Learning English Vocabulary

English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'environment'

30 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes we want to create or provide the right environment. Sometimes we need to adapt to an environment. Sometimes the most important thing is to p...

Multi-word verbs

28 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Do you ever 'meet up with' your friend in the park? We talk about multi-word verbs.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️https://ww...

English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'image'

23 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If an image gets tarnished, you might want to clean it up or enhance it. People do different things to polish their image so they project the one they...

Adjectives ending with -ic and -ical

21 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We explain how some adjectives end in either -ic or -ical, depending on their meaning.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️https:/...

English in a Minute: Learn some verbs to use with 'structure'

16 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What's the difference between 'devising' and 'imposing' a structure? Find out with Phil in this podcast.TRANSCRIPT Find a free transcript for this ep...

Strong adjectives

14 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about strong adjectives in this wonderful, fantastic, amazing podcast. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️https://www.bbc...

English in a Minute: Learn common verb collocations with the noun ‘data'

09 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Let's talk about verbs we use with 'data' in this podcast with Beth.TRANSCRIPT Find a free transcript for this episode and more programmes to help yo...

Male and female job words

07 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Policeman / policewoman, actor / actress - learn about job titles and gender. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️https://www.bbc....

English in a Minute: Verbs that go with 'role'

02 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Beth wants to tell you about some common verb collocations with the noun 'role'. Listen to her in this podcast.TRANSCRIPT Find a free transcript for ...

Weather words

31 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The British love to talk about weather! Learn some useful vocabulary about it here.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️https://ww...

English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'design'

26 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Let Beth tell you about common verbs that go with the noun ‘design' in this podcast.TRANSCRIPT Find a free transcript for this episode and more pro...

Homophones

24 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mail and male... Learn about words that sound the same but have different spellings. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE:Visit our website ✔️https://ww...

English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'view'

19 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A view is how you see the world – your opinions and beliefs. Learn which verbs you’re likely to hear with the word 'view'.TRANSCRIPT Find a free ...

Compound nouns

17 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ice cream, popcorn... Learn about nouns made up of a combination of two words.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️https://www.bbc...

English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'answer'

12 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

An answer is a response to a question or a problem, and there are many ways we can talk about it. Learn which verbs you’re likely to hear with it.TR...

Adjective order

10 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We explain the order you put adjectives in when describing a dog! FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️https://www.bbc.co.uk/learn...

English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'office'

05 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

An office is a place in a building where some people work. There are some words that we often use together. These are called collocations. Learn some ...

Contractions

03 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"I've run a marathon." Look at the shorter form 'I've'. Learn how to use contractions. Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish ...

English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'research'

26 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

You can 'undertake' or 'carry out' research. It might, 'prove', 'suggest' or 'show' something important. These are some verbs that are commonly used w...

Job suffixes

24 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What's the connection between a teacher, a driver or a presenter? Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ http...

English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'paper'

19 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

There are some verbs that we commonly use with 'paper'. As a student, you might have to draft and prepare papers for your lectures. You might even hav...

Word stress

17 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How to pronounce the words 'photographer' and 'photograph'? Learn about word stress. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE:Visit our website ✔️ https://w...

English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'language'

12 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Learning a language is great - you need to study it. Mastering it is even better. Once you've done that you can express things in complex language. Le...

Compound adjectives

10 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Learn how to use compound adjectives (e.g. low-fat yoghurt, high-quality carbohydrates). FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ http...

English in a Minute: Verbs that go with the noun ‘car'

05 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

There are some words that we often use together. These are called collocations. Learn some of the verbs that we often use with the noun 'car' with Nei...

Lexical sets

03 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Finn and Catherine give you some tips on how to remember new words. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/lea...

English in a Minute: Verbs that go with ‘hope’

29 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hope is the feeling of wanting and expecting something to happen. There are some words that we often use together. These are called collocations. Lear...

-ing and -ed adjectives

27 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Interested or interesting? Which adjective do you use? We discuss -ing and -ed adjectivesFIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ htt...

English in a Minute: Verbs that can be used with 'idea'

22 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

An idea can be a thought or suggestion. There are some words that we often use together. These are called collocations. Learn some of the verbs that w...

Binomials

20 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Learn how to use these short English phrases made of two words that go together FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www....

English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'programme'

15 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

You can 'draw up' and 'agree' a programme. If you're 'running' it, you need to 'launch' it. If someone else is offering a programme, you need to 'enro...

Useful chunks of language

13 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Do you like to eat a full English breakfast? Listen to find out how to use this phrase. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ http...

English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'example'

08 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Examples are versions of something that are typical and can help us understand something. There are some words that we often use with 'example'. These...

