Learn English with the British Council and Premier League

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  • Learning Vocabulary: Giving bad news
    In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Rich goes for an audition for a role in a film about football and takes Jack with him. The language focus is on phrases we use to deliver bad or disappointing news and we also look at words connected to acting. In his week's task, we want you to give disappointing news to three different people. Don't forget to listen to the end of the podcast because we have a new football phrase for you to guess.

    Complete the lesson, do the activities, read the transcript and join in the discussion on Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > Podcasts > Learning Vocabulary: Giving bad news
    21 min
  • Premier Vocabulary - Hard - Get your act together
    Premier Vocabulary is a mini-podcast for you to learn football English one word at a time. We have three different levels for you: easy, medium and hard.

    Visit the lesson page on Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > Premier Vocabulary > Hard: Get your act together to read the transcript and join the community. 
    3 min
  • Premier Vocabulary - Medium - Blow someone away
    Premier Vocabulary is a mini-podcast for you to learn football English one word at a time. We have three different levels for you: easy, medium and hard.

    Visit the lesson page on Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > Premier Vocabulary > Medium: Blow someone away to read the transcript and join the community. 
    5 min
  • This week - Back in action
    Welcome to This Week from Premier Skills English, a weekly review of football action for learners of English from across the globe. In This Week, Laura, Rich and Jack talk about the latest action from the Premier League and have lots of football English for you to learn.

    Complete the lesson, read the transcript and join in the discussion on Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > This Week - Back in action
    12 min
  • Learning Vocabulary: Similarities and Differences
    In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Jack takes Rowan and Rich to the seaside, Rowan has a school reunion and Rich talks about the return of the Premier League. The language focus is on phrases we use to talk about differences and similarities. In this week's task, we want you to tell us about a place you visited as a child and how some things have changed and some things have stayed the same. Don't forget to listen to the end of the podcast because we have a new football phrase for you to guess.

    Complete the lesson on Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > Podcasts > Learning Vocabulary: Similarities and Differences
    23 min
  • This Week: Premier League Returns
    Welcome to This Week from Premier Skills English, a weekly review of football action for learners of English from across the globe. In This Week, Laura, Rich and Jack talk about the latest action from the Premier League and have lots of football English for you to learn.

    Complete the lesson on Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > This week: Premier League Returns
    15 min

About Learn English with the British Council and Premier League

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The Premier Skills English podcast is a part of a project from the British Council and Premier League for people who are learning English and love football. If you want to know more visit the website https://www.britishcouncil.org/premierskillsenglish, or get in touch at [email protected].

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