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Olivier Giroud in action for Arsenal in the North London derby.

Podcast 25

Podcast 25

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In this week's podcast, Jack and Rich talk about the North London derby between Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur and also talk about regrets that Arsene Wenger might have about the match. Rich and Jack also talk about some of their own regrets. The language focus is the structures and vocabulary we use to talk about regrets in the past and we have a new riddle in our 'What's my Team?' competition.

How to enter the competition?

  1. Press play on the podcast below

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

  3. Guess Lily's 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 

How much did you understand?

In this podcast, Rich and Jack spoke about regrets. Try the activities below to see how much you learned:
 

"I’m really kicking myself for getting that question wrong."

"Arsene Wenger probably regrets not attacking more in the first half."

Activity 1: In this activity, match the words from the podcast to the correct definition.
Were any of the words we used in the podcast new for you?
 

Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger, said that he felt relief and regret after the North London derby!

In the podcast, Jack and Rich used different structures to talk about regrets. Have a look at the sentences and activities below to help you understand. If you want to know more, take a look at the grammar pages on our Learn English website.

"I wish I had learned a foreign language at school."

"I still regret not studying more French or especially Spanish."

Activity 2: There are many ways to express regret in English. Have a go at this activity and see if you understand some of the different ways.
Can you choose the right words to complete each sentence?

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 some of the things managers say after matches, the language focus is past regrets and later I’ll make another Premier League prediction.

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 Sophie... her favourite Premier League team is Southampton.

Rich: We had lots of correct entries so congratulations to everybody who got it right. I think if you know your Premier League nicknames, you would have got this one right.  

Jack: At the end, Sophie said ‘Come on you Saints!’ and the Saints are of course Southampton’s nickname.

Rich: You might also have got the answer if you know your geography! She said her club was one of only two on the south coast of England.

Jack: Maybe a few of our listeners had a quick look on Google maps!

Rich: We have selected a winner at random from the correct answers...

Jack: and the seventh winner of the What’s my team? competition is Rafael24 a Manchester Utd from Ecuador. Congratulations Rafael, we’ll be in contact with you this week.

Rich: Well done Rafael! Later on in the podcast, you can listen to this week’s What’s my team riddle.

Jack: Last week we asked you about superstitions in your country and asked you if you do anything that you think brings your team luck.

Rich: We had lots of responses and it was really interesting to read your answers.

Jack: Lots of your answers involved clothes. Aragorn1986 from Montenegro wears a special football shirt for big matches and VerdMead96 from Poland wears her Man Utd shirt or scarf. Chansophal from Cambodia makes sure he doesn’t wear a red shirt on Mondays. But NyiNyi from Myanmar says that if you wear your team shirt on match day your team will lose!

Rich: Besian from Kosovo has to watch Arsenal because if he doesn’t watch the match, he thinks his team will lose and Cvanessa13 from Ecuador believes in the power of positive thinking.

Jack: Many of you said that you don’t believe in superstitions and luck but you do pray for your team. Louma from Algeria and Juanito from Jordan pray for their team, and Abdallah in Kuwait holds prayer beads.

Rich: You also told us about some superstitions in your country. Mkoriev from Uzbekistan told us that people sometimes hang horseshoes on their doors to bring good luck. SalvaGH form Spain says that breaking a mirror will bring you bad luck but throwing rice at couples getting married will ring you good luck.

Jack: Nikosonris from Ukraine said that if you buy flowers for someone, you should buy an odd number because an even amount is for funerals! But my favourite was what Shefeek from India told us. He said that a goalkeeper in a local team always needs chewing gum when he plays and sometimes his teammates hide it and the keeper goes bananas!

Rich: The expression ‘to go bananas’ means to go a bit crazy or angry and I would go bananas if my teammates kept taking something that belonged to me!

Jack: Sorry if we didn’t mention your comment this week, but please continue to write to us with any your comments or questions and we’ll get back to you.

Rich: And if you see an interesting comment on the website don’t forget you can write back to all our listeners by clicking on reply below their comment

Jack: The top of the Premier League table looks very exciting this week, doesn’t it Rich?

Rich: Yes, there are only two points between the top four clubs after wins for Man Utd and Leicester and Arsenal and Manchester City only managing draws.

Jack: Jamie Vardy scored again for Leicester and Arsenal drew 1-1 in the North London derby against Tottenham.

