Learn English with the British Council and Premier League

By Jack RadfordSports Education Soccer Language Learning

Learn English with the British Council and Premier League episodes

August 27, 2018 This week - Matchweek 3 - First wins and late wins
Welcome to This Week from Premier Skills English, a weekly review of football action for learners of English from across the globe. This week, Jack and Rich talk about the latest action from the Premier League. They keep you up to date with our new prediction competition and have lots of football English for you to learn.
[Find all the activities, competitions and discussion sections on the website.](https://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listen/week/matchweek-3-first-wins-and-late-wins)
#LearnEnglish #PremierLeague #EPL #BritishCouncil
10 min
August 23, 2018 Learning Vocabulary: At the gym
In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Rich goes to a gym for the first time and talks about the experience. In the roleplay, Jack is a gym instructor and Rich is trying out some of the equipment. The language focus is on the words and phrases we use when talking about exercise and fitness. Your task is to complete our fitness challenge and tell us all about it. As always, we also have a new football phrase for you to guess at the end of the podcast. Enjoy!
Complete the full lesson on Premier Skills English.
17 min
August 23, 2018 Learning Vocabulary: At the gym
In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Rich goes to a gym for the first time and talks about the experience. In the roleplay, Jack is a gym instructor and Rich is trying out some of the equipment. The language focus is on the words and phrases we use when talking about exercise and fitness. Your task is to complete our fitness challenge and tell us all about it. As always, we also have a new football phrase for you to guess at the end of the podcast. Enjoy!
[Complete the full lesson on Premier Skills English.](https://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listen/podcasts/learning-vocabulary-gym)
17 min
August 20, 2018 This week - Matchweek 2 - Hat-trick Hero
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 recent action form the Premier League. They keep you up to date with our new prediction competition and describe lots of football English for you to learn.
Find the transcript, competitions and a discussion section on the Premier Skills English website:
https://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listen/week/matchweek-2-hat-trick-hero
11 min
August 20, 2018 This week - Matchweek 2 - Hat-trick Hero
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 recent action form the Premier League. They keep you up to date with our new prediction competition and describe lots of football English for you to learn.
Find the transcript, competitions and a discussion section on the Premier Skills English website:
[https://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listen/week/matchweek-2-hat-trick-hero](https://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listen/week/matchweek-2-hat-trick-hero)
11 min
August 17, 2018 Speaking Skills - Changing the subject
In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Jack and Rich look at words and phrases you can use to change the topic or subject of a conversation. Maybe you need to tell someone something urgently or maybe you would prefer that the person you are speaking to would talk less or about something else; there are lots of reasons to change the direction of a conversation. The language focus is on the words and phrases you need to do this politely in both formal and informal situations. Your task is to write a dialogue in the comments section with the help of other podcast listeners. As always, we also have a new football phrase for you to guess at the end of the podcast. Enjoy!
13 min
August 17, 2018 Speaking Skills - Changing the subject
In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Jack and Rich look at words and phrases you can use to change the topic or subject of a conversation. Maybe you need to tell someone something urgently or maybe you would prefer that the person you are speaking to would talk less or about something else; there are lots of reasons to change the direction of a conversation. The language focus is on the words and phrases you need to do this politely in both formal and informal situations. Your task is to write a dialogue in the comments section with the help of other podcast listeners. As always, we also have a new football phrase for you to guess at the end of the podcast. Enjoy!
13 min
August 14, 2018 This week - Matchweek 1
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 opening weekend of the Premier League season. They also announce a new prediction competition which you can join. In addition to this, Rich and Jack have lots of football English for you to learn. Find all our activities and join Premier League fans from around the world on the Premier Skills English website:
https://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listen/week/matchweek-1-kick-0
#PL #LearnEnglish #EPL #Football
10 min
August 14, 2018 This week - Matchweek 1
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 opening weekend of the Premier League season. They also announce a new prediction competition which you can join. In addition to this, Rich and Jack have lots of football English for you to learn. Find all our activities and join Premier League fans from around the world on the Premier Skills English website:
[https://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listen/week/matchweek-1-kick-0](https://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listen/week/matchweek-1-kick-0)
#PL #LearnEnglish #EPL #Football
10 min
August 06, 2018 Understanding Grammar - Would
In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Jack and Rich talk about the new Premier League season which kicks off on the 10th of August. They speak about what they would like to see happen in the Premier League this season. They talk about the teams and players they would like to see make an impact this season. The language focus is on different ways to use the word 'would'. We would like to hear from you! What would you like to happen in the Premier League this season? We also have a new football phrase for you to guess. Enjoy!
11 min

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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].