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PODCAST

Learn English with the British Council and Premier League

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 premierskills@britishcouncil.org.

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15:29

Learning Vocabulary - Health and Fitness

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2018/02/22

In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Jack and Rich talk about the language of health and fitness. They roleplay three different situations and introduce lots of different phrases about diet and fitness. We also ask you to discuss health: What is more important for a healthy lifestyle? Diet or exercise?Premier Skills English Podcast: Learning Vocabulary - Health and Fitness

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13:59

Understanding Grammar - What would you do?

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2018/02/14

In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Jack and Rich talk about the language of dilemmas or difficult choices. They talk about situations that footballers face on the pitch and situations that everybody might face off the pitch. Rich and Jack talk about what you should do and what they would do in different dilemmas. Do you know how to use should and would when speaking about difficult choices? This podcast is also part of our current activity week. This is lesson four. If you want to find

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9:43

This week - Matchweek 27

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2018/02/12

Welcome to This Week from Premier Skills English, a weekly review of all the action from the Premier League for learners of English from across the globe. In This Week, Jack and Rich talk about all of the weekend's action in the Premier League; the big headlines and the main talking points. We also ask you to get involved; do you agree with Jack and Rich's choices of best player, best team and best match of Matchweek 27? Make your prediction for next week's big match and tell us how your club or

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16:13

Learning Vocabulary - Breaking the Ice

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2018/02/07

In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Jack and Rich talk about the language you need when you meet someone for the first time. They talk about informal and formal situations and focus on the informal and formal language you can use in different situations. When should you say, 'It's an absolute pleasure to meet you' and when should you say, 'Hey, How you doing?'. It can be difficult to break the ice so Jack and Rich roleplay three different situations where you might find yourself in the

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8:22

This week - Matchweeks 25 & 26

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2018/02/05

Welcome to This Week from Premier Skills English, a weekly review of all the action from the Premier League for learners of English from across the globe. In This Week, Jack and Rich talk about all of the weekend's action in the Premier League; the big headlines and the main talking points. We also ask you to get involved; do you agree with Jack and Rich's choices of best player, best team and best match of Matchweek 25 and 26? Make your prediction for next week's big match and tell us how your club

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13:34

Learning Vocabulary - 10 Phrasal Verbs connected to...

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2018/01/30

In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Jack and Rich talk about phrasal verbs that are connected to travelling. What time do you set off in the morning? Have you ever been late to check in at the airport? Phrasal verbs are difficult to learn but you can increase your vocabulary by learning and using them. In this podcast, we focus on ten phrasal verbs about travel and we share personal anecdotes to introduce the phrasal verbs. Your task is to share a travel experience using the phrasal verbs

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18:54

Speaking Exams - The Long Turn

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2018/01/24

In this week's Premier Skills English podcast, Rich and Jack talk about speaking exams. They focus specifically on the long turn which is the part in many international exams when the candidate has to speak alone for one to two minutes. Speaking exams can be difficult but there are things that you can practise to become better at them. Rich and Jack talk about the importance of using linking words to contrast ideas and the use of circumlocution strategies when you can't remember a specific word or

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9:54

This week - Matchweek 24

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2018/01/23

Welcome to This Week from Premier Skills English, a weekly review of all the action from the Premier League for learners of English from across the globe. In This Week, Jack and Rich talk about all of the weekend's action in the Premier League; the big headlines and the main talking points. We also ask you to get involved; do you agree with Jack and Rich's choices of best player, best team and best match of Matchweek 24? Make your prediction for next week's big match and tell us how your club or

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13:27

Listening Skills - Noisy Places

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2018/01/16

In this week’s Premier Skills English podcast, Rich and Jack talk about the problems that learners can have when they have to listen and respond in noisy places. Outside the classroom, life is rarely quiet! One of the most complicated tasks for learners is when they have to listen and respond in situations where there is a lot of noise e.g. a cafe, a football match, a town centre or wherever loud music might be playing. Jack and Rich roleplay some different situations to give you some practice and

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8:41

This week - Matchweek 23

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2018/01/15

Welcome to This Week from Premier Skills English, a weekly review of all the action from the Premier League for learners of English from across the globe. In This Week, Jack and Rich talk about all of the weekend's action in the Premier League; the big headlines and the main talking points. We also ask you to get involved; do you agree with Jack and Rich's choices of best player, best team and best match of Matchweek 23? Make your prediction for next week's big match and tell us how your club or