Words with 'ough'

06 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Cough, thought, enough, although: Learn how to pronounce words with 'ough'.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.c...

English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'plan'

01 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

First you 'devise' a plan, then you 'go ahead' with it. If you find problems, then you have to choose whether to 'press on' with it, 'scrap' it, or 's...

Easily confused words

30 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Boring or bored? Learn about words that look similar but have very different meaning.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https:/...

English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'market'

25 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A market can be a specific, physical location to buy things, but it can also be a more abstract economic system. Listen to Georgie talk about some ver...

Suffixes –free and -less

23 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Carefree or careless? The suffixes -free and -less.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Fo...

English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'information'

18 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Information is everywhere. It’s how we learn and understand the world. But what are some verbs that are commonly used with ‘information’. Georgi...

Prefixes de, dis, dys

16 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Do you suffer from dyspepsia? Could a detox diet help? Learn about prefixes. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc...

English in a Minute: Beth teaches you some verbs that can be used with 'business'

11 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Business is connected to work and any commercial activity, especially buying and selling. There are some words that we often use together. These are c...

Ordinal numbers

09 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What's the date today? And do you know how to say it?FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish ...

English in a Minute: Learn common verbs that go with ‘name’

04 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A name is something people and things have and you use that name to refer to them. People call me Beth because that is my name. There are some words t...

Short spoken forms

02 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Gonna, wanna, dunno, whatcha… are these really English words? Who uses them and why?FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https:/...

English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'increase'

27 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Changes can 'entail' or 'bring about' an increase. These are some verbs that are commonly used with the noun 'increase'. You can learn these and more ...

Uncountable nouns

25 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What is more important in life: knowledge, money or happiness? FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learnin...

English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'job'

20 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

You can 'go for', 'land' and 'hold down' a job, you can even 'pack it in' if you don't like it. These are some verbs that are commonly used with the n...

Time expression with in, on and at

18 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Learn how to use time expression with the preposition in, on and at.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/le...

English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'area'

13 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

An area can be a large geographic place, or a smaller place like a room. There are some words that we often use together. These are called collocation...

Hyphenation

11 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Find out why we write some phrases with hyphens but not others.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learning...

English in a Minute: Verbs to use with the word ‘fact’

06 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A fact is something we know to be true. But do you know which verbs we most commonly hear with 'fact'? Learn about them in this podcast with Georgie.T...

Words with double letters

04 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Catherine and Finn talk about spelling words with double letters in 6 Minute Vocabulary.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https...

English in a Minute: Learn common verb collocations with the noun ‘report’

30 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A report is information which can be presented verbally or in writing. There are some words that we often use together. These are called collocations....

Pronouncing verbs and nouns

28 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

'Increase' can be a noun or a verb and they aren't pronounced the same way...FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc....

English in a Minute: Common verb collocations with the noun ‘system'

23 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A system is a set of connected things that operate together. There are some words that we often use together. These are called collocations. Learn som...

British and American English

21 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about differences and similarities in vocabulary from both sides of the Atlantic.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https:/...

English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'money'

16 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

'Set aside' or 'squander'. These are both things you can do with money. You can learn these verbs and more with Phil in this podcast.TRANSCRIPT Find ...

Business jargon

14 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Can you think out of the box or take the helicopter view at work? Learn business jargon.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https...

English in a Minute: Which verbs can you use with the noun 'question'?

09 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We can 'frame', 'fire' and 'field' questions. These are some verbs that are commonly used with the noun 'question'. You can learn these and more with ...

Pronouncing words that start with ‘c’

07 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Listen out for words that begin with the /s/ sound but start with the letter 'c'.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www....

English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'point'

02 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If your teachers tell you to work on your English, they have a good point! And Georgie has a number of points to make about the word 'point'. Listen t...

Phrasal verbs and context

30 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Learn phrasal verbs in sentences to help understand their meanings.IND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learn...

English in a Minute: Which verbs do we use with 'way'?

25 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Collocations are words that commonly go together. Learn common collocations with 'way'. Think of 'a way' as a path in front of you, and let nothing st...

Prefixes re-, pre- and pro-

23 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

'REcycle', 'PREpacked', 'PROactive' - we talk about prefixes in 6 Minute Vocabulary.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://...

English in a Minute:Verbs to use with 'interest'

18 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

You can drum up or feign interest in something. These are examples of verbs that are commonly used with the noun 'interest'. You can learn these and m...

Silent letters

16 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How do you pronounce the words night and knight?FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow ...

