Learning Vocabulary: Mascots & Nicknames
Learning Vocabulary: Mascots & Nicknames
In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Jack is talking about a competition in his local newspaper. His town has a new football club and they need a new mascot and nickname. Who will have the best ideas? Jack? Rich? Or you? The language focus is on the language of giving reasons and the difference between because and because of. Your task is to decide on a nickname and mascot for the new football club in Jack's town. Don't forget to listen to the end of the podcast because we have a new football phrase for you to guess.
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Learning Vocabulary: Nicknames & Mascots
Introduction
Jack: Hello my name’s Jack
Rich: and I’m Rich and welcome to this week’s Premier Skills English podcast
Jack: Where we talk about football and help you with your English.
Rich: We recommend that you listen to this podcast on the Premier Skills English website because that is where we have the transcript, language examples, activities, quizzes and a discussion page to help you understand everything we talk about.
Jack: However, if you’re listening on Apple Podcasts, you can leave answers to our questions in the review section. We do read all the reviews and would love to hear from you.
Rich: We are also looking for more people to interview in our podcasts.
Jack: If you want to practise your English skills and answer a few questions just email us at premierskills@britishcouncil.org and we’ll write back to you.
Rich: Don’t forget that we have our football English podcast called This Week that you can listen to at the start of every week. This week’s episode is about the New Year matches in the Premier League and the FA Cup.
Jack: Some of the football words and phrases we look at include to taste defeat, a hangover and a cupset.
Rich: It’s on the Premier Skills English homepage, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and lots of other places right now!
Jack: In last week’s podcast, we spoke about New Year’s resolutions. I shared three of my New Year’s resolutions and many of you shared your New Year’s resolutions in the comments section on the Premier Skills English website.
Rich: My favourite was Hubertoo from Poland. One of his New Year’s resolutions is to guess every football phrase on the Premier Skills English website.
Jack: That’s a great resolution but my favourite was wsanta from Argentina. His New Year’s resolution is to sleep more!
Rich: Come on! That’s just lazy! If you want to go back and complete our lesson on New Year’s resolutions, tell us your New Year’s resolutions and join in the discussion, where will people find the lesson, Jack?
Jack: You need to go to the Premier Skills English website, click skills, click listen and click podcasts. You will see it there along with over 200 other podcasts. It’s called Understanding Grammar: New Year’s resolutions.
Rich: In this week’s podcast, we’re going to talk about football club nicknames and mascots.
Jack: What? Like Arsenal’s nickname is the Gunners, Norwich’s nickname is the Canaries and Manchester United are called the Red Devils.
Rich: Yes, but you might not know that Arsenal’s mascot is a dinosaur called Gunnersaurus, Norwich’s mascot is called Captain Canary and Manchester United’s mascot is called Fred the Red.
Jack: In this week’s roleplay, we’re going to be talking about a new mascot and nickname for the football club in my town.
Rich: And after the roleplay, we’ll look at some vocabulary connected to giving reasons and making your point.
Jack: Before all that though, we need to look at last week’s football phrase.
Last week’s Football Phrase
Rich: If you didn’t hear our football phrase last week we’re going to give you one more chance to guess now. We’ll give you the correct answer at the end of the show when we give you a new football phrase.
Jack: Well done if you got it right last week and congratulations to those of you who wrote the correct answer on the Premier Skills English website.
Rich: Liubomyr from Ukraine was the first to get the phrase right last week. Well done, Liubomyr. And well done to Ahmed Adam from Sudan, Milos from Serbia, Fred Zhong and Lakerwang from China, Idzingirai from Zimbabwe, Elghoul from Algeria and finally Hubertoo from Poland who also got the right answer.
Jack: Remember you can also write your answers in the review section on Apple Podcasts if that’s where you listen to us.
Rich: Let’s hear last week’s phrase one more time. Do you know what the phrase is?
Jack: The football phrase was the ******* ******* ******. The New Year is a busy time for football clubs because on the first day of the year the ******* ******** ****** opens. This gives a chance to clubs to buy and sell players. They have to be quick though because the ******* ******** ****** is only open for a month.
