Synopsis
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.
Episodes
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![Talk like Shakespeare]()
Talk like Shakespeare
13/07/2020 Duration: 06minLearn some idioms from 'the Bard' which are in common use today.
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![Irregular verbs 2]()
Irregular verbs 2
06/07/2020 Duration: 06minBreak, broke, broken... We look at verbs that don't behave themselves.
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![Eponyms as nouns and verbs]()
Eponyms as nouns and verbs
29/06/2020 Duration: 06minTo google, to hoover... Learn about words that have come from commercial products.
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![Adjectives from names]()
Adjectives from names
22/06/2020 Duration: 06minFreudian, Dickensian, Orwellian... learn about adjectives that come from names.
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![Large numbers]()
Large numbers
15/06/2020 Duration: 06minHow many stars are there in the universe? Learn how to say big numbers in English.
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![Suffixes -sion -tion -tian]()
Suffixes -sion -tion -tian
08/06/2020 Duration: 06min"I have a confesSION: my ambiTION is to meet a MarTIAN!" - We teach you suffixes.
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![Discourse Markers: Interjections]()
Discourse Markers: Interjections
25/05/2020 Duration: 06minDo you know your ouch! from your ugh!? These words are called interjections.
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![Commonly misspelled words]()
Commonly misspelled words
18/05/2020 Duration: 06minFinn and Catherine talk through some of the complexities of English spelling.
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![6 Minute Vocabulary: Academic Vocabulary]()
6 Minute Vocabulary: Academic Vocabulary
19/03/2018 Duration: 06minNeil and Finn's top tips for dealing with specialist vocabulary
