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This Week: Lionesses win it for England

This Week: Lionesses win it for England

Welcome to This Week from Premier Skills English, a weekly review of football action for learners of English from across the globe. In This Week, Jack talks about the biggest story from the world of football and there are lots of football English words and phrases for you to learn.

Transcript

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Hello my name’s Jack and welcome to the weekly round-up called This Week on Premier Skills English.

In This Week, we’ve got lots of interesting words and phrases to help you talk about football in English.

If you are listening to this podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify you can also visit the Premier Skills English website at britishcouncil.org/premierskillsenglish where you’ll be able to download the podcast.

On the Premier Skills English website, you can read the transcript and join the Premier Skills English community by completing a language task in the comments section. This will really help you remember the new words and phrases from the stories from the Premier League.

We’re still waiting on the start of the Premier League, but there’s not long to wait now. We are only a few days away from the opening match. However, there has been some football news that I can’t resist talking about.

Football Phrase

But before that, I want to look at last week’s football phrase. If you didn’t hear it last week, here’s one more chance to guess now.

Last week’s football phrase was ***** *** *******. This is not really a football phrase, but we did describe it in the Premier Vocabulary section and it’s related, well slightly, to today’s topic. The phrase means feeling a bit unwell. Not really sick, just a bit tired and run down, perhaps with a cough or cold, but not very sick. If you are ***** *** *******, you will probably not visit a doctor, but you may take things easy and stay in bed.

So ... who got the right answer? Well, congratulations to Taher Koshen from Somalia, Vietnguyengo from Vietnam, Hsn from Turkey, and Goku from Japan.

All of you managed to work out that the phrase I was looking for was under the weather.

Now it’s time for this week’s big story from the world of football.

England win Women’s Euros

The Lionesses made history yesterday when they beat Germany in the final of the Women’s European football championship taking home the first major silverware for England in 56 years.

The victory for the England team has brought joy to millions of supporters, many of whom have been crowding into London to join celebrations on Trafalgar Square. The air is alive with the sound of cheering and singing, especially the football anthem Three Lions which was written back in 96 for the men’s competition. The main lyric is ‘It’s coming home, it’s coming home, football’s coming home’. However, back in 96, it turned out that it wasn’t actually coming home and then when it was sung again at World Cups and Euro Championships, it still wasn’t coming home. 26 years later, the lyrics were changed and players from the women’s team were added and finally, the lionesses brought it home.

And they did it in style in front of 87,192 fans at Wembley meaning that the final had the highest attendance of any European Championship. If you look at footage from the first Women’s Euros final when Sweden beat England, the stands are virtually empty. To see the rise in popularity of women’s football and the strength of the Women's Super League is amazing.

The match was close. England pushed hard at the start but couldn’t break through and there wasn’t a lot between the two teams. When the halftime whistle was blown, the score was still 0-0 and I don’t think either team felt confident. But both teams pushed hard when the match restarted and finally England were rewarded when Ella Toone picked up a through pass that beat the defenders. One-on-one with the keeper, Toone coolly chipped Frohms to rapturous applause from the fans.

Germany struck back with 11 minutes of normal time left on the clock. Without breaking her stride, Magull connected with Wassmuth’s low cross, flicking the ball into the top of the net.

The match went into extra time and it was looking like we were heading to penalties when Chloe Kelly poked the ball over the line and scored the winning goal.

In my lifetime, Women’s football has grown from something of a novelty that wasn’t really taken seriously by most people to a sporting phenomenon and a powerful source of inspiration. As well as the 87,000 fans at the stadium. 17.4 million watched it live in the UK and it has been streamed online nearly 6m times. It was watched by 17.8 million viewers in Germany which has made it the most popular women’s football match in history.

Sarina Wiegman, the Dutch manager, has done an amazing job with the England team. Seeing the women and girls celebrating with the men and boys is so refreshing. Even the Queen was moved to comment, saying that the victory was “a significant achievement” and that the Lionesses have “set an example that will be an inspiration for girls and women today, and for future generations”.

I think that most positive message I saw was on the advertising banners around the pitch that said #NotWomensFootball, it’s just football.

There are 8 items of vocabulary from this story that I want to talk about. They are: to make history, silverware, attendance, rapturous applause, to break your stride, novelty, significant and inspiration.

