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Every week during the 2010-11 season, the languagecaster team explain a football phrase or cliché for learners of English who love the sport. This week we look at the phrase, ‘wake up call‘. You can read the transcript for this podcast below, while you can also check out our glossary of footballing phrases here and visit our site to access all our previous posts and podcasts. If you have any suggestions or questions then you can contact us at admin@languagecaster.com.
Transcript
This week’s English for football is the phrase ‘a wake up call‘. This phrase is sometimes used with the verb to receive; to receive a wake-up call. Basically, this means to get a shock, a warning, or an alarm, that warns that something needs to change quickly, that action to avoid disaster is needed. This week, Arsenal thrashed Premier League Champions, Chelsea, 3-1, which made it one win in six games for the Blues. The team and coach need to stop this bad run of form. The defeat was a wake-up call for Chelsea, Ancelotti received a wake up call. A wake up call
Example: Frank Lampard has admitted that England were given a wake up call. (Sky Sports.com)
Glossary
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