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Podcast 27

Podcast 27

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In this week's podcast, Rich and Jack disagree about who is the Premier League's best striker. The language focus is phrases you can use to agree or disagree with someone. We also have a new riddle in our 'What's my Team?' competition!

 

How to enter the competition?

  1. Press play on the podcast below smiley

  2. Listen to Chris, who is this week's Premier League fan.

  3. Guess Chris' favourite team.

  4. Write your answer in the comments section at the bottom of this page.

  5. If you are not logged in or a registered member, you can register for free in the top right corner smiley

How much did you understand?

Vocabulary 

In this podcast, Rich and Jack used some vocabulary that might have been new for you. Try the activities below to see how much you understand:

"Leicester City are the best team in the Premier League on current form."

"We were trying to raise awareness about issues connected to the environment."

Activity 1: In this activity, look at some of the words we used in the podcast and try to match them to their definitions.
Did you know all the words in the podcast?

Jamie Vardy has scored in 10 consecutive matches, which is a Premier League record.

Language - Agreeing and Disagreeing

In the podcast, Jack and Rich disagreed about who has been the best Premier League striker in the last 10 years. If you want to learn more about the language of agreeing and disagreeing, have a go at the activities below, or, take a look at this on our Learn English Teens website.

"You say Rooney is the best striker of the last 10 years! I’m afraid I’m going to have to disagree with you there."

"Well, we don’t see eye to eye on this one but I suppose we can agree on Jamie Vardy being the best on current form?"

Activity 2: There were lots of phrases for agreeing and disagreeing in the podcast. Can you separate the phrases for agreeing from the phrases for disagreeing?
Can you put the phrases into the correct group?

Some more phrases for agreeing and disagreeing:

Agreeing
Disagreeing
Partly agreeing
That's right!
I don't agree!
I agree up to a point, but...
Absolutely!
I totally disagree!
I see your point, but....
Exactly!
Absolutely not!
That's partly true, but....
Me too!
That's not right!
I'm not so sure about that.
Yes, I agree!
I'm not sure about that.
 
I totally agree!
We don't see eye to eye on this one.
 
I couldn't agree more!
I'm afraid I'm going to have to disagree with you there.
 
I see exactly what you mean!
 
 
You're right. That's a good point!
 
 

 

If the listening was a bit difficult, you can listen again and read the transcript at the same time.
Listen to the podcast and read at the same time.

Rich: Hello my name’s Rich and welcome to this week’s Premier Skills English podcast.

Jack: Hi everyone. I’m Jack and every week we talk about football and help you with your English.

Rich: This week, we’re going to talk about Premier League strikers, the language focus is on phrases that are used to agree and disagree and later I will make another Premier League prediction.

Jack: I’m going to talk about the striker I think is the best in the Premier League.

Rich: And I don’t agree with you, but let’s talk about that later.

Jack: And you have another chance to win a Samsung Galaxy tablet in our ‘What’s my Team?’ competition.

Rich: What was the answer to last week’s riddle Jack?

Jack: Ah, yes. Last week it was Ellie... her favourite Premier League team is West Ham Utd.

Rich: We had lots of correct entries so congratulations to everybody who got it right. I think this one was quite difficult because of the name Ellie used to describe West Ham’s ground. She correctly called it the Boleyn Ground.

Jack: But, it’s more commonly known as Upton Park, which is the area of London where the stadium is.

Rich: The stadium is named after Anne Boleyn, who was Queen of England in the 16th century and the second of Henry VIII’s six wives.

Jack: I never know why it’s pronounced the Boleyn Ground like ten pin bowling rather than Boleyn like Anne Boleyn.

Rich: No idea, on that one. It could be the local accent. Maybe a West Ham fan can let us know?

Jack: Right, anyway, who is this week’s winner?

Rich: We have selected a winner at random from the correct answers and the ninth winner of the What’s my team? competition is Elghoul an Arsenal fan from Algeria. Congratulations Elghoul, we’ll be in contact with you this week.

Jack: Well done Elghoul! Later on in the podcast, you can listen to this week’s What’s my team riddleRich: Last week, we spoke a little bit about the environment and asked you what environmental problems there are in your country.