Rich: Mauricio Pochettino, the Tottenham manager, said that his team deserved more but he was happy because it had been a busy week for his team.

Jack: But Arsene Wenger, the Arsenal manager, said it was a fair result. He also said that he felt a mixture of relief and regret.

Rich: I imagine he felt relief because he didn’t lose the match. When you are losing and you come back to draw it’s always a good feeling, especially in a local derby.

Jack: Relief means the happiness you feel after something that was stressful has finished, so I imagine Wenger was relieved but he said he felt regret too. This is probably because Arsenal didn’t win the match.

Rich: He probably regrets not attacking more in the first half when Tottenham were the better team. And I imagine he wishes that he had made some different substitutions or changed tactics earlier.

Jack: I imagine he was really kicking himself after the game!

Rich: That’s definitely a good idiom to use in this situation. To kick yourself means to regret doing something and can be either something bad you’ve done or something good that you didn’t do.

Jack: So after an exam for example you could say ‘I’m really kicking myself for getting that question wrong’ when you realise that the correct answer was easy.

Rich: And maybe Wenger was kicking himself for not making the correct substitutions or changing Arsenal’s tactics.

Jack: When we talk about past regrets we often use specific structures - earlier Rich said “He probably regrets not attacking in the first half”

Rich: When we talk about regrets we can use the word ‘regret’ plus the verb in the -ing form or the gerund. He regrets not attacking.

Jack: Rich also said “He wishes he had made some different substitutions”. Here Rich used the word ‘wish’ plus the past perfect to talk about a past regret. Do you have any regrets Rich?

Rich: I wish I had learned a foreign language at school. I had one year of German and that was it. I didn’t think it was important when I was at school.

Jack: It would have been really useful but I suppose you didn’t know that you were going to become an English teacher in another country..

Rich: No, I didn’t but I still regret not studying more French or especially Spanish, when I was at school. What about you Jack? Do you have any regrets?

Jack: Regrets? I’ve had a few... I think that my biggest regret is about a guitar. When I was a student, I had a beautiful Spanish guitar. I don’t remember the brand, I bought it second hand ata market and it wasn’t expensive, but it had a really beautiful sound and I loved playing it. Anyhow, I really wanted an electric and in the end, I sold my beautiful spanish guitar and bought a really bad electric guitar. I’ve been searching for a spanish guitar that sounds like that guitar ever since. I really wish I hadn’t sold it.

Rich: I suppose we all have some regrets and it would be great to hear from you in our comments section and don’t forget to try to use wish plus the past perfect or regret plus the verb in the -ing form.

Jack: 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: 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!

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

Lily: We’ve been in the Premier League since 2011 and have become known for our passing style of play. We finished in our highest ever Premier League position last season and I think this season we’re going to do even better. We’re the only Premier League team not from England so every away game is a trip abroad for us!

Jack: A trip abroad? That’s a tricky one. I think a few of you might be looking on Google maps again! Now, it’s time for your prediction Rich. How did you do last week

Rich: You know I got it wrong again. I went for an Arsenal win but the North London derby finished in a 1-1 draw.

Jack: You weren’t the only one. Many of our listeners agreed with you but some great predictors did choose a draw. Well done to Grigor25 from Armenia, Yafmaverick and Rema from Serbia, and elghoul from Algeria, and a special congratulations to Sadulla from Uzbekistan who predicted the correct result and the correct score - a 1-1 draw.

Rich: There are no Premier League matches this weekend as we take another international break. Most international teams will be taking part in friendly matches but there are some important play-off matches in Europe and the four winners will progress to the European Championships in France next summer. The matches are Bosnia & Herzegovina v Republic of Ireland, Ukraine v Slovenia, Sweden v Denmark and Hungary v Norway. I predict that Bosnia & Herzegovina, Ukraine, Sweden and Norway will be the winners. Let me know if you agree or disagree?

Jack: 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, your regrets, your predictions and any questions you have about the website or football English in the comments below.

Rich: 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.

Jack:  Bye for now and enjoy your football.

 

The answer to last week's 'What's my Team?' competition was Southampton. Congratulations Rafael24 from Ecuador! Your prize is on its way!

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What do you think?

Rich and Jack spoke about things they regret doing and not doing in the past.
Do you think any footballers might have regrets at the end of their careers?
Is there anything you wish you had done differently?
Is there anything you regret doing?
 
