Podcast 20
Podcast 20
In this week's podcast, Jack and Rich talk about Sergio Aguero's five-star performance for Man City last weekend, the language focus is 'could have' to talk about past possibilities and we have a new riddle for you in our 'What's my Team?' competition.
How much did you understand?
"Sergio Aguero could have scored lots more goals."
"Rich could have gone to Bulgaria on holiday."
Goal number four for Sergio Aguero on the way to the back of the net.
We use could have + past participle:
to show that something was possible at some time in the past:
"Sergio Aguero could have become the first Premier League player to score six goals in a Premier League match."
This is part of what is called a conditional sentence. In this example you can see the complete conditional sentence including the if clause:
"Sergio Aguero could have become the first Premier League player to score six goals in a Premier League match if Pellegrini had left him on the pitch."
Crystal Palace was the correct answer for our 'What's my Team?' competition last week. Dohoan from Vietnam is the winner of a Samsung Galaxy tablet.
Jack: Hello my name’s Jack and welcome to this week’s Premier Skills English podcast.
Rich: Hi everyone. I’m Rich and every week we talk about football and help you with your English.
Jack: This week, we’re going to talk about a fantastic performance by Sergio Aguero, the language focus is on how we talk about things that were possible in the past and Rich is going to make some Premier League predictions.
Rich: And you have another chance to win a Samsung Galaxy tablet in our ‘What’s my Team?’ competition.
Jack: What was the answer to last week’s riddle Rich?
Rich: Ah, yes. Last week it was Justyna ... her favourite Premier League team is Crystal Palace.
Jack: We had lots of correct entries so congratulations to everybody who got it right. I think the part that helped was when she said ‘come on you Eagles’ at the end. The Eagles is of course Crystal Palace’s nickname.
Rich: We have selected a winner at random from the correct answers...
Jack: and the second winner of this week’s What’s my team? competition is Dohoan from Vietnam. Congratulations Dohoan, we’ve already sent you an email and your prize will soon be on its way.
Rich: Well done Dohoan! Later on in the podcast, you can listen to this week’s What’s my team riddle. If you want to listen to the riddle more than once, you can click on the podcast player where it says competition, or you can click on the link below.
Jack: But, before we start: we recently had a comment from Salloum from Syria. In our Player of the Week article last week we asked you if players are the same when they return from injury.
Rich: Salloum said that it depends on what type of injury it is.
Jack: But Elghoul from Algeria said that a player is never the same after a bad injury.
Rich: Can you remember Michael Owen? He had lots of injuries and was never really the same when he returned.
Jack: Yes, he used to be really fast but after his injuries he couldn’t run as fast.
Rich: But sometimes a player can be better when he returns from injury.
Jack: Really? I’m not sure about that.
Rich: What about Gareth Bale? He was bought by Spurs to play as a full back but didn’t have much success. In fact he held an embarrassing record for the number of games playing on the losing side. He was injured and out of action for a bit and was probably worried about his future. When he came back, he played in midfield and on the wing and he really wanted to show that he was good enough. I think that injury helped him.
Jack: Yes. He’s now one of the most successful footballers in the world. He actually broke another record. When he left Spurs, his transfer fee was the highest ever.
Rich: What do you think? Remember you can add comments to all our articles on Premier Skills English and tell us what you think.
Jack: There were some great matches in the Premier League last weekend. Arsenal beat Man Utd 3-0 after scoring three goals in the first 20 minutes, and the Merseyside Derby finished in a 1-1 draw which meant the end of Brendan Rodgers as Liverpool manager..
Rich: And Man City have gone back to the top of the table after a brilliant 6-1 win against Newcastle.
Jack: And what a performance by Sergio Aguero! He scored 5 times. He’s only the fifth player ever to do this in a Premier League match.
Rich: I know, he’s just brilliant. After the match, the City manager, Manuel Pellegrini, said that he’s at the same level as Messi and Ronaldo.
Jack: He scored his goals in only 20 minutes - faster than any other player!
Rich: And he could have scored more.
