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Premier Vocabulary - Hard - To be out of your depth Jul 30, 2020

Show notes

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: To be out of your depth to read the transcript and join the community.

Premier Vocabulary - Medium - Transfer rumour Jul 29, 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: Transfer window to read the transcript and join the community.

This week - Season Finale Jul 28, 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, read the transcript and join in the discussion on Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > This week: Season Finale

Premier Vocabulary - Easy - Formation Jul 27, 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: Formation to read the transcript and join the community.

Learning Vocabulary - Captain Blade part 2 Jul 24, 2020

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In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, we return to the second part of our Captain Blade story. Will Captain Blade get away with her evil plan? Can Jack and RIch save the day? The language focus is on idioms and idiomatic phrases we use in the roleplay.This week's task is to pretend you are a police suspect and answer the police's questions. 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, read the transcript, test yourself with the language activities and join in the discussion on Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > Podcasts > Learning Vocabulary: Captain Blade (part two)

Premier Vocabulary - Hard - To run rings around someone Jul 23, 2020

Show notes

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 - To run rings around someone to read the transcript and join the community.

Premier Vocabulary - Medium - Cool down Jul 22, 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: Cool down to read the transcript and join the community.

This week - In deep water Jul 21, 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. In 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, read the transcript and join in the discussion on Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > This week: In deep water

Premier Vocabulary - Easy - Ball Jul 20, 2020

Show notes

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: Ball to read the transcript and join the community.

Learning Vocabulary - Captain Blade Part 1 Jul 18, 2020

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In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Rich and Jack go on a tour of Sheffield United's stadium and are taken hostage by an evil football mascot who is looking for revenge. Will they escape the clutches of evil Captain Blade? The language focus is on vocabulary to describe places in a football stadium.This week's task is to write the ending of our comic book style adventure. 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, read the transcript, test yourself with the language activities and join in the community in the comments section on Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > Podcasts > Learning Vocabulary - Captain Blade Part 1