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Football Interviews

Episode 6 of the English for Life in the UK podcast, hosted by Mark + Christine, Sheena, Elsa,, titled "Football Interviews" was published on March 31, 2022 and runs 25 minutes.

March 31, 2022 ·25m · English for Life in the UK

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We interview 2 teenage girls about playing football and an older man about playing and watching the game. In the language support section we talk about the modern everyday use of the word ‘like’.

We interview 2 teenage girls about playing football and an older man about playing and watching the game. In the language support section we talk about the modern everyday use of the word ‘like’.
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