Episodes
April 5, 2007
Podcast – week 23 – The UEFA Cup 2007
Our free podcast covering the main football news from around the world. Damian makes a come-back in the predictions battle and also looks at the UEFA Cup, and of course, there are all our regular spots. Error: Damon wrongly says that Mexican side Guadalajara beat Houston in the CONCACAF cup. They beat DC United. Download the worksheets, vocabulary lists and transcripts here. If you have questions or comments, email us at: admin@languagecaster.com (Damian=DF, Damon=DB). Subscribe to the show and ...
March 29, 2007
Learners’ Podcast 18
On this week's show we look at relegation - going down to another division. You can download the worksheets, answers and transcripts here. Relegation With most of the European leagues approaching the end of the season the main talking point involves finding out who will become champions but there is also great interest in seeing which teams will go down to the lower divisions, will be relegated. Now, relegation means that the teams finishing in the bottom positions in the league must move down t...
March 29, 2007
Podcast 22 – Euro 2008 qualifiers
On this week's show we focus on the battle for survival around Europe. Plus a review of the European Championship qualifiers as well as our usual features - reviews, comments and predictions. You can download the transcripts, worksheets and vocabulary here
March 22, 2007
Learners’ Podcast 17
Welcome to this week's Learners' podcast. On today's show Damon talks about Brazilian football (transcript below) and Damian explains another English for football expression. You can download the transcripts, worksheets and vocabulary lists hereA Don't forget to vote for the world's greatest footballer hereA Transcript: Brazilian Football by Damon Brewster Yes, it might seem strange that we havena€™t talked about football in Brazil until now. After all when you say sport and football, everyone w...
March 21, 2007
Podcast 21 – Brazilian football
On this week's podcast Damon looks at Brazilian football and we focus on the European Championship qualifiers in the prediction section of the show. And the small matter of voting for the world's best footballer. Ever! Download the worksheets, vocabulary list and transcripts here and you can write a comment about the show on the forum Transcript: Brazilian Football by Damon Brewster Yes, it might seem strange that we havena€™t talked about football in Brazil until now. After all when you say spo...
March 15, 2007
Learners’ Podcast 16
Welcome to another languagecaster free football podcast. On this show Damian talks about J-League while Damon introduces our weekly English for football phrase. Download worksheets, vocabulary and more here. J-League with Damian Fitzpatrick Pre-Listening (Background information) Teams and players mentioned in the report Urawa Reds; Shimizu S-Pulse; FC Yokohama; Yokohama F Marinos; Yokohama Flugels; Gamba Osaka; FC Tokyo; Nagoya Grampus; Ventforet Kofu; Kawasaki Frontale are all teams that have p...
March 15, 2007
Podcast 20 – J-League
On this week's free podcast Damian introduces the J-League, Damon regains his winning ways in predictions, and we discuss some of the big matches.
March 1, 2007
Learners’ Podcast 14
Welcome to this week's learners' podcast. On this week's show Damon and Damian talk about footballing cliches. Click here to get the worksheets and vocabulary lists. Here is the transcript for the interview on footballing cliches with Adrian Byrne. Damian: Yes, so on todaya۪s show we are talking about footballing clich̩s and to help us understand a little bit more about what they are we interviewed a manager from England, a non-league manager, about what kind of clich̩s he uses and why. Damia...
March 1, 2007
Podcast 18 – Football rivals, cliches
Welcome to this week's podcast, on this week's show we look at football rivals and footballing cliches
Feb. 23, 2007
Learners’ Podcast 13: 2007 Champions League Last 16
Languagcaster's podcast for learners of English. Damian and Damon bring two sections of the full podcast with free worksheets and listening exercises to football fans around the world
Feb. 22, 2007
Podcast 17 – 2006-07 English teams in the Champions League Last 16
On this free podcast the Champion's League with English football fans' views, a review of the football news, football for English and predictions. All brought to you by Damon and Damian the languagecaster team. Enjoy! Worksheet week 17 pdf Vocabulary week 17 pdf
Feb. 16, 2007
Learners’ Podcast 12
Welcome to this week's free podcast for learners of English. All the football news in this soccer podcast! This week a look at the Mexican league and the phrase to earn a recall. Worksheet, transcripts and more The Mexican League By Damon Brewster (February 14th, 2007) Listening for detail Fill in the blank spaces with the correct word. Well anyway, a couple of weeks ago we looked at the MLS, Major League Soccer, in the United States after it was a€¦a€¦a€¦a€¦a€¦a€¦a€¦a€¦a€¦ that David Beckham wo...
