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Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English in each of these episodes of the Aussie English podcast!When speaking, native English speakers tend to shorten or contract words.In this case, the auxiliary verbs AM, IS, and ARE can be contracted with pronouns without changing their meaning.Mastering these contractions will make you sound more natural. You will also gain a better understanding of what native speakers are trying to tell you.First, I will teach you the correct pronunciation for the auxiliary verb (am, is, are) and the pronoun.You will learn how each of them should be sounded out when they are contracted together.There will be three examples provided for each contracted pair of the auxiliary verb + pronoun.Find a good spot where you can practice your pronunciation. Focus on how the sounds change and pay attention to the intonation.Let's get into this!Contraction #1: Am IContraction #2: Are YouContraction #3: Is HeContraction #4: Is SheContraction #5: Are WeContraction #6: Are TheyContraction #7: Is ItSo, how did it go for you?Did you get to the end of this lesson?Check out this link right NOW! 👉👉👉 https://www.aussieenglish.com.au/apc33Improve 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!I am going to teach you the Aussie slang phrase "a basket case".You may have heard of this before. In a song? Yes, that metal-heady song perfectly describes the slang term "a basket case"!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 in this expression episode of the Aussie English Podcast.These episodes aim to teach you common English expressions as well as give you a fair dinkum true-blue dose of Aussie culture, history, and news and current affairs.In today's episode, I am going to teach you all about the English expression "have balls".You and your funny brain are thinking of male body organs, isn't it? Surprise, this expression does have something to do with it!This week's exciting story is about a "ballsy" teenager who drove away a bear to protect her dogs -- there, you see the word "ballsy"?This episode is packed with real life examples on where and how you can use the expression "have balls".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 each of these episodes of the Aussie English podcast!Here are 11 awesome, fair-dinkum, true blue Australian English phrases that you can use in your everyday conversations!For each phrase that I will talk about, I will explain the meaning of each phrase so that you have a true understanding of what it means.Also, I will be giving you situations where you can use each phrase - in real life English conversations.As a bonus, I will be telling you synonyms for these phrases - so you don't 'overuse' what you learn today.Oh, and another bonus, I'll remind you how to pronounce the words correctly. Note that some of these phrases are being contracted; the sounds are shortened; so that you sound just like a native English speaker.00:00 Start00:54 Phrase #1: Are you kidding?02:33 Phrase #2: As if!04:18 Phrase #3: That's epic!05:57 Phrase #4: No worries!07:51 Phrase #5: Tough luck.09:29 Phrase #6: Catch ya (later)11:07 Phrase #7: Sorry12:32 Phrase #8: What's going on?14:02 Phrase #9: Chugging along15:19 Phrase #10: I'm wrecked.16:05 Phrase #11: I'm going to bailStart practicing these on a daily basis, don't forget to download the FREE worksheet and make up your own sentences for each.As an added CHALLENGE: try to come up with a scenario where all 11 phrases are used correctly. No, it doesn't have to be in order (hah, tough luck on that!), as long as the story makes sense, of course!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, I am going to teach you the Aussie slang phrase "give it a bash".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 today's episode, We are going to talk about two naked Aussies who got caught naked in the bushes!Yes, two buck-naked men recently got lost in the Royal National Park. SES (State Emergency Services) had to be called in and search for them. And so they got fined $1000 each for not following the travel restrictions.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 Expression episode of the Aussie English Podcast.These episodes aim to teach you common English expressions as well as give you a fair dinkum true-blue dose of Aussie culture, history, and news and current affairs.I am going to teach you about the English expression "in the belly of the beast"!Do you remember the children's story about Pinocchio's dad getting swallowed by a whale?We got someone who experience just that in 2021.In this episode, I will tell you the meaning of the expression, how the expression came about, give you situations where you can appropriately use the expression. Also, I will talk about whales in Australia and introduce you to Migaloo!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.We are going to talk about dad's choice of a dead Aussie to be invited to dinner.My dad Ian, my talking buddy here in The Goss series, wants Admiral Arthur Phillip with him on the dinner table.Arthur Phillip is a British admiral who founded the first permanent European colony on the Australian continent. Watch or listen in today why we think Admiral Phillip is a deserving dinner table guest.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 Expression episode of the Aussie English Podcast.In today's episode, I am going to teach you how to say /e/ versus /æ/!Learn the difference between the words like "set" and "sat" or "merry" and "marry".First, we go over the correct pronunciation of /e/ and /æ/.Then, we compare the sounds when used in words, like berry and Barry.And lastly, I give you a FREE listening exercise!I am going to say 10 different words and show you two possible answers. Your task is to know which sound is used on the word.This episode has a bunch of examples for you to practice on!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, I am going to teach you the Aussie slang phrase "banged up".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 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!I am going to teach you 6 English expressions that you can use in your daily conversations!Here are some English expressions guaranteed to level up your English:A hard nut to crackChasing rainbowsA rising tide lifts all boatsRattle your dagsMake your skin crawlScaredy catIn this video, I tell you what these expressions mean & give you situations where you can appropriately use them.Watch the video to the end to get a little surprise!Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!👉 Download the PDF Worksheet: https://aussie-english.ck.page/96aade5444

