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Week 32: Main Report – Ligue 1 The run in

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2010/03/19

[print_link] | Subscribe: Main Report This week we take a look at France's Ligue 1. You can listen to the report by clicking above while vocabulary support can be found for the words in bold at the foot of the post. Background There are 20 teams in Ligue 1 and the current title holders are Bordeaux, who halted Olympique Lyonnais' record run of seven straight titles victories last year. Every year, three teams are relegated and three promoted, and this year Lens, Montpellier and Boulogne

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Week 31: Main Report – 1950 World Cup

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2010/03/14

[print_link] | Subscribe: Main Report Continuing our World Cup countdown we feature one of the most dramatic tournaments to have taken place, the 1950 World Cup in Brazil in this week's main report. You can listen to the report by clicking above while vocabulary support can be found for the words in bold at the foot of the post. Background The 1950 World Cup was the first tournament to be held after the Second World War and as much of Europe's infrastructure had been destroyed, FIFA turned to

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Week 30: Main Report – India and Football

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2010/03/05

[print_link] | Subscribe: Main Report Last week, I visited Mumbai, India. Mumbai is arguably the most cosmopolitan city in India, the business centre, and home to 12 million Mumbaikers. While I was there I saw people walking around sporting Manchester United and AC Milan fake tops, Beckham T-shirts, and in the shop windows there are Chelsea, Man United, and Real Madrid school bags. Despite this, I hardly saw anybody playing football in the streets or in the many parks and beaches in the city

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Week 27: Main Report – Champions League 2010

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2010/02/13

[print_link] | Subscribe: Main Report The Champions League is back after a two-month break with the first-leg matches from the last 16 taking place this week. On this week's main report we preview these games and predict which teams should make it to the quarter-finals. You can listen to the report by clicking above while vocabulary support can be found for the words in bold at the foot of the post. Barcelona and Beckham The Champions League returns this week after a two-month break with the

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Main Report: Week 26 – The Premier League

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2010/02/05

[print_link] | Subscribe: Main Report Not long to go now in the Premier League, so it's a good chance to check out where the runners and riders are - who's on their way up and who's on their way down. Vocabulary support can be found for the words in bold at the foot of the post. Click above to listen! Twelve games remain in the Premier League and it now looks as if it is a two-horse race between Chelsea and holders Manchester United for the title. The London side currently lead by two points but

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Week 25: Main Report – La Liga

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2010/01/30

[print_link] | Subscribe: Main Report The Spanish League has reached the half way stage of the season - la primera vuelta - and so the languagecaster team thought it would be a good time to review what has been happening in La Liga and also to predict how it may all end in May. Vocabulary support can be found for the words in bold at the foot of the post. Listen to the report here Let's start at the top where the usual suspects can be found. Barcelona lead Real Madrid by 5 points and Valencia by

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Main Report: World Cup – Algeria

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2010/01/16

[print_link] | Subscribe: Main Report On this weeka€™s main report, we continue our look at some of the countries who have qualified for the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa. This week we feature one of the teams that made it through from the African section and who are also currently taking part in the Africa Cup of Nations, Algeria. Vocabulary support can be found for the words in bold at the foot of the post. Listen to the report here Transcript In qualifying for the South Africa World

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Main Report 20: Liverpool and Tottenham’s Seasons in...

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2009/12/24

[print_link] | Subscribe: Main Report Damon and Damian take a look back at the fortunes of their teams. The transcripts can be found below. Damian 2009 for the most part has been a good year for Tottenham. This time last year we were languishing in 15th place in the Premier League having had the club's worst start in its history and very much in a relegation dog fight. New manager Harry Rednapp had steadied the ship somewhat but there were still worries about the character of the team -

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Main Report 18: World Cup Draw Reaction

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2009/12/11

World Cup Draw Reaction: This week's main report takes a look back at the World Cup draw that took place in Cape Town last week and asks...

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Week 16: main Report – Slovakia

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2009/11/28

This week's main report looks at the World Cup newcomers, Slovakia. Independent since 1993, this small central-eastern European country is hoping to cause some surprises next year in South Africa. The transcript can be found below, while vocabulary support can be found for the words in bold at the foot of the post. Listen to the report here Slovakia, from Eastern Europe, was part of Czechoslovakia from 1918 until 1993, when it and and the Czech Republic became two countries in 1993. This is their

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Week 15: Main Report – The World Cup: English Fans

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2009/11/23

[print_link] | Subscribe: Main Report The World Cup qualifiers have finished and we interview two English fans, Simon and Tim, and ask them for their World Cup predictions. Listen to the report here You can also try our online listening quiz: Click here to listen to the report and answer listening comprehension questions. Before you listen, check that you understand these words: dark horse: outsider, not favourite, but may have a chance, may surprise unusual: not usual, strange, not

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Podcast 14: Can Ireland make it?

