#336 | “The British Disease” | A Short Histor...

How did a small band of Norman soldiers in 1170 begin 800 years of English control over Ireland? It started as a deal between rival Irish kings. It ended in plantation, dispossession, and a divided island. This is the story of how a short-term alliance became a centuries-long occ ...  Show more

Who should decide if you are guilty: the state, or a group of 12 ordinary citizens? England is now considering getting rid of jury trials for thousands of cases. It would be the biggest change to the justice system since the Middle Ages. Crown Court backlog: years-long waits for ...  Show more

📥 Grab the FREE PDF with 15 advanced expressions from this episode, complete with quizzes and example sentences, to learn today’s vocabulary 3x faster! 🎓 ⁠⁠⁠Join my weekly online group lessons⁠⁠ In this episode, we dive into a shocking chapter of British history: The Great Hors ...  Show more

In this episode, Jack focuses on language for footballers. This is the third of five podcasts that focus on tactics and some advanced football English that you need to talk about tactics and approaches to tactics.You can read the transcript and complete the language challenge on ...  Show more

In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Jack kicks off a new series focusing on English for players, English for fans watching the Premier League on TV and English for visitors to the UK who come to see a match. You can read the transcript and complete the language challen ...  Show more

Hello! In this episode I focus on English expressions and idioms that originated in the works of William Shakespeare and are still used in modern everyday language. Notice the expressions in various contexts, fully understand their meanings and use, explore their origins in Shake ...  Show more