Festive Football - 16/17 ep.20
Festive Football - 16/17 ep.20
In this week's Premier Skills English podcast, Rich and Jack talk about Christmas in the Premier League. The language focus this week is on words and phrases we use at Christmas time and we play a game to test your vocabulary knowledge. We also have news about our Big Football Quiz where you can win a Premier League shirt. We also have a new football phrase for you to guess and a Premier League prediction for you to make. Enjoy!
How much did you understand?
Vocabulary
In the podcast, Rich and Jack used some words and phrases that might be new for you. You can see two examples here:
Goals from Leroy Sane and Raheem Sterling gave City a deserved win.
United are now unbeaten in eight Premier League matches.
There were a few more tricky words in the podcast. Can you remember all of them? Try the activity below, then, listen to the podcast again to hear how we used the words in context. This can really help with understanding.
Language - Christmas Vocabulary
Sometimes things are very culturally specific and this can make vocabulary much more difficult to remember in a foreign language. Christmas in the UK is an example of something that is culturally specific and uses vocabulary that you might not have seen before. Look at these examples from the podcast. Have you got these words in your own language? How would you translate these words in your language?
There is a Premier League fixture every day between Boxing Day and January 4th apart from the 29th of December.
Will you be pulling crackers at Christmas dinner?
In this activity, look at the sentences and try to put the right word in each gap. All of the vocabulary is about Christmas in the UK.
Welcome to the Premier Skills English Podcast
Rich: Hello my name’s Rich
Jack: and I’m Jack
Rich: and welcome to this week’s Premier Skills English podcast
Jack: Where we talk about football and help you with your English.
Jack: What’s happening this week Rich?
Rich: In this week’s show, we’re going to talk about all the latest news from last weekend’s Premier League football and we’re going to take a look at .
Jack: We also have a new football phrase for you to guess and a Premier League prediction for you to make - we will have all of that, later on.
Rich: And our new competition!
Jack: Yes, of course - let’s start with that……
Competition
Rich: On Premier Skills English we’ve got a new competition for you. It is called the Big Football Quiz.
Jack: You just need to answer 10 questions correctly. Five test your football knowledge and five test your football English.
Rich: If you answer all 10 questions correctly, you have a chance of being our lucky winner.
Jack: The Big Football Quiz - December is on our homepage and we’ve put a link on the side of this page or at the bottom of the page if you’re on a mobile!
Rich: What’s the prize, Jack?
Jack: Ah, yes… the prize is an official Premier League shirt from your favourite Premier League club.
Rich: Or another Premier League club if you prefer but I think that would be a bit strange.
Jack: So, check out the competition right after you have finished listening to the rest of the podcast!
Latest news
Jack: Let’s start with the Premier League headlines this week.
Rich: City beat Arsenal after great second half show.
Jack: Manchester City beat Arsenal 2-1 in their top of the table clash. Arsenal took an early lead when Theo Walcott found the back of the net. Arsenal were on top but the second half was a different story. Goals from Leroy Sane and Raheem Sterling gave City a deserved win.
Rich: Zlatan is at the double for the Red Devils.
Jack: Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored both goals as ManChester Utd beat West Brom 2-0. That’s 10 goals in his last 9 matches for Zlatan and Utd are now unbeaten in 8 matches.
Rich: Costa keeps the winning run going for Chelsea.
Jack: Diego Costa scored the winner in Chelsea’s 1-0 win against Crystal Palace. That’s 11 Premier League wins in a row for the Blues and equals the club record. They are now 7 points clear at the top of the table!
Player of the Week
Rich: There were some great games again last weekend. Southampton beat Bournemouth 3-1 in the South Coast Derby and Jay Rodriguez had a great game, scoring twice.
Jack: Paul Pogba and Ibrahimovic played well for Manchester Utd and Kevin De Bruyne had a great game for City but they’re not our players of the week. this week. Who is it, Rich?
Rich: Our Player of the Week this week is Middlesbrough's Alvaro ‘The Beast’ Negredo.
Jack: Good choice. He got two goals and the ex-Manchester City striker is doing well in the north-east of England. I love his nickname, too.
Language Focus: Christmas
Rich: So, the holidays are nearly here. Have you got any plans, Jack?
Jack: Yes, I love Christmas. It’s a time to be close to your family and be together. What do you like about Christmas, Rich?
Rich: Football!
Jack: Really? That doesn’t surprise me.
Rich: At Christmas time there are more Premier League games than ever! Between Boxing Day - the 26th of December and the 4th of January there is at least one Premier League match every day apart from the 29th December.
Jack: That’s a lot of football!
Rich: Yes, I don’t know why there isn’t a match on the 29th - maybe I’ll have some quality family time on that day!
Jack: You said Boxing Day. That’s a strange name. I don’t think many of our listeners will know about Boxing Day. What can we say about Boxing Day?
Rich: Well, it’s the 26th of December and it’s a public holiday in the UK. Nobody knows for sure where the name comes from but many people say it’s because in the past tradespeople like postmen, milkmen and other people that delivered services to people’s houses would collect Christmas boxes.
Jack: A Christmas box was a box that people would put money or presents to give to these workers to say thank you for their services over the years.
Rich: Actually, when I was younger I worked as a paperboy. I delivered newspapers to people’s homes and at Christmas time people would give me a bit of money, a tip, in an envelope to say thank you. I think that’s a similar thing.
