85. Football English: All the Vocabulary You Need to Watch the UEFA European Football Championship in English! (English Vocabulary Lesson)
Thinking in English
Shownotes Transcript
Back of the net! What a save! To move the goalposts! To be on the ball! English, and especially British English, is full of football related vocabulary, expressions and idioms. So, to celebrate the start of the UEFA European Football Championship, let’s learn a few of the most useful examples together. Hopefully by the end of the episode you will be able to watch football games in English with ease. And if you hate football, don’t worry! Much of the vocabulary in the episode is also used in business English and everyday conversations.
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Vocabulary List
To qualify (v) - to succeed in getting into a competition
Nigeria was the first team to qualify for the World Cup
To reschedule (v) - to agree on a new or later date for something to happen
I rescheduled my doctor’s appointment for later in the week
Title (n) - the position you get by beating all other competitors in a sports competition
Joe Louis won the heavyweight boxing title in 1937
Host (n) - a place of organization that provides the space and other necessary things for a special event
Qatar is the host nation for the next World Cup
Commentator (n) - a reporter for radio or TV who provides a spoken description of and remarks on an event, especially a sport competition
He is a football commentator
Beneficial (adj) - helpful, useful, good
A day off will be beneficial to your health
Exclamation (n) - something you say or shout suddenly because of surprise, fear, pleasure, etc
He shouted an exclamation of delight
To dominate (v) - to have control over a place or person
Despite dominating the game, United couldn’t score and lost 2-0
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