It’s our first podcast of the new season and we take a look at some of the big games in the Premier League this weekend, check out an English for football phrase – this week it’s dig deep –  and also review some of the week’s action in our good, the bad and ugly section. Let’s hope this season is a cracker! You can check out the transcript for the show in the post below (Damon = DB and Damian = DF).

Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2016-17 Season Week 1 – Dig Deep

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Transcript of the show

DF: You’re listening to languagecaster’s football podcast

DB: Hello everyone and welcome to the show for all football fans who wish to improve their English language skills. My name is Damon and I am here in my hometown in Chester in the northwest of England.

DF: And I am Damian and I am also here in Chester – up visiting Damon here – where the weather is, well, glorious. It’s great to be back for a new season of languagecaster’s football podcast. How are you getting on Damon?

DB: I’m doing very well; it’s nice to be back in the UK. As most of our listeners know I live in Japan so yeah, I’m feeling pretty good. and you?

DF: Really, really good. We’ve missed the football though, haven’t we?

DB: We have indeed, but it’s back.

DF: Yes, though we did have some interesting summer football. We had Chile winning the Copa America.

DB: And then there was Portugal, of course, winning their first major title in the European championship…

DF: … and we currently have the Olympic football tournament going on as well; both for men and for women.

DB: Well, this is the 10th season of our football language podcast – Can you remember our first season Damian?

DB: Oh, I can. I remember some very interesting places where we recorded the show – I think we did one in a car, is that right?

DB: Yes, we did. And some of our favourites, however, were probably in bars.

Quiz

DF: That’s right… Now, we started with the World Cup in Germany in 2006 and then in our first full season – 2006-07 – we did our first season of podcasts and this brings me to our quiz question for today’s show; our first quiz question of the season. Damon, which team won the Premier League in the 2006-07 season?

DB: Good question, I know it wasn’t Liverpool…

DF: And I know it wasn’t Tottenham! We’ll have the answer to that question at the end of the show.

DB: OK, what else do we have on today’s show?

DB: Well, we’ll be looking ahead to the new Premier League season and we’ll be taking a look back at some of the good, the bad and the ugly of this week in football – the first week of the Premier League in football. And, of course, some of the football language that’s emerged.

DB: So, what was a good from the first weekend of matches?

Good

DF: Well, Damon, I think it’s been a good start for Hull City in the Premier League as the newly-promoted side defeated champions Leicester City 2-1 on the opening day.