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Learning 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. Find more at bbclearningenglish.com Follow us at bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus

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6:07

British and American English

Learning English Vocabulary ·

2022/06/20

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

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6:20

Business jargon

Learning English Vocabulary ·

2022/05/30

Do you 'think out of the box' or 'push the envelope' at work? Learn business jargon.

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6:23

How to pronounce words beginning with 'c'

Learning English Vocabulary ·

2022/05/23

Catherine cycled through the city centre! How do you pronounce all those words with 'c'?

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6:12

Phrasal verbs and context

Learning English Vocabulary ·

2022/05/16

Learn phrasal verbs in sentences to help understand their meanings.

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6:12

Prefixes: 'Re-', 'pre-', and 'pro-'

Learning English Vocabulary ·

2022/05/09

Learn about words with the prefixes 're-', 'pre-' and 'pro-' in 6 Minute Vocabulary.

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6:43

Silent letters

Learning English Vocabulary ·

2022/04/29

Silent letters are letters that we see in words, but don’t actually pronounce.

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6:16

Onomatopoeia

Learning English Vocabulary ·

2022/04/25

Learn about words that sound like the thing they describe.

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6:02

Multi-word verbs

Learning English Vocabulary ·

2022/04/14

Learn how to use multi-word verbs to make your English sound much more natural.

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6:12

Adjectives ending with -ic and -ical

Learning English Vocabulary ·

2022/04/11

'Classic' or 'classical'? Learn about adjectives ending in -ic and -ical.

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6:11

Strong adjectives

Learning English Vocabulary ·

2022/04/04

What word do you use when you want to say something is very good or very bad?

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6:03

Contractions

Learning English Vocabulary ·

2022/03/28

Learn how to use 'I've' and 'isn't' - your English will sound more natural.

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6:05

Male and female job words

Learning English Vocabulary ·

2022/03/21

We teach you job titles for men and women.

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6:19

New words

Learning English Vocabulary ·

2022/03/14

What do the words selfie, photobomb and trolling mean? Help us update your language!

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5:51

Weather words

Learning English Vocabulary ·

2022/03/07

Rainy, snowy, windy, sunny. Learn how to describe the weather.

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6:08

Homophones

Learning English Vocabulary ·

2022/01/31

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

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6:10

Compound nouns

Learning English Vocabulary ·

2022/01/24

Do you like ice cream? Do you use a keyboard? Words like are compound nouns.

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6:10

Job suffixes

Learning English Vocabulary ·

2022/01/17

What's the connection between a teacher, a driver and a presenter? We explain.

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6:06

Similar words

Learning English Vocabulary ·

2022/01/10

Explore the similarities and differences in words like 'big' and 'large'.

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6:10

Adjective order

Learning English Vocabulary ·

2021/12/31

Do you know how to put adjectives in the right order? We can help.

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6:03

Contractions

Learning English Vocabulary ·

2021/12/27

To sound fluent and natural when you speak you might want to learn about contractions.

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