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The BBC has some great online resources. This Words in the News series is terrific at exposing viewers to new vocabulary as it appears in international reporting. Here is one of the videos from the series:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvO3qe_W ... 2SvAD-vmGH

They are well-designed, will never make you bored. For me it's easy to memorise new words when they are repeated several times and illustrated with images as well. So, they contain all necessary aspects to remember unknown words. These series are very useful for people who are keen on to build their vocabulary.

Other series I like are 6 minute English, they are helpful in both listening and vocabulary extension.

^Yes, I am also a big fan of that series. I use it from time to time with my in-class students. Thank you for sharing.

Hi, tody is the first time i access BBC and found word text it is really usefull thank you both Aann & Ryan

Hi All,

I have joined this network today and my objective is to get the band 8 in IELTS.
I have just listen to the BBC words in the news and it is a fantastic tool to learn and imporve our vocabulary.

Thank you Ryan.

Cheers
Manoj

Ryan wrote:The BBC has some great online resources. This Words in the News series is terrific at exposing viewers to new vocabulary as it appears in international reporting. Here is one of the videos from the series:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvO3qe_W ... 2SvAD-vmGH

Nice-sounding tip.

Thanks for the resource Ryan, very cool. I love how they use the vocabulary in context. I'll definitely be recommending this to others.

The content is great. But I had to laugh a bit, his facial expressions are a little too much. I was cracking up at how he raised one eyebrow every time he introduced a new word. I shouldn't laugh though, I know how hard it is to look natural when being filmed

Great stuff! Thanks!