Learn English Through Football

The big match this weekend is Liverpool v Tottenham – not just because of the battle for the top four but it’s also the languagecaster derby! We will try to predict the score for that game along with Arsenal against Everton and Chelsea v Watford in our predictions battle. We’ll also describe some football language and ask a quiz question. You can see the transcript for the show below and if you have questions or comments, email us at: admin@languagecaster.com (Damon= DB; Damian  DF).
Football Language Podcast: 2018 Liverpool v Tottenham


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Transcript of the show
DB: You are listening to Languagecaster’s football-language podcast. Hi there everybody. My name’s Damon and I live in Tokyo. The football season is over in Japan, but there’s plenty of football going on around the world. I wonder if Damian has been watching any recently? Damian, how are you and what football have you been watching this week?
DF: Hi Damon. I’m doing well. As for football, well I managed to watch Tottenham v Manchester United on Wednesday evening and was happy to see my team Spurs put in a strong performance against second-placed Manchester United. Hopefully they can continue that good form this weekend…
DB: Yes, they were very, very impressive. And as for this weekend, you must be talking about the Languagecaster derby, Liverpool v Tottenham. Well, we’ll talk about that at the end of the show in our predictions section. What else is on the show?
Line up
DF: Yes, and just before I give you the run down, don’t forget that listeners can read the transcript of the show by coming along to our site or by following on their phones. So, we’ll start with some  news from the footballing world this week including stories about loanees and horror tackles. We’ve got some football phrases to explain for those wanting to learn more about footballing English and this week we’ll talk about ‘take one for the team‘ and the cliche ‘play football the right way.‘
DB: And have we got a quiz question?
DF: Yes we do, and this week it is about goal scorers, strikers – players who find the back of the net.
DB: Interesting! And that’ll bring us to predictions at the end of the show, right?
DF: Yes, that’s right!
You’re listening to languagecaster.com (Dulwich fan, Izzy)
DB: And thanks for that message from Izzy in London! And we’d love more of you to send us a message like that with the team you follow and where you are from in English or your own language – just include ‘you are listening to languagecaster.com.’  Right, now, the good, the bad and the ugly, the footballing news. What was good Damian?