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Cup vocabulary.

The Cup

The Cup

How well do you know football vocabulary?

This Football English lesson presents, practises and tests 10 football words that are related to cup competitions.

  1. cup
  2. cup tie
  3. derby
  4. final
  5. friendlies
  6. group stage
  7. qualifiers
  8. quarter-finals
  9. semi-final
  10. the draw

Use the activity in the LEARN section to learn 10 words and phrases used to describe different football words. 

After you have finished with the learning activity, use the QUIZ to see how much you've learned and to score some points. There are also worksheets you can download to help you learn these football words. 

Remember, when you score points, you move up the leaderboard. You can also help your team and your country climb the leaderboard and become Premier Skills English champions!

Good luck!.

Learn and practise the words

A cup tie that is also a derby match is always extra exciting.
 
Activity: This activity tests your knowledge of the 10 words above. Match the words with the pictures.
Test yourself: Match the words and the pictures

Quiz - How many words have you learnt?

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juanser11's picture
juanser11
09/01/2019
CO
32
points

No problem

juanser11's picture
juanser11
09/01/2019 03:44
Colombia
Liverpool
32

No problem

Roberto Avelar's picture
Roberto Avelar
04/01/2019
BR
110
points

excellent!!

Roberto Avelar's picture
Roberto Avelar
04/01/2019 21:48
Brazil
Manchester City
110

excellent!!

fanam
10/12/2018
LK
22
points

100%

fanam
10/12/2018 07:13
Sri Lanka
Chelsea
22

100%

ashiv khatri's picture
ashiv khatri
06/12/2018
NP
33
points

yeah again i did it

ashiv khatri's picture
ashiv khatri
06/12/2018 12:25
Nepal
Liverpool
33

yeah again i did it

Greg
27/11/2018
PL
466
points

Great

Greg
27/11/2018 14:01
Poland
Manchester United
466

Great

Tee
26/11/2018
JP
309
points

was good. I almost got it.
I didn't know hot to use " the drow".

Tee
26/11/2018 08:59
Japan
Manchester City
309

was good. I almost got it.
I didn't know hot to use " the drow".

Rich's picture
Rich
26/11/2018
ES
594
points

Hi Tee,

Thanks for your message.

'Draw' can be used as a verb or a noun. For example:

Manchester United 0-0 Crystal Palace. This match finished in a draw (0-0).  

This is a noun.

Manchester United drew 0-0 with Crystal Palace.

This is a verb in the past.

Hope that helps, 

Rich - The Premier Skills English Team

 

Rich's picture
Rich
26/11/2018 11:00
Spain
Liverpool
594

Hi Tee,

Thanks for your message.

'Draw' can be used as a verb or a noun. For example:

Manchester United 0-0 Crystal Palace. This match finished in a draw (0-0).  

This is a noun.

Manchester United drew 0-0 with Crystal Palace.

This is a verb in the past.

Hope that helps, 

Rich - The Premier Skills English Team

 

HAFIZ MOHAMED's picture
HAFIZ MOHAMED
24/10/2018
SD
12
points

yah . that's very nice
i learned alot . thanks

HAFIZ MOHAMED's picture
HAFIZ MOHAMED
24/10/2018 13:51
Sudan
Manchester United
12

yah . that's very nice
i learned alot . thanks

yarzartun's picture
yarzartun
20/09/2018
MM
113
points

very excite

yarzartun's picture
yarzartun
20/09/2018 10:01
Myanmar
Manchester United
113

very excite

Felipredas's picture
Felipredas
26/07/2018
BR
45
points

What's the difference between Derby and Cup Tie?

Felipredas's picture
Felipredas
26/07/2018 02:34
Brazil
Liverpool
45

What's the difference between Derby and Cup Tie?

Rich's picture
Rich
26/07/2018
ES
594
points

Hi Felipredas,

Welcome to Premier SKills English!

A derby is a match between two teams from the same city or region while a cup-tie is a match in a cup competition. Hope that helps!

Rich - The Premier Skills English Team

Rich's picture
Rich
26/07/2018 08:32
Spain
Liverpool
594

Hi Felipredas,

Welcome to Premier SKills English!

A derby is a match between two teams from the same city or region while a cup-tie is a match in a cup competition. Hope that helps!

Rich - The Premier Skills English Team

HAFIZ MOHAMED's picture
HAFIZ MOHAMED
24/10/2018
SD
12
points

HI RICH , I'M HAFIZ FROM KHARTOUM THE CAPITAL OF SUDAN . SO can you explaine more what is cup-tie is i find it a bit diffcult to understand , thank

HAFIZ MOHAMED's picture
HAFIZ MOHAMED
24/10/2018 13:57
Sudan
Manchester United
12

HI RICH , I'M HAFIZ FROM KHARTOUM THE CAPITAL OF SUDAN . SO can you explaine more what is cup-tie is i find it a bit diffcult to understand , thank

Rich's picture
Rich
24/10/2018
ES
594
points

Hi Hafiz, 

It's great to have someone else from Sudan on the website. One of our regular podcast listers and visitors to our website is from Port Sudan (Ahmed Adam).