Jack: We had lots of responses and it was really interesting to learn about some of the problems that people face in countries across the world.

Rich: Sadulla, GunnerUZ and RuslanJon, all from Uzbekistan spoke about the Aral Sea, which has been shrinking, which means getting smaller, for the past few decades. This is a big problem in the region and means there is less drinking water for the local population.

Jack: Volodymyr from Ukraine and Polevoy2000 from Belarus spoke about the continuing problems of nuclear radiation from Chernobyl after a nuclear accident there nearly 30 years ago.

Rich: Volodymyr also spoke about soil erosion, which is when the top level of soil disappears, because of people digging in the ground for amber.

Jack: Amber is a fossilised part of the tree that is orange and often used in jewellery like necklaces and bracelets.

Rich: Abdallah from Kuwait and JelenaN from Bosnia spoke about old cars on the street that cause lots of pollution.

Jack: And Michelterzikhan from Armenia talked about water pollution and how rubbish or waste is often just thrown in rivers and streams.

Rich: Antonio Contreras from Portugal and Rafael24 from Ecuador both said the biggest problem was that people aren’t aware of these problems because they aren’t taught about them. They have no awareness of the problems.

Jack: ‘Awareness’ that’s a good word. It means to know that something, often a problem, exists and usually to be interested in it.

Rich: So in last week’s podcast we were trying to raise awareness about issues connected to the environment.

Jack: And we also had lots of responses about what you do help the environment or to be environmentally friendly.

Rich: Aragorn1986 from Montenegro helps clean up the area he lives by picking up any plastic and waste every Saturday.

Jack: Safwan 20000 from Saudi Arabia saves water when he shaves and brushes his teeth.

Rich: Nyinyi from Myanmar is part of a group at university that helps clean the local neighbourhood and talks about environmental problems.

Jack: And Shefeek, in India, reuses rain water and grows his own vegetables without fertilisers because they often contain chemicals that harm the environment.

Rich: Rafael24 in Ecuador will go on a march, which is a kind of organised protest, with many others this month to put pressure on global leaders to take action on climate change.

Jack: It’s great to see so many of our listeners doing things to help the environment.

Rich: But our favourite comment from last week has to be Nikosonris from Ukraine. He says to save electricity he has a candlelit dinner with his wife once a week. How romantic!

Jack: You said earlier that we were going to talk about Premier League strikers.

Rich: Yes, I did. Last weekend, Leicester City striker, Jamie Vardy, scored for the 10th consecutive Premier League match.

Jack: And by doing this, he equalled the Premier League record. Ruud van Nistelrooy did the same thing for Manchester Utd back in 2003.

Rich: And Vardy will want to break that record this weekend when Leicester play, surprise, surprise, Manchester Utd.

Jack: It’s not the only surprise. Leicester, thanks to Vardy’s goals, are now top of the Premier League. So this weekend’s match will be first against second. Who would have predicted that at the start of the season?Rich: Not me, that’s for sure - you know what my predictions are like!

Jack: And Vardy, the best striker in the Premier League on current form will be playing against, probably the best Premier League striker of the last 10 years - Wayne Rooney.

Rich: Wayne Rooney? I’m not sure about that, but, first, let’s look at this word ‘form’, it’s one that we often use. We say ‘current form’, ‘in great form’, ‘in bad form’.

Jack: It means how well, or badly, a player or team is performing, so we say Jamie Vardy is  ‘in great form’ or Leicester City are the best team in the Premier League ‘on current form’ and ‘current’ means ‘at the moment’.

Rich: Anyway, you say Rooney is the best striker of the last 10 years. I’m afraid I’m going to have to disagree with you there. What about Sergio Aguero, Luis Suarez, Robin van Persie??

Jack: Yes, I know. I knew this might cause a few disagreements.

Rich: How did you decide? What was your criteria?

Jack: Well, the first thing I thought about was the amount of goals they had scored. I didn’t want to include strikers that only played in the Premier League for one or two seasons. I wanted to find the best Premier League striker of the last 10 years.

Rich: So what did you do?

Jack: I only included strikers that had scored more than 100 Premier League goals.

Rich: That’s not right! You can’t do that! By doing that it means you can’t choose Luis Suarez, who only got 69 goals or Sergio Aguero who’s currently got 85.