Jack: Yes, I think it still happens today sometimes but Boxing Day is more well-known for being a public holiday in the UK and because a lot of different sports are played on this day.
Sting
Jack: Because it’s Christmas I think we should play a game.
Rich: Sounds like a good idea. We can teach everybody some of that vocabulary we only use at this time of the year.
Jack: I think that’s why it’s difficult to remember - we don’t use it that much! Have you got a game that you sometimes use in the classroom, Rich?
Rich: Yes, we’re going to play a vocabulary game called - secret.
Jack: What’s secret?
Rich: Well, it’s this game when we try to explain a word, without saying the word or any part of the word. We can try it with Christmas vocabulary if you like. You have to guess what I’m describing.
Jack: Okay, sounds fun. I’m ready - I have a word.
Rich: Give us a clue.
Jack: Okay, this is that thing that you use to wrap….
Rich: wrapping paper!
Jack: No, you use it to wrap around the Christmas tree.
Rich: Oh oh, Christmas lights.
Jack: No Rich, wrong again. It’s colourful, though, often red or golden.
Rich, erm - ornaments?
Jack: No, Rich, you wrap it, you don’t hang it.
Rich: I know….tinsel!
Jack: Nice one, OK, your turn.
Rich: Right, I’m ready. We have them on the table at Christmas dinner.
Jack: Sprouts, turkey…..
Rich: No, it’s not a food. They’re like toys and you get something inside them.
Jack: Easy, presents!
Rich: No, presents are under the CHristmas tree not on the table. You need two people to pull them. One person pulls each end and they make a bang.
Jack: Haha! I know. Christmas crackers. There’s always a hat, a joke and a little toy inside.
Rich: The jokes are always awful. Will you be pulling crackers at Christmas dinner?
Jack: Yes, of course, it’s a tradition. Right, I’ve got another word.
Rich: OK, go.
Jack: It’s a type of Christmas decoration.
Rich: Lights?, Baubles?
Jack: No, it’s living.
Rich: A snowman…..
Jack: I think they’re only alive in the movies, Rich. It’s a plant.
Rich: Easy. A Christmas tree.
Jack: No, sorry we hang it in our houses.
Rich: A red flower - I can’t remember it’s name.
Jack: No, it’s not a flower. We kiss under it.
Rich: Ahhh, of course, it’s mistletoe.
Jack: That’s right. OK, do you have one more?
Rich: OK, right. It’s a vehicle.
Jack: A car?
Rich: I’m not sure that a car is very Christmassy. No, this vehicle is only used when there is a lot of snow.
Jack: A snowmobile?
Rich: No. come on. It’s pulled by reindeer and there are lots of presents in the back of it.
Jack: OK, it’s a sleigh!
Rich: Well done! Right, let’s do one more but this time we’re not going to say the answer. We will leave it for our listeners to guess in the comments section at eh bottom of the page.
Jack: There are three clues. Clue number one: Everybody is happy when they get one of these.
Rich: Clue number two: Traditionally, someone brings these down a chimney.
Jack: Clue number three: They are usually put under the Christmas tree.
Rich: Maximum points for Liverpool would be the best ******** for me!
Can you work out this week’s football phrase?
Rich: We’ve just had lots of Christmas phrase but now we’ve got this week’s football phrase. Have you got one for us, Jack?
Jack: Yes, of course. But first, Let’s take a look at the answer to last week’s football phrase. The phrase was shin pads and you wear them under your socks to protect your legs from two-footed tackles and other bad challenges.
Rich: A good response last week and many of you told us that they are also called shin guards in many parts of the world. Well done to Kwesimanifest from Ghana, Davillions from Spain, Liubomyr, Alex and Pavlo from Ukraine, Shobonenok from Russia and Emir Velicanstevni from Bosnia. You all got the right answer!
Jack: The phrase this time is *******. A ******* is a sports event that has been arranged for a specific date and time. For example the Boxing Day ******** in the Premier League are an important and traditional day in the football calendar.
Rich: Did you know that traditionally, the Boxing Day ******** involved local derby matches so fans and players didn’t have to travel so far during the holidays.
Jack: It’s true and the Premier League still tries to keep traveling to a minimum at this time.
Premier League Prediction
Rich: Last week’s Prediction was the Man City - Arsenal match. I thought Arsenal would win and Jack thought it would be a draw so we were both wrong but our listeners went with MAnchester City so well done to all of you!
Jack: That’s one point to our listeners. Your predictions are getting much better recently!
Rich: The biggest match of the holiday season is probably on New Year’s Eve when Liverpool are at home to Manchester City. Liverpool are in great form and are up to second in the Premier LEague and this should be a great match. City’s form has been up and down and they are still without Sergio Aguero so I’m going for a Liverpool win. Final score Liverpool 2-0 Manchester CIty.
Rich: Right that’s all from us. Don’t forget to write your answers to our questions and make a guess at our football phrase in the comments below. And remember to take a look at our Fantasy Premier League page and join in the discussions!
Jack: We will be back in two week’s time with our next Premier Skills English Podcast.
Rich: Bye for now and enjoy your festive football.
