6 Minute Vocabulary
Build your English vocabulary in six minutes. Every Monday join two of our presenters and hear about different ways to develop your vocabulary knowledge and skills.
Suffixes –free and -less
Carefree or careless? The suffixes -free and -less.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website...
EscucharEnglish in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'information'
Information is everywhere. It’s how we learn and understand the world. But what are some verbs that...
EscucharPrefixes de, dis, dys
Do you suffer from dyspepsia? Could a detox diet help? Learn about prefixes. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH...
EscucharEnglish in a Minute: Beth teaches you some verbs that can be used with 'business'
Business is connected to work and any commercial activity, especially buying and selling. There are...
EscucharOrdinal numbers
What's the date today? And do you know how to say it?FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website...
EscucharEnglish in a Minute: Learn common verbs that go with ‘name’
A name is something people and things have and you use that name to refer to them. People call me Beth...
EscucharShort spoken forms
Gonna, wanna, dunno, whatcha… are these really English words? Who uses them and why?FIND BBC LEARNING...
EscucharEnglish in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'increase'
Changes can 'entail' or 'bring about' an increase. These are some verbs that are commonly used with...
EscucharUncountable nouns
What is more important in life: knowledge, money or happiness? FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit...
EscucharEnglish in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'job'
You can 'go for', 'land' and 'hold down' a job, you can even 'pack it in' if you don't like it. These...
EscucharTime expression with in, on and at
Learn how to use time expression with the preposition in, on and at.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE:...
EscucharEnglish in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'area'
An area can be a large geographic place, or a smaller place like a room. There are some words that we...
EscucharHyphenation
Find out why we write some phrases with hyphens but not others.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit...
EscucharEnglish in a Minute: Verbs to use with the word ‘fact’
A fact is something we know to be true. But do you know which verbs we most commonly hear with 'fact'?...
EscucharWords with double letters
Catherine and Finn talk about spelling words with double letters in 6 Minute Vocabulary.FIND BBC LEARNING...
EscucharEnglish in a Minute: Learn common verb collocations with the noun ‘report’
A report is information which can be presented verbally or in writing. There are some words that we...
EscucharPronouncing verbs and nouns
'Increase' can be a noun or a verb and they aren't pronounced the same way...FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH...
EscucharEnglish in a Minute: Common verb collocations with the noun ‘system'
A system is a set of connected things that operate together. There are some words that we often use...
EscucharBritish and American English
Hear about differences and similarities in vocabulary from both sides of the Atlantic.FIND BBC LEARNING...
EscucharEnglish in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'money'
'Set aside' or 'squander'. These are both things you can do with money. You can learn these verbs and...
EscucharBusiness jargon
Can you think out of the box or take the helicopter view at work? Learn business jargon.FIND BBC LEARNING...
EscucharEnglish in a Minute: Which verbs can you use with the noun 'question'?
We can 'frame', 'fire' and 'field' questions. These are some verbs that are commonly used with the noun...
EscucharPronouncing words that start with ‘c’
Listen out for words that begin with the /s/ sound but start with the letter 'c'.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH...
EscucharEnglish in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'point'
If your teachers tell you to work on your English, they have a good point! And Georgie has a number...
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