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Learning Vocabulary - Christmas in the UK Dec 21, 2018

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In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Jack and Rich talk about Christmas in the UK. Rich and Jack are both preparing for the Christmas holidays, but one of them is much more traditional than the other. Learn about some of the traditions and customs in the UK at Christmas time and learn some of the more unusual words connected to a British Christmas. Your task this week is to tell us about what you know about Christmas in the UK and tell us about a celebration or custom in your country. Don't forget to have a guess at this week's football phrase and if you get it right we'll announce your name in the next podcast. Enjoy!

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Matchweek 17 - A stroke of luck Dec 18, 2018

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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. They keep you up to date with our prediction competition and have lots of football English for you to learn.

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Understanding Grammar - As v Like Dec 14, 2018

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In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Jack and Rich talk about two words that are often very confusing: 'as' and 'like'. These two words can sometimes be used in the same way but at other times have very different meanings. Rich and Jack talk about football and travelling and use lots of phrases with 'as' and 'like' to help you with understanding. Your task this week is to complete five sentences with 'as' and 'like' so they are true for you. Don't forget to listen to the end of the podcast because we have a new football phrase for you to guess. Remember we have lots of activities for you to check your understanding further down the page. Enjoy!

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Matchweek 16 - Run the clock down Dec 10, 2018

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Matchweek 15 - A two-horse race Dec 07, 2018

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Learning Vocabulary: Going for a run Dec 06, 2018

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In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Jack and Rich talk about running and the benefits of going for a run. They have two roleplays for you; in the first, Rich tries to persuade Jack to go for a run and in the second, Jack and Rich take part in an organised 5-kilometre run. The language focus is on phrases we use to talk about running and exercise. Your task this week is to go for a run and tell us about it. 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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Matchweek 14 - What a blunder! Dec 03, 2018

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Speaking Skills - Buying trainers Nov 30, 2018

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In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Jack and Rich talk about the language you need to describe trainers and Jack goes shopping for a new pair of trainers. The language focus is on the phrases you need when you go shopping for trainers and this week's task is to describe your favourite pair of trainers. 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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Matchweek 13 - Once in a blue moon Nov 26, 2018

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Learning Vocabulary: Food and the environment Nov 23, 2018

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In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Jack and Rich talk about food and the environment. They have a short quiz to help you learn different adjectives to describe food and in our roleplay, Jack invites Rich for dinner. Jack is cooking something different; do you think Rich will like it? The language focus is on phrases we use at the dinner table and language connected to the environment. Your task this week is to give your opinion about eating meat and the effect it has on the environment. 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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