Language - Vocabulary Game
In the podcast Jack and Rich played a game where you need to explain a word without saying what the word is. Playing vocabulary games with friends can be a great way to learn and revise vocabulary. We gave you one more challenge in the podcast. Here are the clues again, can you tell us what the Christmas word is in the comments section at the bottom of this page?
- Everybody is happy when they get one of these.
- Traditionally, someone brings these down a chimney.
- They are usually put under the Christmas tree.
Transcript
What do you think?
In this week’s podcast, Jack and Rich spoke about Christmas in the Premier League and used a lot of Christmas vocabulary.
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Are you surprised that there are more matches than normal during the holiday season?
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Can anyone catch Chelsea this season?
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Can you tell us about a traditional celebration in your country? What do you do? What do you eat? Where do you go?
We asked you to guess a Christmas word in the game we played in this week's podcast. Here are the three clues again:
- Everybody is happy when they get one of these.
- Traditionally, someone brings these down a chimney.
- They are usually put under the Christmas tree.
Now, we'd like you to think of a word and phrase and give all our other listeners three clues to guess it. Write your clues in the comments section!
Remember to write your guess at this week's football phrase and the questions above in the comments section below.
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15/08/2021
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What do you think?
1-Yes. Nice tradition like a Christmas gift.
2- It is in the past
3- In the earlier podcast it’s been responded-:)
Player of the week; Álvaro Negredo also played in my team “Beshiktash-BJK” in 2017 as a forward.
I think The Christmas word is Souvenir
Note;
• There is same tradition in my country. On festive days like Ramadan tradespeople who deliver service are given money as a tip.
15/08/2021 13:10
Tottenham Hotspur
5557
What do you think?
1-Yes. Nice tradition like a Christmas gift.
2- It is in the past
3- In the earlier podcast it’s been responded-:)
Player of the week; Álvaro Negredo also played in my team “Beshiktash-BJK” in 2017 as a forward.
I think The Christmas word is Souvenir
Note;
• There is same tradition in my country. On festive days like Ramadan tradespeople who deliver service are given money as a tip.
16/05/2020
points
I think the word of the week is ( festival )
16/05/2020 06:13
Manchester United
6539
I think the word of the week is ( festival )
16/05/2020
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Everybody is happy when they get one of these.
Traditionally, someone brings these down a chimney.
They are usually put under the Christmas tree.
I think it's a Christmas stocking
16/05/2020 06:12
Manchester United
6539
Everybody is happy when they get one of these.
Traditionally, someone brings these down a chimney.
They are usually put under the Christmas tree.
I think it's a Christmas stocking
16/05/2020
points
We celebrate Eid Elfitr here in Turkey by going out with friends and mostly visit relatives and enjoy the family times
We usually call it Bayram and we eat traditional biscuits and cakes
16/05/2020 06:04
Manchester United
6539
We celebrate Eid Elfitr here in Turkey by going out with friends and mostly visit relatives and enjoy the family times
We usually call it Bayram and we eat traditional biscuits and cakes
16/05/2020
points
Chelsea were unreachable in that season really stunning
16/05/2020 06:01
Manchester United
6539
Chelsea were unreachable in that season really stunning
16/05/2020
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I got used to the boxing day period since I was a kid :)
16/05/2020 05:58
Manchester United
6539
I got used to the boxing day period since I was a kid :)
28/12/2016
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This week's pharse is *******.
28/12/2016 11:09
Arsenal
209
This week's pharse is *******.
29/12/2016
points
You're spot on, Pavlo. Well done!
29/12/2016 07:30
Liverpool
594
You're spot on, Pavlo. Well done!
26/12/2016
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'correct me' In my country, not all the people celebrate Christmas, just only the Christian fellows do it. Christmas day is a public holiday, and there are a lot of other people join the party. It is also a chance for all of the store and business to boost their sales, people can really feel the Christmas thanks to all of those businesses. Some families cook a turkey for Christmas, this follows a British tradition, but there are not a lot of those. I also join the fun every year. I dated my wife in a place nearby a church on Christmas Eve sometimes ago, my baby girl was born on Christmas day. I guess I will celebrate Christmas every year from now on. In a church nearby my housing area, every year I saw there are a lot of foreign workers from neighbourhood countries, they gather on this occasion to celebrate Christmas. Some of them have to travel a very long distance to be there on that day. Hopefully all Gods will just tell the believers to do the good things like watching Premier league, having parties, studying english. Merry Christmas.
26/12/2016 06:35
Liverpool
29
'correct me' In my country, not all the people celebrate Christmas, just only the Christian fellows do it. Christmas day is a public holiday, and there are a lot of other people join the party. It is also a chance for all of the store and business to boost their sales, people can really feel the Christmas thanks to all of those businesses. Some families cook a turkey for Christmas, this follows a British tradition, but there are not a lot of those. I also join the fun every year. I dated my wife in a place nearby a church on Christmas Eve sometimes ago, my baby girl was born on Christmas day. I guess I will celebrate Christmas every year from now on. In a church nearby my housing area, every year I saw there are a lot of foreign workers from neighbourhood countries, they gather on this occasion to celebrate Christmas. Some of them have to travel a very long distance to be there on that day. Hopefully all Gods will just tell the believers to do the good things like watching Premier league, having parties, studying english. Merry Christmas.
