Learn English with the British Council and Premier League

Latest Episodes:

Premier Vocabulary - Hard - Get into the swing of things Jul 01, 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: Get into the swing of things to read the transcript and join the community.

Premier Vocabulary - Medium - A solo run Jun 30, 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: A solo run to read the transcript and join the community.

This week - Champions! Jun 29, 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 the discussion on Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > This week: Champions

Premier Vocabulary - Easy - Dribble Jun 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 > Easy: Dribble to read the transcript and join the community.

Learning Vocabulary: Giving bad news Jun 25, 2020

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In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Rich goes for an audition for a role in a film about football and takes Jack with him. The language focus is on phrases we use to deliver bad or disappointing news and we also look at words connected to acting. In his week's task, we want you to give disappointing news to three different people. 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, do the activities, read the transcript and join in the discussion on Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > Podcasts > Learning Vocabulary: Giving bad news

Premier Vocabulary - Hard - Get your act together Jun 24, 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: Get your act together to read the transcript and join the community.

Premier Vocabulary - Medium - Blow someone away Jun 24, 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: Blow someone away to read the transcript and join the community.

This week - Back in action Jun 23, 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 - Back in action

Premier Vocabulary - Easy - Cross Jun 22, 2020

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Premier Vocabulary is a mini-podcast from Premier Skills English. In Premier Vocabulary, Rich and Jack talk about football English, one word at a time.

Learning Vocabulary: Similarities and Differences Jun 19, 2020

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In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Jack takes Rowan and Rich to the seaside, Rowan has a school reunion and Rich talks about the return of the Premier League. The language focus is on phrases we use to talk about differences and similarities. In this week's task, we want you to tell us about a place you visited as a child and how some things have changed and some things have stayed the same. 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 > Learning Vocabulary: Similarities and Differences