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, I am going to teach you the Aussie slang phrase "go bananas".No, we don't need bananas on hand while saying this expression.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 in this Expression episode of the Aussie English Podcast.These episodes aim to teach you common English expressions as well as give you a fair dinkum true-blue dose of Aussie culture, history, and news and current affairs.In today's episode, I teach you all about the English expression "scaredy cat".Listen in and watch as I tell you the origin of the expression, give examples on how to use the expression, and run by a pronunciation exercise.Also, learn the story of a lost Maremmano-Abruzzese Sheepdog or Maremma.And lastly, I give you cat facts about 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!I am going to reveal to you my results from the Australia Talks survey!It's nice to know that a majority of Australians, despite the Covid pandemic going on, feel better about their lives.Also, a lot of Aussies would want lying politicians should resign - I think any citizen of any country would want that, don't you think?And survey results say we're a happy bunch here down under! At 76%, Australians say that they are happy. 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, I am going to teach you the Aussie slang phrase "out the back of bourke". 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 get to talk about cattle farmers in Botswana who have been drawing 'eyes' on the bums of their cows to prevent lion attacks - and it's working!In a project they aptly named the "I-Cow Project", they have come up with this idea to prevent large predators from attacking their cattle.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 each of these episodes of the Aussie English Podcast.I had a great time chin-wagging with these two adorable mates from Melbourne, Australia!Meet Bec and Penny, the content creators of Language Lovers Australia and the Language Chats podcast.They initially got me on their podcast to talk about Aussie English. We now turn the tables as I got to interview them about how we Australians learn different languages.We talked about the differences between learning languages in a community environment - like language meet ups, versus learning it properly in a classroom setting - like uni.We also talked about what it takes to really discipline yourself in learning a foreign language; sticking to your schedule and making sure you always have progress.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 special episode of the Aussie English podcast!The Australian news network ABC Australia recently surveyed 60,000 Australians on various topics.I thought it'd be nice for me to take the actual survey and let you guys know what the buzz is all about.The 2021 Australia Talks national survey aims to find out 'where you fit as an Australian' by asking you a bunch of questions - from your opinion about the Australian constitution, to awkward stuff like if you'd like to donate your body organs when you die.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, I teach you the Aussie slang phrase "bad news". 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 hard physical contact sport that is Australian football - or footy! This is the kind of sport that, if things go really wrong on any given moment, will give you CTE. CTE stands for chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a fatal brain disease found common in footy players. You can check out Will Smith's movie Concussion, it's about the chilling discovery of CTE.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 expression episode of the Aussie English Podcast.These episodes aim to teach you common English expressions as well as give you a fair dinkum true-blue dose of Aussie culture, history, and news and current affairs.In today's episode, I teach you how to use the expression "make your skin crawl", the origin of the expression, and what is funny about a bumblebee.We also talk about Angelina Jolie getting covered with bees for National Geographic. Lastly, I tell you what is a "myriapod".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 each of these episodes of the Aussie English Podcast!In today's episode, I teach you 80+ commonly used Contractions in the English language.A contraction is 2 words that are combined to create a new word with a new meaning.These contractions are helpful when conversing to native English speakers.Learn what these contractions are so you can use them 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 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, I teach you the Aussie slang phrase "back of beyond". 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 world's most Instagrammable bird -- the frog mouth bird! Tune in today and find out why this bird, once named as 'the most unfortunate-looking bird', now holds the title of Instagram's most popular bird.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 expression episode of the Aussie English Podcast.These episodes aim to teach you common English expressions as well as give you a fair dinkum true-blue dose of Aussie culture, history, and news and current affairs.In today’s episode…I teach you how to use the expression ‘rattle your dags’, the origin of the expression, and what the Aussie slang term ‘dag’ means.We also talk about Australia’s biggest sheep shearing competition and then cover the Trans-Tasman rivalry between New Zealand and Australia and why our jokes about one another often involve sheep.

Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie English podcast where I invite guests and interview them. Join us for about an hour of fun talking about what's going on in their life!Today is a special interview episode where I am interviewing my dear friend David Rajaraman. He is of Indian descent though he grew up in Brunei.David then came to Australia and studied aeronautics at university up in Queensland. With a turn of events, he ended up in Japan teaching English.This guy now speaks four languages and having an incredible life. And the guy's only in his mid 30s!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 word "ay". Eh, nope, this is different from the word "aye" - careful, ay!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 Australian bird malleefowl, a species that lays its eggs in dome-shaped nest mounds. Another "mallee" can also be found in Australia - the mallee woodlands of Victoria. An abundant variety of eucalypts called mallee grows in this region of northwestern Victoria.We also talk about silo art popping around Australia. Artisans have painted over these old grain silos, giving them new life as creative outlets. There are so many beautifully painted artworks that there is a website so you can visit them all!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 "a rising tide lifts all boats".Get a load of these excellent activities!Get this week's top story about a koala overpopulation in Cape OtwayListen to a koala calling out for a mateShare to you this week's funny joke (haha!)Breakdown the meaning of the words in this expressionDiscover what the expression meansKnow the origin of the expressionLearn how to use the expression in contextGo through a pronunciation exerciseTake note of some pronunciation sounds to be careful about, andTell you about Australia's famous "Shipwreck Coast" and the Loch Ard wreckImprove 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 word "avo". Careful, this is different from another Australian slang word "abo".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 a plague of mice that is currently ravaging Australia! We are talking about millions of mice that are literally getting everywhere - eating grains across fields, invading homes and destroying stuff. It's really turning to a horror story where a mayor estimates losses to the tune of 40 million dollars!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 the Aussie English podcast! Finally! It's been awhile since I actually "walked" while recording this new "Walking With Pete" episode.I got a rush of outdoors this day and tell you about these special lenses that I've been looking for. Have you checked the episodes with the new studio? Let me know what you think!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 phrase "Aussie salute". 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 20 things you should NEVER do in Australia! Yes, because like any culture, there are some things we don't really appreciate. And here's a teaser for you: don't ank an Australian for the nearest Starbucks. Yeah, that popular coffee chain is not exactly all the rage here. Do so and you earn a nasty retort, mind you. 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 "chasing rainbows".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 tell you about the Rainbow Serpent or Rainbow Snake - an Australian Aboriginal religious figure.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 new series of interviews with my fitness buddy Marcus Kain!Hey there, you mob! Meet Marcus Kain, or Muzz as I know him, is a certified nutrition, strength & conditioning coach. He's been helping me with my work out and I got him here on the podcast to talk about health and fitness topics.In this third episode (of three), we talk about fake natties. Yep, sounds like patties, the food! But actually a fake natty (plural = fake natties) is short for "fake natural". This is a term for bodybuilders who don't tell other people that they use steroids or performance-enhancing drugs. I mean, that's fine if they're ashamed of doing so but they claim that they're clean, that they don't use steroids at all, so that's where we draw the line.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 word "Aussie". 