Homophones

Mail and male... Learn about words that sound the same but have different spellings.

• 6 mins

English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'design'

Do you know any verbs that go with 'design'?

• 1 min

Weather words

The British love to talk about weather! Learn some useful vocabulary about it here.

• 5 mins

English in a Minute: Verbs that go with 'role'

Play the role of student and listen to this podcast about the word 'role'.

• 1 min

Male and female job words

Policeman / policewoman, actor / actress - learn about job titles and gender.

• 6 mins

English in a Minute: Learn common verb collocations with the noun ‘data'

Come and interpret some data in this podcast with Beth.

• 1 min

Strong adjectives

Learn about strong adjectives in this wonderful, fantastic, amazing podcast

• 6 mins

English in a Minute: Learn some verbs to use with 'structure'

Phil is here to help you learn some verbs commonly used with 'structure'

• 1 min

Adjectives ending with -ic and -ical

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

• 6 mins

English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'image'

What image do you project? Find out what that sentence means with Phil.

• 1 min

Multi-word verbs

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

• 6 mins

English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'environment'

How can we 'safeguard the environment'? Phil explains in this podcast.

• 1 min

Onomatopoeia

Learn about words that sound like the thing they describe.

• 6 mins

English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'technology'

What technology are you using to watch this video? Beth explains how to use 'technology'

• 1 min

Silent letters

How do you pronounce the words night and knight?

• 7 mins

English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'source'

What does 'tap into a source' mean? Beth explains in this podcast.

• 1 min

Prefixes re-, pre- and pro-

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

• 6 mins

English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'opinion'

What's your opinion on learning verbs today?

• 1 min

Phrasal verbs and context

A guide to multi-word verbs and prepositions that can change the meaning of phrasal verbs

• 6 mins

English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'method'

Is it best to adopt and follow a method, or just to work out your own one?

• 1 min

Pronouncing words that start with ‘c’

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

• 6 mins

English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'challenge'

How do you respond to the challenges you take on? Phil explains in this podcast.

• 1 min

Business jargon

Can you think out of the box or do you take the helicopter view? Learn business jargon.

• 6 mins

English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'trip'

Why not take a trip to this page?

• 1 min

British and American English

Hear about differences and similarities in vocabulary from both sides of the Atlantic.

• 6 mins

English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'theory'

Are you ready to test your English learning theories with this podcast?

• 1 min

Pronouncing verbs and nouns

'Increase' can be a noun or a verb and they aren't pronounced the same way...

• 6 mins

English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'resource'

We’ve pooled our resources to make this podcast for you! Listen to Georgie to hear more.

• 1 min