29/12/2016
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Hi Lamabeto
Thanks for your comment. Your English is great and you use a lot of advanced level vocabulary and phrases such as: 'to date', 'to follow a tradition' and 'gather'. There are a couple of things that you may want to think about. Have a look at my comments below and let me know if anything is unclear. I've marked things about vocabulary in blue and things about grammar in green.
In my country, not all the people celebrate Christmas, just only the Christian fellows do it. Christmas day is a public holiday, and there are a lot of other people *** join the party. It is also a chance for all of the store and business to boost their sales, people can really feel the Christmas thanks to all of those businesses.
a. all the people - this is a common slip - we usually say 'everyone' or 'everybody' followed by the third person so your sentence becomes ''not everyone celebrates Christmas'
b. just only - these two words mean the same here so you only need to use one of them.. 'only Christians follow this tradition'
c. *** - here we need to use a relative pronoun to join the sentence together - because it's about people we use 'who'. 'There are a lot of other people who join the party.'
Some families cook a turkey for Christmas, this follows a British tradition, but there are not a lot of those. I also join the fun every year. I dated my wife in a place nearby a church on Christmas Eve sometimes ago, my baby girl was born on Christmas day. I guess I will celebrate Christmas every year from now on.
a. nearby - this section is fantastic! The only word that I would question is 'nearby'. When we use this word we use it in a more general way or we might ask a question like 'Is there a church nearby?' When we talk about a specific place that we know something is next to it we say 'near' or 'near to'.
Thanks for your Christmas wishes and Merry Christmas/Happy Birthday to your baby girl!
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
29/12/2016 07:51
Liverpool
594
Hi Lamabeto
Thanks for your comment. Your English is great and you use a lot of advanced level vocabulary and phrases such as: 'to date', 'to follow a tradition' and 'gather'. There are a couple of things that you may want to think about. Have a look at my comments below and let me know if anything is unclear. I've marked things about vocabulary in blue and things about grammar in green.
In my country, not all the people celebrate Christmas, just only the Christian fellows do it. Christmas day is a public holiday, and there are a lot of other people *** join the party. It is also a chance for all of the store and business to boost their sales, people can really feel the Christmas thanks to all of those businesses.
a. all the people - this is a common slip - we usually say 'everyone' or 'everybody' followed by the third person so your sentence becomes ''not everyone celebrates Christmas'
b. just only - these two words mean the same here so you only need to use one of them.. 'only Christians follow this tradition'
c. *** - here we need to use a relative pronoun to join the sentence together - because it's about people we use 'who'. 'There are a lot of other people who join the party.'
Some families cook a turkey for Christmas, this follows a British tradition, but there are not a lot of those. I also join the fun every year. I dated my wife in a place nearby a church on Christmas Eve sometimes ago, my baby girl was born on Christmas day. I guess I will celebrate Christmas every year from now on.
a. nearby - this section is fantastic! The only word that I would question is 'nearby'. When we use this word we use it in a more general way or we might ask a question like 'Is there a church nearby?' When we talk about a specific place that we know something is next to it we say 'near' or 'near to'.
Thanks for your Christmas wishes and Merry Christmas/Happy Birthday to your baby girl!
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
29/12/2016
points
Thank you very much :)
29/12/2016 15:51
Liverpool
29
Thank you very much :)
26/12/2016
points
this Christmas word is sock
26/12/2016 06:09
Liverpool
29
this Christmas word is sock
24/12/2016
points
I think that Liverpool will defeat City 1-0.
24/12/2016 06:48
Liverpool
3705
I think that Liverpool will defeat City 1-0.
24/12/2016
points
The phrase is festival.
24/12/2016 06:42
Liverpool
3705
The phrase is festival.
24/12/2016
points
The Christmas word is ********
24/12/2016 06:42
Liverpool
3705
The Christmas word is ********
24/12/2016
points
Actually,i do not like celebrations,i like to live in a calm weather.
24/12/2016 06:41
Liverpool
3705
Actually,i do not like celebrations,i like to live in a calm weather.
24/12/2016
points
I think Liverpool can catch them,but without Mane next month and the injury of coutinho things will get more difficult for the team.
24/12/2016 06:40
Liverpool
3705
I think Liverpool can catch them,but without Mane next month and the injury of coutinho things will get more difficult for the team.
24/12/2016
points
No i am not surprised,because the number of people who will watch matches around the world will increase.so this will increase the money for the premiere league.
24/12/2016 06:39
Liverpool
3705
No i am not surprised,because the number of people who will watch matches around the world will increase.so this will increase the money for the premiere league.
23/12/2016
points
Merry Christmas to everyone.
See you next year hopefully.
23/12/2016 00:21
Manchester United
4779
Merry Christmas to everyone.
See you next year hopefully.
22/12/2016
points
1.Absolutely surprised with this so British aspect of the football.
2.There is still the last championship leg to play and I don't think Chelsea will its run till the end. The two Manchester have a role to play in.
3.In my country we celebrate deep in the country the Enayer Day which is a specific new year that has its deep roots in the Gregorian calendar. Lights and sweeties as well as almonds, nuts and ancients fries make children enjoy it a lot. It seeds plunge back to Amazigh Agrarian culture.
Christmas word : presents
1.Everybody kiss it and take it to a safe place when found down on the road.
2.Traditionnaly it is always eaten on everyday meal .
3.It is baked from wheat powder salt and water.