Rich has chosen the four teams that he thinks will qualify for the European Championships in this week's play-off matches. Do you agree?
 

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

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Rema's picture
Rema
16/11/2015
RS
538
points

Ok Rich. I know that you make a lot of efforts to help us and you spend a lot of your time here. I appreciate that :)


Rema's picture
Rema
16/11/2015 11:44
Serbia
West Ham United
538

Ok Rich. I know that you make a lot of efforts to help us and you spend a lot of your time here. I appreciate that :)

Gjorgji
15/11/2015
MK
32
points

Swansea City Association Football Club
'What's my Team?' competition.


Gjorgji
15/11/2015 21:16
Macedonia
Manchester United
32

Swansea City Association Football Club
'What's my Team?' competition.

football fan
15/11/2015
MK
53
points

'What's my Team?' competition:
My answer is Swansea City A.F.C.
In 2011, Swansea were promoted to the Premier League, becoming the first Welsh team to play in it,
Swansea City finished 8th in the Premier League at the end of the 2014–15 season with 56 points, their highest position and points haul for a Premier League season


football fan
15/11/2015 21:09
Macedonia
Manchester United
53

'What's my Team?' competition:
My answer is Swansea City A.F.C.
In 2011, Swansea were promoted to the Premier League, becoming the first Welsh team to play in it,
Swansea City finished 8th in the Premier League at the end of the 2014–15 season with 56 points, their highest position and points haul for a Premier League season

FIFA 2014 fan
15/11/2015
DE
48
points

'What's my Team?' competition answer is Swansea City A.F.C.


FIFA 2014 fan
15/11/2015 21:00
Germany
Arsenal
48

'What's my Team?' competition answer is Swansea City A.F.C.

haydi's picture
haydi
15/11/2015
TN
3189
points

I wish I had knew this program since its beginning.


haydi's picture
haydi
15/11/2015 20:18
Tunisia
Newcastle United
3189

I wish I had knew this program since its beginning.

Shefeek
15/11/2015
IN
1608
points

Swansea city


Shefeek
15/11/2015 20:16
India
Manchester United
1608

Swansea city

haydi's picture
haydi
15/11/2015
TN
3189
points

The word "to go bananas" used in this podcast is new for me ! It's funny word, so useful to decribe me, sometimes.


haydi's picture
haydi
15/11/2015 20:12
Tunisia
Newcastle United
3189

The word "to go bananas" used in this podcast is new for me ! It's funny word, so useful to decribe me, sometimes.

haydi's picture
haydi
15/11/2015
TN
3189
points

a technical question : the british premierleague contains always 20 teams ?


haydi's picture
haydi
15/11/2015 20:07
Tunisia
Newcastle United
3189

a technical question : the british premierleague contains always 20 teams ?

Rich's picture
Rich
16/11/2015
ES
594
points

The Premier League has contained 20 teams since the 1995/96 season.


Rich's picture
Rich
16/11/2015 08:31
Spain
Liverpool
594

The Premier League has contained 20 teams since the 1995/96 season.

Nerdyyammy
15/11/2015
MY
1
points

Footballer who often kept grudges would regret it by the end of their career. Its a beautiful game but yes at times one can no longer control their anger duw to circumstances. I regret not having to start my football training since I was younger and I wish I would've done that. More opportunities would have been there. I agree with Rich choices too. As for the competition, I will go with Swansea City.


Nerdyyammy
15/11/2015 20:07
Malaysia
Manchester United
1

Footballer who often kept grudges would regret it by the end of their career. Its a beautiful game but yes at times one can no longer control their anger duw to circumstances. I regret not having to start my football training since I was younger and I wish I would've done that. More opportunities would have been there. I agree with Rich choices too. As for the competition, I will go with Swansea City.

haydi's picture
haydi
15/11/2015
TN
3189
points

Lily's favourite team is Swansea City AFC !


haydi's picture
haydi
15/11/2015 20:04
Tunisia
Newcastle United
3189

Lily's favourite team is Swansea City AFC !