Jack: Pellegrini substituted Aguero after 66 minutes. He could have become the first Premier League player to score six in a match if Pellegrini had left him on the pitch.
Rich: I know, but he said after the match that he was injured and he was actually injured at half-time.
Jack: Wow! He scored four of his goals after the break when he had an injury. If he hadn’t been injured, he could have scored lots more.
Rich: Yes, I think he could have.
Jack: In the last few sentences we’ve been using the phrase ‘could have’ a lot. Sergio Aguero could have become the first player to score six in a Premier League match.
Rich: We use ‘could have’ to talk about things that were possible in the past but didn’t happen. Like ‘I could have gone to Bulgaria on holiday.’
Jack: Did you not go to Bulgaria?
Rich: No, I went to Italy but I could have gone to Bulgaria. I changed my mind at the last minute.
Jack: The pronunciation of ‘could have’ is also important. We don’t say the words separately, they come together and the have nearly disappears, you just say ‘ve. Listen to these examples. ‘Aguero could’ve scored lots more goals’ or ‘You could’ve gone to Bulgaria’.
Rich: Could have is often used in conditional sentences and if you want to find out more, you can have a look at our Learn English website. I’ve put a link to the section about conditionals on the side of this page.
Jack: And there’s an activity below you can use to practice this language.
Rich: Right, I think it’s time for this week’s competition: ‘What’s my Team?’
Rich: 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.
Jack: It couldn’t be easier! And if you’re not sure yo u can always make a guess - there are only 20 teams in the Premier League.
Rich: But, remember you can only write one answer and only your first answer will be accepted.
Jack: And for each of the 20 podcast competitions th e lucky winner will receive a fantastic Samsung Galaxy Tablet.
Rich: Each competition closes on Monday at midnight in the UK.
Jack: And the winner will be announced the next day at 1200 in the next Podcast.
Rich: Right, so this week, our Premier League fan is Ash. Listen to his riddle and try to work out what’s his team?
Ash: Our team has never been relegated from the Premier League! We got to the FA Cup Final last season and that’s the closest we’ve come to glory in the last few years but you might be surprised to hear that we won the European Cup in 1982. Some of our famous fans include the British Prime Minister - David Cameron and Prince William.
Rich: Prince William and David Cameron. This club really does have some famous fans. Do you think they have season tickets?
Jack: I’m not sure if they go to every match but I’ve seen photos of them at the stadium before. Let’s see how our listeners do... If you know which team Ash was talking about, write your answer in the comments section below. I think it’s time for this week’s Premier League prediction
Rich: There are no Premier League matches this weekend because of the international break so I’m going to make a couple of predictions for the rest of the season. After 8 matches, I can’t see anybody stopping Manchester City. They look to have the best team and are very consistent. I think their closest challengers will be Arsenal. After Chelsea’s bad start to the season it will be very interesting to see which teams get into the Champions League and I think Spurs have a very good chance of finishing third or fourth. At the bottom, all three promoted sides have made a good start to life in the Premier League and I don’t think any of them will be relegated. This means that big clubs like Newcastle and Aston Villa are in danger of rele gation.
Jack: Aston Villa? Did you know that they’ve never been relegated from the Premier League. I think they’ll escape.
Rich: Maybe you are right. If you’ve got a prediction for the rest of this season let us know in the comments section below.
Jack: Well that’s all for now. Thanks for listening. And don’t forget to write your answers to the competition, your Premier League predictions, and any questions you have about the website or football English in the comments below.
Rich: If you’re listening to this on itunes or elsewhere, come back to Premier Skills English for some language activities, a quiz and lots more. You can find us at www.britishcouncil.org/premierskillsenglish .
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.