Rich: We’ll give you the answer at the end of the show and we’ll have a new football phrase for you to guess.
Introduction to Roleplay
Jack: In this week’s roleplay, you are going to hear us talking about a new nickname and a new mascot for my local football team.
Rich: While you are listening, we want you to answer two questions.
Jack: Question number one: What do I think the new nickname and mascot for the football club should be?
Rich: Question number two: What do I think the new nickname and mascot for the football club should be?
Roleplay
Rich: So I hear your two local football teams are merging.
Jack: Yes, the Ludlow Colts and Ludlow Athletic will be no more. They are joining forces to become one big super club.
Rich: I imagine Manchester United and Liverpool are quaking in their boots because of this new super club!
Jack: Well, some of the other teams in the West Midlands Regional Football League might be a bit worried because we’ll be a much bigger team.
Rich: Right. But what are they going to be called? They can’t be called the Colts and they can’t be called Athletic anymore.
Jack: That’s true. That’s why the Ludlow Express - our local newspaper - is running a competition to choose a new nickname and mascot for the club.
Rich: What a great idea! The colts - that’s a young horse, right? I’ve never liked that nickname and Athletic is really boring probably because loads of teams have that name. It doesn’t really stand for anything.
Jack: The winning idea will be on the club’s badge so it’s got to be good. And er … I’m not really sure I should tell you this but I’ve been asked by the club to dress up as the mascot on the opening day of the season.
Rich: Really? Really? Are they paying you?
Jack: No, but I’ll be collecting money for charity.
Rich: That’s hilarious … let me think seriously about this mascot idea.
Jack: Yes, I could really do with some help. I don’t want to be dressed up as something too silly.
Rich: I’m sure that won’t happen! There are some really weird mascots out there you know. Southend United’s mascot is Elvis the Eel. How can an eel be a mascot? It hasn’t got any legs! Can it kick a ball? It’d probably scare the kids! Does it sing?
Jack: No idea but Southend don’t have a great record on mascots. Elvis the Eel replaced Sammy the Shrimp!
Rich: You’re joking!
Jack: No, I’m not. Anyway, Ludlow is nowhere near the sea so no fish or random sea creatures.
Rich: Right, OK so we need a mascot that can kick a ball. What about a lion or a leopard. The Ludlow Lions or the Ludlow Leopards sounds good. It symbolises strength and you want the team to be strong.
Jack: Yeah, but there’s not much connection with the local community or countryside there. Not many lions or leopards in Ludlow.
Rich: OK, something that represents the local community. What about the Ludlow Ladybirds?
Jack: I don’t think so. Let’s get away from this ‘l’ thing. The nickname and town don’t have to begin with the same letter.
Rich: OK, great. What about the Ludlow bulls? Lots of cows around here.
Jack: Well, that would work, cows could symbolise the farming community, except you’d probably need two people in the costume and who’d want to be the back part of a bull or cow on matchday?
Rich: True. You wouldn’t be able to watch the match.
Jack: And just down the road there’s the Hereford Bulls.
Rich: Hmmm. They wouldn’t be happy.
Jack: Do you want to hear my idea?
Rich: Go on then.
Jack: We’d be called the Ludlow Badgers and the mascot would be Brian the Badger.
Rich: Badgers? Go on.
Jack: Well, there are lots of badgers that live in this part of England. So it would be representing us. They’re strong but also cute with their black and white striped noses.
Rich: I like it. It’s a bit like the Wolves or the Foxes. I could see the Badgers in the Premier League.
Jack: And the team could play in black and white stripes.
Rich: Yes, like badgers. But the mascot - Brian the badger. Brian? Why do you want to be called Brian?
Jack: You don’t like it? It’s only going to be me for one match you know!
Rich: I like the ‘b’ thing but maybe another name. What about Becks or Bobby or Benji?
Jack: Benji Badger ... Maybe. So, have you come up with an idea then?
