Learn English With The British Council And Premier League

In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Jack and Rich look at words and phrases you can use to change the topic or subject of a conversation. Maybe you need to tell someone something urgently or maybe you would prefer that the person you are speaking to would talk less or about something else; there are lots of reasons to change the direction of a conversation. The language focus is on the words and phrases you need to do this politely in both formal and informal situations. Your task is to write a dialogue in the comments section with the help of other podcast listeners. As always, we also have a new football phrase for you to guess at the end of the podcast. Enjoy!

Welcome to This Week from Premier Skills English, a weekly review of football action for learners of English from across the globe. In This Week, Jack and Rich talk about the opening weekend of the Premier League season. They also announce a new prediction competition which you can join. In addition to this, Rich and Jack have lots of football English for you to learn. Find all our activities and join Premier League fans from around the world on the Premier Skills English website:https://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listen/week/matchweek-1-kick-0#PL #LearnEnglish #EPL #Football

In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Jack and Rich talk about the new Premier League season which kicks off on the 10th of August. They speak about what they would like to see happen in the Premier League this season. They talk about the teams and players they would like to see make an impact this season. The language focus is on different ways to use the word 'would'. We would like to hear from you! What would you like to happen in the Premier League this season? We also have a new football phrase for you to guess. Enjoy!

In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Jack and Rich are talking about football kits. Rich has a new Liverpool shirt, but Jack prefers an Arsenal hat and scarf to the shirt. The language focus is on words and phrases we use to describe football kits: the colours, patterns and designs can sometimes be quite complicated to explain. Your task is to design your perfect football shirt. As always, we also have a new football phrase for you to guess at the end of the podcast. Enjoy!

In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Jack and Rich say goodbye to the World Cup in Russia. Jack didn't watch the World Cup Final because he got the kick-off time wrong so Rich sums up what happened. The language focus is on summarising skills and they talk about what you need to do to give a good summary for someone and also look at lots of words and phrases you can use when summarising something. They also take a look at some common collocations with the words 'match' and 'game'. Your task is to write a summary of a football match or tournament, a book or a film or a recent news story. As always, we also have a new football phrase for you to guess at the end of the podcast. Enjoy!Find all the free activities, discussions and downloads on the website:https://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listen/podcasts/speaking-skills-summarising#football #LearnEnglish #PremierLeague #EPL #WorldCup #Grammar #Vocabulary

Welcome to This Week from Premier Skills English, a weekly review of football action for learners of English from across the globe. In This Week, Jack and Rich round-up events from Russia as the World Cup comes to an end. They also announce the winners of our World Cup Prediction Competition. In addition to this, Rich and Jack have news about the Premier League's Fantasy Football competition and the Premier Skills League they would like everyone to join. Find out more on the Premier Skills English website: https://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listen/week/world-cup-fantasy-football

In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Jack and Rich host their fourth World Cup podcast. They give you two roleplays where you have the chance to learn the language you need to congratulate someone when they win something or do something well. They also give you the chance to learn the words and phrases you need to commiserate with someone when their team loses or something bad happens. Your task is to congratulate fans from teams around the world if their team has done well in the World Cup, or commiserate with them if their team has done badly or didn't qualify for the World Cup. As always, we also have a new football phrase for you to guess at the end of the podcast. Enjoy!

Welcome to Football Shout-out from Premier Skills English, where we talk about the language you need when watching a match. Whether you are a super fan or an armchair supporter you won't be able to avoid football on TV this summer. In Football Shout-out, Jack and Rich present useful language to shout at the TV screen when watching a match with or without friends! In this episode, they look at some words and phrases that fans use after a match. Do you know what 'hanging on' means?

Welcome to Football Shout-out from Premier Skills English, where we talk about the language you need when watching a match. Whether you are a super fan or an armchair supporter you won't be able to avoid football on TV this summer. In Football Shout-out, Jack and Rich present useful language to shout at the TV screen when watching a match with or without friends! In this episode, they look at some words and phrases that fans use when your team has a set-piece such as a corner or a free-kick. Do you know what 'to play it short' means?

