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 United Listening 1. An email wished Spurs good luck in what cup? 2. By what percentage (%) are ticket sales a€“ attendance a€“ to the League Cup games down? 3. What does Arsene Wenger use the League Cup for? 4. What is the Cup named after? 5. Where is the a€˜homea€™ of the League Cup final? Where is it traditionally played? 6. Which cup competition does the winner of the League Cup play in the following year? 7. When did the Cup start? 8. When was the a€˜heydaya€™ a€“ when it was the most popular a€“ of the League Cup? 9. Which of these teams has NOT mention: Tranmere, Birmingham, Chester, Oxford. 10. Which city are the three remaining teams in the League Cup from?