The first phrase is to make history.

To make history means to do something that will be remembered in the future. We often use it to talk about events in science and technology. For example, Neil Armstrong made history when he became the first person to walk on the moon. When something popular or important happens for the first time or for the first time in a long time, it makes history. You can also create history, but the collocation to make history is more common.

Next, I want to talk about the word silverware

Silverware refers to trophies. The word ware means manufactured items. It’s commonly found in compound nouns like glassware for things made out of glass and tableware which are things you have on the table when you eat, knives and forks as well as dinner plates and anything you might use at dinner. Silverware means items made of silver, but in a football context that’s just trophies.

The next noun is attendance.
The noun attendance comes from the verb to attend. If you attend an event, you are physically at the event. The total number of people who attend an event is the attendance.

This next phrase is quite advanced: rapturous applause.
I said that Toone’s chipped goal drew rapturous applause from the crowd. The adjective rapturous is used to describe something that shows extreme pleasure or happiness. The crowd cheered and clapped with extreme pleasure when Toome scored with such style in the final. It is most commonly collocated with applause and it’s not used in many other collocations so it’s worth learning as a single item - rapturous applause.

The next phrase is to break your stride.
The word stride can be used as a verb and then it means to walk confidently with long steps. When it’s used as a noun, it means the rhythm of a person’s walking or running. If you break your stride, you stop slightly or change your speed. If you are able to keep walking or running at the same speed, then you are doing it without breaking your stride.

The next word is a noun, novelty.
If something is a novelty, it is something new or unusual. People are interested in novelties because they are unusual. However, the word has a slightly negative connotation because it’s often implied that the value of a novelty will decrease once it’s no longer new. The phrase ‘a novelty act’, for example, is used to describe a performance that you probably only want to watch once. Once the novelty has worn off, it won’t be as interesting.

Now I want to talk about the adjective significant.
The word significant means important. It is used when an event or action has a value that goes beyond the immediate impact. So a significant legal decision will have an impact on lots of people. A significant breakthrough in science is significant if it changes how we understand things or how things are done in the future. So significant means important now and for the future.

The last word I want to talk about is the noun inspiration.
An inspiration is someone or something that makes you want to do something. I suppose we normally talk about inspiration in terms of ideas. When you are inspired by something, it gives you an idea. We say that artists are inspired when they get ideas that they turn into works of art and people are inspired if they see something or someone who fills them with the determination to succeed and to do something difficult.

OK. That’s 8 words or phrases today. The words and phrases from the story were: to make history, silverware, attendance, rapturous applause, to break your stride, novelty, significant and inspiration.

Listen to the story one more time to hear these words and phrases in context.

England win Women’s Euros

The Lionesses made history yesterday when they beat Germany in the final of the Women’s European football championship taking home the first major silverware for England in 56 years.

The victory for the England team has brought joy to millions of supporters, many of whom have been crowding into London to join celebrations on Trafalgar Square. The air is alive with the sound of cheering and singing, especially the football anthem Three Lions which was written back in 96 for the men’s competition. The main lyric is ‘It’s coming home, it’s coming home, football’s coming home’. However, back in 96, it turned out that it wasn’t actually coming home and then when it was sung again at World Cups and Euro Championships, it still wasn’t coming home. 26 years later, the lyrics were changed and players from the women’s team were added and finally, the lionesses brought it home.

And they did it in style in front of 87,192 fans at Wembley meaning that the final had the highest attendance of any European Championship. If you look at footage from the first Women’s Euros final when Sweden beat England, the stands are virtually empty. To see the rise in popularity of women’s football and the strength of the Women's Super League is amazing.

The match was close. England pushed hard at the start but couldn’t break through and there wasn’t a lot between the two teams. When the halftime whistle was blown, the score was still 0-0 and I don’t think either team felt confident. But both teams pushed hard when the match restarted and finally England were rewarded when Ella Toone picked up a through pass that beat the defenders. One-on-one with the keeper, Toone coolly chipped Frohms to rapturous applause from the fans.

Germany struck back with 11 minutes of normal time left on the clock. Without breaking her stride, Magull connected with Wassmuth’s low cross, flicking the ball into the top of the net.

The match went into extra time and it was looking like we were heading to penalties when Chloe Kelly poked the ball over the line and scored the winning goal.

