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Listening Report: World Cup 2014 – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

July 29, 2014 by Learn English through Football 2 Comments

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2014 World Cup Review: Here is the second in our series of short listening reports that look back at the Brazil 2014 World Cup. After looking at the fans in the previous report this time we ask what was the good, the bad and the ugly of the tournament.

World Cup 2014 Review: The Fans

July 20, 2014 by Learn English through Football Leave a Comment

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In the first of a series of short listening reports about the 2014 World Cup we take a look at some of the fans.

Listening Report: 2014 World Cup Week 1 Review

June 19, 2014 by Learn English through Football Leave a Comment

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The World Cup is a week old already and all the teams have played at least once so in this report from Brazil we review some of the best and worst so far of Brazil 2014.

World Cup Listening Report: What Will the World Cup Bring?

June 12, 2014 by grell Leave a Comment

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It is nearly time for the 2014 World Cup to kick off in Sao Paulo Brazil. Damian is on his way (the last I heard he was stuck in Sao Paulo airport on his way to Recife) and it’s about time we made a few predictions on how the tournament will turn out.

World Cup 2014 Reading Report: Group C

June 11, 2014 by Learn English through Football Leave a Comment

World Cup 2014 Listening Report: Group C: In the third of a series of listening worksheets to help you practice your English we focus on Group C which includes Colombia, Greece, Ivory Coast and Japan.

World Cup Listening Worksheet: Group B

June 8, 2014 by Learn English through Football Leave a Comment

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World Cup 2014 Listening Worksheet: Group B. In the second of a series of listening worksheets to help you practice your English we focus on Group B which includes Spain, Holland, Chile and Australia.

World Cup 2014 Listening Worksheet: Group A

May 29, 2014 by Learn English through Football Leave a Comment

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Listening Worksheet: Group A In the first of a series of listening worksheets to help you practice your English we focus on Group A which includes Brazil, Croatia, Mexico and Cameroon.

Listening Report: 2013-14 Season Review

May 25, 2014 by Learn English through Football Leave a Comment

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2013-14 Season Review: After almost 11 months the 2013-14 European season has finally come to an end and so in this week’s report we take a quick look back at some of the winners and losers of the past season.

Main Listening Report: Languagecaster FA Cup Review

May 17, 2014 by Learn English through Football Leave a Comment

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On this week’s main report we take a look back at some of the previous reports we have done here at Languagecaster.com on the FA Cup.

Main Listening Report: World Cup Memorable Moments

May 3, 2014 by grell Leave a Comment

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What’s your favourite World Cup moment? Languagecaster’s main listening report brings two fans’ memorable moments.

Main Listening Report: Football Language – Getting Fired

April 26, 2014 by Learn English through Football Leave a Comment

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With the recent sacking of Manchester United boss David Moyes we take a look at some of the words and phrases used when a manager loses his or her job.

Listening Report: World Cup Stars – Maradona (From the Archives)

April 19, 2014 by grell Leave a Comment

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It’s World Cup year and on this week’s Listening Report we have chosen a report from our archives on World Cup stars. This report is on Maradona, arguably one of the best football players ever.

Main Listening Report: Who Will Win 2014 La Liga Title?

April 12, 2014 by Learn English through Football 4 Comments

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After last week’s report on the English Premier League run-in we focus this week on Spain’s title race in which three teams are battling for the 2014 La Liga.