Rich: Yep, my idea is your team will be known as the Ludlow Chickens and the mascot, you, will be Charlie Chicken.
Jack: Are you serious?
Rich: Yeah, I can imagine it now. You running up and down the touchline clucking, I mean cheering and shouting come on you chickens! I’m going to write to the newspaper now.
Language Focus
Jack: Did you get the answers to our questions about the roleplay?
Rich: We asked you for the nicknames and mascots we chose for Jack’s local football team.
Jack: My choice of nickname was the Ludlow Badgers and my mascot will be called Brian the Badger.
Rich: My choice of nickname was the Ludlow Chickens and my mascot will be called Jack, sorry, my mascot will be called Charlie Chicken.
Jack: Right, let’s look at some of the language we used in the roleplay.
Rich: Jack was looking for a nickname that represents his local community. Where he lives, there are lots of farms so we spoke about bulls representing the farming community.
Jack: To represent something here means to be a symbol of the community. Choosing a cow or bull or another farm animal as a nickname would represent this community.
Rich: This happens a lot. In the Premier League, Brighton’s nickname is the Seagulls which represents the sea as Brighton is next to the coast or West Ham are called the Irons because it represents the team’s industrial past.
Jack: We could use symbolises in a similar way. The nickname ‘the Irons’ symbolises West Ham’s industrial past.
Rich: I mentioned we could have Ludlow lions as a nickname because it symbolises strength.
Jack: Lots of teams go down this route, too. Chelsea’s nickname is the Lions and Wolverhampton Wanderers are obviously called Wolves.
Rich: This is even more common in American Sports. Think the Chicago Bulls, Dallas Cowboys or the New York Giants.
Jack: We can use a couple of different words to replace represent or symbolise. We can say that the nickname expresses strength or shows a connection between the team and the local community.
Rich: Another useful phrase is to stand for. What do you want a team to stand for, what values do you want something to represent?
Jack: In the roleplay, Rich said that the team name ‘Athletic’ doesn’t stand for anything because the name is so common but maybe the Lions might stand for strength and courage.
Rich: Let’s look at a bit of language we use to give reasons.
Jack: Rich said that my local football club needed to change its name and I replied by saying ‘that’s why the newspaper is running a competition’.
Rich: ‘That’s why’ is a very common way to give a reason for something. Listen to these:
Jack: You’re Spanish is not that good.
Rich: That’s why I go to classes.
Jack: My car broke down that’s why I had to walk.
Jack: It’s raining.
Rich: That’s why I’m taking an umbrella.
Jack: It’s also common to use ‘that’s why’ when you are being a bit sarcastic. A student might ask a teacher why they have to do something and the teacher might reply ‘because I’m the teacher. That’s why’.
Rich: We usually say ‘that’s why’ instead of saying ‘that’s the reason why’ as it’s not usually important to say the full form.
Jack: The most common word to give a reason is probably the word ‘because’ and you can probably use it without any problems but there is one thing that is worth looking at.
Rich: That’s the difference between ‘because’ and ‘because of’. The main difference between the two is the form or the structure. We use the words in a different way but the meaning is often the same.
Jack: Let’s look at an example. Rich said that ‘Manchester United and Liverpool are quaking in their boots because of this new super club! ‘Because of’ is a preposition and needs to be followed by a noun phrase; so Rich said the teams were scared ‘because of this new super club’.
Rich: Then Jack responded by saying ‘because we’ll be a much bigger team’. He used ‘because’ not ‘because of’. Because is a conjunction which links two parts of a sentence together and is followed by the subject and a verb phrase. So, he said ‘because we will be much bigger’.
Jack: So, ‘because’ is followed by a verb phrase and ‘because of’ is usually followed by a noun phrase. Let’s look at some simple examples:
Rich: I’m staying in because it’s raining.
Jack: I’m staying in because of the rain.
Rich: We didn’t win because their goalkeeper was so good.
Jack: We didn’t win because of the goalkeeper’s amazing performance.
