Learning English Vocabulary

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

Episodes

Total: 260

Business jargon

2024/10/14

Can you think out of the box or take the helicopter view at work? Learn business jargon.FIND BBC LEA

We can 'frame', 'fire' and 'field' questions. These are some verbs that are commonly used with the n

Listen out for words that begin with the /s/ sound but start with the letter 'c'.FIND BBC LEARNING E

If your teachers tell you to work on your English, they have a good point! And Georgie has a number

Phrasal verbs and context

2024/9/30

Learn phrasal verbs in sentences to help understand their meanings.IND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Vi

Collocations are words that commonly go together. Learn common collocations with 'way'. Think of 'a

'REcycle', 'PREpacked', 'PROactive' - we talk about prefixes in 6 Minute Vocabulary.FIND BBC LEARNIN

You can drum up or feign interest in something. These are examples of verbs that are commonly used w

Silent letters

2024/9/16

How do you pronounce the words night and knight?FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️

All of us have problems. There are some verbs that we use a lot to talk about problems. Learn new wa

Onomatopoeia

2024/9/9

Learn about words that sound like the thing they describe. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit ou

How many ways do you know to use the word 'share'? Beth has 5 examples to share with you.TRANSCRIPT

Multi-word verbs

2024/9/2

Do you ever 'meet up with' your friend in the park? We talk about multi-word verbs. FIND BBC LEARNIN

Listen to this podcast and you'll know 5 ways to use the word 'over'. Try one of them today.TRANSCRI

We explain how some adjectives end in either -ic or -ical, depending on their meaning.FIND BBC LEARN

It can take a lot of energy to create a podcast but Phil doesn't mind. He really wants to tell you a

Strong adjectives

2024/8/20

Listen to our fantastic, wonderful programme about strong adjectives.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE:

Male and female job words

2024/8/19

How words change depending on whether a man or a woman is doing the job.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HE

A picture may be worth a thousand words but this podcast is worth even more - even though it doesn't

Weather words

2024/8/12

British people love to talk about weather! Learn some useful vocabulary about it here.FIND BBC LEARN