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A look at boxing from the beginning of the 1900s until the present day.
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Listen to an interview with a hospitality steward at Chelsea Football Club.
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articles
Practise your reading skills through articles that explore the fascinating world of sport from different angles.
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listening
Practise your listening skills with talks, dialogues, poems and stories. You can listen online or downloads MP3 files.
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fun and games
Play games to help your English and others just for fun, listen to songs and find all you (n)ever wanted to know about sport!
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sports blogs
Our writers accompany important sporting events and competitions and present their comments and opinions.
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learnenglish portal
Instant access to all the British Council's language learning services, such as the following learning and teaching sites:
learnenglish central
Learn English online with videos, audio podcasts, English grammar explanations, materials for professionals, exam practice, games, jokes and lots more on the new LearnEnglish website.
learnenglish kids
Children can have fun with games, songs, stories and lots of activities on LearnEnglish Kids - and learn English too!
learnenglish professionals
Professionals helps improve your English in your studies and career. The site is for members of British Council and is password protected, but you can look around and see all the ways we can help you.
language assistants
A regularly updated site with teaching materials, resources, advice and support for language assistants and newly qualified teachers.
teaching english
Our joint site with the BBC offers articles, lesson plans, teaching tips, and activities. Visit teaching English for practical classroom support.
search english
SearchEnglish is our online network, connecting ELT professionals with up-to-date news and opinion on English language developments.

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