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9:28

This week - Festive Football

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2018/01/08

Welcome to This Week from Premier Skills English, a review of all the action from the Premier League for learners of English from across the globe. In This Week - Festive Football, Jack and Rich talk about all of the Premier League action over Christmas and the New Year; the big headlines and the main talking points. We also ask you to get involved; do you agree with Jack and Rich's choices of best player, best team and best match? Make your prediction for next week's big match and tell us how your

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12:02

Learning Vocabulary - Staying connected

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2018/01/05

In this week’s Premier Skills English podcast, Rich and Jack talk about how technology can bring people from all over the world closer together. The language focus is on language we use on social media. The task is to describe the advantages and disadvantages of always being online. There is a new football phrase for you to guess too. Enjoy!https://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listen/podcasts/learning-vocabulary-staying-connected

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9:56

Understanding Grammar - Making New Year's resolutions

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2017/12/30

In this week’s Premier Skills English podcast, Rich is making a New Year’s resolution and Jack gives him some advice. The language focus is on future forms to talk about resolutions and there is an activity to learn some phrasal verbs with up. The task is to make some resolutions of your own and there is a new football phrase for you to guess. Happy New Year!https://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listen/podcasts/understanding-grammar-making-new-years-resolutions

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14:14

Christmas Podcast - The language of giving and receiving

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2017/12/22

In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Jack and Rich are celebrating Christmas. The language focus is on the language we use when we give someone a present and the language we use when we receive a present. There is a special focus on phrases we might use when we don't like a present that we are given! Your task is to listen to Jack and Rich describing the presents that they give each other. You have to guess what the present is. As always, we also have a new football phrase for you to

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9:41

This week - Matchweeks 17 & 18

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2017/12/18

Welcome to This Week from Premier Skills English, a weekly review of all the action from the Premier League for learners of English from across the globe. In This Week, Jack and Rich talk about all of the weekend's action in the Premier League; the big headlines and the main talking points. We also ask you to get involved; do you agree with Jack and Rich's choices of best player, best team and best match of Matchweek 17 & 18? Make your prediction for next week's big match and tell us how your

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13:27

Learning Vocabulary - 10 Phrasal Verbs

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2017/12/14

In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Jack and Rich talk about phrasal verbs, why they are difficult to learn and how you can increase your vocabulary by learning and using them. They focus on ten phrasal verbs that are common but difficult to learn. Your task is to complete three dialogues using phrasal verbs that are introduced in this podcast. As always, we also have a new football phrase for you to guess. Enjoy!

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8:50

This week - Matchweek 16

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2017/12/11

Welcome to This Week from Premier Skills English, a weekly review of all the action from the Premier League for learners of English from across the globe. In This Week, Jack and Rich talk about all of the weekend's action in the Premier League; the big headlines and the main talking points. We also ask you to get involved; do you agree with Jack and Rich's choices of best player, best team and best match of Matchweek 16? Make your prediction for next week's big match and tell us how your club or

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13:51

Speaking Skills - Paying for things

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2017/12/08

In this week's Premier Skills English podcast, Rich and Jack help you with the language you need when you need to pay for things. Paying for something in a supermarket is easy but there are some situations when paying for things can be more difficult and you need to know some different phrases. In this podcast, Jack and Rich look at some of the phrases you need to pay for things on the phone, in a taxi, at a restaurant and on public transport. We also have a new football phrase for you to guess so

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11:12

This Week - Matchweek 14 & 15

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2017/12/04

Welcome to This Week from Premier Skills English, a weekly review of all the action from the Premier League for learners of English from across the globe. In This Week, Jack and Rich talk about all of the weekend's action in the Premier League; the big headlines and the main talking points. We also ask you to get involved; do you agree with Jack and Rich's choices of best player, best team and best match of Matchweek 14 & 15? Make your prediction for next week's big match and tell us how your

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16:42

Perfect Pronunciation - Consonant Sounds

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2017/12/01

In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Jack and Rich focus on pronunciation. They talk about five of the most difficult consonant sounds (sounds that are not vowels) in English. Jack and Rich give you lots of example sentences to practise and advice on how you can get better at making these sounds. Your task is to tell other listeners which consonant sounds are most difficult for speakers of your language to pronounce. At the end of the podcast, we have a new football phrase for you to

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