In my lifetime, Women’s football has grown from something of a novelty that wasn’t really taken seriously by most people to a sporting phenomenon and a powerful source of inspiration. As well as the 87,000 fans at the stadium. 17.4 million watched it live in the UK and it has been streamed online nearly 6m times. It was watched by 17.8 million viewers in Germany which has made it the most popular women’s football match in history.

Sarina Wiegman, the Dutch manager, has done an amazing job with the England team. Seeing the women and girls celebrating with the men and boys is so refreshing. Even the Queen was moved to comment, saying that the victory was “a significant achievement” and that the Lionesses have “set an example that will be an inspiration for girls and women today, and for future generations”.

I think that most positive message I saw was on the advertising banners around the pitch that said #NotWomensFootball, it’s just football.

Language Challenge

Right, now it’s time for you to think about the language again.

Here are 8 sentences with gaps in them and you have to complete the gaps with the words and phrases from this podcast.

Number 1: His manager glanced at his desk as he passed but kept walking without _______ ___ _____.

Number 2: When I was growing up, sushi was seen as quite a ________ in the UK, but you can find it in lots of restaurants these days.

Number 3: Tottenham Hotspur had the highest home ___________ for any match when they played at Wembley when the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was being built.

Number 4: At the end of the play, the audience burst into ________ ________.

Number 5: Barack Obama ____ _______ when he became the first African American president of the United States of America.

Number 6: Liverpool has the most ___________ of any English football club.

Number 7: Small changes in global temperatures will have a ___________ impact on weather conditions.

Number 8: Marcus Rashford’s campaign against food poverty has been an ___________ for many footballers to use their voice and influence.

Leave your answers in the comments section on the Premier Skills English website and I will go through them next week.

Football phrase

Now it’s time for this week’s football phrase.

This week’s football phrase is *******. This is the word for a woman who is admired for her strength or achievements or other outstanding characteristics. The word is different for men. I think the word comes from classical stories and means women who went on quests to fight monsters. Today, we use it to talk about women who inspire us and who we really respect.

If you know the answer to this week’s football phrase, leave it in the comments section on the page for this podcast on Premier Skills English.

Very quickly, here are the answers to last week’s language challenge.

Number 1. Lewis Hamilton went vegan in 2017 for environmental reasons and to help with his training.

Number 2. Engineers have created the world's first carbon-neutral cement out of algae that absorbs as much carbon when it grows as is generated when the cement is produced.

Number 3. The best way to reduce your carbon footprint is to consume local and seasonal products and limit your meat consumption, especially beef.

Number 4. Sustainable energy includes all renewable energy sources, such as hydroelectricity, biomass, geothermal, wind, wave, tidal and solar energies.

Number 5. The best time to fertilise your houseplants is when spring is just around the corner.

Number 6. The South West of England is leading the way with 378 installations of solar panels per 10,000 households

I hope you got them all right!

That’s all I have time for today. Before I finish, I just wanted to say that I hope you found this podcast useful, and I hope all of you stay fit and healthy and safe.

Bye for now and enjoy your football.

Headlines

Lionesses win it for England

Beth Mead of England lifts the UEFA Women’s EURO 2022 Trophy as players of England celebrate

The Lionesses made history yesterday when they beat Germany in the final of the Women’s European football championship taking home the first major silverware for England in 56 years.

The victory for the England team has brought joy to millions of supporters, many of whom have been crowding into London to join celebrations on Trafalgar Square. The air is alive with the sound of cheering and singing, especially the football anthem Three Lions which was written back in 96 for the men’s competition. The main lyric is ‘It’s coming home, it’s coming home, football’s coming home’. However, back in 96, it turned out that it wasn’t actually coming home and then when it was sung again at World Cups and Euro Championships, it still wasn’t coming home. 26 years later, the lyrics were changed and players from the women’s team were added and finally, the lionesses brought it home.

England fans celebrate during the England women's team celebration at Trafalgar Square

And they did it in style in front of 87,192 fans at Wembley meaning that the final had the highest attendance of any European Championship. If you look at footage from the first Women’s Euros final when Sweden beat England, the stands are virtually empty. To see the rise in popularity of women’s football and the strength of the Women's Super League is amazing.