Feb. 15, 2007
Podcast 16 – Mexico
A look at the Mexican league and our usual lineup of reviews, predictions and football phrases in this free podcast!
Feb. 9, 2007
Learners’ Podcast 11: 2007 ASEAN Final
Free English listening in languagecaster.com's Learners' Podcast. Damian talks about the ASEAN Cup and Damon brings you some more English for football.
Feb. 8, 2007
Learn English Through Football Podcast 15: 2007 ASEAN Cup, Friendly Matches
This week's show features news from Thailand on the ASEAN cup, a look at international friendlies, and our usual review of the week, English for football, vox pops and predictions.Damon is in the UK and Damian is reporting from Thailand. You can also check out our glossary of footballing phrases here and visit our site to access all our previous posts and podcasts. If you have any suggestions or questions then you can contact us at admin@languagecaster.com. Contact UsA Forum Glossary [paypal-don...
Feb. 1, 2007
Learners’ Podcast 10
Number 10! On this show the MLS and Bogey teams. Here is this week's show with the League Cup and some English for Football. Download the worksheets with answers here. The MLS By Damon Brewster (February 2nd, 2007) Worksheet General The MLS stands for Major League Soccer. This league replaced the North American Soccer League. This league started in the late 1960s but was not successful and stopped in 1984. The MLS started in 1993. Recently, David Beckham agreed to move to LA Galaxy: one of the M...
Jan. 31, 2007
Learn English Through Football Podcast 14: Beckham in USA (2007)
Learn English Through Football Podcast 14: Beckham in USA (2007) This weeks show: What is the MLS in America? What do Americans think about David Beckham's move to the USA? and Damian sends some reports from a beach in Thailand! Next week an ASEAN Cup report. Of course, our regular features: vox pops, the good, the bad and the ugly, predictions and English for football. Worksheets, vocabulary and transcripts
Jan. 26, 2007
Learners’ Podcast 9
here is this week's show with the League Cup and some English for Football. Download the worksheets with answers here. Questions Pre-Listening 1. General 1. Damian will talk about the English League Cup. What is its other name? a. The Champions Cup b. The FA Cup c. The Carling Cup 2. Who won the league Cup last year? a. Tottenham b. Liverpool c. Manchester United 3. This year, which team was hammered by Arsenal in the quarter finals of the League Cup? a. Tottenham b. Liverpool c. Manchester Unit...
Jan. 24, 2007
Podcast 13: 2007 Bundesliga Preview
2007 Bundesliga Preview: Welcome football fans to Podcast 13. On this show all the soccer news from around the world
Jan. 23, 2007
Podcast 12 – reposted
There have been some technical problems with podcast 12 and languagecaster.com has re-published the show. Apologies!
Jan. 18, 2007
Learner podcast 8
On this week's show, a look at David Beckham's career with Damon, and Damian with English for football. Worksheet David Beckham Background information Players, teams and leagues Paul Scholes, Gary and Phil Neville are all players who started at the same time as David Beckham at Manchester United. Fabio Cappello is the Italian manager of Real Madrid. Diego Simeone was an Argentinian international footballer. George Best, Pele and Rodney Marsh are former footballers who played in the NASL, the Nor...
Jan. 17, 2007
Learn English With Football Podcast 2006-07: Beckham Galaxy Move
We also look at David Beckham's LA Galaxy Move and on this week's Football for English we discuss the expression take the game by the scruff of the neck