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Six minutes vocabulary from BBC learning English.com.

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 gold. Look at these bruises. I'm black and blue.

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