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This week’s main report looks at the World Cup newcomers, Slovakia. Independent since 1993, this small central-eastern European country is hoping to cause some surprises next year in South Africa. The transcript can be found below, while vocabulary support can be found for the words in ...
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On this week’s podcast we spotlight World Cup newcomers, Slovakia. We also review the football stories of the past week and make our predictions on the big games – this week a host of derbies to look forward to. Come along to the site at languagecaster.com to read more.
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This week we continue our look at the qualifiers for next year’s World Cup. And this podcast is all about Slovakia, who have qualified for the first time in their history.
Read our football news review in the good, the bad and the ugly
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Champions League action, the return of two scoring heroes and unfortunately some more violence from Argentinian football all feature in this week’s the good, the bad and the ugly . Vocabulary support can be found for the words in bold at the foot of the post.
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Ronaldo returns
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Ronaldo
Champions League
Derbies are the theme of this week’s predictions, so all bets are off and the form book is out the window. We travel through England, Spain Greece, Italy, Portugal and Argentina to highlight some of the big local rivalries in world football. This week’s guest is Zolo from Mongolia. ...
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The World Cup qualifiers have finished and we interview two English fans, Simon and Tim, and ask them for their World Cup predictions.
Listen to the report here
You can also try our online listening quiz:
Click here to listen to the report and answer listening comprehension questions.
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On this week’s podcast the World Cup continues to take centre stage. We also review the football stories of the past week and make our predictions on the big games. Come along to the site at languagecaster.com to read more.
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Congratulations to Slovenia, a pair of bad managers, strange cures and daylight robbery all feature in this week’s good, the bad and the ugly . Vocabulary support can be found for the words in bold at the foot of the post.
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It’s been a good week for Uruguay, Algeria, ...
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The World Cup dominates this week’s show as we take a look back at the dramatic play-offs and we also have two England fans looking forward to the finals in South Africa next summer. You can also:
Read our football news review in the good, the bad and the ugly
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This week we focus on teams that are on a run, who have several wins on the trot, or having a hard time breaking a winless streak. As always we cross the globe to choose our matches – England, Germany, Italy, Holland, Brazil, and Japan. This week’s guest predictor is Mike who is a ...
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Last week football in Germany was brought to a standstill by the sad news of the passing of Robert Enke. Only 32 years old, the national keeper took his own life after years of suffering depression. It seems that only very few were made aware of his condition – his closest family members, ...
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Germany
On this week’s podcast Internationals take centre stage. There are crucial World Cup play-offs and matches taking place around the world, but we focus on the Ireland v France match-up. We also review the football stories of the past week and make our predictions on the big games. Come ...
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France
World cup play-offs take place this weekend and fans around the world will be crossing their fingers hoping for the result to go their way. On this week’s show we listen to an Irish fan give his opinion on what might happen when Ireland play France over two legs. You can also:
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This week’s main report looks at the World Cup play-off match between Ireland and France. Listen to our Irish football correspondent, Brendan, discussing whether Ireland can cause a huge upset and make it to South Africa 2010. The transcript can be found below, while vocabulary support ...
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World Cup
Romantic results in the oldest football tournament in the world and giant-killing in Spain, Asian champions, diving in England and violence in the women’s game in the USA all feature in this week’s good, the bad and the ugly . Vocabulary support can be found for the words in bold at ...
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World Cup play-offs dominate the week. It’s squeaky bum time for several countries around the world. We have the second leg in the Asia vs Oceania play off, the CONCACAF v South America showdown, and the games that will decide which European sides will join those already qualified. Our ...
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Liverpool
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Greece
Ireland play France in the World Cup play-offs this week with many commentators already writing off their chances of making it to South Africa next summer. However, here are 5 reasons why Republic of Ireland fans can still dream about World Cup 2010 despite being drawn against a team that has ...
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In this video worksheet post we use a clip from the excellent The History Of Football [2002] [DVD] on the topic of Folk Football. There is also a worksheet, transcript and answer sheet below. The report lasts for 2 minutes 10 seconds.
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On this week’s show we take a look at Folk Football and discuss its influence on the Beautiful Game. In addition:
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