Learn English With The British Council And Premier League

  • Author: Vários
  • Narrator: Vários
  • Publisher: Podcast
  • Duration: 128:12:55
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Synopsis

Premier Skills English is a website from the British Council and Premier League for people who are learning English and love football. If you want to know more, get in touch at premierskills@britishcouncil.org.

Episodes

  • This Week: Blood in the Water

    22/03/2022 Duration: 17min

    This Week is a weekly round-up of Premier League action on Premier Skills English where the focus is English vocabulary from the stories. Visit the podcast page on Premier Skills English to read the transcript and leave your answers to the football phrase: Premier Skills English > Listen > This Week: Blood in the water

  • This Week: Make the most of it

    15/03/2022 Duration: 14min

    This Week is a weekly round-up of Premier League action on Premier Skills English where the focus is English vocabulary from the stories.

  • Learning Vocabulary - International Women's Day

    08/03/2022 Duration: 27min

    Jack interviews Jess who works on the British Council's International Women's Day campaign.  Complete the activities sand join the discussion in the comments on Premier Skills English > Podcasts > Learning Vocabulary > International Women's Day

  • This Week: A Rollercoaster Week

    01/03/2022 Duration: 17min

    This Week is a weekly round-up of Premier League action on Premier Skills English where the focus is English vocabulary from the stories.

  • Learning Vocabulary - Storm Eunice

    20/02/2022 Duration: 20min

    Jack talks about the impact of Storm Eunice and looks at vocabulary related to extreme weather.

  • This Week: Seal the win

    15/02/2022 Duration: 16min

    This Week is a weekly round-up of Premier League action on Premier Skills English where the focus is English vocabulary from the stories.

  • This Week: A proper fairy tale

    08/02/2022 Duration: 17min

    This Week is a weekly round-up of Premier League action on Premier Skills English where the focus is English vocabulary from the stories.

  • Learning Vocabulary - Lionheart of Scaredy-cat

    05/02/2022 Duration: 14min

    Jack and Rowan complete a personality quiz in a magazine to find out if he is as brave as a lion ... or not. Complete the activities sand join the discussion in the comments on Premier Skills English > Podcasts > Learning Vocabulary > Lionheart or Scaredy-cat

  • This Week - Transfer Deadline Day

    01/02/2022 Duration: 16min

    Jack talks about some of the latest signings in the Premier League and goes through the answers from the Premier League Quiz. You can find the transcript and a language task on the podcast page on Premier Skills English> Skills > Listen > This Week > This week - Transfer Deadline Day

  • Premier Skills English - Premier League Quiz

    30/01/2022 Duration: 09min

    This week, test your knowledge of the Premier League by trying to answer the questions in the Premier League Quiz.

  • This Week - Pulling the strings

    25/01/2022 Duration: 15min

    This week features three stories and some interesting vocabulary from the world of football. You can find the transcript and a language task on the podcast page on Premier Skills English> Skills > Listen > This Week > This week - Pulling the strings

  • Speaking Skills - Buying a football shirt

    24/01/2022 Duration: 16min

    Jack is shopping for a football shirt for his son. Listen to the dialogue and then try to join in.

  • This week - Hit the ground running

    17/01/2022 Duration: 15min

    This week, Jack talks about new signings at Watford, a rising star at Crystal Palace and Leeds United's Raphina's work ethic.

  • Understanding Grammar - New Year's Resolutions

    31/12/2021 Duration: 12min

    Jack makes some New Year's Resolutions and talks about the language.

  • Understanding Grammar - Christmas Present Perfect

    22/12/2021 Duration: 14min

    In this episode of the Premier Skills English Podcast, Jack and Rowan talk about Christmas shopping and the language focus is the present perfect.

  • Understanding Grammar - Narrative Tenses

    08/12/2021 Duration: 12min

    Rowan tells Jack an anecdote about a time she met a famous person. The language focus is narrative tenses: past simple, past continuous, past perfect simple and past perfect continuous. Visit the podcast page on Premier Skills English to read the transcript, complete some practice activities and the task and join in the discussion at Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > Podcasts > Understanding Grammar - Narrative Tenses

  • Enterprise English - A New Leader

    29/11/2021 Duration: 15min

    In this episode of the Premier Skills English Podcast, Rowan asks Jack for some help to choose a new captain for the team she coaches. Visit the podcast page on Premier Skills English to read the transcript, complete some practice activities and the task and join in the discussion at Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > Podcasts > Enterprise English - A New Leader

  • The Environment - An Interview with Colm

    16/11/2021 Duration: 33min

    In this special episode of the Premier Skills English Podcast, Jack interviews Colm Downes about COP26 and the British Council's Climate Connection. Rowan tries to beat Jack's quiz and the vocabulary focus covers lots of important vocabulary related to the United Nations Climate Change Conference. 

  • Digital Literacy - Using Search Engines

    01/11/2021 Duration: 16min

    Jack is looking for a birthday present for his son and asks Rowan for help using a search engine to find the perfect gift. Visit the podcast page on Premier Skills English to read the transcript, complete some practice activities and the task and join in the discussion at Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > Podcasts > Digital Literacy - Using Search Engines

  • Understanding Grammar - What's changed?

    26/10/2021 Duration: 15min

    In this podcast, Jack interviews Rowan about her experiences playing and coaching football and the language focus is on ways to talk about the past and how things have changed.

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