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This Week: World Cup Quiz

05 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This Week explores some of the biggest stories from the Premier League and the world of football and focuses on the most interesting vocabulary. In t...

This Week: History of the World Cup

25 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This Week explores some of the biggest stories from the Premier League and the world of football and focuses on the most interesting vocabulary. In t...

This Week: Adding insult to injury

15 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This Week explores some of the biggest stories from the Premier League and the world of football and focuses on the most interesting vocabulary. In ...

This Week: Singing in the rain

09 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This Week explores some of the biggest stories from the Premier League and the world of football and focuses on the most interesting vocabulary. In ...

This Week: An accomplished finish

04 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This Week explores some of the biggest stories from the Premier League and the world of football and focuses on the most interesting vocabulary.  In...

This Week: A comfortable win

27 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This Week explores some of the biggest stories from the Premier League and the world of football and focuses on the most interesting vocabulary.  In...

This Week - Fortune and Frustration

20 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This Week explores some of the biggest stories from the Premier League and the world of football and focuses on the most interesting vocabulary. In ...

This Week - Off the hook

12 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This Week explores some of the biggest stories from the Premier League and the world of football and focuses on the most interesting vocabulary. In ...

Premier Skills English - This Week - Playing for glory

04 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This Week explores some of the biggest stories from the Premier League and the world of football and focuses on the most interesting vocabulary. In ...

This Week - The youngest player

22 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This Week explores some of the biggest stories from the Premier League and the world of football and focuses on the most interesting vocabulary. In...

This Week: A Winning Streak

08 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This Week explores some of the biggest stories from the Premier League and the world of football and focuses on the most interesting vocabulary.  I...

Premier Skills English - This Week - A Record Victory

31 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This Week explores some of the biggest stories from the Premier League and the world of football and focuses on the most interesting vocabulary.  I...

This Week: A Topsy-turvy Weekend

24 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This Week explores some of the biggest stories from the Premier League and the world of football and focuses on the most interesting vocabulary.  I...

This Week - Up and running

17 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In This Week, Jack talks about the biggest stories from the Premier League and the world of football and looks at the most interesting vocabulary.  ...

This Week: Arsenal and Crystal Palace kick off the new season

10 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In This Week, Jack talks about the biggest stories from the Premier League and the world of football and looks at the most interesting vocabulary.  ...

This Week: Lionesses win it for England

02 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In This Week, Jack talks about the biggest story from the world of football and looks at the most interesting vocabulary.  Visit the podcast page on...

Listening Skills: Forest Green Rovers

25 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Premier Skills English podcast, Jack interview Rob Mant, the Programme Manager at Forest Green Rovers. 

This Week: England trounce Norway

14 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In This Week, Jack talks about some big transfers into the Premier League, Gabriel Jesus's move to Arsenal and a spectacular performance by the Englan...

This Week - Nottingham Forest Football Club

05 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In This Week, Jack talks about Nottingham Forest Football Club, one of the teams that have been promoted to the Premier League for the new season. Vi...

This Week: Fulham Football Club

29 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In This Week, Jack talks about Fulham Football Club, one of the teams that have been promoted to the Premier League for the new season. Visit the pod...

This Week: AFC Bournemouth

22 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In This Week, Jack talks about AFC Bournemouth, one of the teams that have been promoted to the Premier League for the new season. Visit the podcast ...

Learning English - Interview with Parwiz

09 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jack talks to Parwiz about his experiences learning English and moving to the UK from Afghanistan. Visit the podcast page on Premier Skills English t...

This Week: Manchester City are the Champions

25 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In This Week, Jack talks about Manchester City and the matches on Sunday that decided the Premier League title. Visit the podcast page on Premier Ski...

This Week: Get the job done

11 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In This Week, Jack talks about a ruthless performance by Manchester City, Liverpool failing to break through Spurs defence and Sam Kerr clinching the ...

This Week: Save of the season

05 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In This Week, Jack talks about Everton, Burnley and Leeds United; three teams in a battle for Premier League survival. Visit the podcast page on Prem...

