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Hello everybody! Welcome to the EnglishBlog. In this podcast, you’ll be learning some interesting survival English on football.
Before starting, let me first explain that you’ll be listening to some useful English football vocabulary, you’ll then hear a short explanation of these words, followed by an example of how they are used.
So let’s start!
Woman: A football stadium.
Man: This is where a professional game of football is played. It is also sometimes called the football ground. Listen to this example:
Woman: Hi, where are you going?
Man: To the stadium.
Woman: Who’s playing?
Man: Chelsea and Manchester United.
Woman: The pitch and the terraces.
Man: The pitch is the name of the rectangular green field that football is played on. The terraces are the wide steps where people stand to watch a football match. Now listen:
Woman: Why did you choose these seats, I can hardly see the pitch let alone the game. We’d be better off standing.
Man: The match was sold out. Look how full the terraces are. There’s a good crowd today.
Woman: Footballer.
Man: A footballer is a person who plays football. “er” is often added to a noun or verb, to make the name of a job. For example: play – player, write – writer, sing – singer, teach – teacher. Listen to this:
Woman: Who’s your favourite footballer?
Man: They don’t play football like they used to. In my opinion, Diego Maradona was the best footballer ever.
Woman: Forwards.
Man: Forwards are the players whose main task is to score goals. They are the attackers and are often called strikers. The ball is passed to them by the midfielders, and then they have to kick the ball in the goal. For this, they are often very famous and paid a lot of money. Listen to this:
Woman: Which forwards are playing today?
Man: Well I heard Wayne Rooney was injured, so the strikers will probably be David Beckham and Michael Owen.
Woman: Defenders.
Man: These are the players who specialise in the prevention of goals being scored by opponents. Listen to this:
Woman: I don’t believe it Totti is going to score, where are the defenders?
Man: What defenders, he’s got an open goal, the defenders are still in the centre of the pitch. Run you……..!
Woman: Goalkeeper.
Man: This is the player that stands in front of the goal and tries to stop the other team from scoring. They are often called “goalies” and are criticised a lot if they let the ball in the goal. Listen to this:
Woman: What an incredible save! What a goalie.
Man: Buffon is one of the best goalkeeper’s in the world, he rarely makes a mistake.
Woman: Referee.
Man: This man is normally dressed in black and has a whistle. He is the official person who controls the match and prevents players from breaking the rules. His decisions regarding facts connected with play are final – so they are often very criticised. Listen to this:
Woman: Is the referee blind? Didn’t he see that?
Man: Oi, referee, open your eyes, that ball was a foul.
Woman: If you wish you can hear this lesson again. In the meantime we hope we have helped you to be more confident with your English. Watch out for the next topic. Thank you for using the EnglishBlog
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