Podcast 19
Podcast 19
In this week's podcast, Jack and Rich talk about something strange that happened in the Premier League last weekend and introduce some vocabulary about 'injuries'. Rich has another Premier League prediction and you get another chance to win a Samsung Galaxy Tablet in our 'What's my Team?' competition!
If you want to go directly to the competition section of the podcast, click here.
How much did you understand?
"One commentator thought that the match might be abandoned."
"The pigeon was limping because it had injured its leg."
Jonny Howson was the Canary that saved an injured pigeon last weekend.
Describing a word when you don't know it in English
Abdallah from Kuwait set listeners a challenge in the podcast. He described a word and challenged you to guess what it was. To describe a word when you don't know it in English is a very useful skill and they are called circumlocution strategies. Try the activity below, then try our video lesson on supermarket shopping to improve your English in this area.
Circumlocution Strategies (Describing a word because you don't know it in English)
If you don't know a word in English it's important to use English to describe the word so you can get your message across. Some useful phrases to do this are:
It's a type/kind of.....
It's made of ..............
It's a thing which.......
It's a place where.....
Liverpool was the correct answer for our 'What's my Team?' competition last week. Chriswar from Poland is the winner of a Samsung Galaxy tablet.
Jack: Hello my name’s Jack and welcome to this week’s Premier Skills English podcast.
Rich: Hi everyone. I’m Rich and every week we talk about football and help you with your English.
Rich: This week, we’re going to talk about an interesting story from a Premier League match, some vocabulary related to injuries and I’m going to make another Premier League prediction.
Jack: Have you forgotten?
Rich: What?
Jack: We’re also going to announce the winner of the first ‘What’s my team?’ competition. And we’ve got a new riddle from a new fan this week.
Rich: Of course. So, last week, we had Sarah talking about her favourite team. Sarah’s team is Liverpool so congratulations to everyone that took part. We have selected a winner at random from the correct answers...
Jack: and the first winner of the What’s my team? competition is Chriswar from Poland. Congratulations Chriswar, we’ve already sent you an email and your prize will soon be on its way.
Rich: Well done Chris! Later on in the podcast, you can listen to this week’s What’s my team riddle. If you want to listen to the riddle more than once, you can click on the podcast player where it says competition, or you can click on the link below.
Jack: But, before we start: we recently had a comment from Abdallah from Kuwait - our new leaderboard leader on the website. He made a comment on one of the lessons in our video series The English Game, which you can find by clicking skills then watch from the homepage.
Rich: He described something you can buy in the supermarket and challenged other users to guess what it is.
Jack: He said this object is used to beat eggs and is made of metal and plastic.
Rich: Well, we’re going to solve the challenge here Abdallah.
Jack: The answer is a whisk. You use a whisk to beat eggs when you’re making cakes and similar things.
Rich: If you want to check out this video series or, like Abdallah, you want to set a challenge to other users on the website, I’ve put a link to this lesson - Supermarket shopping - on the side of this page.
Jack: And remember if you have any questions about Football English or more general language learning, add a comment and we’ll be happy to answer your message either in the comments section or here in our podcast.
Jack: There were some great matches in the Premier League last weekend. Tottenham beat Man City 4-1 after a great second half performance, Leicester were defeated for the first time this season - 5-2 by Arsenal - and we have new leaders in the Premier League.
Rich: Manchester Utd have gone to the top of the table for the first time this season after a 3-0 win against Sunderland and replace their city rivals in first place.
Jack: But that’s not the big story in the Premier League this week. Did you hear about the canary saving the pigeon?
Rich: Ha ha, yes, I did hear about this!
Jack: It happened during the 2-2 draw between West Ham and Norwich City. During the second half, an injured pigeon limped onto the pitch and the match was stopped.
Rich: One commentator thought that the match might be abandoned!
Jack: It wasn’t abandoned though because Norwich City midfielder, Jonny Howson, came to the rescue. The canary, Norwich’s nickname of course, picked up the injured bird and took it to safety at the side of the pitch.
Rich: I’ve heard that the pigeon will be examined by West Ham’s club doctor and we should get some news about the bird’s condition next week!
Jack: I hope it will be alright. A football stadium can be a dangerous place for a pigeon!
Rich: Anyway, we used some useful language there Jack, what about the word abandoned?
