Learn English Through Football

The international friendlies have finished and our attention returns to domestic football this weekend with important games at the top and bottom of the table, including a huge London derby between Chelsea and Tottenham. We will also introduce the football phrase, well-worked routine, ask you a quiz question, and take a look at some of those big games in our predictions’ section. For those wishing to improve their English, there’s a transcript to the show below and if you have questions or comments, email us at: admin@languagecaster.com (Damon=DB; Damian=DF).
Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2018 Chelsea vs Tottenham


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Transcript of the show
DB: You are listening to Languagecaster’s football-language podcast. Hello football fans and welcome to the show. Beautiful weather over here in Japan, where regular listeners will know I am based. Damian has hopped across the Irish Sea from his base in London to Ireland for a short break. Hiya Damian.
DF: Hello Damon and hello everyone listening, yes, I am in Ireland where the weather is bright and breezy but as it’s Spring and it’s Ireland there’s always a hint of rain! What do we have on the show this week, Damon?
Line up
DB: Well, our regular features, Damian. So that’s our first news section, the good, the bad and the ugly; our second section, which focuses on football language and most shows has a quiz question, too; and finally our last section, which is or predictions section – with one massive game to spotlight this weekend – Chelsea v Tottenham.
You’re listening to languagecaster.com (in Mongolian.)
DB: You are indeed listening to languagecaster.com and that message was in Mongolian. And next, it’s the good the bad and the ugly with Damian.
DF: Good stuff. Right, let me kick off with some good news.
Good
DF: It was a great week for some of the international sides as they prepare for the upcoming World Cup. Brazil won away in Germany, Belgium thrashed Saudi Arabia, Uruguay defeated Wales, Poland scored a last-minute winner to beat South Korea but perhaps the stand out result was Spain’s 6-1 hammering of Argentina. Admittedly the Argentinians were without Messi but the way they collapsed under the Spanish attacks will give their coach, Sampaoli, and their fans huge food for thought. How about bad Damon?
Bad
DB:  Well the internationals left the Russian team in a bad state. The hosts lost, of course at home, to Brazil and France. Now, both of those sides will be among the favourites so a loss wasn’t a surprise but the manner of the losses was not encouraging. A 3-0 loss to Brazil and a 3-1 defeat at the hands of France. That drops Russia to 63rd in