{"id":11719,"date":"2018-06-30T16:10:12","date_gmt":"2018-07-01T00:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/?p=11719"},"modified":"2023-01-06T20:28:30","modified_gmt":"2023-01-07T04:28:30","slug":"bep-164r-english-idioms-football-idioms-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/2018\/06\/30\/bep-164r-english-idioms-football-idioms-2\/","title":{"rendered":"BEP 164 R &#8211; English Idioms: Football Idioms (Part 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-11719-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/bizpod\/BEP164R-Football-Idioms2.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/bizpod\/BEP164R-Football-Idioms2.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/bizpod\/BEP164R-Football-Idioms2.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><a title=\"BEP 164 R Lesson Module - English Idioms Related to Football (2)\" href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/content18\/BEP164RPOD\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-164R-LESSON-English-Idioms-Football-2-600x257.jpg\" alt=\"BEP 164 - English Idioms from Football (2)\" width=\"600\" height=\"257\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-11721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-164R-LESSON-English-Idioms-Football-2-600x257.jpg 600w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-164R-LESSON-English-Idioms-Football-2-300x128.jpg 300w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-164R-LESSON-English-Idioms-Football-2-200x86.jpg 200w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-164R-LESSON-English-Idioms-Football-2-400x171.jpg 400w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-164R-LESSON-English-Idioms-Football-2.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Welcome back to Business English Pod for today&#8217;s lesson on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/category\/business-idioms\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">business English idioms<\/a> that come from football, or soccer.<\/p>\n<p>Since sports and business are so similar, it&#8217;s easy to see how there could be so many related <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/category\/business-idioms\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">English idioms<\/a>. Companies are like teams; employees are like players. Ideas are like balls that get kicked around. Success is like scoring a goal. And there&#8217;s always plenty of competition.  <\/p>\n<p>In the previous lesson, Marilyn and Karl, two colleagues at a publishing firm, discussed Karl&#8217;s interest in a job at the company&#8217;s Sydney branch. Karl isn&#8217;t completely sure it&#8217;s the right move for him and has asked Marilyn for her opinion. Today, we&#8217;ll hear more of their conversation, as Karl explains his hesitation about applying.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Listening Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1.\tHow does Karl&#8217;s wife feel about moving to Sydney?<br \/>\n2.\tWhy does Karl feel like he&#8217;s cheating on his own company?<br \/>\n3.\tWhat advice does Marilyn give at the end of the conversation?<\/p>\n<p>[tp no_translate=&#8221;y&#8221;]<strong>Premium Members: <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/content18\/BEP164RSN-Football2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">PDF Transcript<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/content18\/BEP164RQIZ\/presentation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Quizzes<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/content18\/BEP164RPC.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">PhraseCast<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/content18\/BEP164RPOD\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lesson Module<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Download: <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/bizpod\/BEP164R-Football-Idioms2.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Podcast MP3<\/a><\/strong>[\/tp]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Learn business English idioms related to 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