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Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English in this special collaboration episode of the Aussie English podcast!Hey guys, meet my fellow ESL podcast buddy Charlie Baxter of www.thebritishenglishpodcast.com -- and today, we are going to give you the top tips on how you can improve your English listening skills.00:00Choose content that is at your level.Use a 5-Step Method when consuming content.Find content that has multiple speakers.Focus on the message, NOT the individual words.Use content with different English accents & dialects.Connect your English study with your PASSION.Speak to BOTH non-native & native language speakers.So, do you think we've covered it all? How else do you think language learners can improve their listening skills?Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie Slang series where I teach you how to use Australian slang - like a fair dinkum Australian!In this episode, we talk about the Aussie slang term "arse around". Learn what it means and how you can use it in your daily conversations.Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by listening to this episode of The Goss! These are conversations with my old man Ian Smissen for you to learn more about Australian culture, news, and current affairs.In this episode, we talk about my ancestors story of migrating to Australia. I truly wonder about a lot of you - do you know your own ancestry? Did your ancestors migrate to a far away country too? Let me know in the comments below!Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by listening to this weekly episode where I teach you all how to use English expressions like an Australian.In today's episode we recap the last 5 English expressions:1. Take someone's word for it2. Born with a silver spoon 3. A smart cookie4. Packed like sardines5. A bad appleWe will again:Breakdown the meaning of the words in these expressionsLearn how to use them in sentencesDiscover what each expression meansListen to examples of the expressions in useGo through pronunciation exercises for each expressionsImprove your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie English podcast!I got a request from one of my followers who seem to love my pun-ny Dad jokes. So here it is! A collection of my Australian-ish English jokes for you to share. Remember, telling jokes is part of effective communication skills. Feel free to tell these to anyone, and don't forget to laugh!Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie Slang series where I teach you how to use Australian slang - like a fair dinkum Australian!In this episode, we talk about the Aussie slang term "an ankle biter". Learn what it means and how you can use it in your daily conversations.Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us Fan MailToday's a more serious episode of Aussie English where I decided to talk about my recent health scare.Before going to bed the other night I discovered a lump that I'd never noticed before in one of my testicles. I was terrified it could be testicular cancer like anyone who finds a sudden change down there.Here's what I did next and what the result ended up being.My main reason for posting this is to spread awareness about male health. Guys- Check yourself on a regular basis. - Be wary of any changes that you notice.- If you notice something different, see your GP immediately.- It may be embarrassing, but embarrassment is better than the potential alternatives.Cheers!-PeteHere are some useful links to information and videos on this topic:What You Should Know About Testicle Lumps - https://www.healthline.com/health/testicle-lumpTesticular Self Exam Tutorial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0eYFW71Vs0Testicular Cancer: Signs, Symptoms and Self-Exams - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfcxXl9uK_Y

Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by listening to this episode of The Goss! These are conversations with my old man Ian Smissen for you to learn more about Australian culture, news, and current affairs.In this episode, we talk about honesty system roadside stalls in Tasmania. Farmers have set up boxes of extra produce right next to the road with a money jar next to it. You're supposed to take what you want and put your payment in the jar - honesty store! But some sneaky folks don't really do it that way.Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English in this English Expression episode of the Aussie English Podcast. These are weekly episodes where I teach you how to use English expressions like a fair dinkum Australian!For this episode, we talk about the expression "buy a lemon".Breakdown the meaning of the words in this expression,Discover what the expression means,Learn how to use the expression,Listen to real dialogue examples of the expression in use,Go through a pronunciation exercise, andI talk about Australia's most ordered soft drink - lemon, lime, and bitters!Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English in this special episode of the Aussie English podcast!So, do you wish you have a larger vocabulary in English?Or you want to have more English expressions at the tip of your tongue for daily conversations?But do you easily forget them as soon as you have learnt them?I received this interesting question from Mohsen, one of my followers on Instagram -- thank you, Mohsen!In this episode, I talk about several things that you need to know about learning any language:How to expand your English vocabularyHow to use complex English sentence structures in your daily conversationsThe key to retaining vocabulary and expressions that you learnedThe right way to read any material & recall what you readWhy continuous intake of English vocabulary is essentialAnki and how to use itHow to retain vocabulary in the long run with mnemonics & word associationLearn to organize information into easy-to-learn groupsWhy you need to study and have fun at the same timeWhat is the Pomodoro technique & how it can help you study betterThese tips should help you a lot, I hope you enjoy this video!Comment below if you think there's anything else we can add to this list!PS - here's the Marty Lobdell video summary I talked about: www.youtube.com/watch?v=23Xqu0jXlfs&t

Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie Slang series where I teach you how to use Australian slang - like a fair dinkum Australian!In this episode, we talk about the Aussie slang term “a bad trot”. Learn what it means and how you can use it in your daily conversations.Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by listening to this episode of The Goss! These are conversations with my old man Ian Smissen for you to learn more about Australian culture, news, and current affairs.In this episode, we talk about the current state of housing in Australia. If you are considering migrating to Australia and staying permanently, this episode is for you. There are points that you might want to consider like the housing developers, or how far the location is to your workplace, and even the environment.Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English in this English Expression episode of the Aussie English Podcast. These are weekly episode where I teach you how to use English expressions like a fair dinkum Australian!For this episode, we talk about the expression "a bad apple".Breakdown the meaning of the words in this expression,Discover what the expression means,Learn how to use the expression,Listen to real dialogue examples of the expression in use,Go through a pronunciation exercise, andA quick story involving my Grandpa, the 1930s, and what happened then like night and day.Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by listening to this episode of Pete & Kel Talks! These are conversations with my beautiful wife Raquel (or Kel) as we talk about our kids, life as a bicultural family, and the simple joys in between.In this episode, we talk about the birth of our daughter Joana! Over the past couple of episodes, we've been sharing the scary experience of finding out that she is small. She's finally arrived into our lives and we are nothing but overjoyed.Thank you for all the support! And by listening to this episode today, I hope you guys pick up a thing or two about welcoming a new life into the world.Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie Slang series where I teach you how to use the word "ambo" like a fair dinkum Australian!Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by listening to this episode of The Goss! These are conversations with my old man Ian Smissen for you to learn more about Australian culture, news, and current affairs.In this episode, we talk about Dexter Kruger who is Australia's oldest person! He is recently turned 111 years old and resides in Roma, Queensland. Imagine how much this incredible centenarian has seen in his life. Born in 1910, he lived through World War 1, the Great Depression, World War 2, heaps of droughts, and now, the Covid19 pandemic! Truly phenomenal!Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English in this Walking With Pete episode where I tell you the latest on me, my growing family, and the Aussie English podcast.In this episode, I am truly grateful for growing up and living here in Australia. Not that I am griping, but I would sincerely love to be closer to nature - no forest here in Curlewis, sigh. Anyway, I give you today the latest about Noah who is in his terrible twos. He's driving me and Kel nuts but that's being a parent for you. Also, my daughter Joanna is coming very soon! And get this: I am coming up with a book course for you mob!What do you think should I call these episodes where I give you my life updates? Where you guys get a glimpse of my personal life?Comment below!Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English in this episode where I read out an online article for you! This read-along activity helps you pick up natural-sounding word pronunciations. While reading, I will also be explaining key phrases to help you understand its meaning and usage.In this episode, we talk about this new trend among Australian parents of giving nicknames as baby names. Like instead of Peter, the baby's legal name would be simply Pete. And this because they wouldn't want to bother with shortening a long name. This really is kind of a personal thing for most parents, but I'd like to know what you think of this! For migrants coming to Australia, will you use names from your home country? Or will try to find a blend in there?Comment below!Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie Slang series where I teach you how to use "amber fluid" like a fair dinkum Australian!In this episode, we talk about the expression “amber fluid” - learn what it means and how you can use it.Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by listening to this fun episode I created - impromptu! In this episode, I teach you mob, once and for all, how to eat vegemite. Vegemite is Australia's #1 spread. Salty, bitter, and packed with vitamins, Vegemite is an all-Australian symbol of a power breakfast. Watch and learn - and let me know if you've tried it yourself.Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by listening to this episode of The Goss! These are conversations with my old man Ian Smissen for you to learn more about Australian culture, news, and current affairs.In this episode, we talk about an unexpected result of Covid that's leaving people homeless in Australia. See, with all the changes in everyone's work or business, we realize that people have had to move out in a hurry. And with the exorbitant prices of real estate in Australia, this puts up people in a big problem.Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by watching this special episode where I answer one of my followers' question: How can I improve my grammar in conversations?Thanks to Azalia who sent me this awesome question via Instagram! In this episode, I share to you 5 great tips on how you can be comfortable in everyday English conversations.This is a value-packed episode where you:- learn why you don't have to follow English grammar rules all the time- learn the difference between formal and informal English conversations (and when to use them)- learn what kind of content you should watch (or listen to) to learn how to speak naturally- learn how you can use learning techniques to improve daily- learn what is reflective practice and how it can hugely boost your progressEmbrace your mistakes, keep a positive mindset, and always be learning!Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English in this awesome interview episode with Paulina Bravo!In this episode, I chat with the amazing Paulina who migrated from Mexico to Australia. Wanting to grow more, she felt the need to move out. Funnily, she studied English as a Second Language successfully and was even put in an advanced group. To her surprise, she could not understand anyone when she landed in Australia!Listen to her wonderful first-hand advice about the best way to learn English.Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie Slang series where I teach you about expressions like a fair dinkum Australian!In this episode, we talk about the expression "always in the shit" - learn what it means and how you can use it.Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by listening to this episode of The Goss! These are conversations with my old man Ian Smissen for you to learn more about Australian culture, news, and current affairs.In this episode, we talk about citizen science and how it is saving platypus and echidnas around Australia.Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie English Podcast where I teach you how to use the expression PACKED (IN) LIKE SARDINES like an Australian!In today’s episode we:Breakdown the meaning of the words in this expression,Discover what the expression “packed (in) like sardines” means,Learn how to use the expression,Listen to real dialogue examples of the expression in use,Go through a pronunciation exercise, andI tell you what are shark flakes, fish and chips, and different kinds of sharks in Australia.Improve your listening skills today – listen, play & pause this episode – and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by listening as I interview Marcus Kain, Speed and Fitness Coach at Melbourne Storm! You might recall that he's my first ever interview! He's my oldest friend ever and we actually went to high school together.In this episode, we talk about nutrition psychology and how to really live a healthy life.Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie Slang series where I teach you how to use "All The Go or All The Rage" like a fair dinkum Australian!In this episode, we talk about the expression “all the go” and "all the rage" - learn what it means and how you can use it.Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by listening to this episode of The Goss! These are conversations with my old man Ian Smissen for you to learn more about Australian culture, news, and current affairs.In this episode, we talk about a tasklist for Muck Up Day Celebrations created by 12th Grade boys at Shore School in Sydney. Shocking, vile, and mostly illegal acts were to be completed by students on Muck Up Day, their last day at school. What do you think about the list?Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by listening to this episode of The Goss! These are conversations with my old man Ian Smissen for you to learn more about Australian culture, news, and current affairs.In this episode, we talk about ultra-black fish! These weird fish species were recently discovered off the Monterey coast in California, USA. Interesting fishes, aren't they?Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie English Podcast where I teach you how to use the expression A SMART COOKIE like an Australian!In today's episode we:Breakdown the meaning of the words in this expression,Discover what the expression "a smart cookie" means,Learn how to use the expression,Listen to real dialogue examples of the expression in use,Go through a pronunciation exercise, andI talk about Tim Tams - Australia's #1 biscuit! (Bickies, yeah!)Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by listening to this mini-episode where I sat down with my wife Kel Soares!In this episode, we talk about a stressful situation we got in - our baby Joanna is not exactly fine inside. The issue has improved greatly but we did learn a thing or two on pregnancy issues here.Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie Slang series where I teach you how to use "all smiles" like a fair dinkum Australian!In this episode, we talk about the expression “all smiles” - learn what it means and how you can use it.Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by listening to this episode of The Goss! These are conversations with my old man Ian Smissen for you to learn more about Australian culture, news, and current affairs.In this episode, we talk about Australian philanthropists who are spending their money to help save Earth! We learn that these Australian millionaires are setting up foundations around Australia that can help fight climate change.We also talk about IPA - not the International Phonetic Alphabet, because IPA also stands for Indian pale ale. It's a kind of beer loaded with hops so that it survives its long journey from India to Australia.Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by listening to this episode of The Goss! These are conversations with my old man Ian Smissen for you to learn more about Australian culture, news, and current affairs.In this episode, we talk about Rudy Giuliani's hair dye dripping down the sides of his face while on a press conference - what a mishap!Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie English Podcast where I teach you how to use the expression BORN WITH A SILVER SPOON IN YOUR MOUTH like an Australian!In today's episode we:Breakdown the meaning of the words in this expression,Discover what the expression "born with a silver spoon in (your) mouth" means,Learn how to use the expression,Listen to real dialogue examples of the expression in use,Go through a pronunciation exercise, andI talk about the wooden spoon - yes, that thing you use to cook your food is used for something else!Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by listening to this mini-episode where I sat down with my wife Kel Soares!In this episode, we talk about how we are raising Noah as a bilingual child. In particular, we speak Portuguese in the house, because I am practicing it myself, too, and Noah gets to pick up his English from everyone else beyond the household.Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie Slang series where I teach you how to use "all ears" like a fair dinkum Australian!In this episode, we talk about the expression “all ears” - learn what it means and how you can use it.Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by listening to this episode of The Goss! These are conversations with my old man Ian Smissen for you to learn more about Australian culture, news, and current affairs.In this episode, we talk about the upcoming government project at Wilson's Promontory National Park. This is a peninsula located at the southernmost tip of Australia's main island. It hosts a great deal of wild life and now the government is planning to put up this huge fence to keep the animals in and the pests out - we're about to get a real-life Jurassic Park out here, minus the dinosaurs!Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by listening to this episode of The Goss! These are conversations with my old man Ian Smissen for you to learn more about Australian culture, news, and current affairs.In this episode, we talk about bar-tailed godwit birds that migrate to Australia! These long legged birds recently broke the world record for the longest nonstop migration - almost 12,000 kilometres, whew! We also talk about a pet parrot who saved his owner by waking him up during a fire. And finally, we talk about wallabies on the loose in Britain.Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie English Podcast where I teach you how to use TAKE YOUR WORD FOR IT like an Australian.In today's episode we:Breakdown the meaning of the words in this expression,Discover what the expression "take your word for it" means,Learn how to use the expression,Listen to real dialogue examples of the expression in use,Go through a pronunciation exercise, andI read to you a lovely poem titled "Old Man Platypus" by Australian bush poet Banjo Paterson!Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by listening to this conversation with my wife Raquel Soares!In this episode, I sit down with my lovely pregnant wife Kel as we talk about how it's like to move house.Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie Slang series where I teach you how to use "airy fairy" like a fair dinkum Australian!In this episode, we talk about the expression “airy fairy” - learn what it means and how you can use it.Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by listening to this episode of The Goss! These are conversations with my old man Ian Smissen for you to learn more about Australian culture, news, and current affairs.In this episode, we talk about top shelf whiskey and how it can be distilled in 6 days instead of the usual 3 years - talk about an abomination! Also, we talk about Victoria's Prime Minister Dan Andrews and how he handles the Murdoch press. Finally, get a quick lesson on English expressions: what is "a dick move" and what "getting on the beers" means.Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by listening to this episode of The Goss! These are conversations with my old man Ian Smissen for you to learn more about Australian culture, news, and current affairs.In this episode, we talk about Victoria (Australia) to be getting a gigantic Tesla-made battery to alleviate power problems. Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie English Podcast where I teach you how to use LIKE NIGHT AND DAY like an Australian.In today's episode we:Breakdown the meaning of the words in this expression,Discover what the expression "like night and day" means,Learn how to use the expression,Listen to real dialogue examples of the expression in use,Go through a pronunciation exercise, andA quick story involving my Grandpa, the 1930s, and what happened then like night and day.Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by listening to the first episode of the Slang Series! In this series, I teach you all about English idiomatic expressions.In this episode, we talk about the expression “aggro” - learn what it means and how you can use it in your daily conversations.Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by listening to this episode of The Goss! These are conversations with my old man Ian Smissen for you to learn more about Australian culture, news, and current affairs.In this episode, we talk about Australia’s number one favorite sport - footy! The Australian Football League (AFL) recently held their annual draft and we discuss the ethics of giving these new picks huge wages.Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by listening to this latest episode of Walking With Pete series! This series gives you a sneak peek into my personal life, what I’ve been up to at the moment, and perhaps some nuggets of inspiration that can help you in your life journey.In this episode, I give you an update about my wife Kel’s pregnancy - not exactly where we want to be but we’re always hopeful. I also talk about how it’s like to move house and how Kel feels about my job at The Whiskery. Plus, I share to you my plans for the Aussie English app.For those who want to improve their English rapidly, learn about the Kaisen method and how you can apply this to your language learning journey!Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by listening to this episode of The Goss! These are conversations with my old man Ian Smissen for you to learn more about Australian culture, news, and current affairs.In this episode, we talk about Australia Day! This is an important day for Australians where we all reflect on what makes us Australians - our culture of mateship, a sense of giving a fair go, and the beauty of our land.Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!