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Learning English Vocabulary

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

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

Similar words

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

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

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

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

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

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

Make sure your English learning isn't hit-and-miss – be consistent! Learn this phrase and more in this podcast.
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English in a Minute: Phrases with 'hit'

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