Synopsis
Premier Skills English is a website from the British Council and Premier League for people who are learning English and love football. If you want to know more, get in touch at premierskills@britishcouncil.org.
Episodes
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Premier Vocabulary - Hard - On the sidelines
06/08/2020 Duration: 03minPremier Vocabulary is a mini-podcast for you to learn football English one word at a time. We have three different levels for you: easy, medium and hard. Visit the lesson page on Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > Premier Vocabulary > Hard: On the sidelines to read the transcript and join the community.
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Premier Vocabulary - Medium - Call up
05/08/2020 Duration: 03minPremier Vocabulary is a mini-podcast for you to learn football English one word at a time. We have three different levels for you: easy, medium and hard. Visit the lesson page on Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > Premier Vocabulary > Medium: Call up to read the transcript and join the community.
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This week - Cup Glory
04/08/2020 Duration: 13minWelcome to This Week from Premier Skills English, a weekly review of football action for learners of English from across the globe. This Week, Laura, Rich and Jack talk about the latest action from the Premier League and have lots of football English for you to learn. Listen to the podcast, read the transcript and join the community on Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > This week - Cup Glory
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Premier Vocabulary - Easy - Mascot
03/08/2020 Duration: 04minPremier Vocabulary is a mini-podcast for you to learn football English one word at a time. We have three different levels for you: easy, medium and hard. Visit the lesson page on Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > Premier Vocabulary > Easy: Mascot to read the transcript and join the community.
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Learning Vocabulary: Agreeing & disagreeing
31/07/2020 Duration: 23minIn this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Rich, Jack and Rowan attempt to review the Premier League season but they can't agree on who should get our Premier Skills English season awards. The language focus is on words and phrases we use to agree and disagree and polite phrases to acknowledge other people's opinions. In this week's task, we want you to decide who should win our season awards. Don't forget to listen to the end of the podcast because we have a new football phrase for you to guess. Complete the lesson, read the transcript, test yourself with the language activities and join in the discussion on Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > Podcasts > Learning Vocabulary: Agreeing & disagreeing
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Premier Vocabulary - Hard - To be out of your depth
30/07/2020 Duration: 04minPremier Vocabulary is a mini-podcast for you to learn football English one word at a time. We have three different levels for you: easy, medium and hard. Visit the lesson page on Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > Premier Vocabulary > Hard: To be out of your depth to read the transcript and join the community.
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Premier Vocabulary - Medium - Transfer rumour
29/07/2020 Duration: 05minPremier Vocabulary is a mini-podcast for you to learn football English one word at a time. We have three different levels for you: easy, medium and hard. Visit the lesson page on Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > Premier Vocabulary > Medium: Transfer window to read the transcript and join the community.
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This week - Season Finale
28/07/2020 Duration: 15minWelcome to This Week from Premier Skills English, a weekly review of football action for learners of English from across the globe. This Week, Laura, Rich and Jack talk about the latest action from the Premier League and have lots of football English for you to learn. Complete the lesson, read the transcript and join in the discussion on Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > This week: Season Finale
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Premier Vocabulary - Easy - Formation
27/07/2020 Duration: 04minPremier Vocabulary is a mini-podcast for you to learn football English one word at a time. We have three different levels for you: easy, medium and hard. Visit the lesson page on Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > Premier Vocabulary > Easy: Formation to read the transcript and join the community.
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Learning Vocabulary - Captain Blade part 2
24/07/2020 Duration: 22minIn this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, we return to the second part of our Captain Blade story. Will Captain Blade get away with her evil plan? Can Jack and RIch save the day? The language focus is on idioms and idiomatic phrases we use in the roleplay. This week's task is to pretend you are a police suspect and answer the police's questions. Don't forget to listen to the end of the podcast because we have a new football phrase for you to guess. Complete the lesson, read the transcript, test yourself with the language activities and join in the discussion on Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > Podcasts > Learning Vocabulary: Captain Blade (part two)
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Premier Vocabulary - Hard - To run rings around someone
23/07/2020 Duration: 03minPremier Vocabulary is a mini-podcast for you to learn football English one word at a time. We have three different levels for you: easy, medium and hard. Visit the lesson page on Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > Premier Vocabulary > Hard - To run rings around someone to read the transcript and join the community.
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Premier Vocabulary - Medium - Cool down
22/07/2020 Duration: 03minPremier Vocabulary is a mini-podcast for you to learn football English one word at a time. We have three different levels for you: easy, medium and hard. Visit the lesson page on Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > Premier Vocabulary > Medium: Cool down to read the transcript and join the community.
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This week - In deep water
21/07/2020 Duration: 13minWelcome to This Week from Premier Skills English, a weekly review of football action for learners of English from across the globe. In This Week, Laura, Rich and Jack talk about the latest action from the Premier League and have lots of football English for you to learn. Complete the lesson, read the transcript and join in the discussion on Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > This week: In deep water
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Premier Vocabulary - Easy - Ball
20/07/2020 Duration: 04minPremier Vocabulary is a mini-podcast for you to learn football English one word at a time. We have three different levels for you: easy, medium and hard. Visit the lesson page on Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > Premier Vocabulary > Easy: Ball to read the transcript and join the community.
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Learning Vocabulary - Captain Blade Part 1
18/07/2020 Duration: 22minIn this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Rich and Jack go on a tour of Sheffield United's stadium and are taken hostage by an evil football mascot who is looking for revenge. Will they escape the clutches of evil Captain Blade? The language focus is on vocabulary to describe places in a football stadium. This week's task is to write the ending of our comic book style adventure. Don't forget to listen to the end of the podcast because we have a new football phrase for you to guess. Complete the lesson, read the transcript, test yourself with the language activities and join in the community in the comments section on Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > Podcasts > Learning Vocabulary - Captain Blade Part 1
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Premier League - Hard - Going through the motions
16/07/2020 Duration: 03minPremier Vocabulary is a mini-podcast for you to learn football English one word at a time. We have three different levels for you: easy, medium and hard. Visit the lesson page on Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > Premier Vocabulary > Hard: Going through the motions to read the transcript and join the community.
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Premier Vocabulary - Medium - Comeback
15/07/2020 Duration: 04minPremier Vocabulary is a mini-podcast for you to learn football English one word at a time. We have three different levels for you: easy, medium and hard. Visit the lesson page on Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > Premier Vocabulary > Medium: Comeback to read the transcript and join the community.
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This week - What a fluke!
14/07/2020 Duration: 13minWelcome to This Week from Premier Skills English, a weekly review of football action for learners of English from across the globe. In This Week, Laura, Rich and Jack talk about the latest action from the Premier League and have lots of football English for you to learn. Complete the lesson, read the transcript and join in the discussion on Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > This week - What a fluke!
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Premier Vocabulary - Easy - Ban
13/07/2020 Duration: 04minPremier Vocabulary is a mini-podcast for you to learn football English one word at a time. We have three different levels for you: easy, medium and hard. Visit the lesson page on Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > Premier Vocabulary > Easy: Ban to read the transcript and join the community.
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Understanding Grammar - The present perfect and a surprise party
10/07/2020 Duration: 17minIn this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Rich, Jack and Rowan are preparing a leaving party for a friend. The language focus is on the present perfect and how it is used to connect past actions with present results and how we use it to talk about recent events. In this week's task, we want you to say no to three invitations and give excuses (using the present perfect). Don't forget to listen to the end of the podcast because we have a new football phrase for you to guess. Complete the lesson on Premier Skills English! You can read the transcripts, complete the language activities and join in the discussion on Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > Podcasts > Understanding Grammar: The Present Perfect and a surprise party