6 Minute Vocabulary

Prefixes de, dis, dys

Do you suffer from dyspepsia? Could a detox diet help? Learn about prefixes. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newsletters LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️ Learning English for Work ✔️ Learning…

11 Aug 6 min

English in a Minute: Phrases with face

What phrases use the word 'face'? Beth has the answer in this podcast. TRANSCRIPT Find a free transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/s5english_in_a_minute FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our…

6 Aug 1 min

Ordinal numbers

What's the date today? Do you know how to say it? Listen to the programme to find out. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newsletters LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️ Learning…

4 Aug 6 min

English in a Minute: Phrases with stone

Listen to a BBC Learning English podcast while you commute to work – it kills two birds with one stone! Listen to Georgie to learn more phrases that use the word 'stone'. TRANSCRIPT Find a free transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at:…

30 Jul 1 min

Short spoken forms

Gonna, wanna, dunno, whatcha… are these really English words? Who uses them and why? FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newsletters LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️ Learning English for Work ✔️…

28 Jul 6 min

English in a Minute: Phrases with blue

How many 'blue' phrases do you know? Learn three more with Phil in this podcast. TRANSCRIPT Find a free transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/s5english_in_a_minute FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus LIKE PODCASTS? Try some…

23 Jul 1 min

Uncountable nouns

What is more important in life: knowledge, money or happiness? FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newsletters LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️ Learning English for Work ✔️ Learning English from the…

21 Jul 6 min

English in a Minute: Phrases with ice

Don't put your learning on ice – learn these phrases today! TRANSCRIPT Find a free transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/s5english_in_a_minute FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular…

16 Jul 1 min

Time expressions

Neil and Catherine look at time expressions with 'in', 'at' and 'on'. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newsletters LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️ Learning English for Work ✔️ Learning English…

14 Jul 6 min

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

A network is a group or system of things that have multiple connections between them, like a network of train stations with railways linking them together. There are words that often go together – these are called collocations. Listen to Beth to learn some of the verbs that we often…

9 Jul 1 min

Hyphenation

Learn how to use hyphens: "They did a ten-foot dive into the swimming pool." FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newsletters LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️ Learning English for Work ✔️…

7 Jul 6 min

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

Do you have a strategy for improving your English? You can have a strategy, but first you need to map out a strategy. There are many common verbs collocations with 'strategy' - learn how to use them with Beth in this podcast. TRANSCRIPT Find a free transcript for this episode…

2 Jul 1 min

Words with double letters

We talk about spelling words with double letters in 6 Minute Vocabulary. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newsletters LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️ Learning English for Work ✔️ Learning English…

30 Jun 6 min

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

Resources are things like time, money or materials that people or organisations can use to function well. Georgie teaches you verbs that are likely to go with 'resource', such as pool, allocate and draw on. TRANSCRIPT Find a free transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with…

25 Jun 1 min

Pronouncing verbs and nouns

'Increase' can be a noun or a verb and they aren't pronounced the same way... FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️ Learning English for Work ✔️ 6 Minute English ✔️ Learning…

23 Jun 8 min

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

What is a theory and which verbs are commonly used with it? In this podcast, you'll learn what 'formulate a theory' means and lots more. Learn collocations with Georgie. TRANSCRIPT Find a free transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/english_in_a_minute FIND BBC…

18 Jun 1 min

British and American English

Hear about differences and similarities in vocabulary from both sides of the Atlantic. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️ Learning English for Work ✔️ 6 Minute English ✔️ Learning English from…

16 Jun 6 min

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

You can make one, take one, and extend one, but what other verbs can we use with the 'noun' trip? Learn verbs that collocate with 'trip' with Phil in this podcast. TRANSCRIPT Find a free transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/english_in_a_minute…

11 Jun 1 min

Business jargon

Can you think out of the box or do you take the helicopter view at work? Learn business jargon. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️ Learning English for Work ✔️ 6…

9 Jun 6 min

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

Do you rise up to the challenges you face? What poses a problem for you?. All these verbs are common collocations with 'challenge' - learn how to use them with Phil in this podcast. TRANSCRIPT Find a free transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your…

4 Jun 1 min