Anastasia_Sia's picture
Anastasia_Sia
15/11/2015
UA
2
points

Swansea city - is the answer on Lily's question


Anastasia_Sia's picture
Anastasia_Sia
15/11/2015 08:32
Ukraine
Manchester City
2

Swansea city - is the answer on Lily's question

Anastasia_Sia's picture
Anastasia_Sia
15/11/2015
UA
2
points

We did it!!!! We won yesterday!!!


Anastasia_Sia's picture
Anastasia_Sia
15/11/2015 08:31
Ukraine
Manchester City
2

We did it!!!! We won yesterday!!!

nikosonris
15/11/2015
UA
2453
points

That's only half-way! Let's wait until we beat them in Slovenia))


nikosonris
15/11/2015 16:14
Ukraine
Arsenal
2453

That's only half-way! Let's wait until we beat them in Slovenia))

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MUGEMANYI
15/11/2015
RW
2320
points

Congratulations to the winnerwinner. I regret not playing football when I was young


MUGEMANYI's picture
MUGEMANYI
15/11/2015 06:06
Rwanda
Arsenal
2320

Congratulations to the winnerwinner. I regret not playing football when I was young

MUGEMANYI's picture
MUGEMANYI
15/11/2015
RW
2320
points

The team is Chelsea


MUGEMANYI's picture
MUGEMANYI
15/11/2015 06:03
Rwanda
Arsenal
2320

The team is Chelsea

Rema's picture
Rema
15/11/2015
RS
538
points

When I saw that she need to trip abroad for her clubs away matches I knew that she talk about Swansea because Swansea are from Wales not from England.


Rema's picture
Rema
15/11/2015 01:07
Serbia
West Ham United
538

When I saw that she need to trip abroad for her clubs away matches I knew that she talk about Swansea because Swansea are from Wales not from England.

Mountainson's picture
Mountainson
14/11/2015
EG
18
points

Manchester city


Mountainson's picture
Mountainson
14/11/2015 18:18
Egypt
Manchester City
18

Manchester city

Salloum's picture
Salloum
14/11/2015
SY
1308
points

Lily's team is "Swansea City" .I like the playing style of this team


Salloum's picture
Salloum
14/11/2015 18:12
Syria
Manchester United
1308

Lily's team is "Swansea City" .I like the playing style of this team

Mountainson's picture
Mountainson
14/11/2015
EG
18
points

I predict that Bosnia & Herzegovina, Ukraine, Sweden and Norway will be the winners.


Mountainson's picture
Mountainson
14/11/2015 17:52
Egypt
Manchester City
18

I predict that Bosnia & Herzegovina, Ukraine, Sweden and Norway will be the winners.

MarjanKarasov
14/11/2015
MK
7
points

Southampton F.C GOOD LUCK !


MarjanKarasov
14/11/2015 16:38
Macedonia
Southampton
7

Southampton F.C GOOD LUCK !

rafael24
14/11/2015
EC
64
points

I know I've already won a prize in the competition, but I love trying to solve the riddle every week, and the thriller of knowing if I did it right or wrong. Therefore my answer for this week's riddle is Swansea City.


rafael24
14/11/2015 13:18
Ecuador
Chelsea
64

I know I've already won a prize in the competition, but I love trying to solve the riddle every week, and the thriller of knowing if I did it right or wrong. Therefore my answer for this week's riddle is Swansea City.

rafael24
14/11/2015
EC
64
points

I wish I had studied a little harder when I was in fifth semester in collegue. I lost one subject and it has been keeping me from graduating for almost a year now! If you would ask me, I'm really kicking myself for not harnessing all the time and resources I had in that time. I really regret my laziness!.


rafael24
14/11/2015 13:17
Ecuador
Chelsea
64

I wish I had studied a little harder when I was in fifth semester in collegue. I lost one subject and it has been keeping me from graduating for almost a year now! If you would ask me, I'm really kicking myself for not harnessing all the time and resources I had in that time. I really regret my laziness!.

Abanoub Mamdouh
14/11/2015
EG
6
points

Swansea


Abanoub Mamdouh
14/11/2015 11:46
Egypt
Manchester United
6

Swansea

Natka
14/11/2015
RU
279
points

Rich said “He wishes he had made some different substitutions”. Does it mean that Wenger regrets not making different substitutions? Am I right? Let me know, please. Russian is my native language. I can't understand clearly these different cases. If I start interpreting Rich's phrase I undestand that Wenger regrets making different substitututions......I consult with grammar pages on British Council and i've done correctly all the exercises. But I don't understand clearly the cases with "I wish". For me using the sentences with "regrets" is more easyly.
What about regrets? I think that I have no regrets. In Russia there is a proverb "Whatever is done for the better". We are great optimists)))
Now is time for the predictions) I predict 4 winners will be Spain, Italy, The UK and Germany. Thank you.


