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Listening Practice Report: From the archives – Johan Cruyff

March 24, 2020 by grell Leave a Comment

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March the 24th 2016 saw the passing of one of the greatest footballers ever – Johan Cruyff. To remember this great player, this week’s listening practice report is an adapted report from our archives. The post was originally published on May 1, 2011 as part of our World Cup Stars series. You can find explanations of key vocabulary (in bold) at the end of the post. You can listen to the podcast by clicking on the file below – you can also subscribe and listen to all our football-language podcasts – there are hundreds of them!

Listening Practice: Euro 2016 Preview – Group E

June 11, 2016 by grell Leave a Comment

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http://media.blubrry.com/footballlanguage/p/languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/main.euro2016groupE.110616.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 3:24 — 1.6MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | TuneIn | RSS | MoreThe European Championships have finally started and we continue our series of previews, spotlighting Group E, may pundits’ group of death. This group has Belgium, Sweden, the Republic of Ireland, […]

Listening Practice: Euro 2016 Preview – Group D

June 10, 2016 by Learn English through Football Leave a Comment

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The European Championships are about to start and so today in our series of previews we focus on Group D which includes current holders Spain, dark horses Turkey and Croatia as well as the Czech Republic.

Listening Practice: Euro 2016 Preview – Group C

June 8, 2016 by Learn English through Football Leave a Comment

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We continue with our preview of the European Championship taking place in France by looking at Group C which includes favourites Germany, dark horses Poland, Ukraine and outsiders Northern Ireland.

Listening Practice: Euro 2016 Preview – Group B

June 7, 2016 by Learn English through Football Leave a Comment

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Euro 2016 Preview – Group B: With the 2016 European Championships about to start we continue with our preview by focusing on Group B which includes England, Russia, Slovakia and Wales.

Listening Practice: Euro 2016 Preview – Group A

June 6, 2016 by Learn English through Football 1 Comment

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Today’s listening practice looks at group A with hosts France, Romania, Albania and Switzerland.

Listening Practice: 2016 Copa América Centenario

June 3, 2016 by Learn English through Football Leave a Comment

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2016 Copa América Centenario: It’s 100 years since the founding of the South American football federation CONMEBOL and so to celebrate this…

Listening Practice Report: 2016 Champions League Preview

May 28, 2016 by Learn English through Football 1 Comment

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2016 Champions League Preview: This weekend in Milan sees the final of the Champions League between two rivals from Madrid: Atlético and Real

Listening Report: 2016 Cup Finals Across Europe

May 21, 2016 by Learn English through Football 3 Comments

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On this week’s listening report we preview all seven matches and even offer a prediction or two!

Main Listening Report: The Two Big European Cup Competitions

May 15, 2016 by grell Leave a Comment

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Listening Report: CL Football Crests

April 30, 2016 by grell 1 Comment

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Listening Practice: The Race for the PL Title

April 16, 2016 by grell Leave a Comment

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Listening Practice: 2016 Champions League Quarter-finals

April 8, 2016 by Learn English through Football Leave a Comment

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Listening Practice Report: Irish Football Stars

March 18, 2016 by Learn English through Football Leave a Comment

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It’s St Patrick’s Day (March 17th) which, of course, is the Irish national day, so on this week’s listening practice report we take a look at some of the best ever Irish footballers.

Listening Practice Report: 2016 FA Cup Quarter-finals

March 12, 2016 by Learn English through Football Leave a Comment

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This week’s listening practice report looks at the 2016 FA Cup quarter-finals that are taking place this weekend.

Listening Practice Report: 2016 Europa League Last 16 Previews

March 5, 2016 by Learn English through Football Leave a Comment

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2016 Europa League Last 16 Previews: This week’s listening practice report looks ahead to some of the big games from the Europa League…

Listening Report: 2016 League Cup Final

March 2, 2016 by Learn English through Football Leave a Comment

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This week’s listening practice report looks at this year’s Capital One League Cup final between Liverpool and Manchester City.

Listening Practice: The Basque Derby

February 21, 2016 by Learn English through Football Leave a Comment

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This week’s listening practice report focuses on one of the big games in Spanish football – the Basque derby between Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad.

Listening Practice: 2015-16 Serie A and Premier League Showdowns

February 13, 2016 by Learn English through Football Leave a Comment

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http://media.blubrry.com/footballlanguage/p/languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016Listening_PremierLeagueShowdown.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 3:19 — 6.1MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | TuneIn | RSS | MoreSubscribe This week’s listening practice report focuses on the big games taking place this weekend in Italy and in England. The top four teams in both […]