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Gonna, wanna, dunno, whatcha… are these really English words? Who uses them and why?
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Changes can 'entail' or 'bring about' an increase. These are some verbs that are commonly used with the noun 'increase'. You can learn these and more with Phil in this podcast.
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What is more important in life: knowledge, money or happiness?
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You can 'go for', 'land' and 'hold down' a job, you can even 'pack it in' if you don't like it. These are some verbs that are commonly used with the noun 'job'. You can learn these and more with Phil in this podcast.
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Learn how to use time expression with the preposition in, on and at.
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An area can be a large geographic place, or a smaller place like a room. 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 'area' with Georgie.
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Find out why we write some phrases with hyphens but not others.
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A fact is something we know to be true. But do you know which verbs we most commonly hear with 'fact'? Learn about them in this podcast with Georgie.
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Catherine and Finn talk about spelling words with double letters in 6 Minute Vocabulary.
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A report is information which can be presented verbally or in writing. 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 'report' with Beth in this podcast.
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