Natka
14/11/2015 10:23
Russia
Chelsea
279

Rich said “He wishes he had made some different substitutions”. Does it mean that Wenger regrets not making different substitutions? Am I right? Let me know, please. Russian is my native language. I can't understand clearly these different cases. If I start interpreting Rich's phrase I undestand that Wenger regrets making different substitututions......I consult with grammar pages on British Council and i've done correctly all the exercises. But I don't understand clearly the cases with "I wish". For me using the sentences with "regrets" is more easyly.
What about regrets? I think that I have no regrets. In Russia there is a proverb "Whatever is done for the better". We are great optimists)))
Now is time for the predictions) I predict 4 winners will be Spain, Italy, The UK and Germany. Thank you.

Rich's picture
Rich
16/11/2015
ES
594
points

Yes Natka, you're right! 'Wenger wishes he had made different substitutions' means the same as 'Wenger regrets not making different substitutions'. In English we have a couple of expressions that have a similar meaning to the Russian proverb you mention, 'Whatever happens, happens for a reason' and 'whatever happens, happens for the best'.


Rich's picture
Rich
16/11/2015 08:28
Spain
Liverpool
594

Yes Natka, you're right! 'Wenger wishes he had made different substitutions' means the same as 'Wenger regrets not making different substitutions'. In English we have a couple of expressions that have a similar meaning to the Russian proverb you mention, 'Whatever happens, happens for a reason' and 'whatever happens, happens for the best'.

Rema's picture
Rema
16/11/2015
RS
538
points

Regards for Natka because she start talk about proverbs, that's really interesting subject to talk about . Rich I've question for you, actually two. What is the easiest way to realise meaning of proverb? Have the same meaning Natka's proverb with your proverbs because I understand your one: 'Whatever happens, happens for a reason' ?


Rema's picture
Rema
16/11/2015 14:57
Serbia
West Ham United
538

Regards for Natka because she start talk about proverbs, that's really interesting subject to talk about . Rich I've question for you, actually two. What is the easiest way to realise meaning of proverb? Have the same meaning Natka's proverb with your proverbs because I understand your one: 'Whatever happens, happens for a reason' ?

Rich's picture
Rich
16/11/2015
ES
594
points

Proverbs can be really difficult to understand, especially if there isn't a similar proverb in your own language. It's quite common that people in your own country might not have heard specific proverbs in your own language because some of them are rarely used. If I don't know one, I'll usually use Google to find the answer. I think Natka's proverb is similar to 'Whatever happens, happens for the best.' and 'Whatever happens, happens for a reason' is slightly different in meaning.


Rich's picture
Rich
16/11/2015 15:05
Spain
Liverpool
594

Proverbs can be really difficult to understand, especially if there isn't a similar proverb in your own language. It's quite common that people in your own country might not have heard specific proverbs in your own language because some of them are rarely used. If I don't know one, I'll usually use Google to find the answer. I think Natka's proverb is similar to 'Whatever happens, happens for the best.' and 'Whatever happens, happens for a reason' is slightly different in meaning.

Natka
20/11/2015
RU
279
points

Rich you are right. Really what I said means "whatever happens, happens for the best".


Natka
20/11/2015 17:21
Russia
Chelsea
279

Rich you are right. Really what I said means "whatever happens, happens for the best".

Rema's picture
Rema
18/11/2015
RS
538
points

Proverb ''Whatever happens, happens for a reason'' means, in my opinion, some kind of karma stuff. Another one ''Whatever happens, happens for the best'' brings us positive attitude on life and whatever happens in our life is for good only or if we done something wrong in the past we can learn lessons from this proverb and disallow that bad thing happen in the future again. Am I got right?


Rema's picture
Rema
18/11/2015 11:05
Serbia
West Ham United
538

Proverb ''Whatever happens, happens for a reason'' means, in my opinion, some kind of karma stuff. Another one ''Whatever happens, happens for the best'' brings us positive attitude on life and whatever happens in our life is for good only or if we done something wrong in the past we can learn lessons from this proverb and disallow that bad thing happen in the future again. Am I got right?