22/12/2016 12:07
Manchester City
3988
1.Absolutely surprised with this so British aspect of the football.
2.There is still the last championship leg to play and I don't think Chelsea will its run till the end. The two Manchester have a role to play in.
3.In my country we celebrate deep in the country the Enayer Day which is a specific new year that has its deep roots in the Gregorian calendar. Lights and sweeties as well as almonds, nuts and ancients fries make children enjoy it a lot. It seeds plunge back to Amazigh Agrarian culture.
Christmas word : presents
1.Everybody kiss it and take it to a safe place when found down on the road.
2.Traditionnaly it is always eaten on everyday meal .
3.It is baked from wheat powder salt and water.
22/12/2016
points
This week's phrase is ********
22/12/2016 07:26
Manchester United
4779
This week's phrase is ********
22/12/2016
points
Well done Kwesimanifest!
22/12/2016 09:31
Arsenal
560
Well done Kwesimanifest!
22/12/2016
points
During traditional celebration in my country there are lots of singing and dancing. There are lots of meals that are ate especially rice meals and people normally visit night clubs and beaches.
22/12/2016 07:22
Manchester United
4779
During traditional celebration in my country there are lots of singing and dancing. There are lots of meals that are ate especially rice meals and people normally visit night clubs and beaches.
22/12/2016
points
Its possible for Chelsea to be caught this season if they have a couple of bad runs.
22/12/2016 07:17
Manchester United
4779
Its possible for Chelsea to be caught this season if they have a couple of bad runs.
22/12/2016
points
Yh i am surprised that there are more matches than normal during the holiday season because that's not how it used to be however i believe its okay so that the players can have some rest.
22/12/2016 07:15
Manchester United
4779
Yh i am surprised that there are more matches than normal during the holiday season because that's not how it used to be however i believe its okay so that the players can have some rest.
22/12/2016
points
This week's phrase is ********
22/12/2016 07:09
Manchester United
4779
This week's phrase is ********
22/12/2016
points
Correct as usual! Good job.
22/12/2016 09:32
Arsenal
560
Correct as usual! Good job.
21/12/2016
points
This Christmas word is ********.
This week's phrase is matches.
21/12/2016 23:17
Arsenal
1449
This Christmas word is ********.
This week's phrase is matches.
22/12/2016
points
Hello Emir - Nice to meet you!
You got the Christmas word right, but the phrase of the week is something else.
Thanks
Jack - The Premier Skills English team
22/12/2016 09:34
Arsenal
560
Hello Emir - Nice to meet you!
You got the Christmas word right, but the phrase of the week is something else.
Thanks
Jack - The Premier Skills English team
21/12/2016
points
Correct me.
1. No, I've already known about Boxing Day for several years.
2. It's almost impossible to hold consistency for the whole season. That's why I'm sure it will be tighter at the top of a table and Chelsea will be brought down to earth in 2017. I hope Bournemouth or Stoke will lay foundations of it.
3. Most of Russians are belonged to the Orthodox Christian Church and celebrate Christmas on the 7th of January. Lots of my friends who celebrate, do it with their families at home or in their cottages outside the city. It's usually a family holiday in contrast with a New Year which is often celebrated with other families and friends. However, nearly a half of my friends don't celebrate Christmas at all due to another religion or atheism.
A Christmas word is "*********" and the week phrase is "holiday".
21/12/2016 14:40
Manchester City
989
Correct me.
1. No, I've already known about Boxing Day for several years.
2. It's almost impossible to hold consistency for the whole season. That's why I'm sure it will be tighter at the top of a table and Chelsea will be brought down to earth in 2017. I hope Bournemouth or Stoke will lay foundations of it.
3. Most of Russians are belonged to the Orthodox Christian Church and celebrate Christmas on the 7th of January. Lots of my friends who celebrate, do it with their families at home or in their cottages outside the city. It's usually a family holiday in contrast with a New Year which is often celebrated with other families and friends. However, nearly a half of my friends don't celebrate Christmas at all due to another religion or atheism.
A Christmas word is "*********" and the week phrase is "holiday".
21/12/2016
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Hi Shobonenok
I really love your username. I'm not sure if we say it correctly in the podcast, but it's great to say. You have worked out the Christmas word but not the phrase of the week.
Here are some corrections:
1. No, I've already known about Boxing Day for several years.
2. It's almost impossible to hold consistency for the whole season. That's why I'm sure it will be tighter at the top of a table and Chelsea will be brought down to earth in 2017. I hope Bournemouth or Stoke will lay foundations of it.
3. Most of Russians are belonged to the Orthodox Christian Church and celebrate Christmas on the 7th of January. Lots of my friends who celebrate, do it with their families at home or in their cottages outside the city. It's usually a family holiday in contrast with a New Year which is often celebrated with other families and friends. However, nearly a half of my friends don't celebrate Christmas at all due to another religion or atheism.
a. this is OK - I understand what you mean, but I think I would say 'stay consistent' or 'maintain form'
b. Fantastic use of language!
c. I would say: lay the foundations of a challenge - I think that you need to lay foundations of something.
d. Most Russians or Most of us
e. No need for passive here.
f. I'm not sure we have the same concept. Do you mean 'dacha'? Perhaps да́ча (copied from wikipedia) If so, I think you'd be better to stick with the word 'dacha'.
g. The holiday is known as 'New Year's' or 'the new year'
h. This is OK. 'Due to' is followed by a noun/gerund so I would say due to practising another religion.