Your question: A cup-tie is the same as a cup match or cup fixture. A cup-tie is a match between two teams in a cup competition e.g. the FA Cup or the Champions League. Last night, Juventus beat Manchester Utd in a cup-tie (sorry).

Hope that helps!

Rich - The Premier Skills English Team

Rich's picture
Rich
24/10/2018 14:12
Spain
Liverpool
594

Hi Hafiz, 

It's great to have someone else from Sudan on the website. One of our regular podcast listers and visitors to our website is from Port Sudan (Ahmed Adam).

Your question: A cup-tie is the same as a cup match or cup fixture. A cup-tie is a match between two teams in a cup competition e.g. the FA Cup or the Champions League. Last night, Juventus beat Manchester Utd in a cup-tie (sorry).

Hope that helps!

Rich - The Premier Skills English Team

Felipredas's picture
Felipredas
28/07/2018
BR
45
points

Thank you Rich!

Felipredas's picture
Felipredas
28/07/2018 21:23
Brazil
Liverpool
45

Thank you Rich!

dusan11
23/07/2018
RS
33
points

Great!

dusan11
23/07/2018 12:38
Serbia
Liverpool
33

Great!

OscarOrozcoVargas
17/07/2018
CO
595
points

A bit hard.

OscarOrozcoVargas
17/07/2018 02:03
Colombia
Arsenal
595

A bit hard.

Germanreyesl1
11/07/2018
CO
896
points

SO SO

Germanreyesl1
11/07/2018 04:30
Colombia
Manchester United
896

SO SO

yessica
07/07/2018
BO
95
points

so so

yessica
07/07/2018 00:33
Bolivia
Manchester City
95

so so

monster0022's picture
monster0022
03/07/2018
AR
19
points

So so

monster0022's picture
monster0022
03/07/2018 15:40
Argentina
Manchester United
19

So so

Arturo
18/06/2018
MX
91
points

Hi. What is the difference between "final" and "cup-tie"? thank you.

Arturo
18/06/2018 22:10
Mexico
Liverpool
91

Hi. What is the difference between "final" and "cup-tie"? thank you.

VanessaG
20/06/2018
MX
334
points

The Cup is only for the final and cup-tie, I understand that it is before the final.

VanessaG
20/06/2018 19:35
Mexico
Chelsea
334

The Cup is only for the final and cup-tie, I understand that it is before the final.

Javad
17/06/2018
US
21
points

You must add something like the knockout stage, unfortunately i don`t know its exact word.

Javad
17/06/2018 03:22
United States
Manchester United
21

You must add something like the knockout stage, unfortunately i don`t know its exact word.

Rich's picture
Rich
17/06/2018
ES
594
points

Good idea! The knockout stages include the quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final!

Thanks for your message, Javad!

Rich - The Premier Skills English Team

Rich's picture
Rich
17/06/2018 09:24
Spain
Liverpool
594

Good idea! The knockout stages include the quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final!

Thanks for your message, Javad!

Rich - The Premier Skills English Team

mghonimy
13/06/2018
EG
33
points

Nice !

mghonimy
13/06/2018 08:23
Egypt
Manchester United
33

Nice !

Animle
31/05/2018
GH
45
points

cool

Animle
31/05/2018 09:21
Ghana
Arsenal
45

cool

gabriel bussinger's picture
gabriel bussinger
21/05/2018
BR
305
points

nice job

gabriel bussinger's picture
gabriel bussinger
21/05/2018 04:30
Brazil
Manchester United
305

nice job

rudolf_villa's picture
rudolf_villa
14/05/2018
ES
73
points

Great!

rudolf_villa's picture
rudolf_villa
14/05/2018 11:44
Spain
Chelsea
73

Great!

Maks Poland
12/05/2018
PL
823
points

I like this

Maks Poland
12/05/2018 07:33
Poland
Manchester United
823

I like this

kaziu
09/05/2018
PL
10
points

Thank you for your feedback and assitance.

It was nice to solve the quiz.

kaziu
09/05/2018 19:50
Poland
Manchester City
10

Thank you for your feedback and assitance.

It was nice to solve the quiz.

Rich's picture
Rich
09/05/2018
ES
594
points

Hi Kaziu,

We're happy you enjoyed it and welcome to Premier Skills English!