Natka
20/11/2015
RU
279
points

I agree with you, Rema.


Natka
20/11/2015 17:23
Russia
Chelsea
279

I agree with you, Rema.

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kwesimanifest
14/11/2015
GH
4768
points

Swansea City


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kwesimanifest
14/11/2015 09:12
Ghana
Manchester United
4768

Swansea City

Abdallah
14/11/2015
KW
1814
points

The answer for the completion is Swansea .
I believe Zidane regrets his head hit to materazi in the World Cup , which he prevented his team to win it .
I wish I have studied English at the summers I was spending in London .
Thanks god I don't regret anything , but sometimes I regret selling my violin .


Abdallah
14/11/2015 07:24
Kuwait
Chelsea
1814

The answer for the completion is Swansea .
I believe Zidane regrets his head hit to materazi in the World Cup , which he prevented his team to win it .
I wish I have studied English at the summers I was spending in London .
Thanks god I don't regret anything , but sometimes I regret selling my violin .

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maznanda
13/11/2015
ID
18
points

Regret.. Of course we all have at least one. As for me, I wish I had spent more time with my cousin who passed away in an accident 3 years ago. It's always so sad losing someone so sudden. But you know, someone said that regretting is beautiful, not because you lament something that you lose, but to be thankful for everything that you still have. So today, I promise to myself that I'll always put aside my ego and spend more time with all my family. You never know when someone will go away.


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maznanda
13/11/2015 22:10
Indonesia
Manchester United
18

Regret.. Of course we all have at least one. As for me, I wish I had spent more time with my cousin who passed away in an accident 3 years ago. It's always so sad losing someone so sudden. But you know, someone said that regretting is beautiful, not because you lament something that you lose, but to be thankful for everything that you still have. So today, I promise to myself that I'll always put aside my ego and spend more time with all my family. You never know when someone will go away.

Natka
14/11/2015
RU
279
points

Maznanda, how I understand your feelings....sorry to hear about your cousin.....how you are right in your letter....


Natka
14/11/2015 10:27
Russia
Chelsea
279

Maznanda, how I understand your feelings....sorry to hear about your cousin.....how you are right in your letter....

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maznanda
16/11/2015
ID
18
points

Thank you Natka. I appreciate it a lot :)


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maznanda
16/11/2015 19:05
Indonesia
Manchester United
18

Thank you Natka. I appreciate it a lot :)

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maznanda
13/11/2015
ID
18
points

The answer to the riddle is Swansea :D


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maznanda
13/11/2015 21:56
Indonesia
Manchester United
18

The answer to the riddle is Swansea :D

Volodymyr
13/11/2015
UA
379
points

I do not sure who win today :(
But I beleave Ireland will be at Euro 2016:)


Volodymyr
13/11/2015 18:30
Ukraine
Arsenal
379

I do not sure who win today :(
But I beleave Ireland will be at Euro 2016:)

Gala.ua
13/11/2015
UA
131
points

I regret that I have not entered after school to the Institute of Journalism. And also I wish I had learned a foreign language at school. And I wish I had had the opportunity in childhood to pass more time with my grandparents. I think many footballers have many regrets at the end of their careers. But more people regret that they have not become footballers. I am a Ukrainian and I believe that Ukraine will win. Ireland, Sweden and Norway will be winners too.


Gala.ua
13/11/2015 18:18
Ukraine
Liverpool
131

I regret that I have not entered after school to the Institute of Journalism. And also I wish I had learned a foreign language at school. And I wish I had had the opportunity in childhood to pass more time with my grandparents. I think many footballers have many regrets at the end of their careers. But more people regret that they have not become footballers. I am a Ukrainian and I believe that Ukraine will win. Ireland, Sweden and Norway will be winners too.