Jack: Well Suarez only played in the Premier League for three and a half seasons and I’m looking at Premier League strikers so we’re going to have to agree to disagree there.

Rich: And Aguero?

Jack: Well, I see your point and he might become the best Premier League striker but he’s still only got 85 goals and Rooney has got 187 - more than double Aguero’s total and he’s been doing it for over 10 years.

Rich: Well, we don’t see eye to eye on this one but I suppose we can agree on Jamie Vardy being the best on current form?

Jack: Yes, absolutely! I’m with you 100% on that one!

Rich: You may have noticed that we used some different phrases to agree and disagree there. We’ve put some activities to help you with these below and a link to  our Learn English Teens website to help you with this topic.

Jack: And in the comments tell us if you agree or disagree with what we said by using the same phrases or any other phrases you use to agree or disagree with someone.

Rich: Right, I think it’s time for this week’s competition: ‘What’s my Team?’

Jack: Here is what you have to do. Listen to a Premier League fan, who will talk about their favourite team and then write the name of the team  in the comments section on the Premier Skills English website.

Rich: And for each of the 20 podcast competitions the lucky winner will receive a fantastic Samsung Galaxy Tablet. We wish you the best of luck!

Jack: Right, so this week, our Premier League fan is Chris. Listen to Chris’ riddle and try to work out what’s her team?

Chris: The area around our club was really well-known for coal mining and our new stadium was called The Stadium of Light - named after the thousands of coal miners and Black Cat supporters who would come back to the surface after working all day underground. There aren’t as many miners these days but we all still get behind the team especially when we play the Geordies from up the road!

Jack: The Stadium of Light - what a great name for a football stadium. Now, it’s time for your prediction Rich. How did you do last week?

Rich: Not many of you predicted a Liverpool win last weekend but well done to SasaDj from Bosnia and to Ruslanjon, GunnerUZ and Alexsandr who all predicted a Liverpool win. There are some great predictors in Uzbekistan!

Jack: And you?

Rich: Last week I got my prediction wrong again. I said Manchester City would draw with Liverpool but I did say that Liverpool might surprise CIty and they definitely did that in an amazing 4-1 win. The first 30 minutes were probably the best any team have ever played anywhere…

Jack: Ok, Rich, calm down. Liverpool played well, I totally agree..now what about this week.

Rich: Well, I’m going to talk about the top of the table match between Premier League leaders Leicester City, let me repeat that, Premier League leaders Leicester City and Manchester Utd in second place. Jamie Vardy could break the record for scoring in consecutive matches and Leicester could continue their amazing form and increase their lead at the top of the table. I usually want the underdog to win and my heart says a Leicester win and a Jamie Vardy hat-trick but I’m going to listen to my head. Final score: Leicester City 0-1 Manchester Utd

Jack: That’s a bit miserable Rich. I think you’re wrong on this. Can’t you remember last season? Leicester beat Man Utd 5-3 in one of the the best matches of the season. I’m predicting a Leicester win!

Rich: That’s it for today - we’ve run out of time! Thanks for listening. And don’t forget to write your answers to the competition, whether you agree or disagree with our Wayne Rooney discussion, your predictions and any questions you have about the website or football English in the comments below.

Jack: Don’t forget if you sign in, you can score points to see if you can get your club, your country and your name to the top of our leaderboard.

Rich:  Bye for now and enjoy your football.

The answer to last week's 'What's my Team?' competition was West Ham United. Congratulations Elghoul from Algeria! Your prize is on its way!

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What do you think?

Rich and Jack disagreed about the best Premier League striker.
Who do you think is the best Premier League striker of the last 10 years?
Do you often have disagreements with friends and family?
What topics do you often disagree on?

Rich predicts that Manchester Utd will beat Leicester City 1-0 this weekend. Do you agree?
 

Remember to write your competition answers in the comments section below. Good luck!

