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

We learn phrases from Shakespeare that are still used today.

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

What does the word Hoover have in common with the word Google?

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

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

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

Learn about words that have the same or similar meanings

Do you know your ouch! from your ugh!? These words are called interjections.

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

Listen to Angela talk about her lucky shark escape and learn some linking words.

Are you unsure whether it’s disc or disk, sympathise or sympathize, learnt or learned?

Listen to Peter and Catherine talking about acronyms like NASA and FIFA in this podcast.

Finn and Catherine discuss antonyms in 6 minute Vocabulary.

Listen to Neil and Catherine talk about words with the suffixes -ness and -ity.

fortunately, obviously, seriously, ideally.

ExciteMENT, performANCE, differENCE - how suffixes turn verbs and adjectives into nouns.

Learn how to use these very useful pronouns with 'some' and 'any'.

Choose, chose, chosen... We talk about verbs that don't follow the -ed pattern.

Learn about verbs that we use when we talk about what someone else has said.