Learn English with the British Council and Premier League

Latest Episodes:

Premier League - Hard - The top flight Sep 10, 2020

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Premier Vocabulary is a mini-podcast for you to learn football English one word at a time. We have three different levels for you: easy, medium and hard.
Visit the lesson page on Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > Premier Vocabulary > Hard: The top flight to read the transcript and join the community.

Premier Vocabulary - Medium - Brush aside Sep 09, 2020

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Premier Vocabulary is a mini-podcast for you to learn football English one word at a time. We have three different levels for you: easy, medium and hard.
Visit the lesson page on Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > Premier Vocabulary > Medium: Brush aside to read the transcript and join the community.

Premier Vocabulary - Easy - Time Sep 08, 2020

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Premier Vocabulary is a mini-podcast for you to learn football English one word at a time. We have three different levels for you: easy, medium and hard.
Visit the lesson page on Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > Premier Vocabulary > Easy: Time to read the transcript and join the community.

This week - On your marks, get set, go! Sep 07, 2020

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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. This Week, Laura, Rich and Jack talk about the latest action from the Premier League and have lots of football English for you to learn.
Complete the lesson on Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > This week: On your marks, get set, go!

Premier League Previews: Arsenal to Leicester Sep 04, 2020

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In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Rowan, Jack and Rich preview the new Premier League season by talking about ten Premier League clubs. They talk about what's been happening at each new club, new signings and how fans are feeling about the new season. The language focus is on ten football phrases and cliches we use in the roleplays.In this week's task, we want you to choose three clubs and write about their chances and expectations for the new season. Don't forget to listen to the end of the podcast because we have a new football phrase for you to guess.
Complete the lesson on Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > Podcasts >Premier League Previews: Arsenal to Leicester

Premier Vocabulary - Hard - Take someone out Sep 03, 2020

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Premier Vocabulary is a mini-podcast for you to learn football English one word at a time. We have three different levels for you: easy, medium and hard.
Visit the lesson page on Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > Premier Vocabulary > Hard: Take someone out to read the transcript and join the community.

Premier Vocabulary - Medium - Pull back Sep 02, 2020

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Premier Vocabulary is a mini-podcast for you to learn football English one word at a time. We have three different levels for you: easy, medium and hard.
Visit the lesson page on Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > Premier Vocabulary > Medium: pull back to read the transcript and join the community.

Premier Vocabulary - Easy - Possession Sep 01, 2020

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Premier Vocabulary is a mini-podcast for you to learn football English one word at a time. We have three different levels for you: easy, medium and hard.
Visit the lesson page on Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > Premier Vocabulary > Easy: Possession to read the transcript and join the community.

This Week: On Penalties Aug 31, 2020

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English at work: Managing Conflict Aug 28, 2020

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In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, we visit Rich at his football-themed cafe where he is having a few problems with his staff. They are arguing about who should get the tips. The language focus is on words and phrases we use to resolve conflict and arguments.In this week's task, we want you to think of three tips that can be used by coaches to resolve conflict in the dressing room. Don't forget to listen to the end of the podcast because we have a new football phrase for you to guess.
We apologise for the quality of parts of the recording.
Complete the lesson on Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > Podcasts > English at work: Managing conflict