6 Minute Vocabulary

6 Minute Vocabulary

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  • Onomatopoeia
    Learn about words that sound like the thing they describe. Find more programmes for you level by choosing 'easy', 'medium' or 'hard' on our website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/ Get weekly tips and updates by signing up to our email newsletter: https://www.bbc.co.uk/send/u178220599
    8 min
  • Multi-word verbs
    Do you ever 'meet up with' your friend in the park? We talk about multi-word verbs.

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    8 min
  • Adjectives ending with -ic and -ical
    'Classic' or 'classical'? Learn about adjectives ending in -ic and -ical.

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    8 min
  • Strong adjectives
    Terrified', 'fantastic', 'amazing' - learn how to use strong adjectives.

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    9 min
  • Male and female job words
    Policeman/policewoman, actor/actress - learn about job titles and gender.

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    8 min
  • Weather words
    The British love to talk about weather! Learn some useful vocabulary about it here.

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    7 min
  • Homophones
    Mail and male... Learn about words that sound the same but have different spellings.
    7 min
  • Compound nouns
    Ice cream, popcorn... Learn about nouns made up of a combination of two words.

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  • Similar words
    We talk about words like 'big' and 'large' and explore the similarities between them.
    7 min
  • Adjective order
    We explain the order you put adjectives in when describing a dog!

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    7 min

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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. Our presenters include Finn, Emma,…

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  1. Number 1: Adjectives ending with -ic and -ical
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  2. Number 2: Strong adjectives
    9 min
  3. Number 3: Male and female job words
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