Learn English with the British Council and Premier League

Latest Episodes:

Choosing a coach Jul 14, 2017

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In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Jack and Rich interview two very different candidates for a job. Listen to both phone interviews and decide who you would give the job to? The language focus is on the words enough and too and your task is to write about a player who you think would be right for your club. As always, we also have a new football phrase for you to guess. Enjoy! Find all the activities on the website: http://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listen/podcasts/choosing-a-coach

Speaking Skills - On the phone Jul 08, 2017

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In this week's podcast, Jack and Rich talk about problems when talking on the phone and look at lots of words and phrases we use in phone conversations. We also join one podcast listener for our first Premier Skills English Phone-in! Find all the free learning activities and resources on the website: http://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listen/podcasts/speaking-skills-phone

A person you admire Jun 30, 2017

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In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Jack and Rich talk about the backgrounds of some Premier League players and Rich talks about one player that he admires. Then, we ask you to tell us about someone you admire. The language focus is on the words 'for', 'since' and 'ago' and how we can use them to talk about time. We also focus on vocabulary connected to personality and look at how we use adjectives and nouns to talk about different personality characteristics. As always, we also have a new football phrase for you to guess. Enjoy!

Talking about money Jun 23, 2017

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In this week's Premier Skills English podcast, Jack and Rich talk about money and shopping in the market. Rich wants to buy an old football shirt for his cousin's birthday and Jack recommends going to the market. Rich prefers going to the supermarket because he doesn't like to discuss the price of things. The language focus is on vocabulary connected to money and discussing the price when buying something in the market. The task is to tell us about a time when you paid too much for something or bought something for less than what it was worth! As always, we also have a new football phrase for you to guess. Enjoy! Go to the website for all the learning materials: http://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listen/podcasts/talking-about-money

How to eat like a Premier League footballer Jun 16, 2017

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In this week's Premier Skills English podcast, Jack talks about his diet and how he could eat more healthily to lose some weight. Rich gives him some advice about how to eat healthily and lose weight. The language focus is on vocabulary connected to diet and nutrition, including some difficult phrasal verbs. The task is to tell us about a healthy dish from your country and to read about dishes from other countries and tell us if you think they are healthy or not. We also have news about a fantastic competition and great prizes to win! As always, we also have a new football phrase for you to guess. Enjoy! To enter the competition and find all the learning materials, go to the website: http://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listen/podcasts/how-eat-like-a-premier-league-footballer

How to improve your fluency Jun 09, 2017

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In this week's Premier Skills English podcast, Rich talks about how nervous he gets before interviews and how this affects his speaking fluency. Rich is going to have an interview to be a football coach and Jack gives him some advice for the interview that will help him speak more fluently. The language focus is on vocabulary connected to football coaching and we give you some tips and strategies to help you speak more fluently. As always, we also have a new football phrase for you to guess. Enjoy! Find all the learning materials on the website: http://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listen/podcasts/speaking-skills-how-improve-your-fluency

Speaking Skills - Talking about holidays Jun 02, 2017

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In this week's Premier Skills English podcast, we talk about the latest news from the Premier League and we talk about holidays now the Premier League season has come to a close. I'm going to Spain on holiday this summer and Rich gives me some advice about where to go and what to do. This week, the language focus is on vocabulary connected to holidays and phrases you can use to give recommendations and phrases you can use to respond to recommendations. As always, we also have a new football phrase for you to guess. Enjoy! Find all the learning activities and worksheets for teachers on the website: http://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listen/podcasts/speaking-skills-talking-about-holidays

Five ways you can help the environment May 26, 2017

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In this week's Premier Skills English podcast, Rich and Jack talk about the latest news from the Premier League and we talk about how Premier League clubs think about protecting the environment around them. We also talk about five ways that you can be more environmentally friendly. This week, the language focus is on vocabulary connected to the environment and conditional sentences you can use to talk about environmental issues. As always, we also have a new football phrase for you to guess. Enjoy! You can find learning activities and worksheets for teachers on the website: http://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listen/podcasts/five-ways-you-can-help-environment

Premier Skills English Prediction: FA Cup Final May 22, 2017

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Welcome to this week's Premier League Prediction! Every Monday we have a new prediction for you to make. This week, Rich and Jack talk about this season's FA Cup Final. Chelsea could win 'the Double' and Arsenal would love to win the FA Cup for the third time in four seasons. We also take a look at the word 'despite' and how to use it to show contrast in a sentence. Find the transcript, the vote and the discussion on the website: http://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/fans/predictions/fa-cup-final-chelsea-v-arsenal

Chelsea win the Premier League May 19, 2017

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In this week's Premier Skills English podcast, Rich and Jack talk about the latest news from the Premier League and we talk a lot about Chelsea, who have won this season's Premier League title. We also ask you to write about your favourite sports club or team. This week, the language focus is on different tenses you use when you are describing something. As always, we have a new football phrase for you to guess and announce our Player of the Week. Enjoy! Find all the language activities on the website: http://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listen/podcasts/chelsea-win-premier-league