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This week - Matchweek 38 May 14, 2018

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Which team finished where? Jack and Rich roundup the Premier League season and you can vote for your best moments.

Get the full lesson here on Premier Skills English: https://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listen/week/matchweek-38

Understanding Grammar - a, an, or the May 10, 2018

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In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Jack and Rich talk about Indian food (Jack loves it, but Rich is not a big fan). The language focus is on articles (a, an, the) which is an area of English that lots of learners have problems with as they are often used differently in your first language or don't exist at all. More specifically, we are going to focus on how we use articles when we are talking in a general sense and when we are talking about a specific thing. Your task is to complete some sentences and use the correct article. As always, we also have a new football phrase for you to guess. Enjoy!

To complete the lesson, visit the page on Premier Skills English.

https://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listen/podcasts/understanding-grammar-a-an-or-the

This week - Matchweek 37 May 07, 2018

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Welcome to This Week from Premier Skills English, a weekly review of all the action from the Premier League for learners of English from across the globe. In This Week, Jack and Rich talk about all of the weekend's action in the Premier League; the big headlines and the main talking points. We also ask you to get involved; do you agree with Jack and Rich's choices of best player, best team and best match of Matchweek 37? Make your prediction for next week's big match and tell us how your club or fantasy football team is doing. We welcome comments from all football fans and especially welcome comments from football fans who are learning English.

https://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listen/week/matchweek-37

Speaking Skills - Truth and lies May 03, 2018

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In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Jack and Rich talk about some strange football stories. Your task is to guess if these stories are real or if they are 'fake news'. The language focus is on phrases we use when we think someone is lying. Do you know the phrases 'economical with the truth' or 'that's a load of baloney'? We also have a new football phrase for you to guess. Enjoy!

This week - Matchweek 36 Apr 30, 2018

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Welcome to This Week from Premier Skills English, a weekly review of all the action from the Premier League for learners of English from across the globe. In This Week, Jack and Rich talk about all of the weekend's action in the Premier League; the big headlines and the main talking points. We also ask you to get involved; do you agree with Jack and Rich's choices of best player, best team and best match of Matchweek 36? Make your prediction for next week's big match and tell us how your club or fantasy football team is doing. We welcome comments from all football fans and especially welcome comments from football fans who are learning English.

Understanding Grammar - Wishes and Regrets Apr 26, 2018

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In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Jack and Rich talk about wishes and regrets. The language focus is on the phrases if only and I wish and how they can be used to express wishes in three different ways. Your task is to write five sentences that include if only and I wish. We also have a new football phrase for you to guess. Enjoy!

This Week - Matchweek 35 Apr 23, 2018

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Welcome to This Week from Premier Skills English, a weekly review of all the action from the Premier League for learners of English from across the globe. In This Week, Jack and Rich talk about all of the weekend's action in the Premier League; the big headlines and the main talking points. We also ask you to get involved; do you agree with Jack and Rich's choices of best player, best team and best match of Matchweek 35? Make your prediction for next week's big match and tell us how your club or fantasy football team is doing. We welcome comments from all football fans and especially welcome comments from football fans who are learning English. Find the full lesson and all the activities on the website:

https://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listen/week/matchweek-35

Learning Vocabulary - Confusing Words Apr 19, 2018

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In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Jack is away so Rich and Jen talk about some pairs of words that are often confusing for learners. Do you know the difference between 'suppose' and 'supposed to' or 'neither' and 'either'? Your task is to choose the correct 'confusing words' in context. As always, we also have a new football phrase for you to guess. Enjoy!

Find all the interactive activities, explanations, the transcript, a quiz and a discussion on the lesson page:

https://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listen/podcasts/learning-vocabulary-confusing-words

This Week - Matchweek 34 Apr 16, 2018

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Manchester City are Premier League Champions!

Welcome to This Week from Premier Skills English, a weekly review of all the action from the Premier League for learners of English from across the globe. In This Week, Jack and Rich talk about all of the weekend's action in the Premier League; the big headlines and the main talking points. We also ask you to get involved; do you agree with Jack and Rich's choices of best player, best team and best match of Matchweek 34? Make your prediction for next week's big match and tell us how your club or fantasy football team is doing. We welcome comments from all football fans and especially welcome comments from football fans who are learning English.

https://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listen/week/matchweek-34

Learning Vocabulary: 10 phrases with take Apr 12, 2018

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In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Jack plays a practical joke on Rich and Rich and Rich plans his revenge. The language focus is on a verb with lots of different meanings - take. Jack and Rich look at five different ways of using take and how you can these phrases in your everyday English. Your task is to work out the meaning of some difficult phrases with take from the context we give you. As always, we also have a new football phrase for you to guess. Enjoy!

See the full lesson here: https://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listen/podcasts/learning-vocabulary-10-phrases-take

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