Officiating
Officiating
How well do you know football vocabulary?
This Football English lesson presents, practises and tests 10 football words that are related to referees and officiating.
- appeal
- body language
- caution
- coin-toss
- direct free-kick
- drop-ball
- indirect free-kick
- sending off
- stretcher
- suspension
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!
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Learn and practise the words
Activity: This activity tests your knowledge of the 10 words above. Match the words with the pictures.
Test yourself: Match the words and the pictures
Quiz - How many words have you learnt?
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15/06/2024
points
great
15/06/2024 23:51
Manchester City
190
great
13/11/2023
points
Way too easy.
Would love something more challenging tbh.
Trickier answers or more in dept but great initiative!
Thank you so much!
13/11/2023 13:24
Tottenham Hotspur
11
Way too easy.
Would love something more challenging tbh.
Trickier answers or more in dept but great initiative!
Thank you so much!
16/07/2023
points
nice
16/07/2023 06:35
Manchester City
-542
nice
17/06/2023
points
8 from 10 I took it
17/06/2023 11:10
Manchester City
105
8 from 10 I took it
26/01/2023
points
Did well
26/01/2023 11:02
Tottenham Hotspur
712
Did well
08/12/2022
points
All correct.
08/12/2022 11:08
Liverpool
759
All correct.
30/11/2022
points
The sentences are great to understand word in context. I am loving the whole project in this platform.
30/11/2022 03:56
Manchester City
53
The sentences are great to understand word in context. I am loving the whole project in this platform.
18/06/2022
points
I did my best!
18/06/2022 15:59
Tottenham Hotspur
11
I did my best!
18/05/2022
points
There is no doubt that this refereeing vocabulary helps us to understand the work of the officials in a football match much better, an excellent learning exercise.
18/05/2022 05:01
Liverpool
93
There is no doubt that this refereeing vocabulary helps us to understand the work of the officials in a football match much better, an excellent learning exercise.
18/05/2022
points
Thanks for your nice feedback!
18/05/2022 07:48
Manchester United
30
Thanks for your nice feedback!
04/12/2021
points
I made a mistake
04/12/2021 17:43
Manchester United
53
I made a mistake
29/11/2021
points
I am a football referee.I found this work very useful.Words are really the things we actually use on the pitch.Great vocabulary!
29/11/2021 06:34
Manchester United
1
I am a football referee.I found this work very useful.Words are really the things we actually use on the pitch.Great vocabulary!
05/11/2021
points
"nothing"
Antonio
05/11/2021 16:18
Aston Villa
39
"nothing"
Antonio
20/07/2021
points
Good words to know
20/07/2021 16:28
Manchester City
118
Good words to know
21/04/2021
points
I did fine once again!
21/04/2021 16:25
Arsenal
1512
I did fine once again!
24/03/2021
points
I'm doing great !
24/03/2021 13:55
Arsenal
438
I'm doing great !
10/02/2021
points
Didn't get the ''indirect free kick'', the defensive line caught the striker offside so the referee awarded an indirect free-kick. It is right? Isn't it direct free kick it is?
10/02/2021 13:20
Chelsea
154
Didn't get the ''indirect free kick'', the defensive line caught the striker offside so the referee awarded an indirect free-kick. It is right? Isn't it direct free kick it is?
11/02/2021
points
Hi eugenpetcu12
This should help. You'll find the answer under the title 'offences and sanctions'.
https://www.thefa.com/football-rules-governance/lawsandrules/laws/footba...
Welcome to Premier Skills English!
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
11/02/2021 11:02
Liverpool
594
Hi eugenpetcu12
This should help. You'll find the answer under the title 'offences and sanctions'.
https://www.thefa.com/football-rules-governance/lawsandrules/laws/footba...
Welcome to Premier Skills English!
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
27/01/2021
points
Good.
27/01/2021 18:30
Wolverhampton Wanderers
100
Good.
12/11/2020
points
Thank PremierSkills very much ;)
12/11/2020 10:15
Chelsea
351
Thank PremierSkills very much ;)
16/11/2020
points
Thanks, mat_cfc_pl! We're happy you are enjoying our website.
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
16/11/2020 13:21
Liverpool
594
Thanks, mat_cfc_pl! We're happy you are enjoying our website.
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
14/10/2020
points
It was nice and good. yes got all right
none
14/10/2020 03:49
Liverpool
95
It was nice and good. yes got all right
none
04/09/2020
points
good
04/09/2020 12:16
Liverpool
61
good
01/09/2020
points
thanks,the lesson is fantastic for my students.They love football.
01/09/2020 10:11
Manchester United
443
thanks,the lesson is fantastic for my students.They love football.
09/06/2020
points
Yeah, I get everything right, but that word it's too difficult for me, I never practice them.
