255. The History of Women’s Football!! (Engli...

Some people see failure as proof that they aren’t good at something. Others see it as an opportunity to improve. Why? Today I want to try and answer this question by thinking about “growth mindsets”. The growth mindset concept suggests that our abilities aren’t completely fixed, ...  عرض المزيد

Which country shares the longest border with France? I think most people would say Spain. Spain is right next to France in Europe. Or perhaps you might have said Belgium, Switzerland, or Italy. But the answer is actually Brazil. Yes, Brazil. France and Brazil share a border of mo ...  عرض المزيد

This Week explores some of the biggest stories from the Premier League and the world of football and focuses on the most interesting vocabulary.In this episode, Jack talks about the history of the World Cup and how teams get to play in the tournament.You can read the transcript a ...  عرض المزيد

Football, or soccer depending on where you are in the world, is quite unsuitable for women, wouldn’t you agree? No? Well the Football Association thought so when they issued a ban on women’s football in 1921, which stayed in place for fifty years.Off the back of England's Lioness ...  عرض المزيد

Football is the most popular sport in the world, and is played anywhere from pitches marked out in desert dust, to warzones with helmets for goalposts. But it’s still predominantly a male sport. So what about the roots of women’s football in the UK? How did social change in the F ...  عرض المزيد

If you are learning English, and you want to be able to talk more about the sport of soccer....or as the rest of the world calls it, football, if you want to learn more about English phrasal verbs, shadowing practice, and prepositions, this is the English lesson for you.   ...