Learning English Vocabulary

Learning English Vocabulary

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Build your English vocabulary with these short programmes. Each episode explores a new topic to improve your English.Find more at bbclearningenglish.comFollow us at bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus

1 minute 14 seconds

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

You can 'draw up' and 'agree' a programme. If you're 'running' it, you need to 'launch' it. If someone else is offering a programme, you need to 'enrol on' it to 'follow' it. These are some verbs that are commonly used with the noun 'programme'. You can learn these and more with Phil in this podcast.
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15 January 2025, 2:00 pm
6 minutes 11 seconds

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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13 January 2025, 9:28 am
1 minute 13 seconds

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

Examples are versions of something that are typical and can help us understand something. There are some words that we often use with 'example'. These are called collocations. Learn some of the verbs that we often use with the noun 'example' with Phil in this podcast.
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8 January 2025, 2:00 pm
6 minutes 39 seconds

Words with 'ough'

Cough, thought, enough, although: Learn how to pronounce words with 'ough'.
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6 January 2025, 11:05 am
1 minute 13 seconds

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

First you 'devise' a plan, then you 'go ahead' with it. If you find problems, then you have to choose whether to 'press on' with it, 'scrap' it, or 'shelve' it. These are some verbs that are commonly used with the noun 'plan'. You can learn these and more with Phil in this podcast.
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1 January 2025, 2:00 pm
6 minutes 19 seconds

Easily confused words

Boring or bored? Learn about words that look similar but have very different meaning.
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30 December 2024, 10:24 am
1 minute 9 seconds

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

A market can be a specific, physical location to buy things, but it can also be a more abstract economic system. Listen to Georgie talk about some verbs that you are likely to hear with the word 'market'.
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25 December 2024, 2:00 pm
6 minutes 19 seconds

Suffixes –free and -less

Carefree or careless? The suffixes -free and -less.
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23 December 2024, 10:29 am
1 minute 10 seconds

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

Information is everywhere. It’s how we learn and understand the world. But what are some verbs that are commonly used with ‘information’. Georgie is here to talk about them in 60 seconds.
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18 December 2024, 2:00 pm
6 minutes 19 seconds

Prefixes de, dis, dys

Do you suffer from dyspepsia? Could a detox diet help? Learn about prefixes.
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16 December 2024, 9:34 am
1 minute 12 seconds

English in a Minute: Beth teaches you some verbs that can be used with 'business'

Business is connected to work and any commercial activity, especially buying and selling. There are some words that we often use together. These are called collocations. Learn some of the verbs that we often use with the noun 'business' with Beth 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/english_in_a_minute/241112
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11 December 2024, 2:00 pm
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