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Hello and welcome to six-minute vocabulary with me Finn.

And me, Alice. And today's show is all about binomials.

Or, as some call them binomials.

Yes, those short and sweet phrases

English speakers love to use in everyday English.

We'll look at what binomials are,

what they mean and how to use them.

There'll be a cheap and cheerful quiz.

And we'll leave you with a quick and dirty tip for learning vocabulary.

So to start off, let's listen to Charlie and his mum talking about football practice.

Here's a question to think about while you listen.

What's a good treatment for aches and pains?

What's good for aches and pains? Let's find out. Hello, love. How was practice today?

Horrible. I hate football. Oh dear. Why is that? I'm sick and tired of being in goal. Look at these bruises. I'm black and blue.

Oh, let's have a look. Oh, yes, look. Why don't you jump in the bath? Warm water's very good for aches and pains.

So, that's Charlie and his mum. We asked you, what's good for aches and pains?

And Charlie's mum says the answer is, a warm bath. That's right. And the phrase aches and pains

is our first binomial.

Now, binomials are short English phrases made up of two words that go together.

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