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. Our presenters include Finn, Emma, ... more

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May 19, 2025 Prefixes re-, pre- and pro-
'REcycle', 'PREpacked', 'PROactive' - we talk about prefixes in 6 Minute Vocabulary.

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May 14, 2025 English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'source'
A source refers to an original place, person or thing. There are some verbs that we often use with 'source'. We call these combinations collocations. Learn some of them here with Beth.

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May 12, 2025 Silent letters
How do you pronounce the words night and knight?

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May 07, 2025 English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'technology'
Technology refers to new tools, equipment or techniques that have been developed using scientific knowledge. There are some verbs that we often use with 'technology'. We call these combinations collocations. Learn some of them here with Beth.

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May 05, 2025 Onomatopoeia
Learn about words that sound like the thing they describe.

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April 30, 2025 English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'environment'
Sometimes we want to create or provide the right environment. Sometimes we need to adapt to an environment. Sometimes the most important thing is to preserve or safeguard the environment that's already there. All these verbs are common collocations with 'environment' - learn how to use them with Phil in this podcast.

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April 28, 2025 Multi-word verbs
Do you ever 'meet up with' your friend in the park? We talk about multi-word verbs.

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April 23, 2025 English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'image'
If an image gets tarnished, you might want to clean it up or enhance it. People do different things to polish their image so they project the one they want. All these verbs are common collocations with 'image' - learn how to use them with Phil in this podcast.

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April 21, 2025 Adjectives ending with -ic and -ical
We explain how some adjectives end in either -ic or -ical, depending on their meaning.

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April 16, 2025 English in a Minute: Learn some verbs to use with 'structure'
What's the difference between 'devising' and 'imposing' a structure? Find out with Phil in this podcast.

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