Send us Fan Mail Learn 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:Clear as mudFly off the handleHands downTurn a blind eyeYour bread and butterWe 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 useImprove your listening skills to...
Jan 17, 2021•11 min•Ep. 858
Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening to this weekly episode where I bring Kel back on the podcast!In this episode, my wife Kel and I recap the year 2020 and its ups and downs, bilingual children, and our plans for the future.Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!
Jan 16, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 857
Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening to the Slang Series! In this series, I teach you all about English idiomatic expressions commonly used by Australians.In this episode, we talk about the expression “Ace!” - 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!
Jan 15, 2021•3 min•Ep. 856
Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this episode of The Goss! We talk about Maltese grandmothers who moved to Australia but did not learn English.
Jan 14, 2021•20 min•Ep. 854
Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening to this episode where I teach you about contraction in the English language.One key to sound like a native speaker is to learn how to contract the words in a sentence by connecting the sounds.
Jan 14, 2021•18 min•Ep. 855
Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening to this episode of The Goss! These are recorded 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 difference between being a first-time parent in the 1980s versus me today. We both feel that parents may certainly have it easier these days. It all comes down to the joy of watching your kid grow: simply just being there for them, all the way.Im...
Jan 12, 2021•31 min•Ep. 853
Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening to this weekly episode where I teach you all about English expressions.In this episode, I breakdown for you the expression "bread and butter" - what it means & how to use it in your daily conversations.Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!
Jan 10, 2021•17 min•Ep. 851
Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening to this 2nd part of my interview with Martin Ruffo of InspiringED.com! A migrant from Argentina, he is currently the Product Manager for InspiringED.com.
Jan 09, 2021•48 min•Ep. 852
Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie Slang series where I teach you how to use "At sparrow's fart" like a fair dinkum Australian!
Jan 08, 2021•3 min•Ep. 850
Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening to this new Australian English Pronunciation: Intensive Level episode.
Jan 08, 2021•12 min•Ep. 849
Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening to this episode of The Goss! These are recorded conversations with my old man Ian Smissen for you to learn more about Australian culture, news, and current affairs.
Jan 07, 2021•24 min•Ep. 848
Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening to this episode of The Goss! These are conversations with my old man Ian Smissen so that you get to know more about what Australians talk about in and around the country.
Jan 05, 2021•24 min•Ep. 847
Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening to my first interview for the year 2021! Meet Martin Ruffo from Argentina who migrated here to Australia. He is currently the Product Manager for www.InspiringED.com - an online learning hub for anyone who wants to take courses on a variety of topics.In this interview, I got asked interesting questions mainly focused on how I shifted careers. Because it’s a long and bumpy way between science and teaching ESL. If you want to know why I starte...
Jan 02, 2021•19 min•Ep. 846
Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening to this episode of The Goss! These are conversations with my old man Ian Smissen so that you get to know more about what Australians talk about in and around the country.
Dec 31, 2020•33 min•Ep. 845
Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening to this episode of The Goss! These are conversations with my old man Ian Smissen so that you get to know more about what Australians talk about in and around the country.
Dec 29, 2020•12 min•Ep. 844
Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening to this special episode with me and dad Ian Smissen!
Dec 25, 2020•52 min•Ep. 843
Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening to this episode of The Goss! These are conversations with my old man Ian Smissen so that you get to know more about what Australians talk about in and around the country.
Dec 24, 2020•31 min•Ep. 842
Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening to this episode of The Goss! These are conversations with my old man Ian Smissen so that you get to know more about what Australians talk about in and around the country.
Dec 22, 2020•28 min•Ep. 841
Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening to this weekly episode where I teach you all about English expressions.
Dec 20, 2020•25 min•Ep. 840
Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening as I interview Australia’s awesome reptile photographer Ross McGibbon! In this episode, we talk about if snakes do really want to kill you all the time - because they actually don’t.
Dec 18, 2020•9 min•Ep. 839
Send us Fan Mail Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!
Dec 17, 2020•16 min•Ep. 838
Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening to this episode of The Goss! These are conversations with my old man Ian Smissen so that you get to know more about what Australians talk about in and around the country.
Dec 16, 2020•27 min•Ep. 837
Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening as I interview Australia’s bird expert Sean Dooley! He is the author of The Big Twitch, the best-selling book recounting his journey to break Australia’s record for photographing birds in Australia.In this mini episode, he talked about ‘bird idioms’ or ‘bird slang’ - word and phrases commonly used by bird enthusiasts in and out of Australia.
Dec 14, 2020•10 min•Ep. 836
Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English as I teach you today the Aussie way to say “G’day!”. Know how to pronounce it like a native English speaker, and also when and where to say it. Practice well, mates!
Dec 12, 2020•12 min•Ep. 834
Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening as I interview Nadia Mofrad from Iran about her journey in an Australian university.
Dec 11, 2020•50 min•Ep. 835
Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English as I give you a breakdown of an online article written about cicada season in Australia.
Dec 10, 2020•16 min•Ep. 833
Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening to this episode of The Goss! These are conversations with my old man Ian Smissen and today we talk about Australian politics!
Dec 09, 2020•14 min•Ep. 832
Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening as I interview Lamont of Days of French N Swedish, who learns Swedish without having to leave Australia. In this episode, we talk about Lamont’s advice to people learning English as a second language.
Dec 07, 2020•13 min•Ep. 831
Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening as I interview Australia’s awesome reptile photographer Ross McGibbon! In this episode, we talk about how the death adder snake got its name.
Dec 06, 2020•8 min•Ep. 830
Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English as I interview Lucy Earl of English With Lucy! We talk about her love for teaching & life as a YouTube star.
Dec 04, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 829
