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6 Minute Vocabulary BBC Learning English

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    • 4.6 • 84 Ratings

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.

    Phrases from Shakespeare

    Phrases from Shakespeare

    We learn phrases from Shakespeare that are still used today.

    • 6 min
    Irregular verbs

    Irregular verbs

    Some irregular verbs can be grouped into patterns to help remember the different forms.

    • 6 min
    Eponyms as nouns and verbs

    Eponyms as nouns and verbs

    What does the word Hoover have in common with the word Google?

    • 6 min
    Adjectives from names

    Adjectives from names

    We discuss a group of adjectives that are made from the names of famous people.

    • 6 min
    Large numbers

    Large numbers

    How many stars are there in the universe? Learn how to say big numbers in English.

    • 6 min
    Suffixes: -tian, -sion and -tion

    Suffixes: -tian, -sion and -tion

    Have we got your attention? Listen and learn how to use suffixes -tian, -sion and -tion.

    • 6 min

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