Jack: To abandon something means to stop doing something before it is finished.
Rich: Football matches are sometimes abandoned. Usually because of really bad weather like snow or thunderstorms.
Jack: I’ve never heard of a match being abandoned because of a pigeon on the pitch!
Rich: No, neither have I. There are some similar words to abandoned like delayed or postponed.
Jack: Yes, a match might be delayed by 15 minutes because one team arrived at the stadium late or maybe fans are having problems getting into the stadium so the start of the match is delayed.
Rich: To postpone a match means to arrange a match at a later date. Again this might be to do with bad weather. The referee will look at the pitch in the morning and if the pitch isn’t safe he will postpone the match.
Jack: Yes, if players played when the pitch is unsafe there might be a lot of injuries.
Rich: An injury is when some damage or harm has been done to your body.
Jack: Like the pigeon.
Rich: Yes, the pigeon was limping because it had injured its leg.
Jack: To limp means to walk slowly and with difficulty because you’ve hurt your leg.
Rich: And that’s when Jonny Howson carried the pigeon off the pitch.
Jack: When a player is injured and limping they are often stretchered off the pitch.
Rich: Yes, the paramedics run on to the pitch and if the player can’t continue they put him on a stretcher and he’s carried off.
Jack: I saw Man Utd’s Luke Shaw being stretchered off last week. That was a really bad injury.
Rich: Yes, he broke his leg in two places and we wish him a good recovery.
Jack: Yes, he could be out of action for a long time with that injury.
Rich: Right! It’s time for our new competition - What’s my team? (this could be louder or we could use some sound effects on the voice?)
Jack: Here is what you have to do. Listen to a Premier League fan, who will talk about their favourite team and then write the name of the team in the comments section below on the Premier Skills English website.
Rich: It couldn’t be easier! And if you’re not sure you can always make a guess - there are only 20 teams in the Premier League.
Jack: But, remember you can only write one answer and only your first answer will be accepted.
Rich: And for each of the 20 podcast competitions the lucky winner will receive a fantastic Samsung Galaxy Tablet.
Jack: Each competition closes on Monday at midnight in the UK.
Rich: And the winner will be announced the next day at 1200 in the next Podcast.
Jack: Right, so this week, our Premier League fan is Justyna. Listen to her riddle and try to work out what’s her team?
Justyna: We’re the only Premier League team from London that is based south of the River Thames. At the beginning of every home game, our mascot, a bald eagle called kayla flies around the stadium to bring us good luck. Come on you Eagles!’
Rich: Well, that was an easy one!
Jack: Didn’t you say that last week? I think that one was quite difficult. Let’s see how our listeners do... If you know which team Justyna was talking about, write your answer in the comments section below. I think it’s time for this week’s Premier League prediction.
Rich: There is only one match on my mind this week - the 225th Merseyside Derby. I’m hoping, of course, for a Liverpool win but these matches are always difficult ones to predict. Everton have home advantage and their last home match was a fantastic win against Chelsea. Liverpool have got Daniel Sturridge back in the team and scoring goals so I’m going to go for an optimistic win for the Reds. Final score: Everton 1-2 Liverpool.
Rich: You were asked this week why you had stopped making predictions Jack?
Jack: It’s because I’m so bad at them, but I’m going to make one this week. There’s another big match this weekend and it’s Arsenal against Man Utd and I think the Gunners will close the gap at the top of the table. I think it’ll finish Arsenal 2-0 Man Utd.
Rich: If you’ve got a prediction for this match or any other Premier League match this weekend let us know in the comments section below.
Jack: Well that’s all for now. Thanks for listening. And don’t forget to write your answers to the competition, your Premier League predictions, and any questions you have about the website or football English in the comments below.
Rich: If you’re listening to this on itunes or elsewhere, come back to Premier Skills English for some language activities, a quiz and lots more. You can find us at www.britishcouncil.org/premierskillsenglish .
Jack: Don’t forget if you sign in, you can score points to see if you can get your club, your country and your name to the top of our leaderboard.
Rich: Bye for now and enjoy your football!
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25/08/2022
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Justina's favorite team is Crystal Palace... Come on Eagles
25/08/2022 13:25
Arsenal
566
Justina's favorite team is Crystal Palace... Come on Eagles
25/08/2022
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New words for me are stretcher, Studs and Shin pad.
