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6 Minute Vocabulary

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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.

Episodes

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Strong adjectives

Terrified', 'fantastic', 'amazing' - learn how to use strong adjectives. Find Learning English Grammar: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningeng...

6:49Sep 21, 2026

Male and female job words

Policeman/policewoman, actor/actress - learn about job titles and gender. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.b...

6:46Sep 14, 2026

Weather words

The British love to talk about weather! Learn some useful vocabulary about it here. TRY THE LISTENING ROOM: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learnin...

6:09Sep 7, 2026

Homophones

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

6:08Aug 31, 2026

Compound nouns

Ice cream, popcorn... Learn about nouns made up of a combination of two words. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://...

6:35Aug 24, 2026

Similar words

We talk about words like 'big' and 'large' and explore the similarities between them.

6:06Aug 17, 2026

Adjective order

We explain the order you put adjectives in when describing a dog! FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk...

6:10Aug 10, 2026

Contractions

"I've run a marathon." Look at the shorter form 'I've'. Learn how to use contractions. Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningen...

6:31Aug 3, 2026

Job suffixes

What's the connection between a teacher, a driver and a presenter? We explain. Want to boost your speaking skills? Try Beating Speaking Anxi...

6:28Jul 27, 2026

Word stress

How to pronounce the words 'photographer' and 'photograph'? Learn about word stress. Want to boost your speaking skills? Try Beating Speakin...

6:29Jul 20, 2026

Compound adjectives

Learn how to use compound adjectives (e.g. low-fat yoghurt, high-quality carbohydrates). Want to boost your speaking skills? Try Beating Spe...

6:28Jul 13, 2026

Lexical sets

Finn and Catherine give you some tips on how to remember new words. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co....

6:32Jul 6, 2026

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. TRANSCRIPT Find a free trans...

1:07Jun 29, 2026

-ing and -ed adjectives

Boring or bored? Interested or interesting? We'll tell you the right adjective to use. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️...

6:06Jun 22, 2026

English in a Minute: Phrases with 'change'

Do you know any phrases with 'change'? Learn four here. TRANSCRIPT Find a free transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you w...

1:11Jun 17, 2026

Binomials

Learn how to use these short English phrases made of two words that go together. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https:...

6:02Jun 15, 2026

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. TRANSCRIPT Find...

1:04Jun 10, 2026

Useful chunks of language

Do you like to eat a full English breakfast? Listen to find out how to use this phrase. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️...

6:11Jun 8, 2026

English in a Minute: Phrases with heart

How many 'heart' phrases do you know? Phil talks about three he knows in this podcast. TRANSCRIPT Find a free transcript for this episode an...

1:07Jun 1, 2026

Words with 'ough'

Cough, thought, enough, although: Learn how to pronounce words with 'ough'. Try Learning English Grammar episodes - just search 'Learning En...

6:39May 26, 2026