The League
The League
How well do you know football vocabulary?
This Football English lesson presents, practises and tests 10 football words that are related to the Premier League - the highest level of English football.
- away
- Champions
- fixtures
- home
- league table
- promotion
- relegation
- result
- three points
- underdog
Use the activity in the LEARN section to learn 10 words and phrases used to describe different football words.
After you have finished with the learning activity, use the QUIZ to see how much you've learned and to score some points. There are also worksheets you can download to help you learn these football words.
Remember, when you score points, you move up the leaderboard. You can also help your team and your country climb the leaderboard and become Premier Skills English champions!
Good luck!
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17/07/2023
points
nice
17/07/2023 04:32
Manchester City
-542
nice
18/01/2023
points
Smashed it, got them all correct!
18/01/2023 10:08
Liverpool
759
Smashed it, got them all correct!
26/03/2022
points
Interesting
26/03/2022 04:35
Liverpool
101
Interesting
28/02/2022
points
Easy!
28/02/2022 16:46
Manchester United
296
Easy!
28/07/2021
points
Interesting activity.
28/07/2021 01:30
Liverpool
30
Interesting activity.
21/04/2021
points
I did fine. Piece of cake
21/04/2021 16:17
Arsenal
1512
I did fine. Piece of cake
06/04/2021
points
Everything good !
06/04/2021 12:37
Arsenal
438
Everything good !
28/03/2021
points
I answered great !
28/03/2021 15:08
Arsenal
438
I answered great !
10/11/2020
points
Thanks.
10/11/2020 10:23
Chelsea
351
Thanks.
16/08/2020
points
soooooooooooooooooooooooooo easy
16/08/2020 15:23
Manchester City
207
soooooooooooooooooooooooooo easy
03/06/2020
points
Good job
03/06/2020 23:23
Manchester United
6539
Good job
05/11/2019
points
Yes, it's helped.
I didn't know relegation mean.
05/11/2019 23:56
Manchester City
309
Yes, it's helped.
I didn't know relegation mean.
11/10/2019
points
Easy peasy.
11/10/2019 18:50
Manchester City
314
Easy peasy.
26/09/2019
points
I have correctly answered all questions
26/09/2019 10:55
Liverpool
159
I have correctly answered all questions
25/08/2019
points
it's fun
25/08/2019 18:27
Manchester City
1734
it's fun
12/04/2019
points
10/10, unbelievable. It really was very difficult for me.
12/04/2019 20:55
Liverpool
473
10/10, unbelievable. It really was very difficult for me.
11/04/2019
points
I think what need to add information about new clubs who they will be in the Premier-league at next season.
11/04/2019 14:25
Arsenal
244
I think what need to add information about new clubs who they will be in the Premier-league at next season.
11/04/2019
points
Hi Sargis
Thanks for your comment. We don't know who will be in the Premier League next season, yet.
We have articles on all the Premier League clubs (click on the club badge at the top of the page) and will add articles on the three new clubs before next season starts.
https://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/clubs
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
11/04/2019 21:06
Liverpool
594
Hi Sargis
Thanks for your comment. We don't know who will be in the Premier League next season, yet.
We have articles on all the Premier League clubs (click on the club badge at the top of the page) and will add articles on the three new clubs before next season starts.
https://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/clubs
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
03/10/2018
points
It was hard
03/10/2018 17:47
Manchester United
96
It was hard
07/07/2018
points
Good
07/07/2018 16:19
Liverpool
58
Good
28/06/2018
points
I need help with "fixtures". Thanks a lot.
28/06/2018 21:36
Liverpool
91
I need help with "fixtures". Thanks a lot.
26/05/2018
points
Too easy! :P
26/05/2018 08:10
Manchester United
823
Too easy! :P
02/04/2018
points
Relegation, promotion, home and away are new words to increase my football-English vocabulary
02/04/2018 19:27
Liverpool
153
Relegation, promotion, home and away are new words to increase my football-English vocabulary
20/10/2017
points
In this page, I play an away match for the language.
20/10/2017 17:17
Chelsea
297
In this page, I play an away match for the language.
