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Jack Radford

Learn English with the British Council and Premier League

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 three matches from last weekend’s action and has a special Christmas treat for you.

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: Twelve days of festive football

This week - Twelve days of festive football

In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Jack kicks off a new series focusing on English for players, English for fans watching the Premier League on TV and English for visitors to the UK who come to see a match. 

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 League British Council > English > Podcasts > Learning Vocabulary

New Premier Skills English Podcast series - Kick off

This week's Premier Skills English Podcast focuses on English for players; the language that players need. In this episode, Jack talks about communication skills, specifically language and skills that players need to give and receive instructions on the pitch and also leadership language that captains, key players and coaches need.

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 League British Council > English > Podcasts > Speaking skills > English for players: On-pitch communication

Premier Skills English - English for players - On-pitch communication

This week's Premier Skills English Podcast focuses on language that will help you understand match commentary on TV. If you are watching a Premier League match and the commentary is in English, if you know what to expect, hopefully, this will make the commentary easier to understand. 

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 League British Council > English > Podcasts > This week > The language of commentary

English for fans - The language of commentary

This week's Premier Skills English Podcast focuses on language that you will need if you travel to the UK to watch a match. The focus of today’s lesson is language related to travelling by plane. 

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 League British Council > English > Podcasts > Travel and tourism > English for fans visiting the UK - The language of airports

English for fans visiting the UK - The language of airports

In this episode, Jack focuses on language for footballers. This is the first of five podcasts that focus on tactics and some advanced football English that you need to talk about tactics and approaches to tactics. 

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 League British Council > English > Podcasts > English for footballers: Tactics - Total Football

English for footballers: Tactics - Total Football

In this episode, Jack focuses on language for footballers. This is the second of five podcasts that focus on tactics and some advanced football English that you need to talk about tactics and approaches to tactics.

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 League British Council > English > Podcasts > English for footballers: Tactics - Tiki-Taka

English for footballers: Tactics - Tiki-Taka

In this episode, Jack focuses on language for footballers. This is the third of five podcasts that focus on tactics and some advanced football English that you need to talk about tactics and approaches to tactics.

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 League British Council > English > Podcasts > English for footballers: Tactics - Counter-attacking

English for footballers: Tactics - Counter-attacking

In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Jack and Rich focus on grammar and take a look at the second conditional and Jack talks about the team he supports: Arsenal. Your task is to imagine you are a Premier League footballer and tell us the team you would play for and how your life would be different. You will do this by using the second conditional, of course! Don't forget to listen to the end of the podcast because we have a new football phrase for you to guess, too. Enjoy!

Complete the lesson on Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > Podcasts > Understanding Grammar - Second Conditional: Who do you support?

Understanding Grammar - Second Conditional: Who do you support?

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 and have lots of football English for you to learn.

Complete the lesson on Premier Skills English >Skills > Listen > Podcasts >This week - Matchweek 4: Plain Sailing

This week - Matchweek 4: Plain Sailing

In this week's Premier Skills English podcast, as it's nearly Halloween, Jack and Rich both have a spooky story to tell. The language focus is on grammar and narrative tenses but they also have lots of words and phrases connected to fear for you to learn. Your task is to re-tell Jack's scary story using narrative tenses. Don't forget to listen until the end of the podcast because we have a special frightening football phrase for you, too.

Complete the lesson on Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > Podcasts > Understanding Grammar: Scary Stories (Narrative Tenses)

Understanding Grammar - Scary Stories - Narrative Tenses

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