The match was close. England pushed hard at the start but couldn’t break through and there wasn’t a lot between the two teams. When the halftime whistle was blown, the score was still 0-0 and I don’t think either team felt confident. But both teams pushed hard when the match restarted and finally England were rewarded when Ella Toone picked up a through pass that beat the defenders. One-on-one with the keeper, Toone coolly chipped Frohms to rapturous applause from the fans.

Germany struck back with 11 minutes of normal time left on the clock. Without breaking her stride, Magull connected with Wassmuth’s low cross, flicking the ball into the top of the net.

The match went into extra time and it was looking like we were heading to penalties when Chloe Kelly poked the ball over the line and scored the winning goal.

Alex Greenwood and Lotte Wubben-Moy of England celebrate the 2-1 win

In my lifetime, Women’s football has grown from something of a novelty that wasn’t really taken seriously by most people to a sporting phenomenon and a powerful source of inspiration. As well as the 87,000 fans at the stadium. 17.4 million watched it live in the UK and it has been streamed online nearly 6m times. It was watched by 17.8 million viewers in Germany which has made it the most popular women’s football match in history.

Sarina Wiegman, the Dutch manager, has done an amazing job with the England team. Seeing the women and girls celebrating with the men and boys is so refreshing. Even the Queen was moved to comment, saying that the victory was “a significant achievement” and that the Lionesses have “set an example that will be an inspiration for girls and women today, and for future generations”.

I think that most positive message I saw was on the advertising banners around the pitch that said #NotWomensFootball, it’s just football.

Vocabulary

Task

Complete the gaps with the words and phrases from the podcast.

Number 1: His manager glanced at his desk as he passed but kept walking without _______ ___ _____.

Number 2: When I was growing up, sushi was seen as quite a ________ in the UK, but you can find it in lots of restaurants these days.

Number 3: Tottenham Hotspur had the highest home ___________ for any match when they played at Wembley when the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was being built.

Number 4: At the end of the play, the audience burst into ________ ________.

Number 5: Barack Obama ____ _______ when he became the first African American president of the United States of America.

Number 6: Liverpool has the most ___________ of any English football club.

Number 7: Small changes in global temperatures will have a ___________ impact on weather conditions.

Number 8: Marcus Rashford’s campaign against food poverty has been an ___________ for many footballers to use their voice and influence.

Vocabulary

Football Phrase

Have you had a go at this week's football phrase? 

This week’s football phrase is *******. This is the word for a woman who is admired for her strength or achievements or other outstanding characteristics. The word is different for men. I think the word comes from classical stories and means women who went on quests to fight monsters. Today, we use it to talk about women who inspire us and who we really respect.

Write all your answers in the comments section below.

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Parnian
08/08/2022
IR
1
points

Hi jack, I have been listening to the podcast for 5 years but I didn't make any comments, but now it's about women and I'm so happy for the lionesses
I think the answer is *******
and I want to thank you for this amazing podcast which helped me with my English


Parnian
08/08/2022 19:07
Iran
Manchester United
1

Hi jack, I have been listening to the podcast for 5 years but I didn't make any comments, but now it's about women and I'm so happy for the lionesses
I think the answer is *******
and I want to thank you for this amazing podcast which helped me with my English

Gabeced
07/08/2022
BR
3
points

Hi Jack! I'd like to start by thanking you for this amazing podcast that you put together diligently to help english learners. I discovered it on Deezer some months ago and since then I've been listening the past episodes actively to try and catch up - but luckily there are so many that it will take me a long time to listen to them all. All subjects are super useful but my favourite ones are the ones that explain situations during a football match and what fans usually say when they happen - like the episodes fouls and opposition.

I believe the phrase/word of the week is *******.

I'd like to take the opportunity and kindly ask you if you could help me with the idiom/phrase "drop of a shoulder", "drop of ones' shoulder" or something along these lines. I've already heard commentators saying it when playing fifa on PS4 and when watching football live on TV, but to be honest I never understood what it means exactly. If I'm not mistaken it is used when an attacker scores and skins someone (this I learned from you) in a nice move.

Another one that I'm not fully sure about the difference and it would be great if explained is the difference between game and match.

Have a lovely Sunday and thank you very much for help me so much to improve my English.