Gala.ua
13/11/2015
UA
131
points

Competition answer is Swansea City


Gala.ua
13/11/2015 17:54
Ukraine
Liverpool
131

Competition answer is Swansea City

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Leo13
13/11/2015
ES
18
points

Hi,
This week, fan's team is...
Swansea City Association Football Club


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Leo13
13/11/2015 12:53
Spain
Manchester United
18

Hi,
This week, fan's team is...
Swansea City Association Football Club

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VerdMead96
12/11/2015
PL
146
points

Congratulations, Rafael24, it's always nice to see a Man Utd fan winning the contest! I suppose that Ryan Giggs might regret that he wasn't able to participate in any international tournament with Wales. Now they qualified for EURO 2016 and I'm sure Giggs is going to be one of their biggest supporters. Not only might players have regrets but also coaches. I think Alex Ferguson will always regret letting Paul Pogba leave Man Utd, especially when everyone can see how he developed and how big impact he would have on the team. I really regret giving up karate trainings about 8 years ago. Admittedly, I started to train again 3 years ago but if I had trained karate without such a long break I would be much better now. Reffering to the prediction, I choose Ireland, Slovenia and Sweden to be the winners. I'm a bit to late to predict Norway vs Hungary but I really want the Hungarians to qualify.


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VerdMead96
12/11/2015 20:24
Poland
Manchester United
146

Congratulations, Rafael24, it's always nice to see a Man Utd fan winning the contest! I suppose that Ryan Giggs might regret that he wasn't able to participate in any international tournament with Wales. Now they qualified for EURO 2016 and I'm sure Giggs is going to be one of their biggest supporters. Not only might players have regrets but also coaches. I think Alex Ferguson will always regret letting Paul Pogba leave Man Utd, especially when everyone can see how he developed and how big impact he would have on the team. I really regret giving up karate trainings about 8 years ago. Admittedly, I started to train again 3 years ago but if I had trained karate without such a long break I would be much better now. Reffering to the prediction, I choose Ireland, Slovenia and Sweden to be the winners. I'm a bit to late to predict Norway vs Hungary but I really want the Hungarians to qualify.

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VerdMead96
12/11/2015
PL
146
points

Lily's team is Swansea City. Good luck to everyone!


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VerdMead96
12/11/2015 19:45
Poland
Manchester United
146

Lily's team is Swansea City. Good luck to everyone!

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Giorgi
12/11/2015
GE
27
points

The correct answer is "Swansea" - Welsh football club.


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Giorgi
12/11/2015 19:04
Georgia
Chelsea
27

The correct answer is "Swansea" - Welsh football club.

Volodymyr
12/11/2015
UA
379
points

Lilys team is Swansea!
Agree about Ukraine, Sweden and Norway, but I think Ireland will be better than Bosnia & Herzegovina!


Volodymyr
12/11/2015 18:44
Ukraine
Arsenal
379

Lilys team is Swansea!
Agree about Ukraine, Sweden and Norway, but I think Ireland will be better than Bosnia & Herzegovina!

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sko1208
12/11/2015
UA
9
points

Hi!!!


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sko1208
12/11/2015 15:26
Ukraine
Manchester United
9

Hi!!!

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haydi
15/11/2015
TN
3189
points

Hi UA1Konstantin Samsonov, welcome to premierskillsenglish!


haydi's picture
haydi
15/11/2015 21:01
Tunisia
Newcastle United
3189

Hi UA1Konstantin Samsonov, welcome to premierskillsenglish!

sko1208's picture
sko1208
12/11/2015
UA
9
points

Lily talked about Swansea City team.


sko1208's picture
sko1208
12/11/2015 15:25
Ukraine
Manchester United
9

Lily talked about Swansea City team.

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JelenaN
12/11/2015
BA
77
points

Well, I am living in Bosnia and Herzegovina but I'm Serbias fan so I'm little bit sad because Serbia didn't qualified to European Championship. I regret that players didn't play better and fans on stadium didn't act more rational but now we can't change nothing. So I would like that Bosnia win tomorrow to have some team for watching on European Compton instead Serbia.


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JelenaN
12/11/2015 13:45
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Manchester United
77

Well, I am living in Bosnia and Herzegovina but I'm Serbias fan so I'm little bit sad because Serbia didn't qualified to European Championship. I regret that players didn't play better and fans on stadium didn't act more rational but now we can't change nothing. So I would like that Bosnia win tomorrow to have some team for watching on European Compton instead Serbia.

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nalssgair
12/11/2015
LY
145
points

I regret not studying hard in secondary school, and in high school I wish I had learned another special than that I studied.


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nalssgair
12/11/2015 13:38
Libya
Arsenal
145

I regret not studying hard in secondary school, and in high school I wish I had learned another special than that I studied.

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