Rich: We want to see you using some of this language in this week’s task but don’t forget to look at the explanations and activities on the website page for more useful words and phrases.
Task
Rich: This week’s task is to decide on a nickname and mascot for Jack’s new football team.
Jack: You can choose my idea - the Ludlow Badgers and Brian the Badger.
Rich: Or my idea - the Ludlow Chickens and Charlie the Chicken.
Jack: Or you may want to share your own idea.
Rich: The most important thing is to give reasons why you haven’t chosen one idea or ideas and why you have chosen what you have chosen.
Jack: Write all your ideas for nicknames and mascots at the bottom of the page on the Premier Skills English website.
Rich: And don’t forget to reply to other listeners and say what you think about their ideas.
Football Phrase
Rich: OK, it’s time for this week’s football phrase. It’s your turn this week, Jack.
Jack: This week’s football phrase is *****-*******. This phrase is used when a team from a lower division beats a team from a higher division in a cup competition. Last week, Wayne Rooney’s Derby County knocked out Premier League Crystal Palace in the FA Cup. It was a *****-*******. Another good example of a *****-******* is when Bradford City from the third division knocked Chelsea out of the cup in 2015.
Rich: You could probably give everyone a bit more help here.
Jack: OK, well, if you know a famous children’s story about a boy called Jack it will help you guess the answer. Jack climbs a big plant and finds someone who is really big. The big bloke dies in an unfortunate accident.
Rich: That should help. I think. Before we leave you we need to tell you last week’s football phrase. The answer was the January transfer window.
Jack: Right, that’s all we have time for this week! Don’t forget to write your answers to our questions and make a guess at our football phrase in the comments below. If you get it right, we’ll announce your name on next week’s show.
Rich: If you have any questions or comments or suggestions for the podcast or anything football or English related, you can leave them on the website in the comments section, on social media - on facebook or twitter, on apple podcasts or you can email us at premierskills@britishcouncil.org.
Jack: Remember you can also email us if you want to practise your English skills and answer a few questions for a future podcast.
Rich: Bye for now and enjoy your football!
Vocabulary
How much did you understand?
In the podcast, Rich and Jack used some words and phrases that might be new for you. Do you know the words in bold?
I hear your two local football teams are merging.
I imagine Manchester United and Liverpool are quaking in their boots because of this new super club!
That’s why the Ludlow Express - our local newspaper - is running a competition to choose a new nickname and mascot for the club.
The winning idea will be on the club’s badge so it’s got to be good.
That’s hilarious … let me think seriously about this mascot idea.
And the team could play in black and white stripes.
You - running up and down the touchline clucking!
There were a few more tricky words in the podcast. Do you know what they all mean? Try the activity below, then, listen to the podcast again to hear how we used the words.
Activity 1
Activity 1: In this activity, try to match the words and phrases to their definitions.
Can you match the words to their definitions?
Language
Giving Reasons: Vocabulary
In the podcast, Jack and Rich were thinking of ideas for a mascot and nickname for the new football club in Jack's town. They gave reasons for their ideas. Have a look at the words in bold. Do you understand them?
I’ve never liked that nickname and Athletic is really boring probably because loads of teams have that name. It doesn’t really stand for anything.
The Ludlow Lions or the Ludlow Leopards sounds good. It symbolises strength and you want the team to be strong.
Brighton’s nickname is the Seagulls which represents the sea as Brighton is next to the coast.
The nickname ‘the Irons’ symbolises West Ham’s industrial past.
Language
Giving Reasons: Language
In the podcast, Jack and Rich spoke about a few bits of language that we use to give reasons. The first phrase they spoke about was 'that's why'. 'That’s why’ is a very common way to give a reason for something. Look at these examples from the podcast:
A: Your Spanish is not that good. B: That’s why I go to classes.A: My car broke down that’s why I had to walk.A: It’s raining. B: That’s why I’m taking an umbrella.
Another very common way to give reasons is using the words 'because' and 'because of'. In the podcast, Rich and Jack looked at the differences between the two.