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Comentários
29/08/2022
points
If I had more confidence on the pitch, I could have play in Ligue 1 :)
29/08/2022 08:48
Arsenal
566
If I had more confidence on the pitch, I could have play in Ligue 1 :)
29/08/2022
points
If I had less injuries, I could have become a pro football player (lol)
29/08/2022 08:47
Arsenal
566
If I had less injuries, I could have become a pro football player (lol)
29/08/2022
points
Ash favorite's team is Aston Villa
29/08/2022 08:46
Arsenal
566
Ash favorite's team is Aston Villa
04/03/2021
points
MY PERSONAL OPINION ABOUT INJURIES
Injury is a serious problem for footballers. First of all, the club should employ a qualified sport doctor. In case it's required, surgery must be taken place in the hospital that specialized in this area. Long term injuries firstly affect mental health of player. Mental coach can help for this matter. During the treatment period player should regularly do exercises which is recommended by doctors. Player must be eager to return to the pitches immediately and make best effort. After injury player can be best than earlier. It depends on motivation and work-out.
PHRASES;
• She as a high jumper could have nearly managed to break new world record by jumping 2,18 metres at the competition. But this it wasn't accepted because of out of the rule. If she had given a chance to try again she could have become the first African women athlete to have World record.
• If I had enough experience and knowledge I could have studied much than ever and get a high position in the working life with a high annual income.
04/03/2021 17:36
Tottenham Hotspur
5560
MY PERSONAL OPINION ABOUT INJURIES
Injury is a serious problem for footballers. First of all, the club should employ a qualified sport doctor. In case it's required, surgery must be taken place in the hospital that specialized in this area. Long term injuries firstly affect mental health of player. Mental coach can help for this matter. During the treatment period player should regularly do exercises which is recommended by doctors. Player must be eager to return to the pitches immediately and make best effort. After injury player can be best than earlier. It depends on motivation and work-out.
PHRASES;
• She as a high jumper could have nearly managed to break new world record by jumping 2,18 metres at the competition. But this it wasn't accepted because of out of the rule. If she had given a chance to try again she could have become the first African women athlete to have World record.
• If I had enough experience and knowledge I could have studied much than ever and get a high position in the working life with a high annual income.
11/06/2020
points
If I had been a pilot,I could have earned a lot of money.
11/06/2020 22:26
Manchester United
58
If I had been a pilot,I could have earned a lot of money.
05/05/2020
points
Ash's favourite team was Aston Villa :)
05/05/2020 23:44
Manchester United
6539
Ash's favourite team was Aston Villa :)
05/05/2020
points
I could've become a pilot to visit the UK so often
05/05/2020 23:41
Manchester United
6539
I could've become a pilot to visit the UK so often
05/05/2020
points
Brandon Rogers could've signed more talented players
Mourinho could've worked on the psychological side of his players
05/05/2020 23:40
Manchester United
6539
Brandon Rogers could've signed more talented players
Mourinho could've worked on the psychological side of his players
05/05/2020
points
I learned how to use could've + P.P. to talk about posibbilities at some time in the past
05/05/2020 23:39
Manchester United
6539
I learned how to use could've + P.P. to talk about posibbilities at some time in the past
05/05/2020
points
I do agree with Rich because Manchester City was head and shoulders in that season
05/05/2020 23:38
Manchester United
6539
I do agree with Rich because Manchester City was head and shoulders in that season
30/01/2017
points
all right
30/01/2017 14:50
Manchester United
684
all right
30/01/2017
points
one more
30/01/2017 14:49
Manchester United
684
one more
14/08/2016
points
Liceister
14/08/2016 01:34
Manchester United
1138
Liceister
28/06/2016
points
a lot of words
28/06/2016 14:49
Manchester City
1734
a lot of words
28/06/2016
points
that's it
28/06/2016 14:48
Manchester City
1734
that's it
05/06/2016
points
No new words in this podcast for me, but I know that Aston Villa is a big club and has famous fans.
05/06/2016 23:32
Newcastle United
3189
No new words in this podcast for me, but I know that Aston Villa is a big club and has famous fans.
05/06/2016
points
Rich, in last November, you said that big clubs like Newcastle and Aston Villa are in danger of relegation. May be it’s your strongest prediction without predicting! The game is over now with the relegation of Newcastle, Aston Villa and Norwich.
