Learning English Vocabulary Podcast
Build your English vocabulary with these short programmes. Each week we explore a new topic to improve your English vocabulary.
Build your English vocabulary with these short programmes.
Each week we explore a new topic to improve your English vocabulary. Learn words for the weather, how to talk about people’s jobs, adjective order, and so much more.
Plus, in our English in a Minute episodes, give your vocabulary a boost in under a minute.
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Episodes to download
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English in a Minute: 3 ways to use 'quality'
Wed 10 Jul 2024
Here's Phil with a podcast that is full of quality - listen to it and enjoy it
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English in a Minute: 3 ways to use 'general'
Wed 3 Jul 2024
In general, this is a good programme because Beth shows you how to use the word 'general'
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Word stress
Mon 1 Jul 2024
Do you know how to pronounce the words photographer and photograph? We can help you.
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English in a Minute: 4 ways to use the word 'material'
Wed 26 Jun 2024
In a material world you need Beth to explain how to use the word 'material'
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Compound adjectives
Mon 24 Jun 2024
Learn how to use compound adjectives (e.g. low-fat yoghurt, high-quality carbohydrates)
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English in a Minute: How to use the word 'during'
Wed 19 Jun 2024
During this episode Beth will explain how to use the word 'during'
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English in a Minute: 3 ways to use 'nice'
Wed 12 Jun 2024
This is a nice programme all about the word ‘nice’. Beth will tell you all about it.
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-ing and -ed adjectives
Mon 10 Jun 2024
Interested or interesting? Which adjective do you use? We discuss -ing and -ed adjectives
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English in a Minute: 3 ways to use 'count'
Wed 5 Jun 2024
How many times can Phil say 'count?' Listen to the podcast and count them.
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Phrases made of two words
Mon 3 Jun 2024
In this short and sweet episode, learn some common binomials.
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Binomials: phrases made of two words
Mon 3 Jun 2024
Do you want some cheap and cheerful tips to improve your English? Listen to learn more.
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English in a Minute: How to use 'schedule'
Wed 29 May 2024
Phil has scheduled a time to talk to you about the word 'schedule'. That time is now.
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Useful chunks of language
Mon 27 May 2024
Do you like to eat a full English breakfast? Listen to find out how to use this phrase.
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English in a Minute: 3 ways to use 'supreme'
Wed 22 May 2024
Thanks to Beth, this programme is supreme. It's also all about the word 'supreme'
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Words with 'ough'
Mon 20 May 2024
Cough, thought, enough, although: Learn how to pronounce words with 'ough'.
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English in a Minute: 3 ways to use 'situation'
Wed 15 May 2024
We have a good situation here - Beth is explaining how to use the word 'situation'
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Easily confused words
Mon 13 May 2024
Boring or bored? Learn about words that look similar but have very different meaning.
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Prefixes: un-, in- and dis-
Mon 29 Apr 2024
Learn some prefixes which we hope won't make you feel unhappy.
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Adjectives and adverbs
Mon 22 Apr 2024
Fashionable? Fashionably? We teach you adjectives and adverbs.
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Academic vocabulary
Mon 1 Apr 2024
Learn how to cope if you are studying at an English-speaking university.
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Phrases from Shakespeare
Mon 25 Mar 2024
We learn phrases from Shakespeare that are still used today.
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Irregular verbs
Mon 18 Mar 2024
Some irregular verbs can be grouped into patterns to help remember the different forms.
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Eponyms as nouns and verbs
Mon 11 Mar 2024
What does the word Hoover have in common with the word Google?
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Adjectives from names
Mon 4 Mar 2024
We discuss a group of adjectives that are made from the names of famous people.
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Large numbers
Mon 26 Feb 2024
How many stars are there in the universe? Learn how to say big numbers in English.
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Suffixes: -tian, -sion and -tion
Mon 19 Feb 2024
Have we got your attention? Listen and learn how to use suffixes -tian, -sion and -tion.