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2009/11/13

World cup play-offs take place this weekend and fans around the world will be crossing their fingers hoping for the result to go their way. On this week's show we listen to an Irish fan give his opinion on what might happen when Ireland play France over two legs. You can also: VS Read our football news review in the good, the bad and the ugly Check out a new football expression in English for Football Follow the weekly predictions battle between Damon and Damian in the Predictions

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Week 13 Main report: Folk Football

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2009/11/06

[print_link] | Subscribe: Main Report This week's main report looks at the earliest version of the Beautiful Game, Folk Football, which emerged during the Middle Ages in England. The transcript can be found below, while vocabulary support can be found for the words in bold at the foot of the post. Listen to the report here Introduction Football has often been described as the peoplea€™s game it is, after all, the most popular sport in the world with millions playing each week. But what are the

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Week 12: Main Report a€“ Honduran Football

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2009/11/01

[print_link] | Subscribe: Main Report On this main report, languagecaster takes a look at a team from the CONCACAF region that has qualified for the 2010 World Cup - Honduras. The transcript of the report is below. Listen to the main report here Transcript First a few facts and stats about Honduras. The capital is Tegucigalpa and the country has a population of roughly eight million people. Conquered by Spain in the early 16th century, who found large deposits of gold and silver, Honduras had

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Main Report: Week 9 World Cup Qualifiers

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2009/10/11

Listen to the report here Transcript Footballing superstars Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have much in common: known throughout the world as skillful players that can win a game single-handedly. Yet they also share the possibility that they may not appear in next year's World Cup finals. In addition, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Andre Arshavin, Luca Modric, Thierry Henry, Karim Benzema, Michael Ballack, Samuel Eto'o and Kun Aguero may not be playing in South Africa in June 2010. In this week's main report we are

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Week 1: Main Report

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2009/08/15

On this week's main report from languagecaster's podcast we find out from an Arsenal fan what he thinks of his team's chances this season. The transcript from the interview is below while you can listen by clicking here. Listen to this week's show here Transcript [print_link] DF: Now we have got Andy who is an Arsenal season ticket holder. We're going to be looking forward to the 2009-2010 season. Andy, how are you doing? Andy: I am doing very well thank you. DF: Good stuff and what are your

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Week 35: The Champions League quarter finals

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2009/04/10

This week, the Champions league quarter final first legs were played and languagecaster takes a look at what happened.In addition we: Review the football news in the Good, the Bad and the Ugly Introduce a new football expression in English for Football And continue the predictions battle in the Predictions competition For learners of English check out our new Football Language Resources page with: Football glossary (a huge collection of football vocabulary, football cliches and football

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Podcast 29: The Relegation Battles

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2009/02/26

The leagues in Europe are getting closer to the finishing line. Everyone wants to win at the start of the season, but now many clubs are just looking to avoid the drop. This week we look at the teams who are nervously hoping they don't drop down a division this summer. In addition we: Review the football news in the Good, the Bad and the Ugly Introduce a new football expression in English for Football And continue the predictions battle in the Predictions competition For learners of English

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Learners’ Podcast: Week 7 – The Premier League start

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2008/09/27

Five games have been played in the premier League and there's lots of talking points. On this week's show three fans of English football give their thoughts on the premier league start. For learners of English check out our Football Language Resources with: Worksheets and transcripts Vocabulary lists ** NEW ** Football language glossary Transcript Damon: OK guys thanks for coming. Ia€™ve got one question to kick off - Has it been an exciting start to the Premier league season? Tim: Oh, I

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Learner’s Podcast: Week 6 – The Champions League...

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2008/09/20

The Champions League group games started this week and languagecaster takes a look at how teams from la Liga and the Premier League fared. For learners of English check out our Football Language Resources with: Worksheets and transcripts Vocabulary lists ** NEW ** Football language glossary Transcript Damian - The Spanish Teams Spanish teams usually feature among the favourites at the start of every Champions League campaign, even though they've only provided one winner in the past six years:

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