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In this episode, Jack focuses on language for footballers. This is the fifth 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 - Fluid formations

In this episode, Jack focuses on language for footballers. This is the fourth 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 - High press

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 Liverpool, who have just been crowned Premier League champions. 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 > This Week: Liverpool are champions

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

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

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 

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

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

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

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

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 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 Spur’s surprising result at the Etihad and a south coast battle between Brighton and Bournemouth. 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: Off their game

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 trip to Newcastle, Nottingham Forest who hosted West Ham United and Aston Villa who took the trip to London to take on Tottenham Hotspur. 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: To build momentum

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 Manchester City who welcomed Southampton, Chelsea who hosted Newcastle United and Liverpool who travelled to London to take on Arsenal. 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 textbook corner kick

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 first loss of the season against Bournemouth and the controversial red card that gave Bournemouth the advantage. 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 well-worked goal