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.
English in a Minute: Verbs that go with ‘hope’
Hope is the feeling of wanting and expecting something to happen. There are some words that we often...
Escuchar-ing and -ed adjectives
Interested or interesting? Which adjective do you use? We discuss -ing and -ed adjectivesFIND BBC LEARNING...
EscucharEnglish in a Minute: Verbs that can be used with 'idea'
An idea can be a thought or suggestion. There are some words that we often use together. These are called...
EscucharEnglish in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'programme'
You can 'draw up' and 'agree' a programme. If you're 'running' it, you need to 'launch' it. If someone...
EscucharUseful chunks of language
Do you like to eat a full English breakfast? Listen to find out how to use this phrase. FIND BBC LEARNING...
EscucharEnglish in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'example'
Examples are versions of something that are typical and can help us understand something. There are...
EscucharWords with 'ough'
Cough, thought, enough, although: Learn how to pronounce words with 'ough'.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH...
EscucharEnglish in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'plan'
First you 'devise' a plan, then you 'go ahead' with it. If you find problems, then you have to choose...
EscucharEasily confused words
Boring or bored? Learn about words that look similar but have very different meaning.FIND BBC LEARNING...
EscucharEnglish in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'market'
A market can be a specific, physical location to buy things, but it can also be a more abstract economic...
EscucharSuffixes –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...
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