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Jan 2021
23m 5s

Learning Vocabulary - Swimming

JACK RADFORD
About this episode
In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Rich, Jack and Rowan go for a swim. The language focus is on words and phrases connected to swimming and swimming pools. In this week's task, we want you to tell us about your experience of swimming and give a Premier Skills English fitness score for this activity. Don't forget to listen to the end of the podcast because we have a new football phrase for you to guess.

Visit the podcast page on Premier Skills English to read the transcript, complete some practice activities and the task and join in the discussion at Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > Podcasts > Learning Vocabulary - Swimming

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