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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.

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Listen to 6 Minute Vocabulary, a Education podcast by BBC. Stream 409 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.

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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

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. TRANSCRIPT Find a free transcript...

1:08May 20, 2026

Easily confused words

Boring or bored? Learn about words that look similar but have very different meaning. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ h...

6:19May 18, 2026

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. TRANSCRIPT Find a free transcript...

1:01May 13, 2026

Suffixes: -less and -free

Is this a smoke-free or a smokeless workplace? Learn the difference! Get free weekly tips and tricks to help you with your English. Sign up...

6:36May 11, 2026

English in a Minute: Phrases with 'look'

What phrases do you know with 'look'? Learn some here with Beth. TRANSCRIPT Find a free transcript for this episode and more programmes to h...

1:03May 6, 2026

English in a Minute: Phrases with 'end'

How many phrases do you know with the word 'end'? Learn four here with Georgie. TRANSCRIPT Find a free transcript for this episode and more...

1:06Apr 29, 2026

English in a Minute: Phrases with hat

Learn these three hat phrases! Phil will take his hat off to you if you do! TRANSCRIPT Find a free transcript for this episode and more prog...

1:13Apr 20, 2026

Prefixes: dys- de- dis-

Do you suffer from DYSpepsia? Could a DEtox diet help? Neil and Finn talk about prefixes. Subscribe to our newsletter to get our weekly tips...

6:29Apr 13, 2026

English in a Minute: Phrases with 'money'

What phrases do you know with 'money'? Learn some here with Beth. TRANSCRIPT Find a free transcript for this episode and more programmes to...

1:04Apr 9, 2026

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 ✔️...

6:21Apr 7, 2026