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This week - Football Phrasals 3 Apr 12, 2021

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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, Rich, Laura and Jack talk about the latest action from the Premier League and have lots of football English for you to learn.
On the Premier Skills English website, there's a page for this podcast with the transcript and a task for you to do in the comments section. You can find the lesson page on Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > This week: Football Phrasal Verbs 3

Football English - Losing Apr 08, 2021

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In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Jack and Rich are watching their team on the TV. Their team is losing and they're not happy. The language focus is on football English and words and phrases we use when our team is losing and we also take a look at the phrase if only and pronunciation of should have been. In this week's task, we want you to tell us about a match you've watched or played which ended in defeat. Don't forget to listen to the end of the podcast because we have a new football phrase for you to guess.
Visit the podcast page on Premier Skills English to read the transcript, complete some practice activities and the task and join in the discussion at Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > Podcasts > Football English: Losing

This Week: Football Phrasal Verbs 2 Apr 05, 2021

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Learning Vocabulary: The Environment Apr 02, 2021

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In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Rich and Jack go to a car showroom because Jack is thinking of buying an electric car. The language focus is on words and phrases we use to talk about the environment.In this week's task, we want you to tell us if you would buy an electric vehicle. Don't forget to listen to the end of the podcast because we have a new football phrase for you to guess.
Visit the podcast page on Premier Skills English to read the transcript, complete some practice activities and the task and join in the discussion at Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > Podcasts > Learning Vocabulary - The Environment

This Week: Football Phrasal Verbs 1 Mar 29, 2021

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This week - Up for the cup Mar 22, 2021

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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, Rich, Laura and Jack talk about the latest action from the Premier League and have lots of football English for you to learn.
On the Premier Skills English website, there's a page for this podcast with the transcript and a task for you to do in the comments section. You can find the lesson page on Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > This week: Up for the cup

English and the UK - Edinburgh Mar 19, 2021

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In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Jack, Rowan and Rich revisit our series of podcasts called 'English & the UK' which focus on different cities in the UK. The city they are visiting in this episode is Edinburgh and the language focus is on words and phrases connected to countries, Scottish football & language and things to try in Scotland. Your task is to tell us what you would like to do if you visited Scotland. Don't forget to listen to the end of the podcast because we have a new football phrase for you to guess.
Visit the podcast page on Premier Skills English to read the transcript, complete some practice activities and the task and join in the discussion at Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > Podcasts > English and the UK - Edinburgh

This week - A standout performance Mar 15, 2021

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Travel & Tourism: What to do next Mar 12, 2021

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In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Jack, Rich and Rowan are doing some sight-seeing and decide to visit a football museum and a castle. The language focus is on making suggestions and phrases we use when things fail to meet our expectations and when they exceed our expectations. In this week's task, we want you to tell us about a place you've visited that was better than you expected and a place you've visited that wasn't as good as you thought it would be. Don't forget to listen to the end of the podcast because we have a new football phrase for you to guess.
Visit the podcast page on Premier Skills English to read the transcript, complete some practice activities and the task and join in the discussion at Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > Podcasts > Travel & Tourism: What to do next

This week - Caught napping Mar 08, 2021

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