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Hello and welcome to six minute vocabulary.

I'm Catherine.

And I'm Finn.

And Catherine, I see you've got a new phone there. Oh yes. Was it

expensive? It was a bit pricey, Finn, but not as dear as my last one. But do you like it?

I love it. I'm a little bit jealous. It's nice, isn't it? And we used three words there,

expensive, pricey and deer. And they're all synonyms. They all mean that something

cost a lot of money and they're the topic of this program. That's right. Synonyms are words

that have the same or similar meanings. And English speakers use a lot of synonyms so it's good

to learn a few. It certainly is. We'll give you lots of them in this programme.

We'll give you a quiz.

And a top tip for improving your vocabulary using synonyms.

So let's start by listening to Rob and Mike discussing a television advert.

Think about this question while you listen.

What kind of pet do Mike's kids have? And what was strange about it?

You know that funny advert where the vet thinks he's dealing with a dead cat? But really, it's a furry hat.

Oh yeah, it's hilarious. That look on the vet's face is so comical. and the girl's expression when she picks up her hat is

priceless.

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