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Eponyms as nouns and verbs

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

• 6 mins

Irregular verbs

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

• 6 mins

Phrases from Shakespeare

We learn phrases from Shakespeare that are still used today.

• 6 mins

Academic vocabulary

Learn how to cope if you are studying at an English-speaking university.

• 6 mins

Suffixes

Finn and Alice look at a very important part of word building 鈥� suffixes.

• 6 mins

Adjectives and adverbs

Fashionable? Fashionably? We teach you adjectives and adverbs.

• 6 mins

Prefixes: un-, in- and dis-

Learn some prefixes which we hope won't make you feel unhappy.

• 6 mins

Suffixes 鈥揻ree and -less

Carefree or careless? The suffixes -free and -less.

• 6 mins

Easily confused words

Boring or bored? Learn about words that look similar but have very different meaning.

• 6 mins

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

We have a good situation here - Beth is explaining how to use the word 'situation'

• 1 min

Words with 'ough'

Cough, thought, enough, although: Learn how to pronounce words with 'ough'.

• 6 mins

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

Thanks to Beth, this programme is supreme. It's also all about the word 'supreme'

• 1 min

Useful chunks of language

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

• 6 mins

English in a Minute: How to use 'schedule'

Phil has scheduled a time to talk to you about the word 'schedule'. That time is now.

• 1 min

Binomials: phrases made of two words

Do you want some cheap and cheerful tips to improve your English? Listen to learn more.

• 6 mins

Phrases made of two words

In this short and sweet episode, learn some common binomials.

• 6 mins

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

How many times can Phil say 'count?' Listen to the podcast and count them.

• 1 min

-ing and -ed adjectives

Interested or interesting? Which adjective do you use? We discuss -ing and -ed adjectives

• 6 mins

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

This is a nice programme all about the word 鈥榥ice鈥�. Beth will tell you all about it.

• 1 min

Lexical sets

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

• 6 mins

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

During this episode Beth will explain how to use the word 'during'

• 1 min

Compound adjectives

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

• 6 mins

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

In a material world you need Beth to explain how to use the word 'material'

• 1 min

Word stress

Do you know how to pronounce the words photographer and photograph? We can help you.

• 6 mins

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

In general, this is a good programme because Beth shows you how to use the word 'general'

• 1 min

Job suffixes

What's the connection between a teacher, a driver or a presenter?

• 6 mins

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

Here's Phil with a podcast that is full of quality - listen to it and enjoy it

• 1 min

Contractions

Finn and Feifei help you learn this important part of speaking and writing, in English.

• 6 mins

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

This is a cause for celebration. Phil is explaining how to use the word 'cause'

• 1 min

Adjective order

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

• 6 mins