noun · informal
podcast
UK/ˈpɒdkɑːst/US/ˈpɑːdkæst/POD·cast
Band 5-6speakingtask2
a series of spoken-word audio episodes you can download or stream on demand
Examples
“I downloaded a podcast about history for my commute.”
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Band 8 sentence
“I often listen to a podcast about psychology during my commute because the episodes are concise but insightful.”
Collocations
- listen to a podcast
- download a podcast
- subscribe to a podcast
Word family
podcast nounpodcaster nounpodcasting noun/adjective
Common mistakes
I listened a podcast about science.→I listened to a podcast about science.
I heard the podcast on TV.→I heard about the podcast on TV.
Say it for a higher band
5radio programme→6audio programme→7+podcast
Synonyms
audio series
Easily confused
broadcast
“I prefer a podcast because I can download episodes and listen whenever I want.”
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