podcast

Learning English Vocabulary

by BBC Radio

English in a Minute: Phrases with 'water'

11.03.2026 • 00:01:06

Do you hate it when people pour water on your ideas, or is it like water off a duck's back? Learn these 'water' phrases and more here. TRANSCRIPT Fi...

Hyphenation

09.03.2026 • 00:06:42

Learn how to use hyphens: "They did a ten-foot dive into the swimming pool." Have you tried the podcast 'Real Easy English'? Two presenters have shor...

English in a Minute: Phrases with 'cards'

04.03.2026 • 00:01:04

There are a few phrases in English about card games. Learn what it means to lay all your cards on the table, and more in this podcast. TRANSCRIPT Fi...

Words with double letters

02.03.2026 • 00:06:10

How would you recommend people remember which double letters are in accommodation? Catherine and Neil talk about spelling words with double letters, s...

English in a Minute: Phrases with 'grass'

25.02.2026 • 00:01:11

Here are 4 phrases with 'grass'. Don't kick learning them into the long grass! TRANSCRIPT Find a free transcript for this episode and more programme...

Pronouncing verbs and nouns

23.02.2026 • 00:06:13

So you want a salary increase? Who doesn't? But do you pronounce 'increase' with the stress on the first syllable in, or the second syllable crease? T...

English in a Minute: Phrases with 'big'

18.02.2026 • 00:01:11

What phrases do you know with the word 'big'? Learn some in this podcast. TRANSCRIPT Find a free transcript for this episode and more programmes to ...

English in a Minute: Phrases with 'baby'

11.02.2026 • 00:01:05

If you sleep like a baby, do you sleep well or badly? Learn that here and more with Georgie TRANSCRIPT Find a free transcript for this episode and m...

British and American English

09.02.2026 • 00:06:07

Cookies or biscuits? Autumn or fall? Catherine and Doug discuss British and American English. Hear about differences and similarities in vocabulary fr...

English in a Minute: Phrases with 'foot'

04.02.2026 • 00:01:09

What phrases do you know with 'foot'? Learn some in this podcast. TRANSCRIPT Find a free transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you...