Chunks of language

How would you recommend people remember which double letters are in accommodation? Catherine and Neil talk about spelling words with double letters, such as 'accommodation'.Want to boost your speaking skills? Try Beating Speaking Anxiety, our series to help fight your fears of sp ... Show More

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 programmes to help you with your English at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/s5english_in_a_minuteFIND BBC LEARNING ENG ... Show More

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? The answer depends on whether you're using increase as a noun or a verb... And that's the subject that Neil and Catherine are talki ... Show More

Learn how to effectively learn a language and develop successful habits for learning English. 

Learn how to effectively learn a language and develop successful habits for English learning. 

Language immersion doesn’t depend so much on where you are, although it can. It depends more on your attitude towards the language you are learning, and your actions as a learner. 

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Knowing a foreign language can open a lot of doors. Expand your vocabulary with the Audio Tutor. Here you can learn new words and improve your pronunciation. 

<p>Listening to natural conversational English is the most effective way to understand and replicate native English speakers.</p> 

Lots of people learn a foreign language at school. Expand your vocabulary with the Audio Tutor. Here you can learn new words and improve your pronunciation. 

For a long time I have been convinced that the simplest and most reliable indicator of our potential and our level in a language is how many words we know. Learning words ought to be a pleasant task at the heart of language learning.