.

• 5 mins

New words

What do the words selfie, photobomb and trolling mean? Help us update your language!

• 6 mins

Male and female job words

We teach you job titles for men and women.

• 6 mins

Contractions

Learn how to use 'I've' and 'isn't' - your English will sound more natural.

• 6 mins

Strong adjectives

What word do you use when you want to say something is very good or very bad?

• 6 mins

Adjectives ending with -ic and -ical

'Classic' or 'classical'? Learn about adjectives ending in -ic and -ical.

• 6 mins

Multi-word verbs

Learn how to use multi-word verbs to make your English sound much more natural.

• 6 mins

Onomatopoeia

Learn about words that sound like the thing they describe.

• 6 mins

Silent letters

Silent letters are letters that we see in words, but don鈥檛 actually pronounce.

• 6 mins

Prefixes: 'Re-', 'pre-', and 'pro-'

Learn about words with the prefixes 're-', 'pre-' and 'pro-' in 6 Minute Vocabulary.

• 6 mins

Phrasal verbs and context

Learn phrasal verbs in sentences to help understand their meanings.

• 6 mins

How to pronounce words beginning with 'c'

Catherine cycled through the city centre! How do you pronounce all those words with 'c'?

• 6 mins

Business jargon

Do you 'think out of the box' or 'push the envelope' at work? Learn business jargon.

• 6 mins

British and American English

Hear about differences and similarities in vocabulary from both sides of the Atlantic.

• 6 mins

Pronouncing verbs and nouns

Learn how to pronounce verbs and nouns with Neil and Catherine.

• 6 mins

Words with double letters

We talk about spelling words with double letters, such as 'accommodation'.

• 6 mins

Hyphenation

Find out why we write some phrases with hyphens but not others.

• 6 mins