In my household, we practise Christianity and Islam - culturally more than strictly religiously. We tell the stories and celebrate the holidays of both religions. I suppose that we aren't very religious, but we love the ritiuals and holidays.
21/12/2016 15:26
Arsenal
560
Hi Shobonenok
I really love your username. I'm not sure if we say it correctly in the podcast, but it's great to say. You have worked out the Christmas word but not the phrase of the week.
Here are some corrections:
1. No, I've already known about Boxing Day for several years.
2. It's almost impossible to hold consistency for the whole season. That's why I'm sure it will be tighter at the top of a table and Chelsea will be brought down to earth in 2017. I hope Bournemouth or Stoke will lay foundations of it.
3. Most of Russians are belonged to the Orthodox Christian Church and celebrate Christmas on the 7th of January. Lots of my friends who celebrate, do it with their families at home or in their cottages outside the city. It's usually a family holiday in contrast with a New Year which is often celebrated with other families and friends. However, nearly a half of my friends don't celebrate Christmas at all due to another religion or atheism.
a. this is OK - I understand what you mean, but I think I would say 'stay consistent' or 'maintain form'
b. Fantastic use of language!
c. I would say: lay the foundations of a challenge - I think that you need to lay foundations of something.
d. Most Russians or Most of us
e. No need for passive here.
f. I'm not sure we have the same concept. Do you mean 'dacha'? Perhaps да́ча (copied from wikipedia) If so, I think you'd be better to stick with the word 'dacha'.
g. The holiday is known as 'New Year's' or 'the new year'
h. This is OK. 'Due to' is followed by a noun/gerund so I would say due to practising another religion.
In my household, we practise Christianity and Islam - culturally more than strictly religiously. We tell the stories and celebrate the holidays of both religions. I suppose that we aren't very religious, but we love the ritiuals and holidays.
22/12/2016
points
Hi Jack
Thanks for your corrections of my mistakes.
As for my username: it's a combination of my family name - "Shobonov" and a part of a word (suffix) - "enok" - that makes a word's meaning nicer or implies youthfulness of a person or an animal. I hadn't actually thought about nickname's pronunciation before I started using it in social networks more than 5 years ago
In order to say it correctly, my username should be written as "shobonyonok". According to the russian language's rules, if the word has a "yo" sound, the stress must fall upon it.
I didn't use the word "dacha" because was not sure it would be easy to understand me.
22/12/2016 22:08
Manchester City
989
Hi Jack
Thanks for your corrections of my mistakes.
As for my username: it's a combination of my family name - "Shobonov" and a part of a word (suffix) - "enok" - that makes a word's meaning nicer or implies youthfulness of a person or an animal. I hadn't actually thought about nickname's pronunciation before I started using it in social networks more than 5 years ago
In order to say it correctly, my username should be written as "shobonyonok". According to the russian language's rules, if the word has a "yo" sound, the stress must fall upon it.
I didn't use the word "dacha" because was not sure it would be easy to understand me.
21/12/2016
points
The most beautiful part of the season - PL matches after the Boxing day. While there are no football events around Europe, football grounds in UK are spectacular! It will be hard to catch Chelsea this season but there are lot of matches to be played. I think it's not over yet. In my country, Christmas is on the 7th of Jan. and me and my family gather at home or take traditional Yule log with us, make decoration of it etc. We usualy eat traditional roast meat, chestnuts, french/russian salad and taste local boiled red wines with fine notes of cloves and cinnamon. I really love this part of the Year. Who doesn't?:-)
21/12/2016 13:59
Arsenal
3557
The most beautiful part of the season - PL matches after the Boxing day. While there are no football events around Europe, football grounds in UK are spectacular! It will be hard to catch Chelsea this season but there are lot of matches to be played. I think it's not over yet. In my country, Christmas is on the 7th of Jan. and me and my family gather at home or take traditional Yule log with us, make decoration of it etc. We usualy eat traditional roast meat, chestnuts, french/russian salad and taste local boiled red wines with fine notes of cloves and cinnamon. I really love this part of the Year. Who doesn't?:-)
21/12/2016
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Mmmm - mulled wine. Food and drink was always the most important part of the season for me. Now my son is old enough to understand and is very excited about Santa and presents so my household has been infected by his enthusiasm and we're all getting into the spirit.
21/12/2016 15:01
Arsenal
560
Mmmm - mulled wine. Food and drink was always the most important part of the season for me. Now my son is old enough to understand and is very excited about Santa and presents so my household has been infected by his enthusiasm and we're all getting into the spirit.
21/12/2016
points
The week's phrase is *******.
21/12/2016 11:09
Liverpool
774
The week's phrase is *******.
21/12/2016
points
Well done Aleksandr!
21/12/2016 14:59
Arsenal
560
Well done Aleksandr!
21/12/2016
points
Liverpool - Manchester City 3-1
21/12/2016 10:37
Liverpool
774
Liverpool - Manchester City 3-1
21/12/2016
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The Christmas word is ********.
21/12/2016 10:21
Liverpool
774
The Christmas word is ********.
