Word roots are an awesome (and sadly underused) tool for learning vocabulary. A word root is a group of letters at the beginning of a word that has a certain meaning. For example, several English words include the Germanic root DR- which is connected with drinking or liquid. This shared meaning across several words makes words more interesting and it makes their meanings easier to learn.
If you're curious about word roots, then don't forget to listen to episodes 15, 19, 34, and 45.

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Words are like stairs- they take you to beautiful places, but only if you do the work!
This week, Tim continues progressing through the 2800 words of the New General Service List, or NGSL. This week's five target words are: wind, none, exchange, budget and famous. Five words, twelve meanings. If you think you know these five words but only know one meaning for each one... then you don't really know these words.
Tim has said it before, and now he's saying it again: if you want to really master English, you need to know the different meanings of words!

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Learning vocabulary is the biggest task you have when studying English, so it's natural to try to learn more words and expressions... But you also need to know words well, and not stop just at pronunciation, spelling, and one meaning. In Episode 83, Tim explains what it means when you REALLY know your vocabulary, or if your knowledge is too basic and you need to go back and learn more.

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Everyone knows about Halloween costumes and trick or treating... but some Halloween traditions are more personal and secret. In Episode 82, Tim shares some unique personal and family Halloween traditions involving skeletons, pudding and haunted garages.

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Do you want to really master English vocabulary? Then let's keep going with the NGSL! In this week's episode, Tim explains 13 meanings of five NGSL words: survey, majority, stick, request, rich. These are common words, but they have additional meanings that you need to reach a C1 (or higher!) level of English.

Episode 2: The NGSL- 2800 Words For Better English.
Episode 11: NGSL 1331-1340. 10 Words, 27 Meanings.
Episode 62: NGSL 1341-1350.
Episode 73: NGSL 1511-1520
Episode 80: NGSL 1001-1005

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"Rome wasn't built in a day."

The NGSL, or New General Service List, is a list of the 2800 most used words in English. If you know NGSL words well, you will speak and understand better, and also perform better on tests like TOEFL and IELTS.
Don't forget this important detail: if you know NGSL words well. When you know words well, that
means knowing several definitions for each target word. This is a must!
This week's episode, episode 80, will help you to learn 15 meanings of words 1001 to 1006 on the NGSL.
Earlier episodes in the series:
Episode 2: The NGSL- 2800 Words For Better English.
Episode 11: NGSL 1331-1340. 10 Words, 27 Meanings.
Episode 62: NGSL 1341-1350.
Episode 73: NGSL 1511-1520

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What's the best way to learn something? Make it interesting.
Learn the most used irregular verbs from A to H with 51 fun and amusing micro-stories.

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In Episode 78, Tim explains with over a hundred examples how to build the most important types of sentences- yes/ no questions, wh- questions, subject questions and negative statements- in the present simple.

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