187. World Cup 2014 (Part 1)

Haiku poems communicate a lot of ideas, thoughts and feelings into just a few simple words. They can be moving, humourous or meditative, and reading haiku in English allows you to learn vocabulary in a very interesting way. In part 1 I talked about the form and history of haiku, ...  Show more

In this episode I discuss optimism and pessimism, what forms our outlook on life, which is healthier, how we talk about optimism and pessimism in English and which perspective helps you learn English more effectively. Expect some discussion, science, vocabulary, advice for learni ...  Show more

In this episode, we go through our final World Cup predictions, from the round of 16 to the final, and decide who we think will win the World Cup. We also debate who we think were the best players in the group stage!<hr>

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In this episode, we preview both World Cup semi final games which include France vs Morocco & Argentina vs Croatia!<hr>

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As the World Cup draws to a close so does our World Cup series. In the final episode of this series we reflect on the magic and the quirky moments this World Cup has produced, we also have a number of awards to give out such as the golden shin pad for the best housery of the tour ...  Show more

Today, we look back at our favourite moments from the group stages of a truly weird World Cup.

The group stages threw up some absolute #narrative this tournament, with some heroic performances from the likes of Morocco and Japan, as well as England’s transition from ...