This Week: Keeping their heads

27 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In This Week, Jack talks about Arsenal's young team, a Newcastle hero and Chelsea Women coping with the pressure. Visit the podcast page on Premier S...

This Week: Cool as a cucumber

19 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In This Week, Jack talks about Liverpool in the FA Cup, Leandro Trossard playing for Brighton and a legend in the making at Newcastle. Visit the podc...

This Week: Superman at Spurs

12 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In This Week, Jack talks about Chelsea's demolition of Southampton, Lloris saving the day for Spurs and a battle at the top between the league leaders...

This Week: Signing of the season

05 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This Week is a weekly round-up of Premier League action on Premier Skills English where the focus is English vocabulary from the stories. Visit the p...

Learning Vocabulary: Planet Super League

30 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jack interviews Rich Holmes, Head of Operations at Planet Super League and presents vocabulary you can use to talk about climate action. You can read...

This Week: Blood in the Water

22 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This Week is a weekly round-up of Premier League action on Premier Skills English where the focus is English vocabulary from the stories. Visit the p...

This Week: Make the most of it

15 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This Week is a weekly round-up of Premier League action on Premier Skills English where the focus is English vocabulary from the stories.

Learning Vocabulary - International Women's Day

08 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jack interviews Jess who works on the British Council's International Women's Day campaign.  Complete the activities sand join the discussion in the...

This Week: A Rollercoaster Week

01 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This Week is a weekly round-up of Premier League action on Premier Skills English where the focus is English vocabulary from the stories.

Learning Vocabulary - Storm Eunice

20 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jack talks about the impact of Storm Eunice and looks at vocabulary related to extreme weather.

This Week: Seal the win

15 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This Week is a weekly round-up of Premier League action on Premier Skills English where the focus is English vocabulary from the stories.

This Week: A proper fairy tale

08 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This Week is a weekly round-up of Premier League action on Premier Skills English where the focus is English vocabulary from the stories.

Learning Vocabulary - Lionheart of Scaredy-cat

05 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jack and Rowan complete a personality quiz in a magazine to find out if he is as brave as a lion ... or not. Complete the activities sand join the di...

This Week - Transfer Deadline Day

01 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jack talks about some of the latest signings in the Premier League and goes through the answers from the Premier League Quiz. You can find the transc...

Premier Skills English - Premier League Quiz

30 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, test your knowledge of the Premier League by trying to answer the questions in the Premier League Quiz.

This Week - Pulling the strings

25 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week features three stories and some interesting vocabulary from the world of football. You can find the transcript and a language task on the ...

Speaking Skills - Buying a football shirt

24 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jack is shopping for a football shirt for his son. Listen to the dialogue and then try to join in.

This week - Hit the ground running

17 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Jack talks about new signings at Watford, a rising star at Crystal Palace and Leeds United's Raphina's work ethic.

Understanding Grammar - New Year's Resolutions

31 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jack makes some New Year's Resolutions and talks about the language.

Understanding Grammar - Christmas Present Perfect

22 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Premier Skills English Podcast, Jack and Rowan talk about Christmas shopping and the language focus is the present perfect.

Understanding Grammar - Narrative Tenses

08 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Rowan tells Jack an anecdote about a time she met a famous person. The language focus is narrative tenses: past simple, past continuous, past perfect ...

Enterprise English - A New Leader

29 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Premier Skills English Podcast, Rowan asks Jack for some help to choose a new captain for the team she coaches. Visit the podc...

The Environment - An Interview with Colm

16 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this special episode of the Premier Skills English Podcast, Jack interviews Colm Downes about COP26 and the British Council's Climate Connection. R...

Digital Literacy - Using Search Engines

01 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jack is looking for a birthday present for his son and asks Rowan for help using a search engine to find the perfect gift. Visit the podcast page on ...

Understanding Grammar - What's changed?

26 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast, Jack interviews Rowan about her experiences playing and coaching football and the language focus is on ways to talk about the past an...

