The Language of a Football Scandal: Vocabulary in the News (Bonus Episode)
Top football teams in countries like England, Spain, and Germany are enormous businesses, as well as being sport clubs. They…
393. History of Football! (English Vocabulary Lesson)
The World Cup is currently underway in North America, so I thought it would be a good opportunity to talk…
2026 World Cup… Let’s Discuss the Controversies! (Conversation Club)
This week, the Thinking in English Community is talking about the 2026 World Cup and some of the controversies around…
385. Should We Boycott the 2026 World Cup? (English Vocabulary Lesson)
Four years ago, I made an episode titled “Should we boycott the Qatar World Cup?” As you might remember, the…
Sports Diplomacy: Why Australia is Funding a New Rugby Team in Papua New Guinea? (Bonus Episode)
Can a sports team be used as a political strategy? In late 2024, Australia announced it would spend hundreds of…
Is Football Better Than Basketball? – Comparative Adjectives (English Grammar Lesson)
Football and basketball are two of the most popular sports in the world, but which one is better? Which sport…
What is the Commonwealth? And What are the Commonwealth Games? (Bonus Episode)
Earlier this month, Glasgow in Scotland was announced as the host of the Commonwealth Games in 2026. This was a…
The Paris 2024 Olympic Games! (Conversation Club)
This week the ‘Thinking in English’ Community is talking about the Paris Olympics. The Olympic games have a long and…
History and Evolution of Summer Olympic Sports (Bonus Episode)
Earlier this week I released a main Thinking in English episode on the new Olympic sport of “breaking.” In researching…