Learner Podcast 23 – The Fans Speak

A  On this week's show Damon and Damian ask fans from English Premier League teams, Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal how they see their teams performing in the rest of the season. Damon also has a new English for Football phrase. Try out our worksheets or online quiz to help you practice your listening and vocabulary skills. If you click on the audio when it is playing on an iPod you can see the transcript as you listen. Ita€™s a great way to practice listening and fluency! Transcript DF: Here we are with a Manchester United season ticket holder, how do you see the rest of the season panning out? Shane: Well, hopefully it will go similarly to last year. I think they have probably the best squad in the league but I think complacency has struck them on a couple of occasions and I think it's for them to lose in a certain manner but at the same time, you have to keep the eye on the ball, I don't want to ... all the old cliches or anything... DF: Who is going to be your biggest rivals? Shane: It's going to be Arsenal. DF: Chelsea? Shane: No. I ... initially when Mourinho left we all thought Chelsea would fall away but it didn't materialise but they had a fairly good run of matches but the only thing is when they came across the bigger teams, I think, I think, Grant's calibre has shown he's not as tactically aware as the other top 4 managers, so I think Chelsea could be written off, well, not written off... I'd be very surprised if they made a run. Liverpool, they're not doing enough, they're not doing enough against the big teams. DF: Now you are still in the Champions League of course. Shane: Oh yeah. DF: How do you see United's chances inthe Champions League this season? Shane: Up to the draw to the last 16 very, very confident butA  I think the draw we got was as difficult a draw as we could have got in the alst 16 butA  as a lot of people say, if you want to win it you've got to beat the best teams and it shouldn't matter who you play, but I think we have a tough last 16 round but if we get through that, who knows? I'd be confident. DF: Would you take The Premier League or The Champions League? Shane: Being greedy I'd want two but ...I think I'd prefer the Champions League.