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 in this special collaboration episode of the Aussie English podcast!Meet my fellow ESL podcast buddy Charlie Baxter of The British English Podcast -- and today, we are going to give you 9 tips on how you can build your fluency in English.Keep these in when learning English:Tip #1 - Work on your listening comprehension skills.Tip #2 - Use both 'active' and 'passive' styles of learning.Tip #3 - Work on your pronunciation skills.Tip #4 - Talk out loud to yourself!Tip #5 - Focus on vocab expressions & common phrases.Tip #6 - Build habits to boost your English learning.Tip #7 - Structure your studying & use goals for motivation.Tip #8 - Get good at improvising.Tip #9 - Get feedback on your English.How about you? How else do you think you can level up your fluency when speaking in English?Improve your English fluency 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 phrase "at the drop of a hat". 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 in this new series of interviews with my fitness buddy Marcus Kain!Yes, my best buddy Marcus Kain, a Certified Nutrition, Strength & Conditioning, and NLP coach, is back! This time, we are doing a 'health, body & mind' series for you guys.In this second episode (of three), we talk about how some people get eating disorders because of misleading commercial information from the Internet. Marcus opens up today about his own struggle: how he developed bulimia, how it affected his emotions and mental well-being, how he found his mentor, until his wonderful recovery. 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 phrase "at any tick of the clock". 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 this cunning fox who stole a man's phone at North Haven beach! The fox actually stole the man's shorts that had his phone & car keys. The man and his partner quickly hopped into a car and tracked the fox using a find-my-phone app - and guess what they found!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 new series of interviews with my fitness buddy Marcus Kain!Yes, my best buddy Marcus Kain, a Certified Nutrition, Strength & Conditioning, and NLP coach, is back! This time, we are doing a 'health, body & mind' series for you guys.In this first episode (of three), we talk about my current weight training programme. We also talk about how to set proper goals for weight training. In particular, we talk about those YouTube influencers who talk about pushing yourself to the limit but the viewers end up injuring themselves.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 word "arse". 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 how Australia's dingo fence removes dingoes but ruins the environment. Yes, this is the 150-kilometer fence that goes across three states designed to keep dingoes away from sheep. This fence has been up since the 1880s and now the environmental ruins it created can be seen from space!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 "a hard nut to crack".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 tell you about fascinating macadamia nuts -- have you ever had one?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 collaboration episode of the Aussie English podcast!Meet my fellow ESL podcast buddy Charlie Baxter of www.thebritishenglishpodcast.com -- and today, we are going to give you 6 tips on how you can boost your confidence when speaking in English.Here are the top tips:#1 - Preparation - speaking & listening skills should be at the same level#2 - Look Inwards - practice meditation#3 - Positive Mindset - make light of your mistakes!#4 - Get Specific - widen your vocabulary in many different interests or topics#5 - Pronunciation - work on your pronunciation issues#6 - Find Practice Groups - practice with fellow English language learners!How about you? How else do you think you can boost your confidence when speaking in 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 how to use Australian slang - like a fair dinkum Australian!In this episode, we talk about the Aussie slang term "arvo". 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 in this special 900th episode of the Aussie English podcast!It's a glorious day today and in this episode, I am going to show you around the bay area township of Portarlington, Victoria. Just dropped off Noah at day care, Joana's consistently filling up, and I get to appreciate eucalyptus trees. It's a truly stunning day that I even got my camera out and took photos!Students share this very common concern with me: I am not improving anymore. It is important for you to know about the law of diminishing returns, which applies to learning English. You will become resilient, not only in learning English, but also in life in general.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 "funding wars" between private and public schools in Australia. We are talking to the tune of $27B worth of under funding for 4 years in public schools! Where did all that money go?Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!