Learn English Through Football

Chelsea vs Manchester City is the big game in the Premier League this week, and it features in our predictions at the end of the show. There’s news about a remarkable woman footballer in our review section, the big football derbies in the Premier League and we also had a full set of mid-week fixtures. We’ve […] The post English Through Football Podcast: 2018 – Chelsea vs Manchester City appeared first on Languagecaster.com.

It's the North London Derby and the Merseyside Derby this week! Both those games feature in our predictions section. The post English Through Football Podcast: 2018 – North London Derby appeared first on Languagecaster.com.

Spurs vs Chelsea was the stand out fixture in the Premier League this weekend, but Boca vs River in the Copa Libertadores final was probably the biggest football story. We'll have news from that fixture on the show. We also have some football language - to skin - and our look at three games from the weekend, including the London derby between Tottenham and Chelsea, in our predictions section. The post English Through Football Podcast: 2018 – Spurs vs Chelsea appeared first on...

What is the meaning of the football phrase 'Find a way to win'? The post Football Language: Find a way to win appeared first on Languagecaster.com.

It's an international break, so on this week's football-language podcast we feature games from the Nation's League, including England v Croatia The post English Through Football Podcast: 2018 UEFA Nations League – England v Croatia appeared first on Languagecaster.com.

Here we explain the football cliche 'add steel to the team' which is used when a team needs to be a litle stronger. The post Football Language: Add steel to the team appeared first on Languagecaster.com.

On this week's football-language podcast we look back at the first leg of the 2018 Copa Libertadores final between Boca Juniors and River Plate the superclásico in a continental final! We also look ahead to the Manchester derby which features in our predictions competition along with Chelsea v Everton and Arsenal v Wolves. There is also a football quiz question and we explain some football language, including the phrase 'to set up a goal' and the cliche 'put it in the mixer'. The post Learn...

The Arsenal vs Liverpool match this weekend was the stand out match in the Premier League, and we’ll talk about that game in this week’s show. Also on the show, we explain the football phrase ‘set up’, as well as ask a football news related quiz question. If you’d like the transcript to the show […] The post English Through Football Podcast: 2018-18 – Arsenal vs Liverpool appeared first on Languagecaster.com.

The Tottenham vs Manchester City game on Monday night is the big one, and we’ll talk about that match in our predictions section. Also on the show, we explain the football phrase ‘fringe player‘, and review some of the stories from the football world, including a nice story on Dulwich Hamlet FC. If you’d like […] The post English Through Football Podcast: 2018-19 – Tottenham vs Manchester City appeared first on Languagecaster.com.

2018-19 - Chelsea v Manchester United: Chelsea v Manchester United is the standout fixture in the Premier League this weekend. Club football returns after the UEFA Nations League and the international break and we'll be looking at three games from the Premier League in our predictions, including the Chelsea v Manchester United game. We will also have some football language, this week 'a banker', and we've got a language-related quiz question too. The post English Through Football Podcast:...

2018 UEFA Nations League - Spain v England: It's an international break this weekend as the UEFA Nations League returns with some high-profile matches involving Spain and England as well as Germany and France. So on this week's show we take a look at some football language connected to the UEFA Nations League, explain the term 'spot kick', make some predictions and ask a football-language quiz question involving the phrase 'to get the nod over'. The post English Through Football Podcast:...

In the Premier League this weekend Liverpool v Manchester City is the standout fixture: second versus first. On the podcast we also discuss the football phrase ‘to carve open’ and ask our topical quiz question. At the end of the show, we’ll also give our predictions to three games from this week’s round of fixtures. […] The post English Through Football Podcast: 2018-19 Liverpool v Manchester City appeared first on Languagecaster.com.

A huge weekend of football sees the two unbeaten sides at the top of the Premier League table face off, the top two in Serie A play each other, the Rome derby and the Madrid derby also take place! We'll talk about the good, the bad and the ugly news from last week, feature some English phrases used in football, including the cliche 'no one is biger than the club' and try to predict some of the games in the Premier League in our predictions competition. The post English Through Football...

In today's football expression we explain the cliche 'no one is bigger than the club' which can be seen a s a type of warning. The post Football Cliche: No one is bigger than the club appeared first on Languagecaster.com.

2018-19 Week 7 - West Ham v Chelsea: A London derby features in our predictions this week. Also on the show, we will feature some of the stories from the week's Champions League. There's a quiz question focused on some language used this week in the footballing news, and we also feature the football phrase 'breeze past'. The post Learn English through Football Podcast: 2018-19 Week 7 – West Ham v Chelsea appeared first on Languagecaster.com.

2018-19 Week 6 - Tottenham vs Liverpool: It's the languagecaster derby! Damian's Tottenham versus Damon's Liverpool. The post Learn English through Football Podcast: 2018-19 Week 6 Tottenham vs Liverpool appeared first on Languagecaster.com.

We explain the football expressions 'unbeaten record' and 'unbeaten run' which are used to describe a team's performance in a competition. The post Football Language: Unbeaten record appeared first on Languagecaster.com.

The UEFA Nations League: On this special extra podcast we take a look at the UEFA Nations League and look at some of the language involved with this tournament and answer questions about the format, the rules and what it may mean for the future of European football internationals. The post Learn English through Football Podcast: The UEFA Nations League appeared first on Languagecaster.com.

2018-19 - Week 5: It's the international break and club football takes a week off. On this week's football-language podcast we have some international games in our predictions and a football-language quiz question. We also explain the phrase Cruyff turn and review the footballing news, with one story featuring tiny Clapton FC. If you'd like the transcript to the show - great for learners and teachers of English - please show your support by becoming a patron (through Patreon) and if you have...

2018-19 - Week 4: In this week's football-language podcast we look back at the Manchester United versus Tottenham and look ahead to some of the big games from this weekend. We also look at the phrase 'put the game beyond', review some of the big news from the world of football, ask a football-language quiz and offer some predictions for the big games. The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2018-19 Week 4 – Cardiff vs Arsenal and Huge European Derbies appeared first on...