05/06/2016 23:27
Newcastle United
3189
Rich, in last November, you said that big clubs like Newcastle and Aston Villa are in danger of relegation. May be it’s your strongest prediction without predicting! The game is over now with the relegation of Newcastle, Aston Villa and Norwich.
03/06/2016
points
I think mourinho should have taken it easy with some of his players behind the scenes
03/06/2016 20:46
Manchester United
4779
I think mourinho should have taken it easy with some of his players behind the scenes
03/06/2016
points
Rich was right about spurs and villa.
03/06/2016 20:45
Manchester United
4779
Rich was right about spurs and villa.
05/03/2016
points
No,I didn't.
I could have studied much more for university exam.
05/03/2016 21:17
Leicester City
1761
No,I didn't.
I could have studied much more for university exam.
04/01/2016
points
I think that the winner of the premier league is going to be leicester city then Arsenal,man city,liverpool,man utd,spurs.the teams that i think will be relegated are aston villa, new castle and norwich city.
04/01/2016 19:03
Liverpool
3705
I think that the winner of the premier league is going to be leicester city then Arsenal,man city,liverpool,man utd,spurs.the teams that i think will be relegated are aston villa, new castle and norwich city.
16/11/2015
points
Arsenal will be the champion this year
16/11/2015 15:10
Arsenal
2320
Arsenal will be the champion this year
23/11/2015
points
They just need a little bit more luck) Go Gunners!
23/11/2015 10:03
Arsenal
2453
They just need a little bit more luck) Go Gunners!
10/11/2015
points
Brendan could have been more engaged in selecting new players to replace those who left. Jose is still Special One but is too much distracted on other non-football-related things and lacks his motivating power. On top of it, other teams started to take it even more seriously when they play against Chelsea - current holders.
10/11/2015 11:31
Arsenal
2453
Brendan could have been more engaged in selecting new players to replace those who left. Jose is still Special One but is too much distracted on other non-football-related things and lacks his motivating power. On top of it, other teams started to take it even more seriously when they play against Chelsea - current holders.
18/10/2015
points
aston Villa
18/10/2015 20:07
Tottenham Hotspur
10
aston Villa
18/10/2015
points
I don't agree with Rich. Rogers could have pay more attention on the games played on Enfield, it used to be a unvincible fortress once. I doubt that Mourinho could have done anything to ensure better start because sometimes it is not possible to predict bad form of the players. Players are simply exhausted.
18/10/2015 16:51
Arsenal
3557
I don't agree with Rich. Rogers could have pay more attention on the games played on Enfield, it used to be a unvincible fortress once. I doubt that Mourinho could have done anything to ensure better start because sometimes it is not possible to predict bad form of the players. Players are simply exhausted.
16/10/2015
points
I think Liverpool will be champion. I believe Klopp. He is the right man for us. My predict: Liverpool Man City Arsenal and Tottenham
16/10/2015 11:38
Liverpool
28
I think Liverpool will be champion. I believe Klopp. He is the right man for us. My predict: Liverpool Man City Arsenal and Tottenham
16/10/2015
points
Hi Nicat LFC, I really hope that you are right with your predictions! Welcome to Premier Skills English!
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
16/10/2015 22:05
Liverpool
594
Hi Nicat LFC, I really hope that you are right with your predictions! Welcome to Premier Skills English!
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
18/10/2015
points
Thanks mate YNWA! We Are Liverpool!
18/10/2015 20:31
Liverpool
28
Thanks mate YNWA! We Are Liverpool!
16/10/2015
points
good point
16/10/2015 09:58
Manchester United
31
good point
16/10/2015
points
Aston villa
16/10/2015 07:38
Liverpool
85
Aston villa
16/10/2015
points
Good
16/10/2015 07:36
Liverpool
85
Good
13/10/2015
points
Aston Villa
13/10/2015 17:47
Watford
1
Aston Villa
13/10/2015
points
Aston Villa
13/10/2015 00:26
Chelsea
1
Aston Villa
12/10/2015
points
Ash's team is Aston Villa.
