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- 663 - Male and female job words
Policeman/policewoman, actor/actress - learn about job titles and gender.
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Mon, 14 Sep 2026 - 662 - Weather words
The British love to talk about weather! Learn some useful vocabulary about it here.
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Mon, 07 Sep 2026 - 661 - HomophonesMon, 31 Aug 2026
- 660 - Compound nouns
Ice cream, popcorn... Learn about nouns made up of a combination of two words.
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Mon, 24 Aug 2026 - 659 - Similar wordsMon, 17 Aug 2026
- 658 - Adjective order
We explain the order you put adjectives in when describing a dog!
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Mon, 10 Aug 2026 - 657 - Contractions
"I've run a marathon." Look at the shorter form 'I've'. Learn how to use contractions.
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Mon, 03 Aug 2026 - 656 - Job suffixes
What's the connection between a teacher, a driver and a presenter? We explain.
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Mon, 27 Jul 2026 - 655 - Word stress
How to pronounce the words 'photographer' and 'photograph'? Learn about word stress.
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Mon, 20 Jul 2026 - 654 - Compound adjectives
Learn how to use compound adjectives (e.g. low-fat yoghurt, high-quality carbohydrates).
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Mon, 13 Jul 2026 - 653 - Lexical sets
Finn and Catherine give you some tips on how to remember new words.
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Mon, 06 Jul 2026 - 652 - English in a Minute: Phrases with 'hit'
Make sure your English learning isn't hit-and-miss – be consistent! Learn this phrase and more in this podcast.
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Mon, 29 Jun 2026 - 651 - -ing and -ed adjectives
Boring or bored? Interested or interesting? We'll tell you the right adjective to use.
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Mon, 22 Jun 2026 - 650 - English in a Minute: Phrases with 'change'
Do you know any phrases with 'change'? Learn four here.
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Wed, 17 Jun 2026 - 649 - Binomials
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Mon, 15 Jun 2026 - 648 - English in a Minute: Phrases with 'leave'
What's the difference between leaving a bad taste and leaving a lot to be desired? Learn these 'leave' phrases and more now.
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Wed, 10 Jun 2026 - 647 - Useful chunks of language
Do you like to eat a full English breakfast? Listen to find out how to use this phrase.
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Mon, 08 Jun 2026 - 646 - English in a Minute: Phrases with heart
How many 'heart' phrases do you know? Phil talks about three he knows in this podcast.
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Mon, 01 Jun 2026 - 645 - Words with 'ough'
Cough, thought, enough, although: Learn how to pronounce words with 'ough'.
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Tue, 26 May 2026 - 644 - English in a Minute: Phrases with 'life'
Give your English learning a new lease of life with this podcast. Learn this phrase and more with Georgie.
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Wed, 20 May 2026 - 643 - Easily confused words
Boring or bored? Learn about words that look similar but have very different meaning.
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Mon, 18 May 2026 - 642 - English in a Minute: Phrases with 'day'
Is learning English phrases all in a day's work for you? Learn this 'day' phrase and more here with Phil.
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Wed, 13 May 2026 - 641 - Suffixes: -less and -free
Is this a smoke-free or a smokeless workplace? Learn the difference!
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Mon, 11 May 2026 - 640 - English in a Minute: Phrases with 'look'
What phrases do you know with 'look'? Learn some here with Beth.
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Wed, 06 May 2026 - 639 - English in a Minute: Phrases with 'end'
How many phrases do you know with the word 'end'? Learn four here with Georgie.
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Wed, 29 Apr 2026 - 638 - English in a Minute: Phrases with fire Learning English Vocabulary
Did you know it can be a good thing to be 'on fire'? Learn this phrase and more in this podcast.
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Mon, 27 Apr 2026 - 637 - English in a Minute: Phrases with hat
Learn these three hat phrases! Phil will take his hat off to you if you do!
