Learn English with the British Council and Premier League

This week, Jack reflects on 10 years of the Premier Skills English podcast, looking back at the highlights of the last 800 episodes and leaves you with a football English quiz.

This Week explores some of the biggest stories from the Premier League and the world of football and focuses on the most interesting vocabulary.

In this episode, Jack talks about three of the stories of the summer.

You can read the transcript and complete the language challenge on the page for this podcast on the Premier Skills English website by visiting Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > This Week > This Week: Summer stories

This week, Jack talks about some of the things that fans are excited about for the new season and presents language you can use to express excitement. 

You can read the transcript and complete the language challenge on the page for this podcast on the Premier Skills English website by visiting Premier League British Council > English > Podcasts > Are you excited about the new season?

This week, Jack shares some interesting facts about Wales. This will help you learn about the country and perhaps will inspire you to support the Dragons in Euro 2025.

In this episode, Jack focuses on language for footballers. This is the fifth of five podcasts that focus on tactics and some advanced football English that you need to talk about tactics and approaches to tactics.

You can read the transcript and complete the language challenge on the page for this podcast on the Premier Skills English website by visiting Premier League British Council > English > Podcasts > English for footballers: Tactics - Fluid formations

This week's Premier Skills English Podcast focuses on language that you will need if you travel to the UK to watch a match. The focus of today’s lesson is language related to travelling by plane.

You can read the transcript and complete the language challenge on the page for this podcast on the Premier Skills English website by visiting Premier League British Council > English > Podcasts > Travel and tourism > English for fans visiting the UK - The language of airports

This week's Premier Skills English Podcast focuses on language that will help you understand match commentary on TV. If you are watching a Premier League match and the commentary is in English, if you know what to expect, hopefully, this will make the commentary easier to understand.

You can read the transcript and complete the language challenge on the page for this podcast on the Premier Skills English website by visiting Premier League British Council > English > Podcasts > This week > The language of commentary

This week's Premier Skills English Podcast focuses on English for players; the language that players need. In this episode, Jack talks about communication skills, specifically language and skills that players need to give and receive instructions on the pitch and also leadership language that captains, key players and coaches need.

You can read the transcript and complete the language challenge on the page for this podcast on the Premier Skills English website by visiting Premier League British Council > English > Podcasts > Speaking skills > English for players: On-pitch communication

This Week explores some of the biggest stories from the Premier League and the world of football and focuses on the most interesting vocabulary.

In this episode, Jack talks about Arsenal's trip to Newcastle, Nottingham Forest who hosted West Ham United and Aston Villa who took the trip to London to take on Tottenham Hotspur.

You can read the transcript and complete the language challenge on the page for this podcast on the Premier Skills English website by visiting Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > This Week > This Week: To build momentum

This Week explores some of the biggest stories from the Premier League and the world of football and focuses on the most interesting vocabulary.

In this episode, Jack talks about Manchester City who welcomed Southampton, Chelsea who hosted Newcastle United and Liverpool who travelled to London to take on Arsenal.

You can read the transcript and complete the language challenge on the page for this podcast on the Premier Skills English website by visiting Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > This Week > This Week: A textbook corner kick