Learning English Vocabulary
BBC Radio
Build your English vocabulary with these short programmes. Each episode explores a new topic to improve your English.Find more at bbclearningenglish.comFollow us at
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Episodes
Mentioned books
Aug 1, 2022 • 6min
Spoken short forms
Gonna, wanna, dunno, whatcha... We give you an introduction to short spoken forms.
Jul 25, 2022 • 6min
Uncountable nouns
Can you count knowledge, money or happiness? How to deal with uncountable nouns.
Jul 18, 2022 • 6min
Time expressions
We look at time expressions with 'in', 'at' and 'on'.
Jul 11, 2022 • 6min
Hyphenation
Find out why we write some phrases with hyphens but not others.
Jul 4, 2022 • 6min
Words with double letters
We talk about spelling words with double letters, such as 'accommodation'.
Jun 27, 2022 • 6min
Pronouncing verbs and nouns
Learn how to pronounce verbs and nouns with Neil and Catherine.
Jun 20, 2022 • 6min
British and American English
Hear about differences and similarities in vocabulary from both sides of the Atlantic.
May 30, 2022 • 6min
Business jargon
Do you 'think out of the box' or 'push the envelope' at work? Learn business jargon.
May 23, 2022 • 6min
How to pronounce words beginning with 'c'
Catherine cycled through the city centre! How do you pronounce all those words with 'c'?
May 16, 2022 • 6min
Phrasal verbs and context
Learn phrasal verbs in sentences to help understand their meanings.