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Mon, 20 Apr 2026 - 636 - Prefixes: dys- de- dis-
Do you suffer from DYSpepsia? Could a DEtox diet help? Neil and Finn talk about prefixes.
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Mon, 13 Apr 2026 - 635 - English in a Minute: Phrases with 'money'
What phrases do you know with 'money'? Learn some here with Beth.
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Thu, 09 Apr 2026 - 634 - Ordinal numbers
What's the date today? Do you know how to say it? Listen to the programme to find out.
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Tue, 07 Apr 2026 - 633 - English in a Minute: Phrases with 'thing'
What's the next big thing, and what's a thing of the past? Learn these 'thing' phrases and more here.
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Wed, 01 Apr 2026 - 632 - Short spoken forms
Gonna, wanna, dunno, whatcha… are these really English words? Who uses them and why?
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Mon, 30 Mar 2026 - 631 - English in a Minute: Phrases with 'hand'
If you want to learn phrases, don't worry! You're in good hands. Learn four phrases with the word 'hand' with Georgie.
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Wed, 25 Mar 2026 - 630 - Uncountable nouns
Can you count knowledge, money or happiness? How to deal with uncountable nouns.
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Mon, 23 Mar 2026 - 629 - English in a Minute: Phrases with 'eye'
What phrases do you know with 'eye'? Learn four here.
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Wed, 18 Mar 2026 - 628 - Time expressions
Neil and Catherine look at time expressions with 'in', 'at' and 'on'.
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Mon, 16 Mar 2026 - 627 - English in a Minute: Phrases with 'water'
Do you hate it when people pour water on your ideas, or is it like water off a duck's back? Learn these 'water' phrases and more here.
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Wed, 11 Mar 2026 - 626 - Hyphenation
Learn how to use hyphens: "They did a ten-foot dive into the swimming pool."
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Mon, 09 Mar 2026 - 625 - English in a Minute: Phrases with 'cards'
There are a few phrases in English about card games. Learn what it means to lay all your cards on the table, and more in this podcast.
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Wed, 04 Mar 2026 - 624 - Words with double letters
How would you recommend people remember which double letters are in accommodation? Catherine and Neil talk about spelling words with double letters, such as 'accommodation'.
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Mon, 02 Mar 2026 - 623 - English in a Minute: Phrases with 'grass'
Here are 4 phrases with 'grass'. Don't kick learning them into the long grass!
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Wed, 25 Feb 2026 - 622 - Pronouncing verbs and nouns
So you want a salary increase? Who doesn't? But do you pronounce 'increase' with the stress on the first syllable in, or the second syllable crease? The answer depends on whether you're using increase as a noun or a verb... And that's the subject that Neil and Catherine are talking about in this 6 Minute Vocabulary programme.
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Mon, 23 Feb 2026 - 621 - English in a Minute: Phrases with 'big'
What phrases do you know with the word 'big'? Learn some in this podcast.
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Wed, 18 Feb 2026 - 620 - English in a Minute: Phrases with 'baby'
If you sleep like a baby, do you sleep well or badly? Learn that here and more with Georgie
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Wed, 11 Feb 2026 - 619 - British and American English
Cookies or biscuits? Autumn or fall? Catherine and Doug discuss British and American English. Hear about differences and similarities in vocabulary from both sides of the Atlantic.
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Mon, 09 Feb 2026 - 618 - English in a Minute: Phrases with 'foot'
What phrases do you know with 'foot'? Learn some in this podcast.
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Wed, 04 Feb 2026 - 617 - Business jargon
Can you think out of the box or take the helicopter view at work? Learn business jargon.
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Mon, 02 Feb 2026 - 616 - English in a Minute: Phrases with 'stop'
Here are 4 phrases with 'stop'. Stop at nothing to learn them.
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Thu, 29 Jan 2026 - 615 - Pronouncing words that start with ‘c’
Listen out for words that begin with the /s/ sound but start with the letter 'c'.