21/12/2016
points
Unfortunately there is no Quiz to this podcast ((
21/12/2016 10:16
Watford
4417
Unfortunately there is no Quiz to this podcast ((
21/12/2016
points
Correct me.
1. I’m not surprised at all that there are a lot of matches during the holiday season because it seems to be very suitable from the marketing point of view to schedule games at time when most people haven’t go to work and they are usually not traveling far at this time of year, therefore more people could watch games on stadiums and on TV.
2. I think that it is too early to talk about Chelsea as a main favorite. There are a lot of games to play till the end of the season and everything could change dramatically. Despite of their unbeaten run I’m not impressed by Chelsea too much and think that Liverpool and ManCity will be able to catch them till the end of the season.
21/12/2016 10:14
Watford
4417
Correct me.
1. I’m not surprised at all that there are a lot of matches during the holiday season because it seems to be very suitable from the marketing point of view to schedule games at time when most people haven’t go to work and they are usually not traveling far at this time of year, therefore more people could watch games on stadiums and on TV.
2. I think that it is too early to talk about Chelsea as a main favorite. There are a lot of games to play till the end of the season and everything could change dramatically. Despite of their unbeaten run I’m not impressed by Chelsea too much and think that Liverpool and ManCity will be able to catch them till the end of the season.
21/12/2016
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Hi Liubomyr - I'll have a go at some corrections, but your writing is very accurate!
1. I’m not surprised at all that there are a lot of matches during the holiday season because it seems to be very suitable from the marketing point of view to schedule games at time when most people haven’t go to work and they are usually not traveling far at this time of year, therefore more people could watch games on stadiums and on TV.
2. I think that it is too early to talk about Chelsea as a main favorite. There are a lot of games to play till the end of the season and everything could change dramatically. Despite of their unbeaten run I’m not impressed by Chelsea too much and think that Liverpool and ManCity will be able to catch them till the end of the season.
a. suitable (wrong word) - I understand what you mean here, but suitable isn't quite right. I think that you want to say that it's a good idea or strategy. Suitable is less positive, so you could say 'clever from a marketing point of view', though I would have stuck with 'a good idea from a marketing perspective'.
b. Here you could either say: 'people aren't going to work' or 'people don't have to go to work' (the first a description of a temporary event, the second expresses the lack of obligation).
c. at or in stadiums
d. the main favourite (because of the word main, there is only 1)
e. before is better here.
f. of is unnecessary. In spite of or despite - both followed by a noun or noun phrase.
g. by or before... This is quite interesting but there's too much to think about for me to explain here. I'll see if I can find a link.
21/12/2016 12:53
Arsenal
560
Hi Liubomyr - I'll have a go at some corrections, but your writing is very accurate!
1. I’m not surprised at all that there are a lot of matches during the holiday season because it seems to be very suitable from the marketing point of view to schedule games at time when most people haven’t go to work and they are usually not traveling far at this time of year, therefore more people could watch games on stadiums and on TV.
2. I think that it is too early to talk about Chelsea as a main favorite. There are a lot of games to play till the end of the season and everything could change dramatically. Despite of their unbeaten run I’m not impressed by Chelsea too much and think that Liverpool and ManCity will be able to catch them till the end of the season.
a. suitable (wrong word) - I understand what you mean here, but suitable isn't quite right. I think that you want to say that it's a good idea or strategy. Suitable is less positive, so you could say 'clever from a marketing point of view', though I would have stuck with 'a good idea from a marketing perspective'.
b. Here you could either say: 'people aren't going to work' or 'people don't have to go to work' (the first a description of a temporary event, the second expresses the lack of obligation).
c. at or in stadiums
d. the main favourite (because of the word main, there is only 1)
e. before is better here.
f. of is unnecessary. In spite of or despite - both followed by a noun or noun phrase.
g. by or before... This is quite interesting but there's too much to think about for me to explain here. I'll see if I can find a link.
21/12/2016
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I think that the Christmas word is a ‘*******’ and the football word is a ‘*******’.
21/12/2016 09:59
Watford
4417
I think that the Christmas word is a ‘*******’ and the football word is a ‘*******’.
21/12/2016
points
'correct me' 1. The Christmas word is ******* box. 2. This week's football phrase is.....(I have no idea about this but i will try to guess it. Maybe the phrase is competition... ) 1, Yes, I am. at first, when I started to watch football. There are many leagues that didn't have schedule or any matches during Christmas but when I turn on My TV I found that match and I happy with the match at my home during holiday. 2, I have feeling that Chelsea will face some hard time and lose their point which will be good situation for the follower to catch up the top, please don'rt forget this is premier league football. 3, I usually celebrated with my family at home or camping outside (picnic). we eat Lao traditional food like papaya salad, grill fish, chicken, sticky rice and etc. in my hometown there are lots of waterfall and good place near river bank outside the city for picnic. It's been awhile that I didn't have internet but now I can keep learning English football.
21/12/2016 08:37
Manchester United
129
'correct me' 1. The Christmas word is ******* box. 2. This week's football phrase is.....(I have no idea about this but i will try to guess it. Maybe the phrase is competition... ) 1, Yes, I am. at first, when I started to watch football. There are many leagues that didn't have schedule or any matches during Christmas but when I turn on My TV I found that match and I happy with the match at my home during holiday. 2, I have feeling that Chelsea will face some hard time and lose their point which will be good situation for the follower to catch up the top, please don'rt forget this is premier league football. 3, I usually celebrated with my family at home or camping outside (picnic). we eat Lao traditional food like papaya salad, grill fish, chicken, sticky rice and etc. in my hometown there are lots of waterfall and good place near river bank outside the city for picnic. It's been awhile that I didn't have internet but now I can keep learning English football.
