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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, Jack and Rich talk about the latest action from the Premier League. They keep you up to date with our prediction competition and have lots of football English for you to learn.

Complete the lesson on Premier Skills English > Podcasts > This week > Matchweek 27 - Stalemate

In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Rich interrupts Jack and has some good news to tell him. The language focus is on phrases we use to interrupt people in formal and informal situations and also the language we use to respond to good news. Your task is to tell us about a time you shared some good news. Don't forget to listen to the end of the podcast because we have a new football phrase for you to guess, too. Enjoy!

Read the transcript and complete the lesson at Premier Skills English > Podcasts > Speaking Skills: Reacting to news

In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Rich interrupts Jack and has some good news to tell him. The language focus is on phrases we use to interrupt people in formal and informal situations and also the language we use to respond to good news. Your task is to tell us about a time you shared some good news. Don't forget to listen to the end of the podcast because we have a new football phrase for you to guess, too. Enjoy!

Read the transcript and complete the lesson at Premier Skills English > Podcasts > Speaking Skills: Reacting to news

In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Rich is calling the ticket office at Liverpool football club to buy some match tickets. The language focus is on polite requests and some of the words and phrases you need when making a formal phone call to a business. Your task is to imagine that you are a team leader in a call centre and you need to give your team some customer service training. Don't forget to listen to the end of the podcast because we have a new football phrase for you to guess, too. Enjoy!

Read the transcript and complete the lesson at Premier Skills English > Podcasts > Communication Skills: Polite requests

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, Jack and Rich talk about the latest action from the Premier League. They keep you up to date with our prediction competition and have lots of football English for you to learn.

Complete the lesson on Premier Skills English > Podcasts > This week > Matchweek 26 - Hit for six

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, Jack and Rich talk about the latest action from the Premier League. They keep you up to date with our prediction competition and have lots of football English for you to learn.

Complete the lesson on Premier Skills English > Podcasts > This week > Matchweek 26 - Hit for six

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, Jack and Rich talk about the latest action from the Premier League. They keep you up to date with our prediction competition and have lots of football English for you to learn.

Complete the lesson on Premier Skills English > Skills > Podcasts > This week > Matchweeks 24 & 25 - Looking Rosy

In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Jack and Rich play the roles of a director of football and a player's agent in order to discuss the transfer of a player to a new club. The language focus is on the skills and phrases you need when you are negotiating. Your task is to describe a situation when you had to negotiate something. Don't forget to listen to the end of the podcast because we have a new football phrase for you to guess, too. Enjoy!

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