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Mar 28, 2022

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Learn how to use 'I've' and 'isn't' - your English will sound more natural.

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Mar 28, 2022

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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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Eponyms as nouns and verbs: To google, to hoover... Learn about words that have come from commercial products. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Binomials: Learn how to use these short English phrases made of two words that go together. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Irregular verbs 2: Break, broke, broken... We look at verbs that don't behave themselves. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Commonly misspelled words: Finn and Catherine talk through some of the complexities of English spelling. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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6 Minute Vocabulary: Academic Vocabulary: Neil and Finn's top tips for dealing with specialist vocabulary by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Suffixes: Finn and Alice look at a very important part of word building – suffixes. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Talk like Shakespeare: Learn some idioms from 'the Bard' which are in common use today. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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British and American English: Hear about differences and similarities in vocabulary from both sides of the Atlantic. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Discourse Markers: Interjections: Do you know your ouch! from your ugh!? These words are called interjections. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Synonyms: Learn about synonyms - words that have the same or similar meaning. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Suffixes -sion -tion -tian: "I have a confesSION: my ambiTION is to meet a MarTIAN!" - We teach you suffixes. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Academic Vocabulary: Do you have to write academic texts and essays? Finn and Neil give you some tips. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Adjectives from names: Freudian, Dickensian, Orwellian... learn about adjectives that come from names. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Chunks of language: Find out how you can sound much more natural by learning and using chunks of language. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Large numbers: How many stars are there in the universe? Learn how to say big numbers in English. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Compound adjectives: Learn how to use compound adjectives (e.g. low-fat yoghurt, high-quality carbohydrates). by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Prefixes: Have no fear... Finn and Alice are here and they'll teach you everything about prefixes! by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Job suffixes: What's the connection between a teacher, a driver and a presenter? We explain. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Adjectives ending with -ic and -ical: 'Classic' or 'classical'? Learn about adjectives ending in -ic and -ical. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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-ing and -ed adjectives: Boring or bored? Interested or interesting? We'll tell you the right adjective to use. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Pronouncing verbs and nouns: 'Increase' can be a noun or a verb and they aren't pronounced the same way... by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Someone, somewhere, anywhere...: Learn how to use these very useful pronouns with 'some' and 'any'. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Male and female job words: Policeman / policewoman, actor / actress - learn about job titles and gender. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Adjectives and adverbs: Fashionable? Fashionably? We teach you adjectives and adverbs. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Contractions: "I've run a marathon." Look at the shorter form 'I've'. Learn how to use contractions. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Business jargon: Can you think out of the box or take the helicopter view at work? Learn business jargon. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Pronouncing words that start with ‘c’: Listen out for words that begin with the /s/ sound but start with the letter 'c'. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Uncountable nouns: Can you count knowledge, money or happiness? How to deal with uncountable nouns. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Onomatopoeia: Learn about words that sound like the thing they describe. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Prefixes re-, pre- and pro-: 'REcycle', 'PREpacked', 'PROactive' - we talk about prefixes in 6 Minute Vocabulary. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Suffixes –free and -less: Carefree or careless? The suffixes -free and -less. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Prefixes: un-, in- and dis-: Learn some prefixes which we hope won't make you feel unhappy. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Adjectives and adverbs: Fashionable? Fashionably? We teach you adjectives and adverbs. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Suffixes: Finn and Alice look at a very important part of word building – suffixes. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Academic vocabulary: Learn how to cope if you are studying at an English-speaking university. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Phrases from Shakespeare: We learn phrases from Shakespeare that are still used today. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Irregular verbs: Some irregular verbs can be grouped into patterns to help remember the different forms. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Eponyms as nouns and verbs: What does the word Hoover have in common with the word Google? by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Adjectives from names: We discuss a group of adjectives that are made from the names of famous people. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Large numbers: How many stars are there in the universe? Learn how to say big numbers in English. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Suffixes: -tian, -sion and -tion: Have we got your attention? Listen and learn how to use suffixes -tian, -sion and -tion. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Synonyms: Learn about words that have the same or similar meanings by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Discourse Markers: Interjections: Do you know your ouch! from your ugh!? These words are called interjections. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Commonly misspelled words: Weird or wierd? English spelling is fascinating – but it's not always straightforward! by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Linking words: Listen to Angela talk about her lucky shark escape and learn some linking words. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Words with more than one spelling: Are you unsure whether it’s disc or disk, sympathise or sympathize, learnt or learned? by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Acronyms: Listen to Peter and Catherine talking about acronyms like NASA and FIFA in this podcast. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Antonyms: Finn and Catherine discuss antonyms in 6 minute Vocabulary. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Suffixes: -ness & -ity: Listen to Neil and Catherine talk about words with the suffixes -ness and -ity. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Discourse markers: showing attitude: fortunately, obviously, seriously, ideally. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Suffixes: -ment, -ance, -ence: ExciteMENT, performANCE, differENCE - how suffixes turn verbs and adjectives into nouns. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Someone, somewhere, anywhere...: Learn how to use these very useful pronouns with 'some' and 'any'. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Irregular verbs: Choose, chose, chosen... We talk about verbs that don't follow the -ed pattern. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Reporting verbs: Learn about verbs that we use when we talk about what someone else has said. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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False friends: Embarrassed - or pregnant? Words you think you know but mean something else in English. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Words with 'ough': Cough, thought, enough, although: Learn how to pronounce words with 'ough'. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Easily confused words: Boring or bored? Learn about words that look similar but have very different meaning. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Suffixes: -less and -free: Is this a smoke-free or a smokeless workplace? Learn the difference! by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Prefixes de, dis, dys: Do you suffer from dyspepsia? Could a detox diet help? Learn about prefixes. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Ordinal numbers: What's the date today? And do you know how to say it? by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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