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gil_foot
09/09/2022
FR
566
points

I totally agree that each episode is a gold nugget.


gil_foot
09/09/2022 10:53
France
Arsenal
566

I totally agree that each episode is a gold nugget.

gil_foot
09/09/2022
FR
566
points

I agree that Wayne Rooney is one of the Best Striker of the Premier league but definitely Haaland will be the top scorer in the Premier league history if he continues like this!


gil_foot
09/09/2022 10:52
France
Arsenal
566

I agree that Wayne Rooney is one of the Best Striker of the Premier league but definitely Haaland will be the top scorer in the Premier league history if he continues like this!

gil_foot
09/09/2022
FR
566
points

I would go for a win for Leicester against Man United. Jamie Vardy is on fire currently :)


gil_foot
09/09/2022 10:49
France
Arsenal
566

I would go for a win for Leicester against Man United. Jamie Vardy is on fire currently :)

gil_foot
09/09/2022
FR
566
points

Chris's favourite team is Sunderland


gil_foot
09/09/2022 10:48
France
Arsenal
566

Chris's favourite team is Sunderland

hsn's picture
hsn
06/06/2021
TR
5560
points

WHAT DO YOU THINK?
1-In my opinion H.Kane-M.Salah-R.Firmino who are the best Premier League strikers on current form.

2- I like disagree with people to encourage them to think again on the issue that they are believed absolutely correct-:) Being opposed is a way to discover new things. There is no special topic. It's generally about daily life activities such as shopping,eating,timing so on and football or politics.

CHRIS' FAVOURITE TEAM
Sunderland-I think coal miners fans showed their yearn for light which is very important at the underground by naming stadium "The Stadium of Light"

PHRASES
• We have to raise awareness about issues related to the addiction of gambling, alcohol and narcotics which is potential risk for youth.

• This soap's shrunk fast before using.There must be some unusual chemical ingredient in it.

P.S.
A documentary movie by Wim Wenders called "Salt of the Earth" is recommended everybody who care about environment.


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hsn
06/06/2021 10:43
Turkey
Tottenham Hotspur
5560

WHAT DO YOU THINK?
1-In my opinion H.Kane-M.Salah-R.Firmino who are the best Premier League strikers on current form.

2- I like disagree with people to encourage them to think again on the issue that they are believed absolutely correct-:) Being opposed is a way to discover new things. There is no special topic. It's generally about daily life activities such as shopping,eating,timing so on and football or politics.

CHRIS' FAVOURITE TEAM
Sunderland-I think coal miners fans showed their yearn for light which is very important at the underground by naming stadium "The Stadium of Light"

PHRASES
• We have to raise awareness about issues related to the addiction of gambling, alcohol and narcotics which is potential risk for youth.

• This soap's shrunk fast before using.There must be some unusual chemical ingredient in it.

P.S.
A documentary movie by Wim Wenders called "Salt of the Earth" is recommended everybody who care about environment.

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Alex_from_Ukraine
18/07/2020
UA
6578
points

I might only disagree on ultimate life-connected topics like human rights, corruption or environmental problems.


Alex_from_Ukraine's picture
Alex_from_Ukraine
18/07/2020 03:53
Ukraine
Liverpool
6578

I might only disagree on ultimate life-connected topics like human rights, corruption or environmental problems.

Alex_from_Ukraine's picture
Alex_from_Ukraine
18/07/2020
UA
6578
points

I rarely disagree with people : each has the right to have their own word.


Alex_from_Ukraine's picture
Alex_from_Ukraine
18/07/2020 03:49
Ukraine
Liverpool
6578

I rarely disagree with people : each has the right to have their own word.

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mobeckham
07/05/2020
TR
6539
points

Chris's favourite team is Sunderland where they play in the stadium of light :)


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mobeckham
07/05/2020 21:40
Turkey
Manchester United
6539

Chris's favourite team is Sunderland where they play in the stadium of light :)

mobeckham's picture
mobeckham
07/05/2020
TR
6539
points

I wish United won the game but I would go for a draw 1-1


mobeckham's picture
mobeckham
07/05/2020 21:39
Turkey
Manchester United
6539

I wish United won the game but I would go for a draw 1-1

mobeckham's picture
mobeckham
07/05/2020
TR
6539
points

I often disagree with my brother because he's an Arsenal fan and I support United but we agree when we play football together in our local team :)


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mobeckham
07/05/2020 21:38
Turkey
Manchester United
6539

I often disagree with my brother because he's an Arsenal fan and I support United but we agree when we play football together in our local team :)

mobeckham's picture
mobeckham
07/05/2020
TR
6539
points

I love Wayne Rooney but I think Aguero is the best and Mo Salah is the best in the last 3 seasons :)


mobeckham's picture
mobeckham
07/05/2020 21:36
Turkey
Manchester United
6539

I love Wayne Rooney but I think Aguero is the best and Mo Salah is the best in the last 3 seasons :)

MES's picture
MES
01/02/2017
AM
684
points

500 points earned!


