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Latest Episodes:

This Week: World Cup Quiz Dec 05, 2022

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This Week explores some of the biggest stories from the Premier League and the world of football and focuses on the most interesting vocabulary.
In this episode, Jack challenges you and your knowledge with a quiz about the teams, players and trivia of the World Cup.
You can read the transcript and complete the language challenge on the page for this podcast on the Premier Skills English website by visiting: Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > This Week: World Cup Quiz

This Week: History of the World Cup Nov 25, 2022

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This Week explores some of the biggest stories from the Premier League and the world of football and focuses on the most interesting vocabulary.
In this episode, Jack talks about the history of the World Cup and how teams get to play in the tournament.
You can read the transcript and complete the language challenge on the page for this podcast on the Premier Skills English website by visiting: Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > This Week: History of the World Cup

This Week: Adding insult to injury Nov 15, 2022

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This Week explores some of the biggest stories from the Premier League and the world of football and focuses on the most interesting vocabulary.
In this episode, Jack talks about a bad day for Manchester City against Brentford, a rollercoaster of a match between Tottenham Hotspur and Leeds United and a strong finish at West Ham for Leicester City.
You can read the transcript and complete the language challenge on the page for this podcast on the Premier Skills English website by visiting: Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > This Week: Adding insult to injury

This Week: Singing in the rain Nov 09, 2022

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This Week explores some of the biggest stories from the Premier League and the world of football and focuses on the most interesting vocabulary.
In this episode, Jack talks about Leicester City’s victory against Everton, Aston Villa’s fantastic performance against Manchester United and Newcastle United’s win that puts them third in the league.
You can read the transcript and complete the language challenge on the page for this podcast on the Premier Skills English website by visiting: Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > This Week: Singing in the rain

This Week: An accomplished finish Nov 04, 2022

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This Week explores some of the biggest stories from the Premier League and the world of football and focuses on the most interesting vocabulary.
In this episode, Jack talks about a disastrous return to Brighton for Graham Potter and Chelsea, a sensational Spurs comeback and an easy afternoon for Arsenal at the Emirates.
You can read the transcript and complete the language challenge on the page for this podcast on the Premier Skills English website by visiting: Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > This Week: An accomplished finish

This Week: A comfortable win Oct 27, 2022

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This Week explores some of the biggest stories from the Premier League and the world of football and focuses on the most interesting vocabulary.
In this episode, Jack talks about Manchester City’s victory over Brighton and Hove Albion, a comfortable win for Everton against Crystal Palace and a surprise performance from Aston Villa against Brentford.
You can read the transcript and complete the language challenge on the page for this podcast on the Premier Skills English website by visiting: Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > This Week: A comfortable win

This Week - Fortune and Frustration Oct 20, 2022

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This Week explores some of the biggest stories from the Premier League and the world of football and focuses on the most interesting vocabulary.
In this episode, Jack talks about Arsenal’s trip to Elland Road to face Leeds United, Manchester City taking on Liverpool at Anfield and Spurs welcoming Everton.
You can read the transcript and complete the language challenge on the page for this podcast on the Premier Skills English website by visiting: Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > This Week: Fortune and Frustration

This Week - Off the hook Oct 12, 2022

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This Week explores some of the biggest stories from the Premier League and the world of football and focuses on the most interesting vocabulary.
In this episode, Jack talks about Manchester United’s new midfielder, a powerful performance from Newcastle United and an easy win for Chelsea.
You can read the transcript and complete the language challenge on the page for this podcast on the Premier Skills English website by visiting: Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > This Week: Off the hook

Premier Skills English - This Week - Playing for glory Oct 04, 2022

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This Week explores some of the biggest stories from the Premier League and the world of football and focuses on the most interesting vocabulary.
In this episode, Jack talks an exiting North London derby, a six-goal thriller in Liverpool and a nine-goal extravaganza in the Manchester derby.
You can read the transcript and complete the language challenge on the page for this podcast on the Premier Skills English website by visiting: Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > This Week: Playing for glory

This Week - The youngest player Sep 22, 2022

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This Week explores some of the biggest stories from the Premier League and the world of football and focuses on the most interesting vocabulary.
In this episode, Jack talks about a return to goal scoring for Son Heung-min, the youngest ever Premier League player at Arsenal and frustration for Newcastle at St James' Park.
You can read the transcript and complete the language challenge on the page for this podcast on the Premier Skills English website by visiting: Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > This Week: The youngest player