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Welcome to this week's Premier League Prediction! Every Monday we have a new prediction for you to make. This week, Rich and Jack talk about the match between Spurs and Manchester Utd. Tottenham are still battling for the Premier League title and Manchester Utd are fighting for a top four finish which will mean Champions League qualification. Who will come out on top this time? Will United be distracted by their semi-final matches in the Europa League? This is also a page for you to discuss all the upcoming Premier League matches. This weekend sees some big matches in the Premier League and we want you to discuss all the matches in the comments section below. Make your prediction and practise your English skills on the website: http://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/fans/predictions/spurs-v-manchester-utd

In this week's Premier Skills English podcast, Rich and Jack talk about the latest news from the Premier League and an amazing goal by Liverpool's Emre Can. They also talk cars and driving. This week, the language focus is on vocabulary you need to talk about cars and driving a car. As always, we have a new football phrase for you to guess and announce our Player of the Week. Enjoy! Find language activities, a quiz that checks your understanding, a discussion and the transcript on the website: http://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listen/podcasts/how-drive-car

Welcome to this week's Premier League Prediction! Every Monday we have a new prediction for you to make. This week Rich and Jack talk about the match between Arsenal and Manchester Utd. Both teams are fighting for a top four finish which will mean Champions League qualification. Matches between Jose Mourinho and Arsene Wenger are often interesting to watch. Who will come out on top this time? Predict the result, read the transcript and join the discussion on the website: http://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/fans/predictions/arsenal-v-manchester-utd

In this week's Premier Skills English podcast, Rich and Jack talk about the latest news from the Premier League and last weekend's FA Cup semi-finals. They also talk about Brighton & Hove Albion who will be playing in the Premier League for the first time after winning promotion. This week the language focus is on comparative and superlative structures as we talk about distances between some different Premier League football stadiums. As always, we have a new football phrase for you to guess and announce our Player of the Week. Enjoy! Find lots of free language activities, a quiz and a discussion on the podcast learning page: http://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listen/podcasts/whats-worse-finding-worm-your-apple

Welcome to this week's Premier League Prediction! Every Monday we have a new prediction for you to make. This week Rich and Jack talk about the North London Derby. Tottenham take on Arsenal in a clash between two local rivals. But, there is more than local pride to play for. Arsenal are trying to finish in the top four to qualify for the Champions League and Spurs are chasing Chelsea in the race for the Premier League title. We also take a look at phrases that use extreme adjetives such as '...it's an absolutely massive match.' Find the transcript and make your prediction here: http://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/fans/predictions/north-london-derby

In this week's Premier Skills English podcast, Rich and Jack talk about the latest news from the Premier League and also look forward to this weekend's FA Cup semi-finals. This week is English Language Day which is celebrated by the UN so we also speak about English and why many people think it is important to learn it. We listen to two Premier League players and they say why they think English is so important, too. As always, we have a new football phrase for you to guess and announce our Player of the Week. Enjoy! Find activities, a quiz, discussion and the transcript on the website: http://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listen/podcasts/english-language-day

Welcome to this week's Premier League Prediction! Every Monday we have a new prediction for you to make. This week Rich and Jack talk about the FA Cup semi finals at Wembley Stadium. Join the discussion and make your prediction on the website: http://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/fans/predictions/fa-cup-semi-finals

In this week's Premier Skills English podcast, Rich and Jack talk about the latest news from the Premier League as the nominations for the PFA Player of the Year Award are announced. We also speak about football and music this week. What are the most well known football songs in the Premier League? The language focus is on different ways that music can help you when learning English. We also have a new football phrase for you to guess and announce our Player of the Week. Enjoy! You can find all the free activities that go with this podcast, on the website: http://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listen/podcasts/five-ways-music-can-help-your-english

In this week's Premier Skills English podcast, Rich and Jack talk about two rounds of action from the Premier League and talk about some phrases that can help you spot a fake football fan. The language focus is on 'should' and 'shouldn't'. We also have a new football phrase for you to guess. Enjoy! Find all the activities and the discussion on the website http://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listen/podcasts/how-spot-fake-fan

Welcome to this week's Premier League Prediction! Every Monday we have a new prediction for you to make. This week Rich and Jack talk about Chelsea and the Premier League 'run in'. This week's Premier League prediction is Chelsea's visit to Bournemouth. Join the discussion and make your vote count: http://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/fans/predictions/bournemouth-v-chelsea