http://www.oleole.com/blogs/user/languagecaster Blog posts by languagecaster http://www.oleole.com/blogs/httpwwwlanguagecastercom/posts/podcast-41-premier-league-fans-review <p> <img src="http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:-MCLikh-15TtoM:http://www.showtimearabia.com/%24Common/Media/Bob/470x282/premier-league-logo-NO-BARC.jpg" height="77" width="129" /> </p> <p> The Premier League is over and on this week's show we ask some fans what they thought of their team's performance during the season. The predictions battle also <a href="http://languagecaster.com/football-vocabulary/football-phrases/">goes down to the wire</a> with only two points separating Damon from Damian. </p> <p> We also: </p> <ul> <li>Review the football week in <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?cat=17">the Good, the Bad and the Ugly</a> </li> <li>Introduce a football expression in <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?page_id=641">English for Football</a> </li> <li>Find out where David Beckham is in Beckham Watch </li> <li>And continue the weekly battle in the <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?cat=14">predictions competition</a> </li> </ul> <p> For learners of English there are also: </p> <ul> <li> <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?page_id=4">Worksheets and transcripts</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?cat=22">Vocabulary lists</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?page_id=628">Online quizzes and crossword puzzles</a> </li> <li>Weekly blogs from our football-crazy writers in <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?cat=24">fans’ forum</a> </li> </ul> 2008-05-17 05:45:02 http://www.oleole.com/blogs/httpwwwlanguagecastercom/posts/languagecaster-podcast-week-40- <div> <div> <img src="/media/main/images/member_photos/group1/subgrp101/mem20127-20080501224211.jpg" height="121" width="162" /> </div> </div> <div align="center"> <a href="http://languagecaster.com/2008/05/10/podcast-40-copa-libertadores-and-the-premier-league-run-in/"><font size="4"><u><b>Download the show here</b></u></font></a><br /> </div> <p> This week's show reviews the games from the Copa Libertadores last 16 and focuses on the end of the Premier League season with the title race still on and relegation threatened clubs facing <a href="http://languagecaster.com/football-vocabulary/football-phrases/">squeaky bum</a> time. </p> <p> We also: </p> <ul> <li>Review the football week in <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?cat=17">the Good, the Bad and the Ugly</a> </li> <li>Introduce a football expression in <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?page_id=641">English for Football</a> </li> <li>Find out where David Beckham is in Beckham Watch </li> <li>And continue the weekly battle in the <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?cat=14">predictions competition</a> </li> </ul> <p> For learners of English there are also: </p> <ul> <li> <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?page_id=4">Worksheets and transcripts</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?cat=22">Vocabulary lists</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?page_id=628">Online quizzes and crossword puzzles</a> </li> <li>Weekly blogs from our football-crazy writers in <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?cat=24">fans’ forum</a> </li> </ul> 2008-05-10 07:13:20 http://www.oleole.com/blogs/httpwwwlanguagecastercom/posts/languagecaster-podcast-39-copa-libertadores <p> <span><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/36/Copa_Santander_Libertadores.jpg/150px-Copa_Santander_Libertadores.jpg" alt="Copa Santander Libertadores Logo 2007-2008" border="0" height="172" width="150" /></span> </p> <p> <a href="http://languagecaster.com/2008/05/02/podcast-39-copa-libertadores/"><font size="4"><u><b>Listen to the show here</b></u></font></a> </p> <p> This week's show looks back at the Champions League semi-finals in Europe and focuses on the South American version, the Copa Libertadores, as it reaches the last 16. </p> <p> We also: </p> <ul> <li>Review the football week in <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?cat=17">the Good, the Bad and the Ugl</a> </li> <li>Introduce a football expression in <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?page_id=641">English for Football</a> </li> <li>Find out where David Beckham is in Beckham Watch </li> <li>And continue the weekly battle in the <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?cat=14">predictions competition</a> </li> </ul> <p> For learners of English there are also: </p> <ul> <li> <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?page_id=4">Worksheets and transcripts</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?cat=22">Vocabulary lists</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?page_id=628">Online quizzes and crossword puzzles</a> </li> <li>Weekly blogs from our football-crazy writers in <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?cat=24">fans’ forum</a> </li> </ul> 2008-05-03 14:18:45 http://www.oleole.com/blogs/httpwwwlanguagecastercom/posts/languagecaster-podcast-37-relegation-battles <div> <img src="/media/main/images/member_photos/group1/subgrp101/mem20127-20080114145518.jpg" title="No interest in FIFA's Club World Cup?" alt="No interest in FIFA's Club World Cup?" height="134" width="179" /><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </div> <p align="center"> <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?cat=13"><font size="4"><b>Listen here to this week's podcast&nbsp;</b></font></a> </p> <p> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">This week's show features the battles at the foot of the table in the English Premier League and the German Bundesliga. We also look forward to the Champions League semi-final first legs and</font> </p> <ul> <li> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">Review the football week in <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?cat=17">the Good, the Bad and the Ugly</a></font> </li> <li> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">Have a new Vox Pops topic</font> </li> <li> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">Continue the David Beckham update in Beckham Watch</font> </li> <li> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">Introduce a football expression in <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?page_id=641">English for Football</a></font> </li> <li> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">And continue their weekly battle in the <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?cat=14">predictions competition</a></font> </li> </ul> <p> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">For learners of English there are also:</font> </p> <ul> <li> <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?page_id=4"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">Worksheets and transcripts</font></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?cat=22"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">Vocabulary lists</font></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?page_id=628"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">Online quizzes and crossword puzzles</font></a> </li> <li> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">Weekly blogs from our football-crazy writers in <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?cat=24">fans’ forum</a></font> </li> </ul> <p> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </p> 2008-04-20 18:51:38 http://www.oleole.com/blogs/httpwwwlanguagecastercom/posts/languagecaster-podcast-35-champions-league-quarter-finals <p> <img src="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44535000/jpg/_44535138_colin203pa.jpg" alt="Colin Kazim-Richards celebrates scoring Fenerbahce's equaliser" border="0" height="95" hspace="0" vspace="0" width="127" /> </p> <p align="left"> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">The Champions League quarter-finals are taking place and the languagecaster team review the first-leg games and look forward to the second-leg matches. We also focus on the FA Cup semi-finals in England as well as all the usual favourites.