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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.

2013-14 Listening Report: Who will win Ligue 1?

September 20, 2013 by Learn English through Football Leave a Comment

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On this week’s main listening report (with worksheet) we focus on Ligue 1 in France and wonder which teams will challenge for the title.

Languagecaster Predictions: Title deciders, Argentina, the Champions League Final and more

May 9, 2012 by grell Leave a Comment

The European season is reaching its climax and languagecaster is coming to the end of the predictions battle, too. Some fantastic games this week to look forward to!

Languagecaster Predictions:

November 23, 2011 by grell Leave a Comment

Some cracking games this week from around Europe, including two of the biggest rivalries around – one from Germany and one from France.

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Dortmund, Technology and French Racism Row

May 5, 2011 by Learn English through Football Leave a Comment

Congratulations to Dortmund on winning the Bundesliga title, poor refereeing decisions allow Chelsea a chance of catching Man Utd in England, while a racism row is brewing in France. These stories appear on this week’s good, bad and ugly – for all learners of English who love football.

Main Listening Report: The run-in in Europe

April 8, 2011 by grell Leave a Comment

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http://media.blubrry.com/footballlanguage/p/languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/pod35main1011.mp3Podcast (podcast2): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 7:24 — 6.8MB) | Embed[print_link] | Subscribe: Main Listening Report | Complete List Here We are well into April now and leagues around Europe are entering the final stretch of the title races. This week, languagecaster takes a look at the five big leagues and which […]

Main Listening Report: Preview of Euro 2012 Qualifiers

March 23, 2011 by Learn English through Football 1 Comment

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World Cup Phrase of the Day: To Implode

June 23, 2010 by grell Leave a Comment

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Implode is a word used to describe a team, or team performance that is so bad it damages the chances of the team…

Main Report 14: Ireland vs France

November 12, 2009 by Learn English through Football 2 Comments

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Week 38: Predictions (DB 164-170 DF)

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

[print_link] With only a few weeks remaining the predictions battle between Damon and Damian is still neck and neck. This week, we feature two big games between teams at the top and bottom of the league in England, the Madrid-Barca derby in Spain, as well as important matches from the top of the Bundesliga, Serie […]

Week 36: Predictions (DB 150-156 DF)

April 15, 2009 by Learn English through Football Leave a Comment

[print_link] Another important week in football all around the world as we approach the business end to the season in Europe and South America. The English FA Cup semi-finals, possible title deciders from the Premier League, Ligue 1 in France, the Bundesliga in Germany and Italy’s Serie A, as well as one of the world’s […]

Week 32: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

March 19, 2009 by grell Leave a Comment

[print_link] Stories from England, France, Argentina, Iraq and Brazil all feature on this week’s good, the bad and the ugly on 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 found at the foot of the page. The Good […]

Week 27: Vocabulary

February 13, 2009 by grell Leave a Comment

[print_link] Learn some of the words and phrases from languagecaster’s Good, Bad and Ugly section of the podcast. For more English practice check out our worksheets, football glossary and English for football phrases. Outfielder: all players except the goalkeeper on a football team Example: David Beckham receives his 108th cap for England. That equals Bobby […]

2009 Week 27: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly – International Friendlies

February 12, 2009 by grell Leave a Comment

International Friendlies

Week 22: Predictions

January 7, 2009 by grell Leave a Comment

Some interesting games this week in languagecaster’s predictions competition: derbies in the Premier league and some important clashes at the top of the leagues in Spain, France, England and Italy. [TABLE=112]

Podcast 17: The Ballon D’Or

December 4, 2008 by grell Leave a Comment

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The good, the bad and the Ugly – Summer podcast 4

June 19, 2008 by grell Leave a Comment

The Good It’s been a great tournament so far with only a few dull games – one was the Greece vs Sweden encounter. Favourites (Germany) knocked back a bit, dark horses (Russia, Croatia, Turkey) providing the surprise element, and good attacking football by the ‘bigger’ teams (Spain, Portugal and Holland. The games are proving popular […]

2008 Summer Podcast 2 – Euro 2008 week 1

June 10, 2008 by grell Leave a Comment

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Euro 2008 Predictions

June 7, 2008 by Learn English through Football 22 Comments

So which team do you think will win Euro 2008? How about the dark horses? Which team will underachieve and who will be the player of the tournament? Simply click on the comment link at the foot of the post and tell us your predictions for Euro 2008 which we will then add to the […]