Your podcast is a gold nugget
25/08/2022 13:19
Arsenal
566
New words for me are stretcher, Studs and Shin pad.
Your podcast is a gold nugget
05/05/2020
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The new words for me are abandoned and stretcher :)
Thanks for your efforts Jack and Rich
05/05/2020 00:01
Manchester United
6539
The new words for me are abandoned and stretcher :)
Thanks for your efforts Jack and Rich
04/05/2020
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Liverpool will win the derby
04/05/2020 23:57
Manchester United
6539
Liverpool will win the derby
04/05/2020
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Justina was talking about Crystal Palace the Eagles :)
04/05/2020 23:43
Manchester United
6539
Justina was talking about Crystal Palace the Eagles :)
05/04/2019
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Justyna is a Crystal Palace's fan
05/04/2019 14:32
Leeds United
5086
Justyna is a Crystal Palace's fan
30/01/2017
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it's right
30/01/2017 14:15
Manchester United
684
it's right
28/06/2016
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yes because bad things
28/06/2016 15:03
Manchester City
1734
yes because bad things
31/05/2016
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What about this sentence (yes, I did hear about this!)? Why do we say (did hear), not (heard)?
I have seen many examples of this sentence, but I didn’t ask about it, because I think it’s for proficiency level, and I’m not yet on this stage.
31/05/2016 14:22
Newcastle United
3189
What about this sentence (yes, I did hear about this!)? Why do we say (did hear), not (heard)?
I have seen many examples of this sentence, but I didn’t ask about it, because I think it’s for proficiency level, and I’m not yet on this stage.
30/06/2016
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@haydi It is common to use do, does and did as auxiliary verbs (or helping verbs) together with another verb in its base form(infinitive).
So in your example base form is hear(infinitive), not heard(past).
30/06/2016 06:40
West Ham United
538
@haydi It is common to use do, does and did as auxiliary verbs (or helping verbs) together with another verb in its base form(infinitive).
So in your example base form is hear(infinitive), not heard(past).
31/05/2016
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I like also these expressions to describe things; they are so useful, because in direct speech with people, we have no dictionary or net to look at translator.
31/05/2016 14:18
Newcastle United
3189
I like also these expressions to describe things; they are so useful, because in direct speech with people, we have no dictionary or net to look at translator.
31/05/2016
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Yes, I learn many new words from the podcast; practically, all of them are new, except ‘to abandon’ and ‘to delay’.
I want to add that ‘to abandon’ is a formal verb, and the popular synonym is ‘to give up’. But, I think that in this podcast context, we need to use ‘abandon’ , not give up.
31/05/2016 14:17
Newcastle United
3189
Yes, I learn many new words from the podcast; practically, all of them are new, except ‘to abandon’ and ‘to delay’.
I want to add that ‘to abandon’ is a formal verb, and the popular synonym is ‘to give up’. But, I think that in this podcast context, we need to use ‘abandon’ , not give up.
05/03/2016
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yes,they are to limp,shin pad,studs.
05/03/2016 21:31
Leicester City
1761
yes,they are to limp,shin pad,studs.
04/01/2016
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An italian cup final between naoli and fiorentina was delayed because of problems between both of the team fans.
04/01/2016 18:56
Liverpool
3705
An italian cup final between naoli and fiorentina was delayed because of problems between both of the team fans.
16/11/2015
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Another word to me "limping"
16/11/2015 15:07
Arsenal
2320
Another word to me "limping"
06/11/2015
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I have seen many matches delayed and postponed.
06/11/2015 18:43
Arsenal
3557
I have seen many matches delayed and postponed.
31/10/2015
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wow
31/10/2015 19:07
Chelsea
1339
wow
16/10/2015
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Everton 1:2 Liverpool
16/10/2015 22:44
Manchester United
92
Everton 1:2 Liverpool
10/10/2015
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It's incredible! I've just won a Samsung Galaxy Tablet 8.
I can not believe it!
Thank you very much!
10/10/2015 13:49
Leicester City
44
It's incredible! I've just won a Samsung Galaxy Tablet 8.
I can not believe it!
Thank you very much!
05/10/2015
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liverpool team
05/10/2015 20:03
Chelsea
160
liverpool team
05/10/2015
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Justyna is talking about Crystal Palace Football Club.
