BBC Learning English

Improve your vocabulary with 6 Minute Vocabulary (Basic), our English vocabulary series for beginner level learners. On this page you'll find a range of basic vocabulary programmes to boost your language skills. Each programme covers a key vocabulary point with all the explanations, examples and activities you need to become an English vocabulary champion - in just 6 minutes. Topics include adjectives, suffixes, phrasal verbs, lexical sets, weather words, homophones and much, much more.

Once you've completed these 30 programmes, why not listen to our intermediate vocabulary series. You can also improve your grammar with our basic grammar series and our intermediate grammar series. Then check your grammar knowledge with our complete basic grammar reference guide, intermediate grammar reference guide and upper-intermediate grammar reference guide.