</font> </p> <ul> <li> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Review the football week in <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?cat=17">the Good, the Bad and the Ugly</a></font> </li> <li> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Have a new Vox Pops topic</font> </li> <li> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Continue the David Beckham update in Beckham Watch</font> </li> <li> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Introduce a football expression in <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?page_id=641">English for Football</a></font> </li> <li> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">And continue their weekly battle in the <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?cat=14">predictions competition</a></font> </li> </ul> <p> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">For learners of English there are also:</font> </p> <ul> <li> <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?page_id=4"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Worksheets and transcripts</font></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?cat=22"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Vocabulary lists</font></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?page_id=628"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Online quizzes and crossword puzzles</font></a> </li> <li> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Weekly blogs from our football-crazy writers in <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?cat=24">fans’ forum</a></font> </li> </ul> 2008-04-06 15:55:54 http://www.oleole.com/blogs/httpwwwlanguagecastercom/posts/languagecaster-podcast-34-world-cup-qualifiers-and-the-mls <p> <a href="http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/200px-asian_football_confederation.gif" title="200px-asian_football_confederation.gif"><img src="http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/200px-asian_football_confederation.gif" alt="200px-asian_football_confederation.gif" height="80" width="139" /></a> <img src="http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/200px-majorleaguesoccer.png" alt="200px-majorleaguesoccer.png" height="84" width="89" /> </p> <p> <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?cat=13"><font size="4"><u><b>Listen to this week's show here</b></u></font></a> </p> <p> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">The next World Cup maybe in 2010, but qualifiers are already being played around the world with some big games in Asia. This weekend also sees the return of Major League Soccer and David Beckham's second season. In addition on this week's pod we:</font> </p> <ul> <li> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Review the football week in <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?cat=17">the Good, the Bad and the Ugly</a></font> </li> <li> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Introduce a new Vox Pops topic</font> </li> <li> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Continue the David Beckham update in Beckham Watch</font> </li> <li> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Introduce a football expression in <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?page_id=641">English for Football</a></font> </li> <li> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">And continue their weekly battle in the <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?cat=14">predictions competition</a></font> </li> </ul> <p> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">For learners of English there are also:</font> </p> <ul> <li> <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?page_id=4"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Worksheets and transcripts</font></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?cat=22"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Vocabulary lists</font></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?page_id=628"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Online quizzes and crossword puzzles</font></a> </li> <li> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Weekly blogs from our football-crazy writers in <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?cat=24">fans’ forum</a></font> </li> </ul> 2008-03-29 13:09:42 http://www.oleole.com/blogs/httpwwwlanguagecastercom/posts/languagecaster-podcast-33-the-title-race-la-liga-and-serie-a <p align="center"> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="4"><b>Listen to the latest show here</b></font> </p> <p align="center"> <img src="/media/main/images/member_photos/group1/subgrp101/mem20127-20080108012013.jpg" title="Another predictions win for Damon." alt="Another predictions win for Damon." height="102" width="136" /> </p> <p> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">There are 9 games to go in the Italian and Spanish leagues and on this week's show the languagecaster team asks which teams will become champions. In addition:</font> </p> <ul> <li> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Review the football week in <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?cat=17">the Good, the Bad and the Ugly</a></font> </li> <li> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Have a new Vox Pops topic</font> </li> <li> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Continue the David Beckham update in Beckham Watch</font> </li> <li> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Introduce a football expression in <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?page_id=641">English for Football</a></font> </li> <li> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">And continue their weekly battle in the <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?cat=14">predictions competition</a></font> </li> </ul> <p> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">For learners of English there are also:</font> </p> <ul> <li> <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?page_id=4"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Worksheets and transcripts</font></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?cat=22"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Vocabulary lists</font></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?page_id=628"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Online quizzes and crossword