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426 afleveringen, van nieuw naar oud
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Adjectives from names
26 december 2022 · 6 min
Beluister deze afleveringWe discuss a group of adjectives that are made from the names of famous people.
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Large numbers
19 december 2022 · 6 min
Beluister deze afleveringHow many stars are there in the universe? Learn how to say big numbers in English.
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Suffixes: -tian, -sion and -tion
12 december 2022 · 6 min
Beluister deze afleveringHave we got your attention? Listen and learn how to use suffixes -tian, -sion and -tion.
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Synonyms
5 december 2022 · 6 min
Beluister deze afleveringLearn about synonyms - words that have the same or similar meaning.
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Discourse Markers: Interjections
28 november 2022 · 6 min
Beluister deze afleveringDo you know your ouch! from your ugh!? These words are called interjections.
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Commonly misspelled words
21 november 2022 · 6 min
Beluister deze afleveringWeird or weird? English spelling is fascinating – but it's not always straightforward!
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Linking words
14 november 2022 · 6 min
Beluister deze afleveringListen to Angela talk about her lucky shark escape and learn some linking words.
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Words with more than one spelling
7 november 2022 · 6 min
Beluister deze afleveringDisk or disc? Confused about which one to use? Finn and Catherine talk about spelling.
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Acronyms
31 oktober 2022 · 6 min
Beluister deze afleveringListen to Peter and Catherine talking about acronyms like NASA and FIFA in this podcast.
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Antonyms
24 oktober 2022 · 6 min
Beluister deze afleveringA good way of building vocabulary in English is to learn words with opposite meanings.
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Suffixes: -ness and -ity
17 oktober 2022 · 6 min
Beluister deze aflevering‘Happiness’ and 'responsibility'. Learn words with the suffixes -ness and -ity.
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Discourse markers for showing attitude
10 oktober 2022 · 6 min
Beluister deze afleveringFortunately, obviously, seriously, ideally. These words are useful. How do we use them?
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Suffixes: -ment, -ance, -ence
3 oktober 2022 · 6 min
Beluister deze afleveringExciteMENT, performANCE, differENCE - how suffixes turn verbs and adjectives into nouns.
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Someone, nothing, anywhere
20 september 2022 · 6 min
Beluister deze afleveringLearn about words like someone, nothing and anywhere in 6 minutes.
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Irregular verbs
12 september 2022 · 6 min
Beluister deze afleveringChoose, chose, chosen... We talk about verbs that don't follow the -ed pattern.
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Easily confused words
5 september 2022 · 6 min
Beluister deze afleveringBoring or bored? Learn about words that look similar but have very different meaning.
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Suffixes: -less and -free
26 augustus 2022 · 6 min
Beluister deze afleveringIs this a smoke-free or a smokeless workplace? Learn the difference!
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Prefixes: dys- de- dis-
15 augustus 2022 · 6 min
Beluister deze afleveringDo you suffer from DYSpepsia? Could a DEtox diet help? Neil and Finn talk about prefixes.
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Ordinal numbers
8 augustus 2022 · 6 min
Beluister deze afleveringWhat's the date today? Do you know how to say it? Listen to the programme to find out.
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Spoken short forms
1 augustus 2022 · 6 min
Beluister deze afleveringGonna, wanna, dunno, whatcha... We give you an introduction to short spoken forms.
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Uncountable nouns
25 juli 2022 · 6 min
Beluister deze afleveringCan you count knowledge, money or happiness? How to deal with uncountable nouns.
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Time expressions
18 juli 2022 · 6 min
Beluister deze afleveringWe look at time expressions with 'in', 'at' and 'on'.
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Hyphenation
11 juli 2022 · 6 min
Beluister deze afleveringFind out why we write some phrases with hyphens but not others.
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Words with double letters
4 juli 2022 · 6 min
Beluister deze afleveringWe talk about spelling words with double letters, such as 'accommodation'.
