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 Skills English Podcast 32 - Language of Speculation
05/01/2016 Duration: 11minIn this podcast, Jack talks about the state of the season and speculates about the chances of the top five teams and looks at the language of predictions. There is also a new "What's my team?" riddle and the chance to win a Samsung Galaxy tablet.
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Premier Skills English Podcast 31 - Resolutions
22/12/2015 Duration: 12minIn this week's podcast, Rich and Jack talk about Christmas and the New Year holidays. The language focus is phrases you can use to make resolutions. We also have news about our new Premier League Prediction competition, where you can win a Premier League shirt and we also have our latest riddle in our 'What's my Team?' competition!
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Premier Skills English Podcast 30 - Last Minute Goals
15/12/2015 Duration: 13minIn this week's podcast, Rich and Jack talk about last-minute goals in the Premier League. The language focus is phrases you can use to describe things that are done quickly. We also have a new riddle in our 'What's my Team?' competition!
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Premier Skills English Podcast 29 - Unexpected Events
08/12/2015 Duration: 13minIn this week's podcast, Rich and Jack and talk about a Premier League weekend full of surprises, with wins for some of the underdogs and defeats for some of the favourites. The language focus is phrases you can use to talk about unexpected events. We also have a new riddle in our 'What's my Team?' competition!
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Premier Skills English Podcast 28 - Accepting and Declining Invitations
01/12/2015 Duration: 11minIn this week's podcast, Rich and Jack and talk about Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy and his record breaking goal against Manchester United. The language focus is phrases you can use to invite people to different events and how to accept or decline an invitation. We also have a new riddle in our 'What's my Team?' competition!
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Premier Skills English Podcast 27 - Agreeing and Disagreeing
24/11/2015 Duration: 12minIn this week's podcast, Rich and Jack disagree about who is the Premier League's best striker. The language focus is phrases you can use to agree or disagree with someone. We also have a new riddle in our 'What's my Team?' competition!
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Premier Skills English Podcast 26 - The Environment
17/11/2015 Duration: 11minIn this week's podcast, Jack and Rich talk about Arsenal midfielder Mathieu Flamini, who has been keeping an amazing secret from his family and teammates for the last seven years. The language focus is vocabulary connected to the environment and Rich and Jack also talk about what they do to help the environment. We also have a new riddle in our 'What's my Team?' competition!
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Premier Skills English Podcast 25 - Regrets
10/11/2015 Duration: 11minIn this week's podcast, Jack and Rich talk about the North London derby between Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur and also talk about regrets that Arsene Wenger might have about the match. Rich and Jack also talk about some of their own regrets. The language focus is the structures and vocabulary we use to talk about regrets in the past and we have a new riddle in our 'What's my Team?' competition.
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A Day in the Life of a Groundsman
05/11/2015 Duration: 01minA listening exercise from the Premier Skills English website for elementary learners of English. Find online activities and worksheets on the website.
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Premier Skills English podcast 24 - Conditionals
03/11/2015 Duration: 10minIn this week's podcast, Jack and Rich talk about superstitions and strange pre-match routines that both Premier League players and fans have. The language focus is conditional sentences and we have a new riddle in our 'What's my Team?' competition.
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Premier Skills English Podcast 23 - Family
27/10/2015 Duration: 09minIn this week's podcast, Jack and Rich talk about Jordan Ayew (Aston Villa) and his older brother Andre Ayew (Swansea City), who became the first brothers to score for opposing teams in the Premier League. The language focus is expressions with 'run' and we have a new riddle in our 'What's my Team?' competition.
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Premier Skills English Podcast 22 - Prepositions of Place and Movement
20/10/2015 Duration: 09minIn this week's podcast, Jack and Rich talk about two big derby matches that are coming up this weekend and have a new riddle for you in our 'What's my Team?' competition. They also speak about the history of the word 'derby', and the language focus is on prepositions of place and movement.
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Premier Skills English Podcast 21 - Adjectives of Personality
13/10/2015 Duration: 09minIn this week's podcast, Jack and Rich talk about Liverpool's new manager, the language focus is adjectives of personality and we have a new riddle for you in our 'What's my Team?' competition.
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Premier Skills English Podcast 20 - Past Possibilities
06/10/2015 Duration: 09minIn this week's podcast, Jack and Rich talk about Sergio Aguero's five-star performance for Man City last weekend, the language focus is 'could have' to talk about past possibilities and we have a new riddle for you in our 'What's my Team?' competition.
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Premier Skills English Podcast 19 - Circumlocution Strategies
29/09/2015 Duration: 09minIn this podcast, Rich and Jack talk about an interesting incident that happened in a Premier League match last weekend, Rich makes a new prediction and there's a new What's my team? riddle for you to work out. You could win a fantastic Samsung Galaxy Tablet!
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Premier Skills English Podcast 18 - Collocations with 'under'
22/09/2015 Duration: 09minIn this podcast, Rich and Jack talk about being under pressure and launch a competition where you could win a fantastic prize!
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Premier Skills English Podcast 17 - Comparatives and Superlatives
11/09/2015 Duration: 08minIn this podcast, Rich and Jack talk about record breaker Wayne Rooney and the language of comparatives and superlatives.
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Premier Skills English Podcast 16 - Bonus
04/09/2015 Duration: 42sThis is a little bonus language focus, following Podcast 16.
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Premier Skills English Podcast 16 - Describing Statistics
04/09/2015 Duration: 06minThis week, Rich and Jack talk about something strange that is happening in the Premier League and look at some language you can use to describe statistics and trends. #EPL #English #IELTS
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Premier Skills English Podcast 15 - The Language of Transfers
27/08/2015 Duration: 08minIn this podcast, Rich and Jack talk about the transfer window deadline and focus on some of the language of transfers.