2015-08-31 Dealing with false friends – 6 Minute Vocabulary
False friends A Spanish woman was on a train in Australia. She said “Can I sit down please? I’m embarrassed.” What did she mean – and why did no-one give…
2015-08-24 Spelling and saying words with o-u-g-h – 6 Minute Vocabulary
Words with ‘ough’ Enough, cough, thought, although – these four words have similar spellings but very different pronunciation. Find out more about pronouncing words with ough in 6 Minute Vocabulary.…
2015-08-17 Easily confused words – 6 Minute Vocabulary
Easily confused words Sensible and sensitive are two words that look and sound similar but have very different meanings. They are often confused in English. Find out more about words…
2015-08-10 How to use suffixes -less and -free – 6 Minute Vocabulary
Suffixes: -less & -free Are e-cigarettes harmless or do you think all public places should be smoke-free? Catherine and Neil listen to a politician and talk about the suffixes –free…
2015-08-03 Prefixes de-, dis- and dys – 6 Minute Vocabulary
Prefixes de-, dys-, and dis Do you suffer from dyspepsia? Could a detox diet help? Do you always listen to your doctor or do you sometimes disagree? Neil and Finn…
2015-07-27 First, second, third Ordinal numbers – 6 Minute Vocabulary
Ordinal numbers What’s the date today? And do you know how to say it? Find out about ordinal numbers and have a go at the quiz in 6 Minute Vocabulary.…
2015-07-20 Gonna, wanna, dunno Short spoken forms – 6 Minute Vocabulary
Spoken short forms Gonna, wanna, dunno, whatcha… are these really English words? Who uses them and why? Finn and Catherine give you an introduction to short spoken forms in 6…
2015-07-13 Uncountable nouns – 6 Minute Vocabulary
Uncountable nouns What is more important in life: knowledge, money or happiness? And what do those three words have in common? Neil and Catherine take a look at uncountable nouns…
2015-07-09 How to use time expressions with in, on and at – 6 Minute Vocabulary
In, at, on with time expressions Neil is going to a wedding on Saturday, but Catherine likes to relax at the weekend. And what’s Mike doing in the afternoon? In…
2015-07-05 Hyphens – 6 Minute Vocabulary
Hyphenation My sixty-year-old mother-in-law did a ten-foot dive into the swimming pool and was greatly admired. Why do we write some of those phrases with hyphens but not others? It’s…