09/06/2020 00:54
Manchester United
32
Yeah, I get everything right, but that word it's too difficult for me, I never practice them.
03/06/2020
points
useful information to brainstorm
03/06/2020 23:37
Manchester United
6536
useful information to brainstorm
10/05/2020
points
I never knew I know this stuffs in football
10/05/2020 08:40
Manchester United
33
I never knew I know this stuffs in football
27/03/2020
points
Zidane was sent off in the final of the World Cup.
27/03/2020 19:20
Manchester United
496
Zidane was sent off in the final of the World Cup.
18/03/2020
points
I´m very excited whit my improvement!
18/03/2020 23:24
Liverpool
259
I´m very excited whit my improvement!
12/03/2020
points
ok
12/03/2020 17:46
Arsenal
278
ok
10/12/2019
points
Yeah, it's good. I gonna check suspension about.
10/12/2019 23:40
Manchester City
309
Yeah, it's good. I gonna check suspension about.
12/10/2019
points
Cool.
12/10/2019 19:24
Manchester City
314
Cool.
26/09/2019
points
Yes!!
26/09/2019 10:06
Liverpool
159
Yes!!
12/09/2019
points
Perfect
12/09/2019 11:42
Liverpool
117
Perfect
05/09/2019
points
I didn't know use caution & suspension & stretcher means.
I want to use next time.
05/09/2019 00:41
Manchester City
309
I didn't know use caution & suspension & stretcher means.
I want to use next time.
25/08/2019
points
ok
25/08/2019 18:28
Manchester City
1734
ok
02/04/2019
points
10/10, fantastic. It was hard for me, really hard.
02/04/2019 21:13
Liverpool
473
10/10, fantastic. It was hard for me, really hard.
23/03/2019
points
Football 101.
23/03/2019 21:58
Chelsea
1749
Football 101.
12/03/2019
points
Yeah, I learnt new words. Streacher and Appeal two very useful meanings
12/03/2019 11:19
Chelsea
127
Yeah, I learnt new words. Streacher and Appeal two very useful meanings
29/11/2018
points
i like these great words
29/11/2018 13:39
Manchester United
229
i like these great words
08/10/2018
points
Appeal. Great meaning on this field. It is a new strange word.
08/10/2018 19:18
Brighton and Hove Albion
352
Appeal. Great meaning on this field. It is a new strange word.
25/06/2018
points
I have to learn more about red card rules.
25/06/2018 22:03
Chelsea
334
I have to learn more about red card rules.
24/06/2018
points
I am satisfied with this answers.
Thank you!
24/06/2018 22:47
Chelsea
117
I am satisfied with this answers.
Thank you!
19/06/2018
points
Very good!!
19/06/2018 23:17
Manchester City
27
Very good!!
19/06/2018
points
Very good!!
19/06/2018 23:16
Manchester City
27
Very good!!
13/06/2018
points
well,I did a great job.correct all.
13/06/2018 05:16
Manchester United
443
well,I did a great job.correct all.
12/05/2018
points
Wow! Too easy! :)
12/05/2018 07:46
Manchester United
823
Wow! Too easy! :)
06/04/2018
points
Hello, I am Fauzan from Indonesia. I am a new member here. I am very grateful because it's helpful and useful to increase my football vocabulary.
06/04/2018 15:03
Arsenal
71
Hello, I am Fauzan from Indonesia. I am a new member here. I am very grateful because it's helpful and useful to increase my football vocabulary.
27/03/2018
points
Hi, l have a question. could l get the answer please.
when we look the date of a match, we usually find that shots , passes, dribbles ,tackles attempted, blocks offside fouls.....
but what is mean by "claims".
can l get the answer
thank you very much.
27/03/2018 14:56
Manchester City
10
Hi, l have a question. could l get the answer please.
when we look the date of a match, we usually find that shots , passes, dribbles ,tackles attempted, blocks offside fouls.....
but what is mean by "claims".
can l get the answer
thank you very much.
28/03/2018
points
Hi Weiqing Zheng
When we talk about claims we are probably talking about goalkeepers. Goalkeepers claim the ball by catching crosses or coming off the goal line to claim (take) a ball before the attacker gets there.
Here's a link that might help: http://www.optasportspro.com/es/acerca-de/blog-optapro/posts/2012/optapr...
In this link, you will see the word connected to crosses.
Hope that helps,
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
28/03/2018 08:15
Liverpool
594
Hi Weiqing Zheng
When we talk about claims we are probably talking about goalkeepers. Goalkeepers claim the ball by catching crosses or coming off the goal line to claim (take) a ball before the attacker gets there.
Here's a link that might help: http://www.optasportspro.com/es/acerca-de/blog-optapro/posts/2012/optapr...
In this link, you will see the word connected to crosses.
Hope that helps,
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team