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 - Go down like a sack of potatoes
31/03/2020 Duration: 03minPremier Vocabulary is a mini-podcast from Premier Skills English. In Premier Vocabulary, Rich and Jack talk about football English, one word at a time.
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This Week: Teething Problems
30/03/2020 Duration: 14minWelcome to This Week from Premier Skills English, a weekly review of football action for learners of English from across the globe. In This Week, Rich and Jack talk about the latest action from the Premier League and have lots of football English for you to learn. Following the suspension of the Premier League, Rich and Jack take a look at some light-hearted stories which are making the news this week. Complete the lesson on Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > This week: Teething problems
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Understanding Grammar - Obligation & Permission
27/03/2020 Duration: 22minIn this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Rich and Jack are talking about being home and rules and routines they ask their children to follow and rules they had to follow when they were kids. They focus on grammar and the language of obligation and permission. Your task is to share rules that you agree and disagree with. 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 > Skills > Listen > Podcasts > Understanding Grammar - Obligation & Permission
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Premier Vocabulary - Medium - Flick on
26/03/2020 Duration: 04minPremier Vocabulary is a mini-podcast from Premier Skills English. In Premier Vocabulary, Rich and Jack talk about football English, one word at a time.
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Premier Vocabulary - Easy - Mark
25/03/2020 Duration: 04minPremier Vocabulary is a mini-podcast from Premier Skills English. In Premier Vocabulary, Rich and Jack talk about football English, one word at a time.
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Premier Vocabulary - Hard - Break the offside trap
24/03/2020 Duration: 03minPremier Vocabulary is a mini-podcast from Premier Skills English. In Premier Vocabulary, Rich and Jack talk about football English, one word at a time.
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This week - Keepy-Uppy
23/03/2020 Duration: 14minWelcome to This Week from Premier Skills English, a weekly review of football action for learners of English from across the globe. In This Week, Rich and Jack talk about the latest action from the Premier League and have lots of football English for you to learn. Following the suspension of the Premier League, Rich and Jack take a look at some different headlines and stories from the world of football. Complete the lesson on Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > This week - Keepy-uppy
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Learning Vocabulary - Working from home
20/03/2020 Duration: 26minIn this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Rich and Jack talk about working from home and look at language connected to productivity, mental and physical well-being and creating your own workspace at home. Your task is to tell us about the advantages and disadvantages of working from home. 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 > Skills > Listen > Podcasts > Learning Vocabulary - Working from home
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Premier Vocabulary - Medium - Set up
19/03/2020 Duration: 04minPremier Vocabulary is a mini-podcast from Premier Skills English. In Premier Vocabulary, Rich and Jack talk about football English, one word at a time.
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Premier Vocabulary - Easy - Nickname
18/03/2020 Duration: 04minPremier Vocabulary is a mini-podcast from Premier Skills English. In Premier Vocabulary, Rich and Jack talk about football English, one word at a time.
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This week - Suspended
17/03/2020 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, Rich and Jack talk about the latest action from the Premier League and have lots of football English for you to learn. Following the suspension of the Premier League due to coronavirus, Rich and Jack take a look at some of the vocabulary connected to the virus that we are seeing in the news. Complete the lesson on Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > This week > This week: Suspended
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Premier Vocabulary - Hard - Work your socks off
16/03/2020 Duration: 04minPremier Vocabulary is a mini-podcast from Premier Skills English. In Premier Vocabulary, Rich and Jack talk about football English, one word at a time.
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Learning Vocabulary: Road to recovery
13/03/2020 Duration: 17minIn this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Rich has injured his ankle and Jack is feeling ill. The language focus is on vocabulary connected to injury and illness and phrases we use to say we're feeling better. Your task is to tell us about a sports injury you suffered in the past. 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 > Skills > Listen > Podcasts > Learning Vocabulary: Road to recovery
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Premier Vocabulary - Medium - Cut back
12/03/2020 Duration: 03minPremier Vocabulary is a mini-podcast from Premier Skills English. In Premier Vocabulary, Rich and Jack talk about football English, one word at a time.
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Premier Vocabulary - Easy - Relegation
11/03/2020 Duration: 04minPremier Vocabulary is a mini-podcast from Premier Skills English. In Premier Vocabulary, Rich and Jack talk about football English, one word at a time.
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Premier Vocabulary - Hard - Pull the strings
10/03/2020 Duration: 04minPremier Vocabulary is a mini-podcast from Premier Skills English. In Premier Vocabulary, Rich and Jack talk about football English, one word at a time.
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Matchweek 29: Red-faced
09/03/2020 Duration: 14minWelcome to This Week from Premier Skills English, a weekly review of football action for learners of English from across the globe. In This Week, 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 on Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > This week > Matchweek 29: Red-faced
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Understanding Grammar: Reflexive Pronouns
06/03/2020 Duration: 19minIn this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Jack finds a personality quiz in a magazine and finds out if Rich is a good person or not! The language focus is on reflexive pronouns. Your task is to answer the same questions as Rich does in the roleplay and to write a dilemma for other listeners to answer. 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 > Skills > Listen > Podcasts > Understanding Grammar: Reflexive Pronouns
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Premier Vocabulary - Medium - Break the bank
05/03/2020 Duration: 03minPremier Vocabulary is a mini-podcast from Premier Skills English. In Premier Vocabulary, Rich and Jack talk about football English, one word at a time.
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Premier Vocabulary - Easy - Free kick
04/03/2020 Duration: 05minPremier Vocabulary is a mini-podcast from Premier Skills English. In Premier Vocabulary, Rich and Jack talk about football English, one word at a time.