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 is on his own because Rich is on holiday. Jack talks about some of the latest updates at the Premier League including new managers, a new stadium and some new Laws of the Game.

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This Week explores some of the biggest stories from the Premier League and the world of football and focuses on the most interesting vocabulary.



In this episode, Jack talks about Arsenal’s loss to Villa at home, Newcastle’s emphatic defeat of Spurs at St James’ Park and Liverpool’s slip up to Palace at Anfield.



You can read the transcript and complete the language challenge on the page for this podcast on the Premier Skills English website by visiting Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > This Week > This Week: The upper hand


This Week: The upper hand

This Week explores some of the biggest stories from the Premier League and the world of football and focuses on the most interesting vocabulary.



In this episode, Jack talks about Kevin De Bruyne’s achievement at City, a bittersweet moment for Leandro Trossard and disappointment for both teams in a thriller at Villa Park.



You can read the transcript and complete the language challenge on the page for this podcast on the Premier Skills English website by visiting Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > This Week > This Week: A bittersweet victory


This Week: A bittersweet victory

This Week explores some of the biggest stories from the Premier League and the world of football and focuses on the most interesting vocabulary.



In this episode, Jack talks about one of the most exciting matches of the season so far when Newcastle welcomed West Ham.



You can read the transcript and complete the language challenge on the page for this podcast on the Premier Skills English website by visiting Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > This Week > This Week: Up for grabs


This Week: Up for grabs

This Week explores some of the biggest stories from the Premier League and the world of football and focuses on the most interesting vocabulary.



In this episode, as there have been no Premier League matches, Jack talks about some interesting stories from the world of football.



You can read the transcript and complete the language challenge on the page for this podcast on the Premier Skills English website by visiting Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > This Week > This Week: Make or break


This Week: Make or break

This Week explores some of the biggest stories from the Premier League and the world of football and focuses on the most interesting vocabulary.



In this episode, Jack talks about Brentford’s trip to Turf Moor to take on Burnley in a match that both teams were desperate to win. 



You can read the transcript and complete the language challenge on the page for this podcast on the Premier Skills English website by visiting Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > This Week > This Week: A glimmer of hope


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