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Learn English Through Football Podcast: The last week!

May 13, 2018 by grell Leave a Comment

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Languagecaster Predictions: Liverpool v Brighton and Hove Albion

May 12, 2018 by grell Leave a Comment

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Learn English Through Football Podcast: Liverpool’s demolition job on Roma

April 29, 2018 by grell Leave a Comment

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What a week of football we’ve had! On the show today, Damon and Damian review the footballing news, including Liverpool’s demolition job on Roma and semi final blues. In the predictions section we focus on teams struggling to avoid the drop, and we have some football language, too – this week give the keeper the eyes.

Learn English Through Football Podcast: Tottenham v Manchester City

April 14, 2018 by grell Leave a Comment

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Languagecaster Predictions: Tottenham v Manchester City

April 12, 2018 by grell Leave a Comment

Tottenham v Manchester City: This weekend Tottenham host Manchester City. With the league wrapped up what kind of City will turn up? Will they want to stop the run of three losses on the bounce, or can Spurs take advantage of their poor form?

Languagecaster Predictions: Week 32 – London Derby

March 30, 2018 by grell Leave a Comment

There’s a big London Derby this Sunday as the Premier League swings back into action after the international break. It’s week 32 and Chelsea take on Tottenham in a key clash for both clubs.

Football Language: Draw Written All Over It

March 10, 2018 by grell Leave a Comment

Draw Written All Over It: This phrase is used when predicting a result of a football match. If you say, ‘This match has draw written all over it’, it means you are sure the result will be a draw.

Languagecaster Predictions: Week 30 – Manchester United v Liverpool

March 8, 2018 by grell Leave a Comment

This weekend sees second vs third in the Premier League. But more importantly than that it is the big rivals in the north west, Manchester United versus Liverpool.

Football Language: (to) Gift

March 3, 2018 by grell Leave a Comment

This phrase uses what is usually a noun, ‘gift’ as a verb, ‘to gift.’ If you gift someone something, you give them something, and in football this phrase is most often used with the object ‘ball’ or ‘goal.’

Language Predictions: Week 29 – Chelsea v Manchester City

March 2, 2018 by grell Leave a Comment

It’s the business end of the season and Chelsea v Manchester City is the big game at the weekend. There’s also Liverpool v Newcastle, a tie that traditionally serves up plenty of goals.

Languagecaster Predictions: Week 28 – Manchester United v Chelsea

February 22, 2018 by grell Leave a Comment

We’ve had a week off from the league but it’s back with a bang with Manchester United v Chelsea. This is second versus fourth and the race for the top four places is hotting up. Tottenham have a London derby – north versus south, as they travel to Crystal Palace. And it’s a crunch match for […]

Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2017-18 Blues v Gunners

September 16, 2017 by grell Leave a Comment

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Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2017-18 Blues v Gunners: The Champions League and Europa League group stages have kicked off, club football is in full swing in Europe, while in Asia the Asian Champions League reaches the semi-final stage. We look at stories from those competitions on this week’s podcast, bring you some English for football phrases…