Learning English Vocabulary

Do you ever 'meet up with' your friend in the park? We talk about multi-word verbs

'Classic' or 'classical'? Learn about adjectives ending in -ic and -ical.

'Terrified', 'fantastic', 'amazing' - learn how to use strong adjectives.

Policeman/policewoman, actor/actress - learn about job titles and gender.

The British love to talk about weather! Learn some useful vocabulary about it here.

Mail and male... Learn about words that sound the same but have different spellings.

Ice cream, popcorn... Learn about nouns made up of a combination of two words.

We talk about words like 'big' and 'large' and explore the similarities between them.

We explain the order you put adjectives in when describing a dog!

"I've run a marathon." Look at the shorter form 'I've'. Learn how to use contractions.

What's the connection between a teacher, a driver and a presenter? We explain.

How to pronounce the words 'photographer' and 'photograph'? Learn about word stress.

Learn how to use compound adjectives (e.g. low-fat yoghurt, high-quality carbohydrates).

Finn and Catherine give you some tips on how to remember new words.

Learn phrases that are commonly used with ‘hit’

Boring or bored? Interested or interesting? We'll tell you the right adjective to use.

It's great to see you smiling for a change! Find out more in this podcast.

Learn how to use these short English phrases made of two words that go together.

Learn four phrases that use the word 'leave'

Do you like to eat a full English breakfast? Listen to find out how to use this phrase.