12/10/2015 23:26
Newcastle United
28
Ash's team is Aston Villa.
12/10/2015
points
Competition: Aston Villa
new words: be relegated
I believe that ManU or Arsenal will win the Premer League. I doubt that A. Villa could be relegated.
It ´s hard to say what he could have done better. However with the new tranier a lot of fans expect a bew era full of trophies.
Jose Mourinho could have let Peter Čech stay in the team and let him be number one on Chelsea´s goal.
12/10/2015 20:17
Manchester United
41
Competition: Aston Villa
new words: be relegated
I believe that ManU or Arsenal will win the Premer League. I doubt that A. Villa could be relegated.
It ´s hard to say what he could have done better. However with the new tranier a lot of fans expect a bew era full of trophies.
Jose Mourinho could have let Peter Čech stay in the team and let him be number one on Chelsea´s goal.
12/10/2015
points
Prince William and David Cameron are fans of FC Aston Villa so my answer on the riddle is Aston Villa.
12/10/2015 10:06
Manchester United
82
Prince William and David Cameron are fans of FC Aston Villa so my answer on the riddle is Aston Villa.
12/10/2015
points
Yes I do. I agree with him.
Yes I did. But actually Football is not my hobby.
12/10/2015 09:39
Manchester United
8
Yes I do. I agree with him.
Yes I did. But actually Football is not my hobby.
12/10/2015
points
Yeah I do, I agree with Rich. Man City Has got very much good players.
Yeah I did. I've learned much new words !!!
12/10/2015 09:27
Manchester United
8
Yeah I do, I agree with Rich. Man City Has got very much good players.
Yeah I did. I've learned much new words !!!
12/10/2015
points
Aston Villa
12/10/2015 08:19
Manchester City
79
Aston Villa
12/10/2015
points
Hi there,
My answer for the podcast competition is Aston Villa, which Ash is talking about. I'm pretty sure because as a big fan of Arsenal, I remember the gunners defeated Aston Villa last FA Cup Final.
In my opinion, Arsenal will be the winner of the Premier League again after a couple of years. They are an amazing club with a big number of high-quality players and they are hungry for victory.
12/10/2015 03:13
Arsenal
28
Hi there,
My answer for the podcast competition is Aston Villa, which Ash is talking about. I'm pretty sure because as a big fan of Arsenal, I remember the gunners defeated Aston Villa last FA Cup Final.
In my opinion, Arsenal will be the winner of the Premier League again after a couple of years. They are an amazing club with a big number of high-quality players and they are hungry for victory.
11/10/2015
points
My answer for the competition is Man City
11/10/2015 16:17
Chelsea
1
My answer for the competition is Man City
11/10/2015
points
Aston villa fc...
11/10/2015 15:03
Manchester United
1608
Aston villa fc...
11/10/2015
points
Aston Villa
11/10/2015 10:09
Manchester United
1
Aston Villa
11/10/2015
points
Well... I'm pretty sure he is talking about West Ham United!
11/10/2015 09:29
Arsenal
4
Well... I'm pretty sure he is talking about West Ham United!
10/10/2015
points
I think Ash is talking about Aston Villa...
10/10/2015 22:35
Aston Villa
6
I think Ash is talking about Aston Villa...
10/10/2015
points
I think Jose could have done nothing , because the problem is in the players and he's not apart of it . The answer for the competition is Aston volla
10/10/2015 20:58
Chelsea
1814
I think Jose could have done nothing , because the problem is in the players and he's not apart of it . The answer for the competition is Aston volla
10/10/2015
points
Ash's team is Aston Villa.
10/10/2015 19:56
5
Ash's team is Aston Villa.
10/10/2015
points
Aston Villa is my answer because they were won European Cup in 1982.
10/10/2015 14:15
Arsenal
43
Aston Villa is my answer because they were won European Cup in 1982.
10/10/2015
points
Aston Villa FC Birmingham - Ash was talking about AVFC.
10/10/2015 13:36
Leicester City
44
Aston Villa FC Birmingham - Ash was talking about AVFC.