Learn English with the World Cup
Day two at the 2026 World Cup with matches in Canada and the US. On this World Cup language post we look at the noun ‘a brace'
The 2026 World Cup kicked off in Mexico yesterday and on this World Cup language post we look at the phrase, 'to be dismissed' after three...
The men’s World Cup starts this week and in this week's football-language podcast we look at some language to describe the favourites, the...
The men’s World Cup starts on June 11th and in this week's football-language podcast we look at some of the numbers behind the tournament...
In this week's football-language podcast we look at some language connected to this season's [2026] Champions League final, including the...
In this football phrase of the week we look at the adjective phrase, 'out-and-out' which is used to talk about players' styles of play.
On this week's main listening report we look at relegation and the language used to describe it.
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...
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...
5 questions about football derbies: There are many derbies being played around the world this weekend so we thought we'd look at rivalries...
The Language of Postponements and Cancellations: In this football language post we explain some of the language connected to postponements and...
For this week's listening report, we focus on the language of the run in, the end of the season when the title race is decided.
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...
Foreign Words in English Football: A brief description of some of the foreign Words in English Football
The Language of Diving: This listening report examines the language used to talk about diving.
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