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Gameweek 1 finished with 54 points for the Premier Skills team on the Premier League's official Fantasy Football game. Last week, we had problems in defence. Two of our four players didn't play! Any ideas for a new defender or two? We can make one transfer this week or we can save our transfer and make two changes next week. What do you think?

In this week's Premier Skills English podcast, Rich and Jack talk about the new Premier League season, which starts this weekend. They talk about some of the things they would like to see this season. The language focus is on some of the different ways we can use 'would like' and the pronunciation section focuses on how to pronounce 'would' in connected speech. Our Club of the Week is Arsenal and we have news about our Fantasy Football team and our first Premier League prediction of the new season.

You have helped us choose the Premier Skills squad for the official Fantasy Football game on www.premierleague.com. Now, every week, we need your help to choose the team, select the captain and nominate players to sell and buy. We need your knowledge of the Premier League as we try to create a team that can rise to the top of the Fantasy Football League table.

We are building a Fantasy Football team on Premier League.com for Premier Skills English and we need your help. We need your knowledge of the Premier League as we try to create a team that can rise to the top of the Fantasy Football League table. At the moment, we have three strikers and five midfielders in our team but by the start of the Premier League season we need a squad of 15 players.

In this week's Premier Skills English podcast, Rich and Jack talk about the Community Shield between Manchester Utd and Leicester City, and the language focus is on phrases we use to talk about charity and good causes. In our pronunciation section, we focus on connected speech. Our Club of the Week is Liverpool and we have news about our Fantasy Football team. We also have news of a new mini-course for you to join.

We are building a Fantasy Football team on Premier League.com for Premier Skills English and we need your help. We need your knowledge of the Premier League as we try to create a team that can rise to the top of the Fantasy Football League table. At the moment, we have three strikers in our team but by the start of the Premier League season we need a squad of 15 players.

In this week's Premier Skills English podcast, Rich and Jack talk about pre-season tours and what happens when the weather stops you from doing what you want to do. The language focus is on phrases that we use to talk about the weather and we focus on the /p/ and /b/ sounds in our pronunciation section. Our Club of the Week is Manchester City and we have news about our Fantasy Football team.

In this week's Premier Skills English podcast, Rich and Jack talk about two Premier League clubs where there have been lots of changes this summer: Chelsea and Manchester Utd. The language focus is on phrases that use the word 'change' and we also have a new pronunciation section for you. We also introduce our Club of the Week and our Fantasy Football sections.

In this week's Premier Skills English podcast, Rich and Jack choose a Premier League team of the best players at Euro 2016. Do you agree with our choices? We also have news about our new Fantasy Football team that we will have for the start of the new Premier League season. You can help us choose your favourite players and help the team beat millions of other players that play Fantasy Football. This week we want some help choosing the goalkeeper for the team.

At Euro 2016, Wales have been the surprise team and have achieved more than anyone expected. In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Rich and Jack talk about five things that you might not know about Wales and Welsh football. Where is Wales? Which Premier League team are from Wales? What influence has Wales had on the Premier League?

In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Rich and Jack talk about the quarter-finals at Euro 2016 and the final of the Copa America between Chile and Argentina. The language focus is word building and we have some exercises for you to think about different parts of speech such as; nouns, adjectives, and verbs.

In this week's Premier Skills English podcast, Rich and Jack talk about Euro 2016 and the language focus is on the present perfect. How do we use it and when do we use it? You can also win a Premier League shirt in our new competition. All you have to do is say which Premier League player is going to score most goals at Euro 2016. Easy!

In this week's Premier Skills English podcast, Rich and Jack talk about Euro 2016 and the problems they have pronouncing the names of different players correctly. We also have some tips to help you with your pronunciation and you still have a chance to win a Premier League shirt in our great competition!

Listen to a manager speaking about his day. Listening practice for elementary learners. When you've finished, try the activities on the Premier Skills English website. #ELT #Listening #football

Practise your listening skills and then check out the activities on the Premier Skills English website to check your understanding. #Elementary #English #ELT #Listening

Listen to a goalkeeper speaking about a special day, then try the language learning activities on the Premier Skills English website. #English #ELT #Listening

In this week's Premier Skills English podcast, Rich and Jack talk about the Euro 2016 competitions and the Premier League players who will be taking part. If you listen to the podcast, you can enter a competition to win a new shirt for the new season.

In this week’s Premier Skills English podcast, Rich and Jack talk about the three new teams that will be in the Premier League season. They also discuss different cities in the UK and how to locate them on a map, and the difference between a town and a city. The language focus is on phrases that you can use to talk about maps and location and also phrases we use when something is unclear or confusing.

In this week’s Premier Skills English podcast, Rich and Jack talk about the FA Cup Final between Manchester Utd and Crystal Palace and a movie that could be made about one of Leicester City's star players. The language focus is on idioms, which are phrases that often don't mean what they look like they should mean.

In this week’s Premier Skills English podcast, Rich and Jack talk about the end of the Premier League season, celebrations in Leicester and sightseeing. The language focus is on extreme adjectives and the passive voice. #LearnEnglish #Football #Vocabulary