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MES
01/02/2017 19:52
Armenia
Manchester United
684

500 points earned!

MES's picture
MES
01/02/2017
AM
684
points

oh no, once more


MES's picture
MES
01/02/2017 19:48
Armenia
Manchester United
684

oh no, once more

MES's picture
MES
01/02/2017
AM
684
points

what does mean to follow his head? =D


MES's picture
MES
01/02/2017 19:46
Armenia
Manchester United
684

what does mean to follow his head? =D

Cemil_BJK
16/12/2016
AZ
25
points

Good


Cemil_BJK
16/12/2016 17:01
Azerbaijan
Liverpool
25

Good

englishman
29/06/2016
DZ
1734
points

yes


englishman
29/06/2016 16:02
Algeria
Manchester City
1734

yes

englishman
29/06/2016
DZ
1734
points

yes


englishman
29/06/2016 16:01
Algeria
Manchester City
1734

yes

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kwesimanifest
02/06/2016
GH
4779
points

I seldomly have disagreements with friends and family


kwesimanifest's picture
kwesimanifest
02/06/2016 07:44
Ghana
Manchester United
4779

I seldomly have disagreements with friends and family

kwesimanifest's picture
kwesimanifest
02/06/2016
GH
4779
points

Best striker over the past 10 years in think is Wayne Rooney


kwesimanifest's picture
kwesimanifest
02/06/2016 07:42
Ghana
Manchester United
4779

Best striker over the past 10 years in think is Wayne Rooney

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assemjuve
02/01/2016
PS
3705
points

i think the best striker ever is alan sherar


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assemjuve
02/01/2016 20:06
Palestinian Territory
Liverpool
3705

i think the best striker ever is alan sherar

Aleksandr
03/12/2015
UZ
774
points

I think there were a few great strikers for last 10 years in EPL.
For sure Rooney one of them. Also Suarez, Aguero, Van Persie, Torres


Aleksandr
03/12/2015 08:18
Uzbekistan
Liverpool
774

I think there were a few great strikers for last 10 years in EPL.
For sure Rooney one of them. Also Suarez, Aguero, Van Persie, Torres

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VerdMead96
30/11/2015
PL
146
points

Chris's team is Sunderland A.F.C. Good luck to everyone!


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VerdMead96
30/11/2015 18:20
Poland
Manchester United
146

Chris's team is Sunderland A.F.C. Good luck to everyone!

leartsopi
30/11/2015
XK
19
points

chris's favourite team is Sunderland


leartsopi
30/11/2015 15:03
Kosovo
Liverpool
19

chris's favourite team is Sunderland

SAFWAN20000
30/11/2015
SA
214
points

Hi Rich could you please add mp3 file for 27 podcast... thanks


SAFWAN20000
30/11/2015 09:25
Saudi Arabia
Chelsea
214

Hi Rich could you please add mp3 file for 27 podcast... thanks

Rich's picture
Rich
30/11/2015
ES
594
points

Done :)


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Rich
30/11/2015 09:54
Spain
Liverpool
594

Done :)

SasaDj
30/11/2015
BA
58
points

Answer to this week's riddle is Sunderland.


SasaDj
30/11/2015 09:05
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Chelsea
58

Answer to this week's riddle is Sunderland.

Fatmatüz
29/11/2015
TR
5
points

SUNDERLAND


Fatmatüz
29/11/2015 21:47
Turkey
Liverpool
5

SUNDERLAND

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JelenaN
29/11/2015
BA
77
points

Sunderland


JelenaN's picture
JelenaN
29/11/2015 21:30
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Manchester United
77

Sunderland

Freskim
29/11/2015
XK
2
points

The answer of the competition is Sunderland!


