Refereeing a Match
Refereeing a Match
How well do you know football vocabulary?
This Football English lesson presents, practises and tests 10 football words that are related to referees and officiating.
- assistant referee
- flag
- foul
- fourth official
- handball
- offside
- red card
- referee
- whistle
- yellow card
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
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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12/04/2020
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Yes, in deed was a fun excersice.
No, I'm not a knowledgeable person about football vocabulary
It's a good manner to understand and adquiere new vocabulary
12/04/2020 19:21
Liverpool
11
Yes, in deed was a fun excersice.
No, I'm not a knowledgeable person about football vocabulary
It's a good manner to understand and adquiere new vocabulary
08/04/2020
points
Fun!
08/04/2020 15:33
West Ham United
17
Fun!
07/04/2020
points
" It is a _____ when a player, other than the goalkeeper, deliberately controls the ball using his hand. "
I made a mistake on that question I put " foul "
07/04/2020 14:48
Liverpool
231
" It is a _____ when a player, other than the goalkeeper, deliberately controls the ball using his hand. "
I made a mistake on that question I put " foul "
26/03/2020
points
It's an useful basic lesson.
26/03/2020 21:01
Manchester United
496
It's an useful basic lesson.
24/03/2020
points
Thank you!
24/03/2020 10:16
Chelsea
69
Thank you!
21/03/2020
points
every thing is right ..that is easy
21/03/2020 20:48
Liverpool
14
every thing is right ..that is easy
21/03/2020
points
nice app, thanks
21/03/2020 13:51
Liverpool
16
nice app, thanks
17/03/2020
points
Interesting !
17/03/2020 16:54
Arsenal
15
Interesting !
05/03/2020
points
I really liked it and would love to learn more about football.
05/03/2020 16:52
Chelsea
10
I really liked it and would love to learn more about football.
03/03/2020
points
i love it
03/03/2020 22:19
Liverpool
22
i love it
18/02/2020
points
I loved it
18/02/2020 03:44
Tottenham Hotspur
11
I loved it
13/02/2020
points
This session was fun
13/02/2020 19:31
Wolverhampton Wanderers
435
This session was fun
10/02/2020
points
I've enjoyed the sessions
10/02/2020 18:21
Manchester United
11
I've enjoyed the sessions
08/02/2020
points
Great website to learn english related to football
08/02/2020 08:39
Manchester United
25
Great website to learn english related to football
03/02/2020
points
it is so enjoyable to learn english by the means of your favourite hobby.
03/02/2020 05:36
Arsenal
43
it is so enjoyable to learn english by the means of your favourite hobby.
20/01/2020
points
First I read the text next I try to get the answer. I have all right I think because I’m football fan, but I want to understand all it when I watch a soccer match with original sound. This site web have great links and activities to try to do all about football.
20/01/2020 01:30
Manchester United
50
First I read the text next I try to get the answer. I have all right I think because I’m football fan, but I want to understand all it when I watch a soccer match with original sound. This site web have great links and activities to try to do all about football.
10/01/2020
points
it is nice. Thanks
10/01/2020 17:46
Liverpool
21
it is nice. Thanks
10/01/2020
points
Thank you British Council! It's really helpful!
10/01/2020 03:56
Manchester City
11
Thank you British Council! It's really helpful!
10/01/2020
points
You're welcome, diaoxox. We hope you enjoy our website!
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
10/01/2020 09:05
Liverpool
594
You're welcome, diaoxox. We hope you enjoy our website!
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
16/04/2020
points
I hope. we can talk about Liverpool club
16/04/2020 03:38
Liverpool
210
I hope. we can talk about Liverpool club
16/04/2020
points
Ask a question about Liverpool football club, Nguyen han thuyen! I will do my best to answer it!
16/04/2020 08:11
Liverpool
594
Ask a question about Liverpool football club, Nguyen han thuyen! I will do my best to answer it!
07/01/2020
points
it's too easy to complete
07/01/2020 14:19
Manchester United
99
it's too easy to complete
31/12/2019
points
every thing was good
31/12/2019 22:04
Manchester United
27
every thing was good
31/12/2019
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every thing was good
31/12/2019 22:00
Manchester United
27
every thing was good
17/12/2019
points
I got it right.. it was pretty nice. it's great to learn little by little
17/12/2019 01:11
Liverpool
11
I got it right.. it was pretty nice. it's great to learn little by little
15/12/2019
points
Thanks
15/12/2019 17:47
Liverpool
213
Thanks
15/12/2019
points
Thanks
15/12/2019 17:46
Liverpool
213
Thanks
08/12/2019
points
easy
08/12/2019 17:24
Manchester City
11
easy
02/12/2019
points
Thanks. But It's too easy.
02/12/2019 11:23
Manchester United
237
Thanks. But It's too easy.
02/12/2019
points
Hi Hamid,
Try our weekly football English podcast if you want to learn some more challenging football vocabulary.
See you there! https://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listen/this-week
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
02/12/2019 11:46
Liverpool
594
Hi Hamid,
Try our weekly football English podcast if you want to learn some more challenging football vocabulary.
See you there! https://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listen/this-week
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
21/11/2019
points
nice
21/11/2019 10:06
Liverpool
11
nice
10/11/2019
points
Nice
10/11/2019 13:18
Wolverhampton Wanderers
35
Nice
07/11/2019
points
Nice.
07/11/2019 12:01
Leicester City
2
Nice.
06/11/2019
points
It went nice
06/11/2019 14:39
Liverpool
10
It went nice
06/11/2019
points
very easy!
06/11/2019 05:51
Manchester City
21
very easy!
11/10/2019
points
Easy.
11/10/2019 15:36
Manchester City
314
Easy.
06/10/2019
points
Easy peasy
06/10/2019 20:52
Leicester City
21
Easy peasy
29/09/2019
points
I got everything right. This was a piece of cake.
29/09/2019 14:52
Manchester United
28
I got everything right. This was a piece of cake.
29/09/2019
points
It's perfect, thanks a lot.
29/09/2019 11:36
Liverpool
16
It's perfect, thanks a lot.
25/09/2019
points
I did it really well, for this subject everything is ok.
25/09/2019 14:49
Manchester United
21
I did it really well, for this subject everything is ok.
25/09/2019
points
Thanks, it's helpful
25/09/2019 11:25
Liverpool
159
Thanks, it's helpful
23/09/2019
points
the first exercise is very easy
23/09/2019 14:32
Manchester City
38
the first exercise is very easy
15/09/2019
points
Thank you! Its help me a lot
15/09/2019 19:30
Manchester City
71
Thank you! Its help me a lot
12/09/2019
points
yes, everything is right
12/09/2019 11:21
Liverpool
117
yes, everything is right
11/09/2019
points
It is very nice
11/09/2019 10:53
Manchester United
30
It is very nice
11/09/2019
points
Thanks Stepan! We hope you like our website!
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
11/09/2019 11:36
Liverpool
594
Thanks Stepan! We hope you like our website!
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
10/09/2019
points
so nice
10/09/2019 13:24
Aston Villa
29
so nice
11/09/2019
points
Thanks Chenchira! We hope you like our website!
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
11/09/2019 11:37
Liverpool
594
Thanks Chenchira! We hope you like our website!
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
05/09/2019
points
I'm so good! :)
05/09/2019 15:57
Liverpool
28
I'm so good! :)
04/09/2019
points
Very easy
04/09/2019 12:37
Leeds United
58
Very easy