05/10/2015 18:59
Liverpool
3
Justyna is talking about Crystal Palace Football Club.
05/10/2015
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Crystal Palace
05/10/2015 16:56
Chelsea
39
Crystal Palace
05/10/2015
points
Crystal Palace
05/10/2015 15:27
Chelsea
133
Crystal Palace
05/10/2015
points
Crystal Palace
05/10/2015 05:32
Liverpool
1
Crystal Palace
04/10/2015
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'What's my Team?': Crystal Palace FC
04/10/2015 18:02
Manchester City
1
'What's my Team?': Crystal Palace FC
04/10/2015
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There is less than an hour to the kick off - big Liverpool derby at the Goodison Park.
My prediction:
Everton 1 - 2 Liverpool.
04/10/2015 13:11
Leicester City
44
There is less than an hour to the kick off - big Liverpool derby at the Goodison Park.
My prediction:
Everton 1 - 2 Liverpool.
04/10/2015
points
Competition: Crystal Palace F.C.
04/10/2015 12:14
Manchester United
41
Competition: Crystal Palace F.C.
04/10/2015
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In those two games I will give advantage for the away teams, in this case for Liverpool and Manchester United. I predict 1:0 for Liverpool and 2:1 for Manchester United. Arsenal were played awful in their last game in Champions League against Olympiakos from Greece(that was their first victory on the territory of England).
04/10/2015 09:45
West Ham United
538
In those two games I will give advantage for the away teams, in this case for Liverpool and Manchester United. I predict 1:0 for Liverpool and 2:1 for Manchester United. Arsenal were played awful in their last game in Champions League against Olympiakos from Greece(that was their first victory on the territory of England).
04/10/2015
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Crystal Palace FC - Crystal Palace comes from South London and mascot of team is eagle..
04/10/2015 06:06
Arsenal
1
Crystal Palace FC - Crystal Palace comes from South London and mascot of team is eagle..
03/10/2015
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Crystal Palace
03/10/2015 15:42
Liverpool
55
Crystal Palace
03/10/2015
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My answer for "What's my team" is Crystal Palace
03/10/2015 14:53
Chelsea
8
My answer for "What's my team" is Crystal Palace
03/10/2015
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Everton will win this time. Everton 2-1 Liverpool
Yes. A Whisk, Postponed, Abandoned etc.
Once a Arsenal vs Portsmouth match was postponed due to bad weather. Can not remember the year.
03/10/2015 14:51
Chelsea
8
Everton will win this time. Everton 2-1 Liverpool
Yes. A Whisk, Postponed, Abandoned etc.
Once a Arsenal vs Portsmouth match was postponed due to bad weather. Can not remember the year.
03/10/2015
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Justyna was talk about Crystal Palace. I was watch on youtube channel bald eagle called Kayla. She flies around Selhurst Park, from one box on the pitch to another and jump to the crossbar and there stay some time. That's really interesting performance, so traditional and nice for watching.
03/10/2015 11:14
West Ham United
538
Justyna was talk about Crystal Palace. I was watch on youtube channel bald eagle called Kayla. She flies around Selhurst Park, from one box on the pitch to another and jump to the crossbar and there stay some time. That's really interesting performance, so traditional and nice for watching.
03/10/2015
points
Crystal Palace
03/10/2015 09:08
Manchester United
5
Crystal Palace
02/10/2015
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podcast 19 riddle answer is :Crystal Palace F.C
02/10/2015 23:19
Manchester United
2
podcast 19 riddle answer is :Crystal Palace F.C
02/10/2015
points
Crystal Palace F.C
02/10/2015 23:18
Manchester United
2
Crystal Palace F.C
02/10/2015
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Crystal Palace F.C.
Justyna was talking about Crystal Palace F.C. London.
02/10/2015 22:14
Leicester City
44
Crystal Palace F.C.
Justyna was talking about Crystal Palace F.C. London.
02/10/2015
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Norwich City
02/10/2015 12:06
Manchester United
437
Norwich City
06/10/2015
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This team does't belong to London. They are known as The Canaries because their shirt's color is yellow.
06/10/2015 21:14
Liverpool
55
This team does't belong to London. They are known as The Canaries because their shirt's color is yellow.
