Words with double letters Spelling in English can be hard, and one of the trickiest areas is double letters. Is…
Pronouncing verbs and nouns So you want a salary increase? Who doesn't? But do you pronounce 'increase' with the stress on the…
British and American English What's the difference between a mobile phone and a cellphone? Not much, except the first term is used by…
Business jargon Are you able to think out of the box or take the helicopter view at work? How good are you at blue-sky thinking?…
How to spell words that begin with a /s/ sound Seven sisters cycled through the city centre wearing smart suits…
Phrasal verbs and context When we're talking about moving in, moving out and moving on, what do we mean? And what about getting on with a…
Re- pre- and pro- Do you recycle your rubbish? Do you buy prepacked food? How proactive are you in protecting the environment? Listen to Neil and…
Silent letters What is the opposite of day? And what is the name of the chess piece in this picture?…
Onomatopoeia Poor Oliver hates the city. There are too many cars zooming around and honking their horns, music blaring in shops, machines buzzing and bleeping… even at night. These…
Multi-word verbs Do you ever meet up with your friends at the shopping centre? In English meet up with is an example of a multi-word…
-ic and -ical Some adjectives can end in either -ic or -ical, depending on their meaning. Rob and Catherine explain more about them and…
Strong adjectives We've already heard how Goldilocks was terrified by the three bears. It was a fantastic story, wasn't it? And maybe you have…
Male and female job words They might do the same job but many jobs have different titles depending on whether…
New words In this unit so far we've already heard the words selfie, photobomb and trolling. What do these new words mean and…
Weather words Windy, snowy, wet, hot - how do you describe the weather? The British love to talk about it…
Homophones What is the connection between a world-famous classical composer - and the thing you use to open a door?…
Compound nouns Do you like ice cream? Have you ever had problems with your computer keyboard? Words like ice cream and keyboard…
Similar words It's time for 6 Minute Vocabulary with Rob and Sophie. Today we're talking about similar words, like 'big'…
Adjective order So in this session we've heard all about Bush House, where the BBC World Service broadcast until 2012.…
Contractions When you're talking about your life experiences, are you going to pronounce every single word in a sentence like I…