Freskim
29/11/2015 20:45
Kosovo
Chelsea
2

The answer of the competition is Sunderland!

besian's picture
besian
29/11/2015
XK
66
points

Chris' favourite team is Sunderland, because the stadium of light is the stadium of Sunderland.


besian's picture
besian
29/11/2015 20:41
Kosovo
Arsenal
66

Chris' favourite team is Sunderland, because the stadium of light is the stadium of Sunderland.

jamil
29/11/2015
AZ
3
points

Wayne Rooney is the best EPL striker ☺


jamil
29/11/2015 20:15
Azerbaijan
Chelsea
3

Wayne Rooney is the best EPL striker ☺

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Ravengt23
29/11/2015
AM
7
points

Yes, I agree!
I totally agree! If we are talking about the last 10 years Rooney is the best, simply because of #1: number of goals #2: number of trophies and #3: number of appereances.
No, I don't have disagreement with my family or friend often. I am just capable of finding compromises for both sides to be satisfied.
However, when we disagree, it is mainly about football match results.
The game showed that Rich made wrong prediction and Leicester FC played to a 1-1 draw with Manchester United.


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Ravengt23
29/11/2015 20:07
Armenia
Aston Villa
7

Yes, I agree!
I totally agree! If we are talking about the last 10 years Rooney is the best, simply because of #1: number of goals #2: number of trophies and #3: number of appereances.
No, I don't have disagreement with my family or friend often. I am just capable of finding compromises for both sides to be satisfied.
However, when we disagree, it is mainly about football match results.
The game showed that Rich made wrong prediction and Leicester FC played to a 1-1 draw with Manchester United.

pacov 02
29/11/2015
RS
17
points

I think that Aguero from Man city is the best currently


pacov 02
29/11/2015 17:57
Serbia
Manchester City
17

I think that Aguero from Man city is the best currently

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Elistondo88
29/11/2015
AZ
41
points

I can't completly agree with Rich about Wayne Rooney. I don't see the point if Rooney played 10 years in EPL then we should regard him best striker even I don't know who was or is the best. But I know strikers like Aguero, Suarez, RVP, Henry and Drogba better than him.


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Elistondo88
29/11/2015 15:38
Azerbaijan
Arsenal
41

I can't completly agree with Rich about Wayne Rooney. I don't see the point if Rooney played 10 years in EPL then we should regard him best striker even I don't know who was or is the best. But I know strikers like Aguero, Suarez, RVP, Henry and Drogba better than him.

mkoriev
29/11/2015
UZ
813
points

The club is Sunderland


mkoriev
29/11/2015 14:58
Uzbekistan
Manchester City
813

The club is Sunderland

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Deyanet
29/11/2015
AZ
24
points

I think Wayne Rooney is the best. And the match will be Man Utd 1:0 Leicester City


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Deyanet
29/11/2015 14:26
Azerbaijan
Manchester United
24

I think Wayne Rooney is the best. And the match will be Man Utd 1:0 Leicester City

For
29/11/2015
ZW
298
points

Chris's team should be Sunderland I think, because of the story about the miners. And just to mention, miners are to be WELL RESPECTED! I guess everybody knows what I mean.


For
29/11/2015 14:18
Zimbabwe
Arsenal
298

Chris's team should be Sunderland I think, because of the story about the miners. And just to mention, miners are to be WELL RESPECTED! I guess everybody knows what I mean.

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Deyanet
29/11/2015
AZ
24
points

I think Rich is right. Manchester United will beat Leicester City. 1-0.


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Deyanet
29/11/2015 14:10
Azerbaijan
Manchester United
24

I think Rich is right. Manchester United will beat Leicester City. 1-0.

Natka
29/11/2015
RU
279
points

I have a question to Rich and Jack. Rich says: "I suppose we can agree on Jamie Vardy being the best on current form?" Is it correctly to say "is" instead of "being". I don't understand why you use being form. Thank you.


Natka
29/11/2015 13:58
Russia
Chelsea
279

I have a question to Rich and Jack. Rich says: "I suppose we can agree on Jamie Vardy being the best on current form?" Is it correctly to say "is" instead of "being". I don't understand why you use being form. Thank you.