21/12/2016
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Hi Poui
You were close enough for me to blank out the Christmas word, but there's no need for the 'box'. You'll have to have another guess at the football phrase. Here are some corrections for you:
1, Yes, I am. at first, when I started to watch football. There are many leagues that didn't have schedule or any matches during Christmas but when I turn on My TV I found that match and I happy with the match at my home during holiday.
2, I have feeling that Chelsea will face some hard time and lose their point which will be good situation for the follower to catch up the top, please don't forget this is premier league football.
3, I usually celebrated with my family at home or camping outside (picnic). we eat Lao traditional food like papaya salad, grill fish, chicken, sticky rice and etc. in my hometown there are lots of waterfall and good place near river bank outside the city for picnic. It's been a while that I didn't have internet but now I can keep learning English football.
a. Capital letters
b. I think that this description is all about the past so it should be 'were'.
c. 'schedule' can be a noun which means a published plan or a verb which means 'to plan'. So you could have said 'many leagues didn't have a schedule for matches during Christmas' or 'many leagues didn't schedule any matches over Christmas'. Though I think that you mean the noun and by 'schedule' you mean a published schedule...
d. turned
e. I'm not really sure which match you mean here. The pronoun 'that' needs to have something to reference.
f. Again, this bit isn't very clear, but I think that you mean: I'm happy watching the matches at home during the holidays. When we say 'at home' we mean 'my home'. Also, as we are speaking about the Christmas holidays, we need to use 'the' to show that we mean a specific holiday period.
g. I have a feeling
h. a hard time - some hard matches
i. I think you mean here that they will miss out on some points - they will 'drop some points'
j. a good situation
k. usually celebrate - you are talking about a present habit or regular event.
l. It's only camping if you sleep in a tent - is that what you mean? Sounds like a cool way to spend the holidays!
m. Word order - traditional Lao.
n. No need for 'and' before etc.
o. When we talk about things in a general sense, we use the plural form: waterfalls, places and picnics (it sounds very nice).
p. It's been a while since I had the internet...
q. Word order - English football.
I hope that these corrections are useful.
Jack - The Premier Skills English team
21/12/2016 14:57
Arsenal
560
Hi Poui
You were close enough for me to blank out the Christmas word, but there's no need for the 'box'. You'll have to have another guess at the football phrase. Here are some corrections for you:
1, Yes, I am. at first, when I started to watch football. There are many leagues that didn't have schedule or any matches during Christmas but when I turn on My TV I found that match and I happy with the match at my home during holiday.
2, I have feeling that Chelsea will face some hard time and lose their point which will be good situation for the follower to catch up the top, please don't forget this is premier league football.
3, I usually celebrated with my family at home or camping outside (picnic). we eat Lao traditional food like papaya salad, grill fish, chicken, sticky rice and etc. in my hometown there are lots of waterfall and good place near river bank outside the city for picnic. It's been a while that I didn't have internet but now I can keep learning English football.
a. Capital letters
b. I think that this description is all about the past so it should be 'were'.
c. 'schedule' can be a noun which means a published plan or a verb which means 'to plan'. So you could have said 'many leagues didn't have a schedule for matches during Christmas' or 'many leagues didn't schedule any matches over Christmas'. Though I think that you mean the noun and by 'schedule' you mean a published schedule...
d. turned
e. I'm not really sure which match you mean here. The pronoun 'that' needs to have something to reference.
f. Again, this bit isn't very clear, but I think that you mean: I'm happy watching the matches at home during the holidays. When we say 'at home' we mean 'my home'. Also, as we are speaking about the Christmas holidays, we need to use 'the' to show that we mean a specific holiday period.
g. I have a feeling
h. a hard time - some hard matches
i. I think you mean here that they will miss out on some points - they will 'drop some points'
j. a good situation
k. usually celebrate - you are talking about a present habit or regular event.
l. It's only camping if you sleep in a tent - is that what you mean? Sounds like a cool way to spend the holidays!
m. Word order - traditional Lao.
n. No need for 'and' before etc.
o. When we talk about things in a general sense, we use the plural form: waterfalls, places and picnics (it sounds very nice).
p. It's been a while since I had the internet...
q. Word order - English football.
I hope that these corrections are useful.
Jack - The Premier Skills English team
21/12/2016
points
This week phrase is *******!
21/12/2016 03:37
Arsenal
1449
This week phrase is *******!
20/12/2016
points
The Christmas word is ********.
20/12/2016 19:26
Liverpool
6574
The Christmas word is ********.
20/12/2016
points
Well done Alex - right first time as usual!
20/12/2016 21:35
Arsenal
560
Well done Alex - right first time as usual!
21/12/2016
points
Thanks, Jack, have a nice week ! :-)
21/12/2016 07:34
Liverpool
6574
Thanks, Jack, have a nice week ! :-)
20/12/2016
points
The week's phrase this time is *******.
20/12/2016 19:09
Liverpool
6574
The week's phrase this time is *******.