02/10/2015
points
Crystal palace
02/10/2015 10:10
Manchester United
67
Crystal palace
02/10/2015
points
Answer 'What's my Team?' competition: Crystal Palace F.C
02/10/2015 08:55
Manchester United
1
Answer 'What's my Team?' competition: Crystal Palace F.C
01/10/2015
points
Crystal Palace
01/10/2015 22:06
Liverpool
55
Crystal Palace
01/10/2015
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I think If Liverpool play well, they will win the game
Yes of course! I've learned new words like "mascot,postpone,delayed,circumlocution,abandoned,...
Yes I've seen such scenes many times. It was jimmy jump in Iran vs Australia in 1998. A drunk man run into the pitch and cause at least 15 minutes delay in game.
01/10/2015 21:42
Liverpool
55
I think If Liverpool play well, they will win the game
Yes of course! I've learned new words like "mascot,postpone,delayed,circumlocution,abandoned,...
Yes I've seen such scenes many times. It was jimmy jump in Iran vs Australia in 1998. A drunk man run into the pitch and cause at least 15 minutes delay in game.
01/10/2015
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First, congratulations to my compatriot Chriswar for winning the competition. This Sunday promises to be absolutely exciting as there are two really big matches, it doesn't happen very often even in EPL. I agree with Rich that such matches like the Merseyside Derby are always difficult to predict. Anyway, both teams play attractive offensive football so I expect some good actions and goals. This also is going to be a battle between Daniel Sturridge and his counterpart Romelu Lukaku. Who will still the show? We'll see, both of them are obviously great leaders of their teams. My prediction is the same as the Rich's one. Great podcast as usual, I learnt some new words. I recall that international match between Poland and England was postponed for the next day because of a heavy rain, even though our National Stadium has a retractable roof but the officials decided not to use this facility. Pretty weird decision. The UEFA Euro 2012 match between Ukraine and France was delayed for similar reason. I also remebmer the match Fulham vs Man Utd in 2012/2013 season which was interrupted by a light failure at the Craven Cottage.
01/10/2015 21:36
Manchester United
146
First, congratulations to my compatriot Chriswar for winning the competition. This Sunday promises to be absolutely exciting as there are two really big matches, it doesn't happen very often even in EPL. I agree with Rich that such matches like the Merseyside Derby are always difficult to predict. Anyway, both teams play attractive offensive football so I expect some good actions and goals. This also is going to be a battle between Daniel Sturridge and his counterpart Romelu Lukaku. Who will still the show? We'll see, both of them are obviously great leaders of their teams. My prediction is the same as the Rich's one. Great podcast as usual, I learnt some new words. I recall that international match between Poland and England was postponed for the next day because of a heavy rain, even though our National Stadium has a retractable roof but the officials decided not to use this facility. Pretty weird decision. The UEFA Euro 2012 match between Ukraine and France was delayed for similar reason. I also remebmer the match Fulham vs Man Utd in 2012/2013 season which was interrupted by a light failure at the Craven Cottage.
10/10/2015
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Thank you very much. I was very surprised for winning the competition. Maybe You will be the winner - I wish you that.
10/10/2015 14:22
Leicester City
44
Thank you very much. I was very surprised for winning the competition. Maybe You will be the winner - I wish you that.
01/10/2015
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Justyna's team is Crystal Palace FC. Good luck to everyone!
01/10/2015 21:26
Manchester United
146
Justyna's team is Crystal Palace FC. Good luck to everyone!
01/10/2015
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Crystal Palace F.C.
01/10/2015 21:26
Liverpool
55
Crystal Palace F.C.
01/10/2015
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Crystal palace
01/10/2015 19:03
Manchester United
1138
Crystal palace
01/10/2015
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Answer to the riddle: Crystal Palace
01/10/2015 17:57
Chelsea
13
Answer to the riddle: Crystal Palace
01/10/2015
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I agree with Rich. Liverpool will win. I've learnt a lots new words in the podcast. I've seen a match which had delayed between Galatatasaray and Fenerbahce because of pyro's smoke.
01/10/2015 17:02
Liverpool
5
I agree with Rich. Liverpool will win. I've learnt a lots new words in the podcast. I've seen a match which had delayed between Galatatasaray and Fenerbahce because of pyro's smoke.