English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'problem'

11 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

All of us have problems. There are some verbs that we use a lot to talk about problems. Learn new ways to say that you have problems with Phil.TRANSCR...

Onomatopoeia

09 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about words that sound like the thing they describe. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningen...

English in a Minute: 5 ways to use 'share'

04 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How many ways do you know to use the word 'share'? Beth has 5 examples to share with you.TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode and more ...

Multi-word verbs

02 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Do you ever 'meet up with' your friend in the park? We talk about multi-word verbs. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://w...

English in a Minute:5 ways to use 'over'

28 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Listen to this podcast and you'll know 5 ways to use the word 'over'. Try one of them today.TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode and mo...

Adjectives ending with -ic and -ical

26 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We explain how some adjectives end in either -ic or -ical, depending on their meaning.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https:/...

English in a Minute: 3 ways to use the word 'energy'

21 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It can take a lot of energy to create a podcast but Phil doesn't mind. He really wants to tell you about the word 'energy'.TRANSCRIPT Find a full tra...

Strong adjectives

20 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Listen to our fantastic, wonderful programme about strong adjectives.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/le...

Male and female job words

19 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How words change depending on whether a man or a woman is doing the job.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk...

English in a Minute: 4 things about the word 'paint'

14 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A picture may be worth a thousand words but this podcast is worth even more - even though it doesn't need a thousand words! Listen to Phil talk about ...

Weather words

12 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

British people love to talk about weather! Learn some useful vocabulary about it here.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https:/...

English in a Minute: 3 ways to use 'consider'

07 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Let's learn about the word 'consider'. Phil explains three different ways that you can use it and gives you a lot of examples.TRANSCRIPT Find a full ...

Homophones

05 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about words that sound the same but have different meanings.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learn...

English in a Minute: 3 ways to use 'appropriate'

31 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How appropriate! Beth has created a podcast to help you use the word 'appropriate'!TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode and more progra...

Compound nouns

29 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ice cream, popcorn... Learn about nouns made up of a combination of two words.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️https://www.bbc...

English in a Minute: 4 ways to use 'capacity'

24 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Do you have the capacity to listen to another podcast? Great - subscribe and listen to this one. Beth explains how to use the word 'capacity'. TRANSCR...

Adjective order

22 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We explain the order you put adjectives in when describing a dog!FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️https://www.bbc.co.uk/learni...

English in a Minute: 4 ways to use 'cause'

17 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Phil said that preparing this programme on the word 'cause' was hard work but he didn't mind because it was for a good cause - you! Listen to him now....

Contractions

15 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Finn and Feifei help you learn this important part of speaking and writing, in English.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️https:...

English in a Minute: 3 ways to use 'quality'

10 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Let's learn about the word 'quality' with Phil.TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at...

Job suffixes

08 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What's the connection between a teacher, a driver or a presenter?FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learni...

English in a Minute: 3 ways to use 'general'

03 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Listen to Beth explain how to use the word 'general'. How many ways do you use the word 'general'?TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode a...

Word stress

01 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Do you know how to pronounce the words photographer and photograph? We can help you.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://w...

English in a Minute: 4 ways to use the word 'material'

26 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Listen to Beth explain how to use the word 'material' and then you can use material everyday.TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode and mo...

Compound adjectives

24 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Learn how to use compound adjectives (e.g. low-fat yoghurt, high-quality carbohydrates)FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https:...

English in a Minute: How to use the word 'during'

19 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Get ready to hear Beth explain how to use the word 'during' in 60 seconds - it's amazing!TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode and more ...

Lexical sets

17 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Finn and Catherine give you some tips on how to remember new words.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/lear...

English in a Minute: 3 ways to use 'nice'

12 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It’s always nice to have a nice programme to listen to. Beth’s here to tell you all about the word ‘nice’ in 60 seconds.TRANSCRIPT Find a full...

-ing and -ed adjectives

10 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Interested or interesting? Which adjective do you use? We discuss -ing and -ed adjectivesFIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ http...

English in a Minute: 3 ways to use 'count'

05 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Phil knows all about the word 'count' and he'll explain what he knows to you in 60 seconds. TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode and mor...

Phrases made of two words

03 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this short and sweet episode, learn some common binomials, or phrases made of two words.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ ...

Binomials: phrases made of two words

03 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Do you want some cheap and cheerful tips to improve your English? Listen to learn more.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https:...

English in a Minute: How to use 'schedule'

29 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Phil has scheduled a time to talk to you about the word 'schedule'. That time is now and he will do it in 60 seconds.TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript...

Useful chunks of language

27 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Do you like to eat a full English breakfast? Listen to find out how to use this phrase.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https:...