Because of
‘Because of’ is a preposition and needs to be followed by a noun phrase. Look at these examples from the podcast:
Manchester United and Liverpool are quaking in their boots because of this new super club!
I’m staying in because of the rain.
We didn’t win because of the goalkeeper’s amazing performance.
Because
'Because' is a conjunction and needs to be followed by a verb phrase. Look at these examples from the podcast:
Teams will be worried because we’ll be a bigger team.I’m staying in because it’s raining.
We didn’t win because their goalkeeper was so good.
In this activity, take a look at the sentences and decide if you should be using 'because' or 'because of'.
Activity 2
Activity 2: Look at the sentences and decide whether to use 'because' or 'because of'.
What's the difference?
Quiz
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Task
Choose a mascot and nickname for Jack's football team
In this podcast, Jack and Rich spoke about possible nicknames and mascots for the new football club in Jack's town. We want you to decide if Jack's ideas are best, Rich's ideas are best or if you have a better idea!
What have you decided:
- Nickname: The Ludlow Badgers Mascot: Brian the Badger
- Nickname: The Ludlow Chickens Mascot: Charlie the Chicken
- Nickname: My idea Mascot: My idea
Give reasons for your decisions and write your answers in the comments section below and don't forget to make a guess at this week's football phrase!
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21/10/2021
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That is my suggestion;Nickname: The Ludlow Rabbits Mascot: Robert the Rabbits
Because there are many farms, it’s far from the sea so I think there must be many rabbits.Rabbits are very fast animals that is why I ‘ve chosen them.
21/10/2021 16:06
Tottenham Hotspur
5558
Task
That is my suggestion;Nickname: The Ludlow Rabbits Mascot: Robert the Rabbits
Because there are many farms, it’s far from the sea so I think there must be many rabbits.Rabbits are very fast animals that is why I ‘ve chosen them.
11/06/2020
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This week's football phrase is ( giant-killers )
11/06/2020 17:11
Manchester United
6539
This week's football phrase is ( giant-killers )
11/06/2020
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I think this week's football phrase is ( giant-killers )
11/06/2020 17:10
Manchester United
6539
I think this week's football phrase is ( giant-killers )
11/06/2020
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I think Jack's idea is better because chicken means coward so it will have a negative impact on players though
My choice would be :
Nickname : The Ludlow Hunters Mascot : Harry the Hunter
I chose this name because the club can hunt other clubs and use them as preys. Also because of the ability to strike and hide
Furthermore , it sympolises power and control
I think it's a good nickname , isn't it ?
11/06/2020 17:05
Manchester United
6539
I think Jack's idea is better because chicken means coward so it will have a negative impact on players though
My choice would be :
Nickname : The Ludlow Hunters Mascot : Harry the Hunter
I chose this name because the club can hunt other clubs and use them as preys. Also because of the ability to strike and hide
Furthermore , it sympolises power and control
I think it's a good nickname , isn't it ?
16/01/2020
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Football phrase, ' ****-******* '
Nickname : The Ludlow Pigeons
Mascot: Pat the Pigeon
16/01/2020 14:51
Manchester City
3988
Football phrase, ' ****-******* '
Nickname : The Ludlow Pigeons
Mascot: Pat the Pigeon
13/01/2020
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Hi lads!
I think Jack's idea is better than Rich's because chickes are not so strong like other animals.
However, I have another idea.
The Nickname can be Ludlow Castles. This is a great atraction of the city. The Mascot can be a Dragon. It's a very strong mythological animal. I'd like to support a strong team like a drogon.
By!
13/01/2020 20:39
Leeds United
399
Hi lads!
I think Jack's idea is better than Rich's because chickes are not so strong like other animals.
However, I have another idea.
The Nickname can be Ludlow Castles. This is a great atraction of the city. The Mascot can be a Dragon. It's a very strong mythological animal. I'd like to support a strong team like a drogon.
By!