Welcome to Football Shout-out from Premier Skills English, where we talk about the language you need when watching a match. Whether you are a super fan or an armchair supporter you won't be able to avoid football on TV this summer.In Football Shout-out, Jack and Rich present useful language to shout at the TV screen when watching a match with or without friends!In this episode, they look at some words and phrases that fans use when your team is losing and when they have lost. Do you know what 'we were robbed' means?Find all the free learning activities on the website: https://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listen/football-shout-out-losing#WorldCup #LearnEnglish

In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Jack and Rich host their third World Cup podcast. In this podcast, they are going to do two roleplays.This podcast was recorded on the 20th of June and the roleplays are based on an imaginary result for England's match against Panama. The result sets up the language focus on speculating before and after a football match with a specific emphasis on conditional forms.Your task is to write about the action at the World Cup and write some conditional sentences about the past and the future. As always, we also have a new football phrase for you to guess and news about our World Cup competition and World Cup programme.Find all the free learning activities on the website: https://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/course-stages/understanding-grammar-conditionalsEnjoy!#LearnEnglish #WorldCup #Russia

Welcome to Football Shout-out from Premier Skills English, where we talk about the language you need when watching a match. Whether you are a super fan or an armchair supporter you won't be able to avoid football on TV this summer. In Football Shout-out, Jack and Rich present useful language to shout at the TV screen when watching a match with or without friends! In this episode, they look at some words and phrases that fans shout when an opposition player or someone on their own team misses a chance. Do you know what 'couldn't hit a barn door with a banjo' means? Find all the extra learning materials on the website:https://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listen/football-shout-out-missing-chances#LearnEnglish #Football #WorldCup #Russia

In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Jack and Rich host their second World Cup podcast. They talk about the surprise result between Mexico and Germany and some of the goals that have been scored in Russia. The language focus is on vocabulary with a specific emphasis on gradable adjectives and non-gradable adjectives or extreme adjectives. Your task is to transform five boring or dull sentences into more exciting or dramatic sentences by adding extreme adjectives. As always, we also have a new football phrase for you to guess and news about our World Cup competition and World Cup programme. Enjoy!

Welcome to Football Shout-out from Premier Skills English, where we talk about the language you need when watching a match. Whether you are a super fan or an armchair supporter you won't be able to avoid football on TV this summer. In Football Shout-out, Jack and Rich present useful language to shout at the TV screen when watching a match with or without friends! In this episode, they look at some words and phrases that fans shout at their own players. Do you know what 'man on' means?

In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Jack and Rich are talking about the World Cup and make some predictions about the matches, players and fans in Russia. The language focus is on the grammar we use to make predictions. Your task is to use this language to make your own World Cup predictions. As always, we also have a new football phrase for you to guess and news about our World Cup competition and World Cup programme. Enjoy! Find the lesson and all the activities on the website: https://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/course-stages/understanding-grammar-making-predictions

In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Jack and Rich talk about interruptions and roleplay a situation where the Premier League is stolen from Chelsea football club. Mr De Bruyne is the main suspect! The language focus is on the past continuous and the different ways we can use it to talk about the past. Your task is to use the past continuous to talk about being interrupted while watching a football match. As always, we also have a new football phrase for you to guess. Enjoy!Complete the full lesson on the past continuous here.

Welcome to Football Shout-out from Premier Skills English, where we talk about the language you need when watching a match. Whether you are a super fan or an armchair supporter you won't be able to avoid football on TV this summer. In Football Shout-out, Jack and Rich present useful language to shout at the TV screen when watching a match with or without friends! In this episode, they look at some words and phrases to talk about the other team (the opposition). You can complete the full lesson and join the community on Premier Skills English.

Welcome to Football Shout-out from Premier Skills English, where we talk about the language you need when watching a match. Whether you are a super fan or an armchair supporter you won't be able to avoid football on TV this summer. In Football Shout-out, Jack and Rich present useful language to shout at the TV screen when watching a match with or without friends! In this episode, they look at the language you need when a player commits a foul.The music from the introduction is:Let's Sing (ft. George Ellinas with Snowflake) by SackJo22 CC BY 3.0

Welcome to Football Shout-out from Premier Skills English, where we talk about the language you need when watching a match. Whether you are a super fan or an armchair fan you won't be able to avoid football on TV this summer. In Football Shout-out, Jack and Rich present useful language to shout at the TV screen when watching a match with or without friends! We also ask you to get involved; In this episode, they look at the language you need when your team scores a goal.The music from the introduction is:Let's Sing (ft. George Ellinas with Snowflake) by SackJo22 CC BY 3.0

In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Jack and Rich try to describe the offside rule and roleplay five short conversations where they use phrases with go. They look at five different ways of using go and how you can use these phrases in your everyday English. Your task is to use some difficult phrases with go in context. As always, we also have a new football phrase for you to guess. Enjoy!Learn more and complete the full lesson on Premier Skills English.