Vocabulary

2014-04-18 New words – 6 Minute Vocabulary

New words In this unit so far we've already heard the words selfie, photobomb and trolling. What do these new words mean and…

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2014-04-11 Weather words – 6 Minute Vocabulary

Weather words Windy, snowy, wet, hot - how do you describe the weather? The British love to talk about it…

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2014-04-04 Homophones – 6 Minute Vocabulary

Homophones What is the connection between a world-famous classical composer - and the thing you use to open a door?…

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2014-03-29 Compound nouns – 6 Minute Vocabulary

Compound nouns Do you like ice cream? Have you ever had problems with your computer keyboard? Words like ice cream and keyboard…

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2014-03-22 Similar words – 6 Minute Vocabulary

Similar words It's time for 6 Minute Vocabulary with Rob and Sophie. Today we're talking about similar words, like 'big'…

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2014-03-15 Adjective order – 6 Minute Vocabulary

Adjective order So in this session we've heard all about Bush House, where the BBC World Service broadcast until 2012.…

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2014-03-08 Contractions – 6 Minute Vocabulary

Contractions When you're talking about your life experiences, are you going to pronounce every single word in a sentence like I…

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2014-03-01 Job suffixes – 6 Minute Vocabulary

Job suffixes What's the connection between a teacher, a driver or, like Neil and Sophie, a presenter? Well, these words all end in the…

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2014-02-26 Word stress – 6 Minute Vocabulary

Word stress  Weddings are special days, to be remembered for many years. To take the perfect pictures, most people book…

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2014-02-19 Compound adjectives – 6 Minute Vocabulary

Compound adjectives What vocabulary helps you describe a car journey that took nine hours - or an airline that offers cheap…

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