all Archives - Languagecaster.com

Football Glossary: All (Two All)

August 11, 2012 by Learn English through Football Leave a Comment

When talking about football results this means ‘the same as’ or ‘equal’ and is used when teams draw a game: for example, 1-1 = One all

Week 10: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

October 15, 2009 by grell Leave a Comment

The World Cup qualifiers dominate this week’s The Good, the Bad and the Ugly section of our podcast with Diego Maradona, in particular, featuring large. Vocabulary support can be found for the words in bold at the foot of this post. The Good What more could you want from a game? Argentina met Peru, the […]

July 2, 2009 by grell Leave a Comment

Last week, saw the confederations Cup reach its climax with an exciting game seeing Brazil come from two goals down to beat the USA 3-2. The USA certainly impressed the worldwide audience by beating Spain and going close against the South American powerhouse. Perhaps their world ranking of 12 is merited. In other news, it […]

Teaching Ideas: The Copa Libertadores – Nationality Adjectives

June 22, 2009 by grell Leave a Comment

[print_link] | Teaching Ideas Last week we looked at South Africa, this week we visit South America and the continent’s biggest club competition the Copa Libertadores. As you read the post, look at the names of countries and the nationality adjectives. Then try the quiz to check your knowledge. The semi-final places were decided this […]

June 18, 2009 by grell Leave a Comment

As Real Madrid continue to build their new dream team, other teams are beginning to make moves in the transfer market, World Cup qualifiers continue – good news for North Korea (a 0-0 draw against saudi Arabia sees them through to the World Cup), not so good for Argentina (they lie fourth in the South […]

Podcast 43: A Quick Look Back at 2008-2009

June 6, 2009 by grell 7 Comments

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 14:20 — 7.3MB) | Embed

Podcast 41: The Winners!

May 22, 2009 by grell Leave a Comment

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 15:01 — 6.9MB) | Embed

Week 40: The Copa Libertadores

May 14, 2009 by grell Leave a Comment

Download the latest podcast – The Copa Libertadores It’s the 50th anniversary of the biggest football competition south of the equator. and languagcester takes a look at the Copa Libertadores and makes a bold prediction. Download the latest free worksheets and transcripts here. Check out this week’s predictions. Can you do better? Automatically receive the […]

Week 39: The Bundesliga run-in

May 8, 2009 by Learn English through Football Leave a Comment

Download the latest podcast – The Bundesliga run-in There are only four games left in the Bundesliga and still five teams can win the title. This week’s podcast focuses on the final run-in to an action-packed season in Germany and looks at the battles at the top and the bottom of the league. Download the […]

Podcast 39: Bundesliga run-in

May 7, 2009 by grell Leave a Comment

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 16:12 — 7.5MB) | Embed

Week 39: The good, the bad and the ugly

May 6, 2009 by Learn English through Football Leave a Comment

[print_link] Barcelona in the Bernabeu and back from the brink, Birmingham bounce back and bad boy Barton all feature on this week’s good, the bad and the ugly section of languagecaster’s football podcast. Click on the links below to find out more on all of these stories. Explanations of key vocabulary (in bold) can be […]

Week 38: Barcelona and Real Madrid (with question)

May 3, 2009 by grell Leave a Comment

Download the latest podcast – Barcelona and Real Madrid A look at the rivalry between these two giants of Spanish football. The two teams have met 157 times with Real Madrid coming out top 68 times to Barca’s 59. Download the latest worksheets and transcripts here. Check out this week’s predictions. Can you do better? […]

…when football was born

May 2, 2009 by Pim 2 Comments

I hope that Chelsea won’t get to the UEFA Champions League final because it would be the victory of speculative football against wonderful football. In these days, we all know where excessive speculation has taken us, to a big fallout. Don’t let Chelsea mess up such a beautiful game like Barça’s

Week 38: Barcelona and Real Madrid

May 2, 2009 by grell Leave a Comment

Week 38: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

April 28, 2009 by Learn English through Football Leave a Comment

[print_link] Boring Champions League semis, the race for La Liga title, injuries, empty stadiums, and a big name biting the dust all feature on this week’s good, the bad and the ugly section of languagecaster’s football podcast. Click on the links below to find out more on all of these stories. Explanations of key vocabulary […]

Week 37: The Premier League Title race

April 25, 2009 by grell Leave a Comment

Download the latest podcast – The Premier League Run in Download the latest worksheets and transcripts here. Check out this week’s predictions. Can you do better? Listen to the podcast, read the posts, then leave a comment. ********************************************************************************** The latest football news – The good, the bad and the ugly Andrei Arshavin’s fantastic display against […]