Digital Literacy - A Good Influence

12 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Premier Skills English Podcast, Jack's sister has a daughter who is approaching her 13th birthday. She's going to be getting he...

Learning Vocabulary - Rich's New Job - Part 3

07 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Rich is leaving the Premier Skills English Podcast. We are all very sad to see him go and wish him the best but we want to find out what he is going t...

Learning Vocabulary - Rich's new job - Part 2

06 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Rich is leaving the Premier Skills English Podcast. We are all very sad to see him go and wish him the best but we want to find out what he is going t...

This Week: A Solo Run

04 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to This Week from Premier Skills English, a weekly review of football action for learners of English from across the globe.  In This Week, Ja...

Learning Vocabulary - Rich's New Job - Part 1

01 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Rich is leaving the Premier Skills English Podcast. We are all very sad to see him go and wish him the best but we want to find out what he is going t...

This Week: Derby Delight

27 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to This Week from Premier Skills English, a weekly review of football action for learners of English from across the globe. In This Week, Rich...

The Environment - Game Zero - Part 3

23 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this Premier Skills English Podcast, Rich, Jack and Rowan go to Game Zero, the world's first net-zero carbon football match. This is part three of ...

This Week - Save the day

21 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to This Week from Premier Skills English, a weekly review of football action for learners of English from across the globe. In This Week, Rich...

The Environment - Game Zero - Part 2

20 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this Premier Skills English Podcast, Rich, Jack and Rowan go to Game Zero, the world's first net-zero carbon football match. The language focus is ...

The Environment - Game Zero - Part 1

17 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this Premier Skills English Podcast, Rich, Jack and Rowan go to Game Zero, the world's first net-zero carbon football match. The language focus is ...

This week - Dream Debuts

14 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to This Week from Premier Skills English, a weekly review of football action for learners of English from across the globe. In This Week, Rich...

Digital Literacy - Fake News - Part 2

13 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this Premier Skills English Podcast, Rowan and Jack are talking to Rich about what he shouldn't share online. The language focus is on words and ph...

Digital Literacy - Fake News - Part 1

12 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this Premier Skills English Podcast, Rich is sharing a football rumour online that is not true. The language focus is on words and phrases connecte...

This week - Premier League Predictions

08 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to This Week from Premier Skills English, a weekly review of football action for learners of English from across the globe. In This Week, Rich...

The Environment - Extreme Weather - Part 2

06 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this Premier Skills English Podcast, Rowan and Rich drive Jack home after his match is postponed because of a waterlogged pitch. The language focus...

The Environment - Extreme Weather - Part 1

03 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this Premier Skills English Podcast, Jack's football match is postponed because of the rain. The language focus is on words and phrases to describe...

This Week: Ronaldo Returns

01 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to This Week from Premier Skills English, a weekly review of football action for learners of English from across the globe. In This Week, Rich...

Digital Literacy - Using Technology - Part 3

23 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this Premier Skills English Podcast, Rich has some new headphones and is trying to connect them to his phone. He asks Rowan for some help. The lang...

Digital Literacy - Using Technology - Part 2

21 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this Premier Skills English Podcast, Jack has a problem with his mobile phone and asks Rowan for some help. As you already know, Rowan is a technic...

Digital Literacy - Using Technology - Part 1

20 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this Premier Skills English Podcast, Rich, Rowan and Jack start a series of podcasts on digital literacy. In this podcast, Rich has a problem with ...

This Week - Premier League Kick-off

17 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to This Week from Premier Skills English, a weekly review of football action for learners of English from across the globe. In This Week, Rich...

Football English - The Opposition

13 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Rowan and Jack are at home watching a match. The language focus is on words and phrases to talk about t...

This Week - What's new

10 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to This Week from Premier Skills English, a weekly review of football action for learners of English from across the globe. In This Week, Jack...

Football English - New Clubs - Part 3

07 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this Premier Skills English Podcast, we join Rich, Jack and Rowan on Radio UK where they are hosting a football phone-in show and asking football f...

