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The Premier Skills English podcast is a part of a project from the British Council and Premier League for people who are learning English and love football. If you want to know more visit the website https://www.britishcouncil.org/premierskillsenglish, or get in touch at premierskills@britishcouncil.org.

Latest Episodes:

Matchweek 11: A glancing header Nov 04, 2019

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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, Jack and Rich talk about the latest action from the Premier League and have lots of football English for you to learn.
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Learning Vocabulary: Free-time Activities Oct 31, 2019

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In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Jack wants to host a dinner with family & friends at his house but everyone seems to be too busy. The language focus is on verb-noun collocations to describe free-time activities and phrases we use to invite people to events and polite ways of saying no to invitations. Your task is to organise an event in your house, city or country and invite other listeners to your event. Don't forget to listen to the end of the podcast because we have a new football phrase for you to guess. Enjoy!
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Matchweek 10: Smashed Oct 28, 2019

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Understanding Grammar - Scary Stories - Narrative Tenses Oct 25, 2019

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In this week's Premier Skills English podcast, as it's nearly Halloween, Jack and Rich both have a spooky story to tell. The language focus is on grammar and narrative tenses but they also have lots of words and phrases connected to fear for you to learn. Your task is to re-tell Jack's scary story using narrative tenses. Don't forget to listen until the end of the podcast because we have a special frightening football phrase for you, too.
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Matchweek 9: The back post Oct 21, 2019

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Learning Vocabulary: Dependent prepositions Oct 18, 2019

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In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Jack and Rich talk about their plans for the weekend. Jack is excited about his plans but Rich is fed up with doing the same thing all the time. The language focus is on dependent prepositions which are prepositions that very often go together with nouns, verbs and adjectives. Your task is to talk about plans for the future and use some of the dependent prepositions we introduce in the podcast. Don't forget to listen to the end of the podcast because we have a new football phrase for you to guess. Enjoy!
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Learning Vocabulary: Dependent prepositions

Women's Super League: A winning streak Oct 15, 2019

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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, Jack and Rich talk about the latest action from the Premier League and have lots of football English for you to learn.
There was no Premier League action last weekend but Premier League clubs were in action in the Women’s Super League.
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English & the UK: Sheffield Oct 10, 2019

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In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Jack and Rich continue a series of podcasts called 'English & the UK' which focus on Premier League cities. They will tell you more about what you can find in these cities and focus on some of the language you need when visiting places in these cities. The city they are visiting in this episode is Sheffield and the language focus is on 10 phrases that use the word 'first'. This week, Jack and Rich have 10 short dialogues for you to listen to. In each, there is a new phrase with 'first' for you to learn. Your task is to use these new phrases in the comments section. Don't forget to listen to the end of the podcast because we have a new football phrase for you to guess. Enjoy!
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Matchweek 8 - Cool, calm and collected Oct 08, 2019

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Understanding Grammar - Questions Oct 04, 2019

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In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Jack and Rich focus on grammar and take a look at different question types. They have three roleplays for you this week, in two of them they are playing games that involve asking questions and in the other Jack is trying to find a place in town. Your tasks are to challenge other listeners to guess a mystery footballer and to ask politely about something connected to another listener's country or city. Don't forget to listen to the end of the podcast because we have a new football phrase for you to guess, too. Enjoy!
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