Cheers


Gabeced
07/08/2022 08:19
Brazil
West Ham United
3

Hi Jack! I'd like to start by thanking you for this amazing podcast that you put together diligently to help english learners. I discovered it on Deezer some months ago and since then I've been listening the past episodes actively to try and catch up - but luckily there are so many that it will take me a long time to listen to them all. All subjects are super useful but my favourite ones are the ones that explain situations during a football match and what fans usually say when they happen - like the episodes fouls and opposition.

I believe the phrase/word of the week is *******.

I'd like to take the opportunity and kindly ask you if you could help me with the idiom/phrase "drop of a shoulder", "drop of ones' shoulder" or something along these lines. I've already heard commentators saying it when playing fifa on PS4 and when watching football live on TV, but to be honest I never understood what it means exactly. If I'm not mistaken it is used when an attacker scores and skins someone (this I learned from you) in a nice move.

Another one that I'm not fully sure about the difference and it would be great if explained is the difference between game and match.

Have a lovely Sunday and thank you very much for help me so much to improve my English.

Cheers

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admin
07/08/2022
GB
560
points

Hi Gabeced

It's great to have you here on the site. 

I think that the language you are asking about, to drop your shoulder, is not actually an idiom most of the time. If you are facing an attacker and start to try to go around them, your shoulder will drop in the direction you are going. So if you are running to the left, your left shoulder will drop as you start to move. Defenders will try to repsond to these movements to anticipate where an attacker is going to go. However, this movement is often used by attacking players to make a defender think they are going to go one way. An attacker might deliberately drop their left shoulder and then run to the right. Sometimes this movement confuses defenders and puts them off balance giving the attacker the chance to get past them. 

Is that clear? It's a hard thing to describe.

Thanks

Jack


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admin
07/08/2022 14:59
United Kingdom
Arsenal
560

Hi Gabeced

It's great to have you here on the site. 

I think that the language you are asking about, to drop your shoulder, is not actually an idiom most of the time. If you are facing an attacker and start to try to go around them, your shoulder will drop in the direction you are going. So if you are running to the left, your left shoulder will drop as you start to move. Defenders will try to repsond to these movements to anticipate where an attacker is going to go. However, this movement is often used by attacking players to make a defender think they are going to go one way. An attacker might deliberately drop their left shoulder and then run to the right. Sometimes this movement confuses defenders and puts them off balance giving the attacker the chance to get past them. 

Is that clear? It's a hard thing to describe.

Thanks

Jack

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hiracky16
07/08/2022
JP
23
points

Hello Jack! My first comment.
I think the phrase this week is: queen.
Maybe you don't know classical story.


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hiracky16
07/08/2022 04:28
Japan
Manchester United
23

Hello Jack! My first comment.
I think the phrase this week is: queen.
Maybe you don't know classical story.

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Taher Koshen
06/08/2022
SO
357
points

Afternoon once again. If I give a try to this week's football phrase, I think it is (*******). Thank you Jack for keeping us learning.


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Taher Koshen
06/08/2022 11:18
Somalia
Chelsea
357

Afternoon once again. If I give a try to this week's football phrase, I think it is (*******). Thank you Jack for keeping us learning.

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Taher Koshen
06/08/2022
SO
357
points

Afternoon dear team, here are my answers about the language challenge.

1: His manager glanced at his desk as he passed but kept walking without breaking his stride.

2: When I was growing up, sushi was seen as quite a novelty in the UK, but you can find it in lots of restaurants these days.

3: Tottenham Hotspur had the highest home attendance for any match when they played at Wembley when the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was being built.

4: At the end of the play, the audience burst into rapturous applause.

5: Barack Obama made history when he became the first African American president of the United States of America.

6: Liverpool has the most silvawares of any English football club.

7: Small changes in global temperatures will have a significant impact on weather conditions.

8: Marcus Rashford’s campaign against food poverty has been an
inspiration for many footballers to use their voice and influence.


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Taher Koshen
06/08/2022 11:11
Somalia
Chelsea
357

Afternoon dear team, here are my answers about the language challenge.

1: His manager glanced at his desk as he passed but kept walking without breaking his stride.

2: When I was growing up, sushi was seen as quite a novelty in the UK, but you can find it in lots of restaurants these days.

3: Tottenham Hotspur had the highest home attendance for any match when they played at Wembley when the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was being built.

4: At the end of the play, the audience burst into rapturous applause.