Football English - New Clubs - Part 2

06 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this Premier Skills English Podcast, we join Jack, Rowan and Rich on Radio UK where they are hosting a football phone-in show and asking football f...

Football English - New Clubs - Part 1

05 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this Premier Skills English Podcast, we join Rich, Rowan and Jack on Radio UK where they are hosting a football phone-in show and asking football f...

This Week - Fantasy Football

03 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to This Week from Premier Skills English, a weekly review of football action for learners of English from across the globe. In This Week, Rich...

This week: The Big Football Quiz

27 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to This Week from Premier Skills English. This week, Rich and Jack host the first of their monthly football quizzes on Premier Skills English....

Football English - Fouls

23 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Rich and Jack are at home watching a match. They support different teams. The language focus is on word...

This Week Live - Pre-Season

20 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to This Week from Premier Skills English, a weekly review of football action for learners of English from across the globe. In This Week, Rich...

Learning Vocabulary - Flat hunting - Part 3

17 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this Premier Skills English Podcast, Jack decides whether to rent a room in his flat to Rowan or Rich. The language focus is on words and phrases w...

Learning Vocabulary - Flat hunting - Part 2

16 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this Premier Skills English Podcast, Rich is looking around a flat that he would like to rent but the landlord (Jack) is not so sure. The language ...

Learning Vocabulary - Flat hunting - Part 1

15 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this Premier Skills English Podcast, Rowan is looking around a flat that she would like to rent but the landlord (Jack) is not so sure. The languag...

This Week Live - Heartache & Joy

13 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to This Week from Premier Skills English, a weekly review of football action for learners of English from across the globe. In This Week, Rich...

The Environment - The three Rs - Recycle

09 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Rich, Rowan and Jack are tidying up after a party. The language focus is on words and phrases we can us...

The Environment - The three Rs - Reuse

08 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Rowan and Jack are on the way back from the shops. They are talking to Rich about the present he has bo...

The Environment - The three Rs - Reduce

07 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Rowan and Jack are helping Rich do the shopping for Rich's son's birthday party. They talk about what t...

This Week Live - Ambition

06 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to This Week from Premier Skills English, a weekly review of football action for learners of English from across the globe. In This Week, Rich...

Football English - Instructions

02 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Rich and Jack are at home watching a match. They are nervous as the match moves towards the final whist...

This Week Live - Knockout Stages

30 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to This Week from Premier Skills English, a weekly review of football action for learners of English from across the globe. In This Week, Rich...

Speaking Skills - Anecdotes

25 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Rich and Jack are hosting a radio phone-in on the topic of disastrous journeys. Rowan calls to talk abo...

This Week Live - Goals

24 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to This Week from Premier Skills English, a weekly review of football action for learners of English from across the globe. In This Week, Rich...

The Environment - Food

18 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Rich, Rowan and Jack are at a restaurant and they discuss their diets and what they know about where th...

This week live - Hit the target

14 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to This Week from Premier Skills English, a weekly review of football action for learners of English from across the globe. In This Week, Rich...

Speaking Skills - Invitations

11 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Rowan, Jack and Rich organise a surprise party for their friend Jo. The language focus is on phrases co...

Well Being - Sleep and Relaxation (fixed)

04 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Rich has problems sleeping and Jack thinks he should change his daily routine. The language focus is on...

This week - Champions League Special

31 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to This Week from Premier Skills English, a weekly review of football action for learners of English from across the globe. In This Week, Rich...

Learning Vocabulary - Good causes

28 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Rich, Rowan and Jack talk about the good causes which the Manchester United player, Marcus Rashford sup...

This week - Idioms 3

24 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to This Week from Premier Skills English, a weekly review of football action for learners of English from across the globe. In This Week, Rich...

Understanding Grammar - Reflexive Pronouns & Getting something done

21 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Jack sets Rich and Rowan a DIY challenge. The language focus is on causative forms and reflexive pronou...