Below is a list of listening reports called ‘the language of…’ in which we focus on the words and phrases from one area of the game, so for example, the language of transfers, the language of offside, the language of referees, the language of diving, as well as language about different positions on the pitch. All these reports have an audio file, a transcript and some vocabulary support with many of them also having worksheets with answers – great for testing out your knowledge of football words and phrases. Don’t forget, that we also have hundreds of explanations about other kinds of football language in our football glossary. If you have questions or comments about this or any other phrase then email us at: admin@languagecaster.com.
On today’s football language listening post we look at some words and phrases connected to when a team is knocked out of a cup competition - the language of elimination.
On today’s football language listening post we look at some words and phrases connected to creating chances in football and in particular the verbs, 'to fashion'; 'to set up' and 'to conjure up'.
The Language of Postponements and Cancellations: In this football language post we explain some of the language connected to postponements and cancellations...
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!
Quiz: The Language of Football Passes - How much do you know about the language of passing in football? What's a 'one-two'? How about a 'hospital pass' and is there such a thing as a '50-50 pass'? Try our quiz below and find out about different types of phrases to use when describing passes.
This week's listening report is the language of misses. In football the aim is to score goals, but more often than not, a shot will miss, not find the net.
Setting up goals: Last week, we looked at the language of scoring goals and this week we continue, but we focus on how to describe setting up the goal.
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Below is a list of listening reports called ‘the language of…’ in which we focus on the words and phrases from one area of the game, so for example, the language of transfers, the language of offside, the language of referees, the language of diving, as well as language about different positions on the pitch. All these reports have an audio file, a transcript and some vocabulary support with many of them also having worksheets with answers – great for testing out your knowledge of football words and phrases. Don’t forget, that we also have hundreds of explanations about other kinds of football language in our football glossary. If you have questions or comments about this or any other phrase then email us at: admin@languagecaster.com.
Welcome to the website that helps students interested in football improve their English language skills. Football fans can practise with lots of free language resources, including football-language podcasts and our huge football-language glossary.