15/01/2020
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Castles and dragons? A couple of you have said this now - it's a good idea. Ludlow has a castle so that would work but the dragon is the national symbol of Wales and Ludlow is in England near the Welsh border so I'm not so sure. Maybe better for a Welsh team?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_Dragon
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
15/01/2020 08:49
Liverpool
594
Castles and dragons? A couple of you have said this now - it's a good idea. Ludlow has a castle so that would work but the dragon is the national symbol of Wales and Ludlow is in England near the Welsh border so I'm not so sure. Maybe better for a Welsh team?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_Dragon
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
13/01/2020
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I don't think going for chickens as the nickname is a good idea. You know, "chicken" means "a coward".
I'd rather choose "badgers". A club with badgers on the badge, badgers on the badge, badges on the badger...is your tongue twisted?
The football phrase is "*****-*******"
13/01/2020 15:51
Chelsea
337
I don't think going for chickens as the nickname is a good idea. You know, "chicken" means "a coward".
I'd rather choose "badgers". A club with badgers on the badge, badgers on the badge, badges on the badger...is your tongue twisted?
The football phrase is "*****-*******"
16/01/2020
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Ha ha ha, hilarious your tongue twister
16/01/2020 03:17
Leeds United
5086
Ha ha ha, hilarious your tongue twister
15/01/2020
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This is great! I might ask other listeners to try this in the podcast this week!
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
15/01/2020 08:46
Liverpool
594
This is great! I might ask other listeners to try this in the podcast this week!
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
13/01/2020
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I think Jack's idea is better because the badger is both sympathetic and aggressive when necessary.
13/01/2020 15:08
Chelsea
4
I think Jack's idea is better because the badger is both sympathetic and aggressive when necessary.
13/01/2020
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I think this week football phrase is upset victory
13/01/2020 06:49
Manchester United
2663
I think this week football phrase is upset victory
13/01/2020
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Jack's idea is the best: The Ludlow Badgers, especially if they play in black and white stripes, like those fearless animals (e.g. the honey badgers).
I think the phrase is "*****-*******".
13/01/2020 01:57
Tottenham Hotspur
615
Jack's idea is the best: The Ludlow Badgers, especially if they play in black and white stripes, like those fearless animals (e.g. the honey badgers).
I think the phrase is "*****-*******".
15/01/2020
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Honey badgers are definitely stronger than the badgers you find in Ludlow :)
15/01/2020 08:45
Liverpool
594
Honey badgers are definitely stronger than the badgers you find in Ludlow :)
12/01/2020
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I looked for Ludlow on google maps is a beautiful place, I saw some castle and as it's near Wales I thought of a red dragon as a mascot because of the legend, perhaps it could be called Mondragon the dragon. Mondragón was called a boss I once had but he didn't throw fire through his mouth. But however I choose Jack's idea.
12/01/2020 04:59
Leeds United
5086
I looked for Ludlow on google maps is a beautiful place, I saw some castle and as it's near Wales I thought of a red dragon as a mascot because of the legend, perhaps it could be called Mondragon the dragon. Mondragón was called a boss I once had but he didn't throw fire through his mouth. But however I choose Jack's idea.
12/01/2020
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My family laughed a lot when you talked about me. I choose Jack's idea because it's brilliant. I don't like the idea that the mascot or nickname is a chicken because in Argentina if a team is called a chicken or hen it's derogatory, a team without temperament that they start winning and end up losing, we say that it is a cold chest team, I guess in English it doesn't have the same connotation. When a provocative player visits the stadium of a team known as cold chest, he rubs his chest and pretends to be cold, then everyone talks about that.
12/01/2020 04:53
Leeds United
5086
My family laughed a lot when you talked about me. I choose Jack's idea because it's brilliant. I don't like the idea that the mascot or nickname is a chicken because in Argentina if a team is called a chicken or hen it's derogatory, a team without temperament that they start winning and end up losing, we say that it is a cold chest team, I guess in English it doesn't have the same connotation. When a provocative player visits the stadium of a team known as cold chest, he rubs his chest and pretends to be cold, then everyone talks about that.