Rich - The Premier Skills English Team

Rich's picture
Rich
09/05/2018 22:15
Spain
Liverpool
594

Hi Kaziu,

We're happy you enjoyed it and welcome to Premier Skills English!

Rich - The Premier Skills English Team

ygorranieri
08/05/2018
BR
287
points

good questions, excellent quiz

ygorranieri
08/05/2018 01:36
Brazil
Manchester City
287

good questions, excellent quiz

daniel.kcam's picture
daniel.kcam
06/05/2018
DE
51
points

nice thanks

daniel.kcam's picture
daniel.kcam
06/05/2018 22:46
Germany
Chelsea
51

nice thanks

Whallay
26/03/2018
NG
23
points

cool

Whallay
26/03/2018 22:19
Nigeria
Manchester United
23

cool

jprsn's picture
jprsn
21/03/2018
BR
35
points

It's very cool test.

jprsn's picture
jprsn
21/03/2018 22:39
Brazil
Liverpool
35

It's very cool test.

Mehmet5
08/03/2018
TR
62
points

Good exercise.

Mehmet5
08/03/2018 19:48
Turkey
Manchester United
62

Good exercise.

Joko7912
06/03/2018
CU
110
points

Its interesting!!

Joko7912
06/03/2018 08:29
Cuba
Chelsea
110

Its interesting!!

borntobe
02/03/2018
KZ
33
points

good job, guys. thank you for this website

borntobe
02/03/2018 09:39
Kazakhstan
Manchester City
33

good job, guys. thank you for this website

Rich's picture
Rich
02/03/2018
ES
594
points

Hi Borntobe!

Welcome to Premier Skills English! We're happy to have you here!

Rich - The Premier Skills English Team

Rich's picture
Rich
02/03/2018 09:44
Spain
Liverpool
594

Hi Borntobe!

Welcome to Premier Skills English! We're happy to have you here!

Rich - The Premier Skills English Team

Mehmet
24/02/2018
GR
13
points

good quiz

Mehmet
24/02/2018 14:54
Greece
Manchester United
13

good quiz

harys
20/02/2018
BA
22
points

passed.

harys
20/02/2018 09:05
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Liverpool
22

passed.

hemsta's picture
hemsta
11/02/2018
TR
20
points

Passed...

hemsta's picture
hemsta
11/02/2018 19:50
Turkey
Arsenal
20

Passed...

Vadim_V's picture
Vadim_V
10/02/2018
BY
382
points

I got everything right.

Vadim_V's picture
Vadim_V
10/02/2018 15:10
Belarus
Chelsea
382

I got everything right.

genesis.yanes's picture
genesis.yanes
08/02/2018
VE
59
points

fine

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genesis.yanes
08/02/2018 20:14
Venezuela
West Bromwich Albion
59

fine

olive
08/02/2018
PH
11
points

It's my first time here. I enjoyed learning new football words. I'm happy that I've discovered this website because I like to learn something new and different. :-)

olive
08/02/2018 13:22
Philippines
Manchester United
11

It's my first time here. I enjoyed learning new football words. I'm happy that I've discovered this website because I like to learn something new and different. :-)

Rich's picture
Rich
08/02/2018
ES
594
points

Hi Olive

It's great to have you here and thanks for the fantastic comment!

Rich - The Premier Skills English Team

Rich's picture
Rich
08/02/2018 13:44
Spain
Liverpool
594

Hi Olive

It's great to have you here and thanks for the fantastic comment!

Rich - The Premier Skills English Team

olive
08/02/2018
PH
11
points

Welcome and thanks Sir Rich for the warm welcome here.  :-)

olive
08/02/2018 13:52
Philippines
Manchester United
11

Welcome and thanks Sir Rich for the warm welcome here.  :-)

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misabog
25/01/2018
RS
319
points

I got everything right again. I did not know what mean word 'cup-ties'?!

misabog's picture
misabog
25/01/2018 21:15
Serbia
Liverpool
319

I got everything right again. I did not know what mean word 'cup-ties'?!

pbidah8's picture
pbidah8
10/01/2018
BR
11
points

Cool questions!!

pbidah8's picture
pbidah8
10/01/2018 14:01
Brazil
Liverpool
11

Cool questions!!

Roberto Avelar's picture
Roberto Avelar
20/12/2017
BR
110
points

It was harder

Roberto Avelar's picture
Roberto Avelar
20/12/2017 16:56
Brazil
Manchester City
110

It was harder

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ProfeMarcos
17/12/2017
UY
103
points

100% I feel that i´m learning

ProfeMarcos's picture
ProfeMarcos
17/12/2017 01:20
Uruguay
Manchester City
103

100% I feel that i´m learning

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Learn and practise 10 words related to cup competitions.

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