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Rich
02/12/2015
ES
594
points

Hi Natka, We could say, 'We can agree that Jamie Vardy is the best on current form.' but when we introduce the preposition 'on' we use the -ing form like in the sentence above. There are quite a few verbs that take the gerund (-ing) form; 'worry about', 'carry on', 'complain about' are some other examples.


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Rich
02/12/2015 15:48
Spain
Liverpool
594

Hi Natka, We could say, 'We can agree that Jamie Vardy is the best on current form.' but when we introduce the preposition 'on' we use the -ing form like in the sentence above. There are quite a few verbs that take the gerund (-ing) form; 'worry about', 'carry on', 'complain about' are some other examples.

Natka
05/12/2015
RU
279
points

Hi Rich! Thank you for the clear explaning.


Natka
05/12/2015 12:03
Russia
Chelsea
279

Hi Rich! Thank you for the clear explaning.

Natka
29/11/2015
RU
279
points

The answer to the "What's my team?" competition is Sunderland!!!!!))))


Natka
29/11/2015 13:49
Russia
Chelsea
279

The answer to the "What's my team?" competition is Sunderland!!!!!))))

Natka
29/11/2015
RU
279
points

I don't have sharp disagreements with my friends and family. But if I sometimes have disagreement I will be angry, argue and speak loudly like Angry Albert form your nice cartoons))). After that I regret not speaking more quietly and ready to excuse. You have tought me how to speak politely when you have disagreements with somebody.


Natka
29/11/2015 13:46
Russia
Chelsea
279

I don't have sharp disagreements with my friends and family. But if I sometimes have disagreement I will be angry, argue and speak loudly like Angry Albert form your nice cartoons))). After that I regret not speaking more quietly and ready to excuse. You have tought me how to speak politely when you have disagreements with somebody.

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Rema
01/12/2015
RS
538
points

Hi Natka- Nice comment. I'm not sure how to correctly use word IF and I think that I always make mistakes when I use this word (if jack or rich can explain briefly to us about this word that's would be great).


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Rema
01/12/2015 10:11
Serbia
West Ham United
538

Hi Natka- Nice comment. I'm not sure how to correctly use word IF and I think that I always make mistakes when I use this word (if jack or rich can explain briefly to us about this word that's would be great).

Natka
02/12/2015
RU
279
points

I know that after if goes present simple and then you use will+verb speaking about possible events. For example If the weather is fine I will go for a walk. )))


Natka
02/12/2015 15:08
Russia
Chelsea
279

I know that after if goes present simple and then you use will+verb speaking about possible events. For example If the weather is fine I will go for a walk. )))

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Nanim
29/11/2015
GE
4
points

Manchester united


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Nanim
29/11/2015 12:39
Georgia
Manchester United
4

Manchester united

Nemanja1996
29/11/2015
RS
7
points

I think Wayne Rooney was the best EPL striker in last 10 years


Nemanja1996
29/11/2015 12:36
Serbia
Manchester City
7

I think Wayne Rooney was the best EPL striker in last 10 years

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Ferqane
29/11/2015
AZ
7
points

Actually I like Barcelona's, and I am newer in Premier league, and I don't know who is the best


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Ferqane
29/11/2015 12:19
Azerbaijan
Chelsea
7

Actually I like Barcelona's, and I am newer in Premier league, and I don't know who is the best

Goga
29/11/2015
UA
13
points

Sunderland


Goga
29/11/2015 11:29
Ukraine
Arsenal
13

Sunderland

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Taras28
29/11/2015
UA
6
points

As I understand, Chris tells us about Sunderland A.F.C., its nickname is Black Cats. I agree with Rich and Jack - Wardy in the best APL striker at the moment. I saw the match between Lester City and Manchester United and there was no doubt Wardy looked better than Rooney.


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Taras28
29/11/2015 11:17
Ukraine
Manchester United
6

As I understand, Chris tells us about Sunderland A.F.C., its nickname is Black Cats. I agree with Rich and Jack - Wardy in the best APL striker at the moment. I saw the match between Lester City and Manchester United and there was no doubt Wardy looked better than Rooney.

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