15/01/2020
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We're happy that you enjoyed it. I hope they were laughing with you and not at you :) The word chicken has a negative (and usually derogatory) meaning in English, too but maybe a slightly different meaning. It can be used as a verb, adjective or a noun and it describes someone who is scared of something or being scared. 'He didn't take the penalty because he was chicken', 'He chickened out of taking the penalty.' 'He didn't take the penalty. He's a chicken.'
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
15/01/2020 08:43
Liverpool
594
We're happy that you enjoyed it. I hope they were laughing with you and not at you :) The word chicken has a negative (and usually derogatory) meaning in English, too but maybe a slightly different meaning. It can be used as a verb, adjective or a noun and it describes someone who is scared of something or being scared. 'He didn't take the penalty because he was chicken', 'He chickened out of taking the penalty.' 'He didn't take the penalty. He's a chicken.'
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
15/01/2020
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Thank you very much Rich. I understood what you explain to me
15/01/2020 22:32
Leeds United
5086
Thank you very much Rich. I understood what you explain to me
11/01/2020
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Hmm... It's hard to say which proposition is better. I don't know all details about the team, so I have no others idea to good nicknames and mascot. I think Rich idea is better because it's funny ;)
I want to continue my seriers of good answers, so I think this week's football phrase is: upset occurs
11/01/2020 20:46
Liverpool
30
Hmm... It's hard to say which proposition is better. I don't know all details about the team, so I have no others idea to good nicknames and mascot. I think Rich idea is better because it's funny ;)
I want to continue my seriers of good answers, so I think this week's football phrase is: upset occurs
13/01/2020
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Hmm... It's harder than I've thought, but I this time I say: *****-*******
13/01/2020 20:02
Liverpool
30
Hmm... It's harder than I've thought, but I this time I say: *****-*******
15/01/2020
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Good work, Hubertoo and I'm happy to see you prefer my idea. Most other people seem to prefer badgers to chickens! I have no idea why :)
15/01/2020 08:38
Liverpool
594
Good work, Hubertoo and I'm happy to see you prefer my idea. Most other people seem to prefer badgers to chickens! I have no idea why :)
11/01/2020
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I think the football phrase can be "*****-slaying"
11/01/2020 18:47
Leeds United
5086
I think the football phrase can be "*****-slaying"
11/01/2020
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I think I found a mistake where it says "You’re Spanish is not that good. That’s why I go to classes" maybe it should say "Your Spanish is not that good. That’s why I go to classes".
We don't want to make King Juan Carlos angry :)
11/01/2020 11:55
Leeds United
5086
I think I found a mistake where it says "You’re Spanish is not that good. That’s why I go to classes" maybe it should say "Your Spanish is not that good. That’s why I go to classes".
We don't want to make King Juan Carlos angry :)
15/01/2020
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Thanks for spotting that, Wsanta. I've changed it now. Juan Carlos has retired so I'm sure he wouldn't mind :)
15/01/2020 08:37
Liverpool
594
Thanks for spotting that, Wsanta. I've changed it now. Juan Carlos has retired so I'm sure he wouldn't mind :)
18/01/2020
points
You're welcome
18/01/2020 00:18
Leeds United
5086
You're welcome
11/01/2020
points
The best name I think is Jack’s nickname and mascot.
That’s why it’s cooler than Rich’s. I think It’s important.
Sorry Rich.
The phrase this week is “*****-******* “.
11/01/2020 08:53
Tottenham Hotspur
35
The best name I think is Jack’s nickname and mascot.
That’s why it’s cooler than Rich’s. I think It’s important.
Sorry Rich.
The phrase this week is “*****-******* “.
15/01/2020
points
Don't worry, Takuya. Badgers are cooler than chickens for sure!
15/01/2020 08:36
Liverpool
594
Don't worry, Takuya. Badgers are cooler than chickens for sure!
11/01/2020
points
First up, the football phrase. I guess it's "***** ****er".
11/01/2020 07:09
Liverpool
2903
First up, the football phrase. I guess it's "***** ****er".
