Learn English with the British Council and Premier League

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This week - Matchweek 13 Nov 27, 2017

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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 13? 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-13 #PL #PremierLeague #LearnEnglish #BritishCouncil

Understanding Grammar - Too v Enough Nov 24, 2017

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In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Rich is very tired and he doesn't know why. Jack thinks it might be Rich's diet or lack of exercise, but it's actually something very different. The language focus is on the words enough and too and how we use them to talk about things we would like to do more of and things we would like to do less. As always, we also have a new football phrase for you to guess. Enjoy! Find all the learning materials on the website: https://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listen/podcasts/understanding-grammar-enough-v-too

This week - Matchweek 12 Nov 20, 2017

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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 12? 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-12

Learning Vocabulary - Phrases with make Nov 17, 2017

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In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Jack makes a fool out of Rich and Rich makes a crossword for his students. The language focus is on a verb with lots of different meanings - make. Jack and Rich look at five different ways of using make and how you can these phrases in your speaking and writing. Your task is to complete a crossword using phrases with make and to find the secret word. As always, we also have a new football phrase for you to guess. Enjoy! Find all the learning activities, a quiz and a discussion on the website: https://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listen/podcasts/learning-vocabulary-make #LearnEnglish #PremierLeague # Vocabulary #PL #English

Speaking Skills - Interrupting Nov 09, 2017

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In this week's Premier Skills English podcast, Rich and Jack help you with the language you need when you want to interrupt someone. This is a speaking skill that can be difficult because you have to wait for the right moment and often need to be polite. Jack and Rich look at some polite (and less polite) phrases that you can use to interrupt people. They also look at some phrases that you can use when someone interrupts you to return to the same topic after the interruption. We also have a new football phrase for you to guess so don't forget to listen to the end of the podcast. Enjoy! Find all the learning activities, a quiz, a discussion and downloads for teachers on the website: https://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listen/podcasts/speaking-skills-interrupting #LearnEnglish #PremierLeague #Speaking #Football #PL #ELT

Matchweek 11 Nov 07, 2017

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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 11? 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. Join the discussion and practise your English skills on the website: https://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listen/week/matchweek-11 #PL #Football #PremierLeague #LearnEnglish #Vocabulary #Chelsea #ManchesterCity

Speaking exams - Talking about yourself Nov 03, 2017

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In this week's Premier Skills English podcast, Rich and Jack talk about speaking exams. Speaking exams are things that nearly all learners of English have to take at some point. Speaking exams can be difficult but there are things that you can practise to become better at them. One important thing in all speaking exams is the ability to give personal information and to talk about yourself. In this podcast, Jack and Rich share five tips that will help you get better at talking about yourself in exam situations. We also have a new football phrase for you to guess and a Premier League prediction for you to make. Enjoy! Find the free learning activities, a quiz and a discussion on the website: https://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listen/podcasts/speaking-exams-talking-about-yourself #LearnEnglish #Speaking #Football #PL #PremierLeague #BritishCouncil

Matchweek 10 Oct 31, 2017

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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 10? 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 all the information and a discussion on our website: https://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listen/matchweek-10 #PremierLeague #FPL #PL #LearnEnglish #ManchesterCity

Learning Vocabulary - Halloween Oct 26, 2017

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In this week's Premier Skills English podcast, Jack and Rich talk about the language of fear. They look at some Halloween vocabulary and also look at words that we use to describe things that are frightening and phrases we use when we are scared. The language focus is on extreme and gradable adjectives and when to use -ed and when to use -ing with an adjective. In the lesson below, there are lots of different language explanations, some activities for you to do, an end of lesson quiz and a discussion to join. Don't forget to listen until the end of the podcast because we have a special scary football phrase for you too. Enjoy! Find all the learning activities, a quiz and a discussion on the website: https://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listen/podcasts/learning-vocabulary-halloween #LearnEnglish #football #PremierLeague #PL #Vocabulary #Halloween

This week - Matchweek 9 Oct 23, 2017

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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 9? Join the discussion on the website: https://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listen/week/matchweek-9 #PL #LearnEnglish #PremierLeague #Football #Vocabulary #ManchesterUnited #ManchesterCity #Tottenham #Liverpool #Huddersfield #Chelsea #Brighton