Learning English Vocabulary Episodes Available now

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

Phrases from Shakespeare
We learn phrases from Shakespeare that are still used today.

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

Eponyms as nouns and verbs
What does the word Hoover have in common with the word Google?

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

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

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

Synonyms
Learn about words that have the same or similar meanings

Discourse Markers: Interjections
Do you know your ouch! from your ugh!? These words are called interjections.

Commonly misspelled words
Weird or wierd? English spelling is fascinating – but it's not always straightforward!