24/08/2017
points
relegation and fixtures were new words to me
24/08/2017 09:25
Liverpool
12
relegation and fixtures were new words to me
21/04/2017
points
Very well
21/04/2017 03:20
Arsenal
663
Very well
06/03/2017
points
I don't know the meaning of fixtures. Can you help me?
06/03/2017 17:59
Manchester United
29
I don't know the meaning of fixtures. Can you help me?
07/01/2017
points
This one is fun.
07/01/2017 07:54
Liverpool
99
This one is fun.
22/10/2016
points
Fixture - is it a timetable with games?
22/10/2016 21:02
Manchester United
76
Fixture - is it a timetable with games?
22/10/2016
points
Hi Vishenka
Yes, a fixture is a sports event that has been arranged to happen at a specific time and place.
22/10/2016 22:49
Liverpool
594
Hi Vishenka
Yes, a fixture is a sports event that has been arranged to happen at a specific time and place.
24/09/2016
points
Relegation
24/09/2016 08:07
Everton
28
Relegation
27/07/2016
points
I did well.
27/07/2016 12:49
Liverpool
3705
I did well.
09/07/2016
points
Which a promotion teams that play in Premiere League 2016/2017?
09/07/2016 11:42
Manchester United
223
Which a promotion teams that play in Premiere League 2016/2017?
11/07/2016
points
Hi Gugun
Good question! The new teams are Middlesbrough, Burnley and Hull City. You can find out more about them by clicking the club badges at the top of the screen.
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
11/07/2016 08:52
Liverpool
594
Hi Gugun
Good question! The new teams are Middlesbrough, Burnley and Hull City. You can find out more about them by clicking the club badges at the top of the screen.
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
20/06/2016
points
thanks
20/06/2016 15:20
Manchester City
1734
thanks
06/06/2016
points
Easy level.
06/06/2016 18:19
Manchester City
3988
Easy level.
30/05/2016
points
“You have already passed this Quiz.” Yes it has already done! But, this once was “a piece a cake”, as the words of this quiz become more familiar.
30/05/2016 00:14
Newcastle United
3189
“You have already passed this Quiz.” Yes it has already done! But, this once was “a piece a cake”, as the words of this quiz become more familiar.
24/05/2016
points
I got everything right this time.
24/05/2016 15:11
Manchester City
3988
I got everything right this time.
23/05/2016
points
Had everything right
23/05/2016 07:38
Manchester United
4779
Had everything right
12/05/2016
points
one mistake but it's ok
12/05/2016 19:25
Chelsea
121
one mistake but it's ok
29/02/2016
points
Easy quiz, especially for those who have followed podcasts.
29/02/2016 13:50
Newcastle United
3189
Easy quiz, especially for those who have followed podcasts.
17/02/2016
points
In Spain the premier league is known as "la premier". I find more and more followers of the premier every year, particularly with young people. Even though our country has one of the most famous leagues in the world.
17/02/2016 23:07
Aston Villa
130
In Spain the premier league is known as "la premier". I find more and more followers of the premier every year, particularly with young people. Even though our country has one of the most famous leagues in the world.
13/02/2016
points
I got 10 and learned news words.
13/02/2016 21:47
Arsenal
663
I got 10 and learned news words.
10/01/2016
points
oh lala hihi
10/01/2016 17:03
Chelsea
260
oh lala hihi
09/12/2015
points
great : ))) i learned more words.
09/12/2015 10:23
Manchester City
352
great : ))) i learned more words.
02/12/2015
points
I didn't know the term Underdog. That's nice.
02/12/2015 13:31
Chelsea
65
I didn't know the term Underdog. That's nice.
21/11/2015
points
Underdog is the new word I got from the lesson
21/11/2015 06:28
Arsenal
2320
Underdog is the new word I got from the lesson
16/11/2015
points
I do like the word 'underdog'.
16/11/2015 14:26
Arsenal
2453
I do like the word 'underdog'.
12/11/2015
points
10 thanks
12/11/2015 16:14
Tottenham Hotspur
251
10 thanks
03/11/2015
points
I've learned many new words.Great!
03/11/2015 09:14
Chelsea
279
I've learned many new words.Great!