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Jul 2024
37m 59s

This Week: The Penalty Shootout

JACK RADFORD
About this episode
This Week explores some of the biggest stories from the Premier League and the world of football and focuses on the most interesting vocabulary.

This week, Jack talks about England's recent victory in a penalty shootout against Switzerland and about the pressure that the shootout puts on players and fans.

You can read the transcript and complete the language challenge on the page for this podcast on the Premier Skills English website by visiting Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > This Week > This Week: The Penalty Shootout
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