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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 > Skills > Listen > Podcasts > This week > Matchweeks 19 & 20 - Stumble to defeat

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 > Listen > Podcasts > This week > Matchweek 18 - Business as usual

In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Jack and Rich talk about Christmas in the UK. Rich and Jack are both preparing for the Christmas holidays, but one of them is much more traditional than the other. Learn about some of the traditions and customs in the UK at Christmas time and learn some of the more unusual words connected to a British Christmas. Your task this week is to tell us about what you know about Christmas in the UK and tell us about a celebration or custom in your country. Don't forget to have a guess at this week's football phrase and if you get it right we'll announce your name in the next podcast. Enjoy!

Complete the lesson on Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > Podcasts > Learning Vocabulary - Christmas in the UK

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 > Listen > Podcasts > This week > Matchweek 17 - A stroke of luck

In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Jack and Rich talk about two words that are often very confusing: 'as' and 'like'. These two words can sometimes be used in the same way but at other times have very different meanings. Rich and Jack talk about football and travelling and use lots of phrases with 'as' and 'like' to help you with understanding. Your task this week is to complete five sentences with 'as' and 'like' so they are true for you. Don't forget to listen to the end of the podcast because we have a new football phrase for you to guess. Remember we have lots of activities for you to check your understanding further down the page. Enjoy!

Complete the lesson on Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > Podcasts > Understanding Grammar - As v Like