5: Barack Obama made history when he became the first African American president of the United States of America.

6: Liverpool has the most silvawares of any English football club.

7: Small changes in global temperatures will have a significant impact on weather conditions.

8: Marcus Rashford’s campaign against food poverty has been an
inspiration for many footballers to use their voice and influence.

Goku
06/08/2022
JP
30
points

Congratulation for the victory for the England! I feel happy because a few Japanese woman players are playing in England.

This week’s football phrase is Goddess.
language challenge.

Number 1: breaking his stride.
Number 2: novelty
Number 3: attendance
Number 4: rapturous applause.
Number 5: made history
Number 6: silverware
Number 7: significant
Number 8: inspiration


Goku
06/08/2022 07:26
Japan
Liverpool
30

Congratulation for the victory for the England! I feel happy because a few Japanese woman players are playing in England.

This week’s football phrase is Goddess.
language challenge.

Number 1: breaking his stride.
Number 2: novelty
Number 3: attendance
Number 4: rapturous applause.
Number 5: made history
Number 6: silverware
Number 7: significant
Number 8: inspiration

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HarryKien
05/08/2022
VN
6
points

Hello Jack! My listening skills and vocabulary have improved a lot since I found this Podcast. Thank you and your team for making these priceless products. And my guess for this week's episode is "A *******". Stay safe!


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HarryKien
05/08/2022 12:57
Vietnam
Manchester United
6

Hello Jack! My listening skills and vocabulary have improved a lot since I found this Podcast. Thank you and your team for making these priceless products. And my guess for this week's episode is "A *******". Stay safe!

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admin
05/08/2022
GB
560
points

You're most welcome HarryKien - thank you for the kind comment.


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admin
05/08/2022 17:05
United Kingdom
Arsenal
560

You're most welcome HarryKien - thank you for the kind comment.

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hsn
05/08/2022
TR
5551
points

Hi Jack! My second guess; *******. (like Joan of Arc)
All my deepest thanks for your best efforts. Please be aware of new version of Covid viruse called (BA5). I and my wife we have been vaccinated recently. Bye.


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hsn
05/08/2022 09:01
Turkey
Tottenham Hotspur
5551

Hi Jack! My second guess; *******. (like Joan of Arc)
All my deepest thanks for your best efforts. Please be aware of new version of Covid viruse called (BA5). I and my wife we have been vaccinated recently. Bye.

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hsn
03/08/2022
TR
5551
points

Language Challenge
1: His manager glanced at his desk as he passed but kept walking without to breaking his stride,
2: When I was growing up, sushi was seen as quite a novelty in the UK, but you can find it in lots of restaurants these days.
3: Tottenham Hotspur had the highest home attendances for any match when they played at Wembley when the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was being built.
4: At the end of the play, the audience burst into rapturous applause
5: Barack Obama made history, when he became the first African American president of the United States of America.
6: Liverpool has the most silverware of any English football club.
7: Small changes in global temperatures will have a significant impact on weather conditions.
8: Marcus Rashford’s campaign against food poverty has been an inspiration for many footballers to use their voice and influence.
Football phrase--- Defiant
Phrases
• Ukrainians made history by defeating a huge invader army when their homeland was occupied. This significant resistance deserves rapturous applause.
• I can’t resist talking about philosophy-:)
• Enthusiasm for job prevent you to run down after working overtime.
• It shouldn't need to break your stride if you want jogging for a time more than one hour.


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hsn
03/08/2022 18:13
Turkey
Tottenham Hotspur
5551

Language Challenge
1: His manager glanced at his desk as he passed but kept walking without to breaking his stride,
2: When I was growing up, sushi was seen as quite a novelty in the UK, but you can find it in lots of restaurants these days.
3: Tottenham Hotspur had the highest home attendances for any match when they played at Wembley when the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was being built.
4: At the end of the play, the audience burst into rapturous applause
5: Barack Obama made history, when he became the first African American president of the United States of America.
6: Liverpool has the most silverware of any English football club.
7: Small changes in global temperatures will have a significant impact on weather conditions.
8: Marcus Rashford’s campaign against food poverty has been an inspiration for many footballers to use their voice and influence.
Football phrase--- Defiant
Phrases
• Ukrainians made history by defeating a huge invader army when their homeland was occupied. This significant resistance deserves rapturous applause.
• I can’t resist talking about philosophy-:)
• Enthusiasm for job prevent you to run down after working overtime.
• It shouldn't need to break your stride if you want jogging for a time more than one hour.