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Mon, 26 Jan 2026 - 614 - English in a Minute: Phrases with 'bite'
If you've been procrastinating on your English study, it's time to bite the bullet and listen to this podcast! Learn four phrases with the word 'bite'
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Wed, 21 Jan 2026 - 613 - Phrasal verbs and context
Learn phrasal verbs in sentences to help understand their meanings.
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Mon, 19 Jan 2026 - 612 - English in a Minute: Phrases with 'bone'
Learn 4 phrases with 'bone' here. It's only a minute long, so you don't have to work your fingers to the bone.
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Wed, 14 Jan 2026 - 611 - Prefixes: re- pre- and pro-
We talk about words with the prefixes re, pre and pro.
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Mon, 12 Jan 2026 - 610 - English in a Minute: Phrases with 'cake'
Listening to this podcast is great, but using the phrases in real life is the icing on the cake. Learn four phrases with 'cake'.
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Wed, 07 Jan 2026 - 609 - Silent letters
We talk about letters in English that we see in words but don’t actually pronounce.
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Mon, 05 Jan 2026 - 608 - Onomatopoeia
Learn about words that sound like the thing they describe.
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Mon, 29 Dec 2025 - 607 - Multi-word verbs
Do you ever 'meet up with' your friend in the park? We talk about multi-word verbs.
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Mon, 22 Dec 2025 - 606 - English in a Minute: Phrases with 'lose'
Learn 4 phrases with 'lose' here. Don't lose your touch!
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Wed, 17 Dec 2025 - 605 - Adjectives ending with -ic and -ical
'Classic' or 'classical'? Learn about adjectives ending in -ic and -ical.
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Mon, 15 Dec 2025 - 604 - English in a Minute: Phrases with 'wind'
Use these phrases with 'wind' in your everyday conversations. It's time to throw caution to the wind!
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Wed, 10 Dec 2025 - 603 - Strong adjectives
'Terrified', 'fantastic', 'amazing' - learn how to use strong adjectives.
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Mon, 08 Dec 2025 - 602 - Male and female job words
Policeman/policewoman, actor/actress - learn about job titles and gender.
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Mon, 01 Dec 2025 - 601 - Weather words
The British love to talk about weather! Learn some useful vocabulary about it here.
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Mon, 24 Nov 2025 - 600 - English in a Minute: Phrases with 'gold'
Learn 4 phrases with 'gold' with Phil in this podcast. They're worth their weight in gold!
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Wed, 19 Nov 2025 - 599 - Homophones
Mail and male... Learn about words that sound the same but have different spellings.
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Mon, 17 Nov 2025 - 598 - English in a Minute: Phrases with 'light'
What does it mean to see the light? Learn that and more with Georgie.
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Thu, 13 Nov 2025 - 597 - Compound nouns
Ice cream, popcorn... Learn about nouns made up of a combination of two words.
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Mon, 10 Nov 2025 - 596 - English in a Minute: Phrases with 'pull'
Learn 4 phrases with 'pull' here. You'll enjoy it – we're not pulling your leg!
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Thu, 06 Nov 2025 - 595 - Adjective order
This is a big, old, smelly dog! Learn which adjective has to come first.
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Mon, 03 Nov 2025 - 594 - English in a Minute: Phrases with 'clock'
What phrases do you know with 'clock'? Learn some in this podcast.
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Wed, 29 Oct 2025 - 593 - Contractions
"I've run a marathon." Look at the shorter form 'I've'. Learn how to use contractions.
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Mon, 27 Oct 2025 - 592 - English in a Minute: Phrases with 'home'
Get comfy, make yourself a hot drink – make yourself at home! Learn 'make yourself at home' and more in this podcast.
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Wed, 22 Oct 2025 - 591 - Job suffixes
What's the connection between a teacher, a driver and a presenter? We explain.
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Mon, 20 Oct 2025 - 590 - English in a Minute: Phrases with 'look'
Learn 4 phrases with 'look'' in this podcast. If you learn them all you'll really look sharp.