13/01/2020
points
Alright then. "*****-*******"
13/01/2020 04:03
Liverpool
2903
Alright then. "*****-*******"
11/01/2020
points
Football Phrase
This week's phrase is cupset. The phrase was in Matchweek 21 episode, vocabulary alert section. It is a portmanteau word which play around with the word cup and upset.
11/01/2020 02:33
Chelsea
1749
Football Phrase
This week's phrase is cupset. The phrase was in Matchweek 21 episode, vocabulary alert section. It is a portmanteau word which play around with the word cup and upset.
15/01/2020
points
The word we're looking for has a similar meaning but it's not this one. Have a listen to what Jack says after my definition - that should help!
15/01/2020 08:35
Liverpool
594
The word we're looking for has a similar meaning but it's not this one. Have a listen to what Jack says after my definition - that should help!
10/01/2020
points
From the roleplay,I'm curious about the local football in UK,have you been following any real local football team playing in your regional league?Are they professional or amateur?
10/01/2020 14:15
Manchester United
80
From the roleplay,I'm curious about the local football in UK,have you been following any real local football team playing in your regional league?Are they professional or amateur?
15/01/2020
points
Hi Fred,
The top four divisions in English football are all professional - that's 92 professional clubs. After that, we move into non-league football. The top division of non-league football is still played on a national level and many of the teams are professional in this league too and are trying to earn promotion and break into the professional leagues. After that, we have regional divisions that get more and more localised as you go down the divisions. All of these teams will be amateur.
The FA Cup is an interesting competition because all of these amateur teams can enter the competition and can theoretically play a Premier League team in the later rounds.
I've never followed a non-league team but I know plenty of people that do. My uncle follows Morpeth Town who play in the Northern Premier League Premier Division. THat's the seventh level of English football. They get about 500 fans at home matches and he loves it!
Let us know if you have any other questions!
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
15/01/2020 08:33
Liverpool
594
Hi Fred,
The top four divisions in English football are all professional - that's 92 professional clubs. After that, we move into non-league football. The top division of non-league football is still played on a national level and many of the teams are professional in this league too and are trying to earn promotion and break into the professional leagues. After that, we have regional divisions that get more and more localised as you go down the divisions. All of these teams will be amateur.
The FA Cup is an interesting competition because all of these amateur teams can enter the competition and can theoretically play a Premier League team in the later rounds.
I've never followed a non-league team but I know plenty of people that do. My uncle follows Morpeth Town who play in the Northern Premier League Premier Division. THat's the seventh level of English football. They get about 500 fans at home matches and he loves it!
Let us know if you have any other questions!
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
10/01/2020
points
I chose Jack's idea because it was derived from the representation of regional animal.I didn't choose Rich's idea because I think he was joking.
The phrase is "*****-*******".
10/01/2020 13:57
Manchester United
80
I chose Jack's idea because it was derived from the representation of regional animal.I didn't choose Rich's idea because I think he was joking.
The phrase is "*****-*******".
15/01/2020
points
Joking? Really? Yes!
15/01/2020 08:23
Liverpool
594
Joking? Really? Yes!
10/01/2020
points
I think that the phrase is '*****-****er'
10/01/2020 09:26
Watford
4417
I think that the phrase is '*****-****er'
10/01/2020
points
little correction: the phrase is '*****-*******'
10/01/2020 09:51
Watford
4417
little correction: the phrase is '*****-*******'
09/01/2020
points
The phrase this week is *****-*******.
09/01/2020 20:04
Liverpool
6577
The phrase this week is *****-*******.
10/01/2020
points
Well done, Alex. You're the first to get the football phrase this week.
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
10/01/2020 09:04
Liverpool
594
Well done, Alex. You're the first to get the football phrase this week.
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
10/01/2020
points
Google happens to be a good helper, Rich. Good luck to Liverpool tomorrow !
10/01/2020 09:42
Liverpool
6577
Google happens to be a good helper, Rich. Good luck to Liverpool tomorrow !