- Adjectives from names
Callum
Hello and welcome to 6 Minute Vocabulary with me, Callum.
Finn
And me, Finn. In this programme we’re talking about an interesting type of adjective.
Callum
- Driving on Mars
Neil: Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English, I'm Neil and with me today is Chris.
Chris: Hello there.
Neil: Now Chris, are you fan of driving?
Chris: Erm not really. I do have a driving licence but I don’t actually drive that often.
Neil: OK then, so how do you think you would you like to try driving on Mars?
Chris: On Mars? Wow, yes, I suppose that would be even more challenging than the London rush hour.
Neil: Well, our story today is about driving on Mars, though the vehicle which has been sent up there is remotely controlled. It means there isn’t a person driving it. It’s controlled using a machine back on Earth.
Chris: Wow, it sounds just like the best Christmas present I ever got as a child!
- Eponyms as nouns and verbs
Callum
Hello and welcome to 6 Minute Vocabulary with me Callum.
Finn
And me Finn. Today we’re talking about words like Hoover and Xerox, which started as brand names of particular products, but now are often used to refer to other similar products.
Callum
- Irregular verbs
Catherine
Hello and welcome to 6 Minute Vocabulary. I'm Catherine.
Finn
And I'm Finn. Actually Catherine, sorry I'm late.
Catherine
- Large numbers
Callum
Hello and welcome to 6 Minute Vocabulary with me Callum.
Finn
And me Finn. Today we’re talking about large numbers.
Callum
- Male and female job words
Catherine
Hi! Welcome to 6 Minute Vocabulary. My name is Catherine, and I'm here with Rob.
Rob
Hello everyone. Today we're going to be talking about different words for jobs, and especially how those words change depending on whether a man or a woman is doing the job.
Catherine
- Multi-word verbs
Catherine
Hello and welcome to 6 Minute Vocabulary with me, Catherine…
Rob
And me, Rob. Hello. In this show we’re going to find out about multi-word verbs.
Catherine
- Silent letters
Catherine
Hello and welcome to 6 Minute Vocabulary. I’m Catherine…
Rob
And I’m Rob. In today’s show we’re going to look at a very important part of spoken and written vocabulary: silent letters.
Catherine
- Weather words
Rob
Hello and welcome to 6 Minute Vocabulary. I'm Rob...
Catherine
And I'm Catherine. And our topic today is weather. Now Rob, apparently, British people love to talk about the weather. Do you think that's true?
Rob