puzzles</font></a> </li> <li> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Weekly blogs from our football-crazy writers in <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?cat=24">fans’ forum</a></font> </li> </ul> 2008-03-22 11:23:46 http://www.oleole.com/blogs/httpwwwlanguagecastercom/posts/languagecaster-podcast-week-32-the-title-race-bundesliga-and-premier-league <p align="center"> &nbsp;<font size="4"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><b><a href="http://languagecaster.com/?p=1061">Listen to the show here</a><br /></b></font></font> </p> <p> <img src="http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/gra_logo.gif" height="119" width="96" /><img src="http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/012306330549700.jpg" height="67" width="200" /> </p> <p> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">It's the run-in to the end of the season. Who is going to win? Who is going to fail? Our experts give their roundups of the Bundesliga and the Premier League. In addition the languagecaster team:</font> </p> <ul> <li> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Review the football week in <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?cat=17">the Good, the Bad and the Ugly</a></font> </li> <li> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Have a new Vox Pops topic</font> </li> <li> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Continue the David Beckham update in Beckham Watch</font> </li> <li> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Introduce a football expression in <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?page_id=641">English for Football</a></font> </li> <li> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">And continue their weekly battle in the <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?cat=14">predictions competition</a></font> </li> </ul> <p> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">For learners of English there are also:</font> </p> <ul> <li> <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?page_id=4"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Worksheets and transcripts</font></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?cat=22"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Vocabulary lists</font></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?page_id=628"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Online quizzes and crossword puzzles</font></a> </li> <li> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Weekly blogs from our football-crazy writers in <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?cat=24">fans’ forum</a></font> </li> </ul> 2008-03-15 04:09:44 http://www.oleole.com/blogs/httpwwwlanguagecastercom/posts/languagecaster-podcast-week-30-ronaldo <div> <img src="http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/ronaldo-world-cup-2002.jpg" height="106" width="76" /> </div> <p align="center"> &nbsp;<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="4"><b><a href="http://languagecaster.com/?cat=13">Click here to listen&nbsp;</a></b></font> </p> <p> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">On this week's show Damian and Damon review the career of one of the world's great strikers - Ronaldo. In addition, the languagecaster team:</font> </p> <ul> <li> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Review the football week in <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?cat=17">the Good, the Bad and the Ugly</a></font> </li> <li> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Have a new Vox Pops topic</font> </li> <li> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Continue the David Beckham update in Beckham Watch</font> </li> <li> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Introduce a football expression in <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?page_id=641">English for Football</a></font> </li> <li> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">And continue their weekly battle in the <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?cat=14">predictions competition</a></font> </li> </ul> <p> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">For learners of English there are also:</font> </p> <ul> <li> <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?page_id=4"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Worksheets and transcripts</font></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?cat=22"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Vocabulary lists</font></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?page_id=628"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Online quizzes and crossword puzzles</font></a> </li> <li> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Weekly blogs from our football-crazy writers in <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?cat=24">fans’ forum</a></font> </li> </ul> 2008-03-06 04:45:53 http://www.oleole.com/blogs/httpwwwlanguagecastercom/posts/languagecaster-podcast-week-29-the-champions-league <div align="center"> <img src="http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:x06MvAOpiW_ANM:http://pfutebol.com/images/Team%2520Logos/champions-league-logo.gif" height="74" width="76" /> </div> <div align="center"> <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?cat=13">&nbsp;</a> </div> <div align="center"> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="4"><b><a href="http://languagecaster.com/?cat=13">Click here to listen</a><br /></b></font> </div> <p> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">On this week's show Damian and Damon focus on the Champions League knock out stage. In addition the languagecaster team:</font> </p> <ul> <li> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Review the football week in <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?cat=17">the Good, the Bad and the Ugly</a></font> </li> <li> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Have a new Vox Pops topic</font> </li> <li> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Continue the David Beckham update in Beckham Watch</font> </li> <li> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Introduce a football expression in <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?page_id=641">English for Football</a></font> </li> <li> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">And continue their weekly battle in the <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?cat=14">predictions competition</a></font> </li> </ul> <p> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">For learners of English there are also:</font> </p> <ul> <li> <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?page_id=4"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Worksheets and transcripts</font></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?cat=22"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Vocabulary lists</font></a> </li> <li> <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?page_id=628"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Online quizzes and crossword puzzles</font></a> </li> <li> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Weekly blogs from our football-crazy writers in <a href="http://languagecaster.com/?cat=24">fans’ forum</a></font> </li> </ul> 2008-03-06 04:38:32