Welcome to Premier Skills. Your chance to communicate in two of the world’s global languages – English and football.

The Premier League provides some of the most exciting football in the world. The British Council brings 75 years of experience of teaching English around the world. Together they bring you Premier Skills.

• Learners – Watch video interviews with players, read articles about Premier League clubs and fans and check the latest match reports. In every section you’ll find activities to help you learn more as well as a chance for you to have your say.
• Teachers – Find ideas to take into your classroom. If your students are interested in football, they are sure to be interested in the lessons available from Premier Skills.

LearnEnglish Newspapers is a series of high-quality articles with accompanying educational activities. You can download (PDF files of) the articles from the first series which was published in Bulgaria by the RIK Weekly newspaper:

• A world of fans
• Aston Villa’s famous fans
• Support for all
• A new football connection
• They do like to be beside the seaside