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Wed, 15 Oct 2025 - 589 - Word stress
How to pronounce the words 'photographer' and 'photograph'? Learn about word stress.
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Mon, 13 Oct 2025 - 588 - English in a Minute: Verbs that go with 'resource'
What does it mean to draw on and squander resources? Learn that and more in this podcast.
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Wed, 08 Oct 2025 - 587 - Compound adjectives
Learn how to use compound adjectives (e.g. low-fat yoghurt, high-quality carbohydrates).
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Mon, 06 Oct 2025 - 586 - English in a Minute: Verbs that go with 'task'
What verbs can we use 'task'? Learn some here.
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Wed, 01 Oct 2025 - 585 - Lexical sets
Finn and Catherine give you some tips on how to remember new words.
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Mon, 29 Sep 2025 - 584 - English in a Minute: Phrases with 'hit'
Make sure your English learning isn't hit-and-miss – be consistent! Learn this phrase and more in this podcast.
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Wed, 24 Sep 2025 - 583 - -ing and -ed adjectives
Boring or bored? Interested or interesting? We'll tell you the right adjective to use.
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Mon, 22 Sep 2025 - 582 - English in a Minute: Phrases with 'red'
Learn 4 phrases with 'red' in this podcast. Don't worry, none of them are red herrings!
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Wed, 17 Sep 2025 - 581 - Binomials
Learn how to use these short English phrases made of two words that go together.
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Mon, 15 Sep 2025 - 580 - English in a Minute: Phrases with head
What phrases do you know with 'head'? Beth has a few to tell you.
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Wed, 10 Sep 2025 - 579 - Useful chunks of language
Do you like to eat a full English breakfast? Listen to find out how to use this phrase.
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Mon, 08 Sep 2025 - 578 - English in a Minute: Phrases with 'ear'
If you 'play it by ear', you don't make a plan. Learn this phrase and more in this podcast.
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Wed, 03 Sep 2025 - 577 - Words with 'ough'
Cough, thought, enough, although: Learn how to pronounce words with 'ough'.
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Mon, 01 Sep 2025 - 576 - English in a Minute: Phrases with heart
How many 'heart' phrases do you know? Phil talks about three he knows in this podcast.
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Thu, 28 Aug 2025 - 575 - Easily confused words
Boring or bored? Learn about words that look similar but have very different meaning.
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Mon, 25 Aug 2025 - 574 - English in a Minute: Phrases with sea
What phrases do you know with 'sea'? Beth will teach you some in this podcast.
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Fri, 22 Aug 2025 - 573 - English in a Minute: Phrases with fire
Did you know it can be a good thing to be 'on fire'? Learn this phrase and more in this podcast.
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Wed, 20 Aug 2025 - 572 - Suffixes –free and -less
Carefree or careless? The suffixes -free and -less.
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Mon, 18 Aug 2025 - 571 - English in a Minute: Phrases with hat
Learn these three hat phrases! Phil will take his hat off to you if you do!
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Wed, 13 Aug 2025 - 570 - Prefixes de, dis, dys
Do you suffer from dyspepsia? Could a detox diet help? Learn about prefixes.
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Mon, 11 Aug 2025 - 569 - English in a Minute: Phrases with face
What phrases use the word 'face'? Beth has the answer in this podcast.
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Wed, 06 Aug 2025 - 568 - Ordinal numbers
What's the date today? Do you know how to say it? Listen to the programme to find out.
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Mon, 04 Aug 2025 - 567 - 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'.
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Wed, 30 Jul 2025 - 566 - Short spoken forms
Gonna, wanna, dunno, whatcha… are these really English words? Who uses them and why?
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Mon, 28 Jul 2025 - 565 - English in a Minute: Phrases with blue
How many 'blue' phrases do you know? Learn three more with Phil in this podcast.
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Wed, 23 Jul 2025 - 564 - Uncountable nouns
What is more important in life: knowledge, money or happiness?
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