How to talk “footy” to football fans.

 Football will be in the news for a month during the World Cup 2022. Are you able to talk "footy"? Do you know the football jargon that we hear around us in the bars? Take the opportunity this month to go to bars and start up a conversation with other people about the football matches, it's a great way to improve your English! In this podcast Sue puts Chris on the spot when she asks him to explain frequent football words and expressions. You'll hear that they're not big fans of football but they'll make the effort for language learning :)  Give yourself a pat on the back when you understand what these words mean; To kick off  / The coin toss  /  A goalie / to save a goal / to mark a player To score a hattrick A foul / a tackle / to get booked / to be sent off/ to get a red card A peno / a penalty shootout To park the bus Extra time vs Injury time .... and the language of TV football commentators It's a game of 2 halves To put the game to bed What a beauty ! They're on the back foot He's bottled it It's an open goal / It's an own goal That's a blatant handball ! "Football's coming home" :)   Then test your memory with this Flash Quiz. [h5p id="38"] For those of you who want more, try this World Cup Football Quiz full of great vocabulary and amazing facts to entertain even the most football skeptic. https://english-podcasts.com/the-curious-off-side-football-world-cup-quiz/   Listen to the podcast here. https://english-podcasts.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Talking-to-a-football-fan-03062021-12.15.m4a