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Pronouncing verbs and nouns
27 juni 2022 · 6 min
Beluister deze afleveringLearn how to pronounce verbs and nouns with Neil and Catherine.
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British and American English
20 juni 2022 · 6 min
Beluister deze afleveringHear about differences and similarities in vocabulary from both sides of the Atlantic.
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Business jargon
30 mei 2022 · 6 min
Beluister deze afleveringDo you 'think out of the box' or 'push the envelope' at work? Learn business jargon.
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How to pronounce words beginning with 'c'
23 mei 2022 · 6 min
Beluister deze afleveringCatherine cycled through the city centre! How do you pronounce all those words with 'c'?
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Phrasal verbs and context
16 mei 2022 · 6 min
Beluister deze afleveringLearn phrasal verbs in sentences to help understand their meanings.
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Prefixes: 'Re-', 'pre-', and 'pro-'
9 mei 2022 · 6 min
Beluister deze afleveringLearn about words with the prefixes 're-', 'pre-' and 'pro-' in 6 Minute Vocabulary.
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Silent letters
29 april 2022 · 7 min
Beluister deze afleveringSilent letters are letters that we see in words, but don’t actually pronounce.
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Onomatopoeia
25 april 2022 · 6 min
Beluister deze afleveringLearn about words that sound like the thing they describe.
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Multi-word verbs
14 april 2022 · 6 min
Beluister deze afleveringLearn how to use multi-word verbs to make your English sound much more natural.
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Adjectives ending with -ic and -ical
11 april 2022 · 6 min
Beluister deze aflevering'Classic' or 'classical'? Learn about adjectives ending in -ic and -ical.
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Strong adjectives
4 april 2022 · 6 min
Beluister deze afleveringWhat word do you use when you want to say something is very good or very bad?
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Contractions
28 maart 2022 · 6 min
Beluister deze afleveringLearn how to use 'I've' and 'isn't' - your English will sound more natural.
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Male and female job words
21 maart 2022 · 6 min
Beluister deze afleveringWe teach you job titles for men and women.
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New words
14 maart 2022 · 6 min
Beluister deze afleveringWhat do the words selfie, photobomb and trolling mean? Help us update your language!
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Weather words
7 maart 2022 · 6 min
Beluister deze afleveringRainy, snowy, windy, sunny. Learn how to describe the weather.
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Homophones
31 januari 2022 · 6 min
Beluister deze afleveringMail and male... Learn about words that sound the same but have different spellings.
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Compound nouns
24 januari 2022 · 6 min
Beluister deze afleveringDo you like ice cream? Do you use a keyboard? Words like are compound nouns.
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Job suffixes
17 januari 2022 · 6 min
Beluister deze afleveringWhat's the connection between a teacher, a driver and a presenter? We explain.
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Similar words
10 januari 2022 · 6 min
Beluister deze afleveringExplore the similarities and differences in words like 'big' and 'large'.
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Adjective order
31 december 2021 · 6 min
Beluister deze afleveringDo you know how to put adjectives in the right order? We can help.
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Contractions
27 december 2021 · 6 min
Beluister deze afleveringTo sound fluent and natural when you speak you might want to learn about contractions.
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Job suffixes
20 december 2021 · 6 min
Beluister deze afleveringWhat's the connection between a teacher, a driver and a presenter? We explain.
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Word stress
13 december 2021 · 6 min
Beluister deze afleveringDo you know how to pronounce the words photographer and photograph? We can help you.
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Compound adjectives
6 december 2021 · 6 min
Beluister deze afleveringLearn how to use compound adjectives (e.g. low-fat yoghurt, high-quality carbohydrates).
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Lexical sets
22 november 2021 · 6 min
Beluister deze afleveringFinn and Catherine give you some tips on how to remember new words.
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-ing and -ed adjectives
8 november 2021 · 6 min
Beluister deze afleveringBoring or bored? Interested or interesting? We'll tell you the right adjective to use.