Learn English Through Football

In this week’s football-language podcast, we take a look at matches involving teams in the relegation zone in the Premier League. We also have a chat about some of the footballing news from the week. Of course, we also have some football-related language for you. As well as this weekly podcast post, we also have a fantastic glossary of footballing terms for those interested. If you have questions or comments, email us at:: admin@languagecaster.com (Damon= DB; Damian  DF).
Football Language Podcast: The Relegation Zone


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Transcript of the show
DB: You are listening to Languagecaster’s football-language podcast. Hi there. My name’s Damon. I hope you are enjoying the weekend and thanks for listening. I’m in a chilly Tokyo – funny that, it’s winter – and I’m still buzzing after my team, Liverpool, beat Manchester City 4-3 last weekend! Football is great, isn’t it. One other thing that’s great is Damian, and hopefully he’s down the line in London. Damian. How are things over in the UK?
DF: Hello Damon. And hello to you and to all our listeners. Good to hear from you and yes, things are good here in London. As you said, it’s winter so pretty chilly, but that didn’t stop me from going along to watch some football last week. I managed to catch West Ham’s third round FA Cup replay against League One side Shrewsbury Town – that’s the third tier in the English game at the London Stadium here in East London.
DB: You’re a brave man – it must have been chilly on the stands. How was the game?
DF: It was freezing. The game was poor – really poor – and went to extra time as neither side had been able to break the deadlock but eventually the Premier League side scored a very late goal to win 1-0. And they face another League One side, Wigan Athletic who surprisingly won the trophy in 2013, in the fourth round.
DB: That’s right.
DF: Now Damon, what’s on the show this week?
Line up
DB: Well, regular listeners will know that we have three main sections on this podcast: a look back at the footballing news, a chat about some football phrases, and a look forward to some of the games in our predictions. Now, this show will follow that format and we’ll throw in our usual quiz question too!
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