Learning English Vocabulary

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

Episodes

Total: 260

Let's learn about the word 'consider'. Phil explains three different ways that you can use it and gi

Homophones

2024/8/5

Learn about words that sound the same but have different meanings.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Vi

How appropriate! Beth has created a podcast to help you use the word 'appropriate'!TRANSCRIPT Find

Compound nouns

2024/7/29

Ice cream, popcorn... Learn about nouns made up of a combination of two words.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGL

Do you have the capacity to listen to another podcast? Great - subscribe and listen to this one. Bet

Adjective order

2024/7/22

We explain the order you put adjectives in when describing a dog!FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Vis

Phil said that preparing this programme on the word 'cause' was hard work but he didn't mind because

Contractions

2024/7/15

Finn and Feifei help you learn this important part of speaking and writing, in English.FIND BBC LEAR

Let's learn about the word 'quality' with Phil.TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode an

Job suffixes

2024/7/8

What's the connection between a teacher, a driver or a presenter?FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Vis

Listen to Beth explain how to use the word 'general'. How many ways do you use the word 'general'?TR

Word stress

2024/7/1

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

Listen to Beth explain how to use the word 'material' and then you can use material everyday.TRANSCR

Compound adjectives

2024/6/24

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

Get ready to hear Beth explain how to use the word 'during' in 60 seconds - it's amazing!TRANSCRIPT

Lexical sets

2024/6/17

Finn and Catherine give you some tips on how to remember new words.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: V

It’s always nice to have a nice programme to listen to. Beth’s here to tell you all about the word ‘

-ing and -ed adjectives

2024/6/10

Interested or interesting? Which adjective do you use? We discuss -ing and -ed adjectivesFIND BBC LE

Phil knows all about the word 'count' and he'll explain what he knows to you in 60 seconds. TRANSCRI

In this short and sweet episode, learn some common binomials, or phrases made of two words.FIND BBC