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admin
04/08/2022
GB
560
points

Hi Hsn

That's not the word I'm looking for this week.

I like your extra uses of the language from the challenge this week. I really hope we'll see Liubomyr and Alex on here again sometime soon.

Thanks

Jack


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admin
04/08/2022 09:44
United Kingdom
Arsenal
560

Hi Hsn

That's not the word I'm looking for this week.

I like your extra uses of the language from the challenge this week. I really hope we'll see Liubomyr and Alex on here again sometime soon.

Thanks

Jack

vietnguyenngo
03/08/2022
VN
117
points

I think the phrase this week is: *******

Number 1: His manager glanced at his desk as he passed but kept walking without ___breaking ____ _his__ _stride____.
Number 2: When I was growing up, sushi was seen as quite a __novelty______ in the UK, but you can find it in lots of restaurants these days.
Number 3: Tottenham Hotspur had the highest home __attendance_________ for any match when they played at Wembley when the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was being built.
Number 4: At the end of the play, the audience burst into __rapturous ______ _applause_______.
Number 5: Barack Obama __made history__ _______ when he became the first African American president of the United States of America.
Number 6: Liverpool has the most __silverware_________ of any English football club.
Number 7: Small changes in global temperatures will have a __significant_________ impact on weather conditions.
Number 8: Marcus Rashford’s campaign against food poverty has been an __inspiration_________ for many footballers to use their voice and influence.


vietnguyenngo
03/08/2022 12:00
Vietnam
Manchester City
117

I think the phrase this week is: *******

Number 1: His manager glanced at his desk as he passed but kept walking without ___breaking ____ _his__ _stride____.
Number 2: When I was growing up, sushi was seen as quite a __novelty______ in the UK, but you can find it in lots of restaurants these days.
Number 3: Tottenham Hotspur had the highest home __attendance_________ for any match when they played at Wembley when the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was being built.
Number 4: At the end of the play, the audience burst into __rapturous ______ _applause_______.
Number 5: Barack Obama __made history__ _______ when he became the first African American president of the United States of America.
Number 6: Liverpool has the most __silverware_________ of any English football club.
Number 7: Small changes in global temperatures will have a __significant_________ impact on weather conditions.
Number 8: Marcus Rashford’s campaign against food poverty has been an __inspiration_________ for many footballers to use their voice and influence.

Douglas Cartier
03/08/2022
BR
15
points

This week’s football phrase is ********.


Douglas Cartier
03/08/2022 01:50
Brazil
Arsenal
15

This week’s football phrase is ********.

BASEMMOBASHER
02/08/2022
EG
1
points

1-BREAKING HIS STRIDE
2- NOVELTY
3-ATTENDANCE
4-RAPTUROUS APPLAUSE
5-MADE HISTORY
6-SILVERWARE
7-SIGNIFICANT
8-INSPIRATION


BASEMMOBASHER
02/08/2022 20:57
Egypt
Liverpool
1

1-BREAKING HIS STRIDE
2- NOVELTY
3-ATTENDANCE
4-RAPTUROUS APPLAUSE
5-MADE HISTORY
6-SILVERWARE
7-SIGNIFICANT
8-INSPIRATION

Leaderboard

Top Scorers
RankNameScore
1Alex_from_Ukraine6561
2mobeckham6524
3hsn5551
4wsanta5086
5kwesimanifest4779
6Liubomyr4417
7elghoul3988
8assemjuve3705
9aragorn19863557
10Gergő Nagy3396
Country ranking
RankNameScore
1Colombia71666
2Ukraine33799
3Spain29273
4Serbia27426
5Brazil23321
6Albania20578
7Vietnam20405
8Turkey20034
9Macedonia19074
10Bosnia and Herzegovina16333
Club ranking
RankNameScore
1Manchester United143452
2Liverpool111037
3Chelsea89963
4Arsenal86176
5Manchester City58595
6Tottenham Hotspur19327
7Newcastle United10545
8West Ham United7637
9AFC Bournemouth4875
10Crystal Palace4491

Level

4
Average: 4 (1 vote)

Goals

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