This is an extremely special episode, with one of our Ukrainian friends, Julia. With world events currently, it's hard to think of the right words to express ourselves. Luckily, and one of the positive aspects currently, is that there are many examples of exemplary human behaviour. This is especially so in Ukraine, where people are helping each other out like never before. In Australia, we call this mateship. And so, with Julia, we talk about mateship and how it is being displayed in Ukraine at ...
Mar 14, 2022•36 min
For transcripts, learning guides and members only content, join our club: https://australiansteachenglish.com/podcast-members-club/ Warnie, floods and pronunciation tips. It's our first episode of scarn on. And welcome to a preview of what our members and subscribers get each week. It's your place to ask questions, and clarify anything language related you want answers to!
Mar 09, 2022•11 min
For transcripts, learning guides and members only content, join our club: https://australiansteachenglish.com/podcast-members-club/ Are you listening to us? Can you hear us? Are your ears painted on? On this week's episode, we're talking about listening skills. And how you can improve your listening skills. We are talking the difference between active and passive listening and how you can benefit from using each. We're talking about our new services and how you can benefit from the resources wit...
Mar 07, 2022•27 min
For transcripts, learning guides and members only content, join our club: https://australiansteachenglish.com/podcast-members-club/ Back by popular demand this week is our friend from The States, Jillian. She has recently entered Australia and during the show was in quarantine, having some quarantinis, making sure she didn't have the Rona. This might all seem strange to you, but words like rona, sani, iso, foilers and cookers are now essential coronavirus slang you need to know if you decide to ...
Feb 27, 2022•37 min
For more information, a transcript and learning guide, visit our members page: https://australiansteachenglish.com/podcast-members-club/ Hello everyone! Prepare to be bowled over by the benefits of learning another language and discover some cricket slang at the same time. On this episode, we go through some of the benefits of speaking more than one language and the importance of bilingualism. We talk to Anita from Bhasha Kids, who has an amazing language learning project that benefits kids as w...
Feb 20, 2022•40 min
For a transcript and learning guide for this episode, join our Podcast Members Club - https://australiansteachenglish.com/podcast-members-club/ In this episode, we are joined by Abraham, host of a latin american podcast based in Australia, called Cachai. He is also an international student and has a role in providing advice to prospective international students wishing to enter Australia. So, he is obviously stoked about the current situation. Abraham is a keen surfer, and a lot of his use of th...
Feb 13, 2022•36 min
EP 71 Bradbury For a transcript and learning guide of this episode, go here: https://australiansteachenglish.com/podcast-members-club/ It's the Winter Olympics, and there's only one Australianism that we can talk about - doing a Bradbury. In this episode, we talk to German about his experience in learning about Australian culture and English through sport. Want to learn more about how he did it? Want to find out about doing a Bradbury? Listen to the episode and tell us what you think!
Feb 06, 2022•48 min
Australia is renowned for it's variety of climate and landscapes. And along with this comes the ability to produce striking and wines of character. One particular wine that has an extremely good reputation in Australia is Cab Sav. It does extremely well in the coastal region of Margs. We have Jillian, a winemaker from the United States who travels to Australia to help in the process. So, who better to talk to us about the strange phenomenon of Australian Wine slang? And at the same time you migh...
Jan 31, 2022•26 min
In this episode we talk about clothing culture in Australia, and not just any clothing. We're talking about thongs. It might raise an eyebrow but can you guess what type of clothing thongs actually are? Oriana and I talk about an unusual cultural behaviour in Australia and why this might have come about. We also talk about vocabulary you might need to know of when shopping for beach and swimming related clothes in Australia. You will learn words like: boardies, budgie smugglers, togs and cozzy. ...
Jan 23, 2022•26 min
We all know that Australia is full of wild and interesting animals. When people think of Australia, they think of venomous and dangerous animals. But many visitors to Australia are shocked by animals they had never thought of before. They're seemingly attacked from above! Swooping is often the first challenge against nature that visitors often face. And so it was for our guest Mirella. She talks about her love - hate relationship with nature and how she is overcoming her fear of being swooped. W...
Jan 16, 2022•38 min
Welcome to the new year and the time for thinking about our goals and objectives. I'm sure you've been getting an earbashing from others, and yourselves, about different things to achieve for this year. One goal might be to improve to your language skills. And we're here to give you a good earbashing about it. After earbashing her for several weeks Orianna is finally back on the show. We talk to her about her goals for the year and ways in which we can set our own goals. We talk about our own ac...
Jan 08, 2022•26 min
Welcome to our last episode for 2021. We're coming to you from the G. It is the festive season, Christmas time in Australia, but there is only one religious event that matters to Australians. That is the pilgrimage on Boxing Day to the G. Australia is known for its love of sports, and Melbourne the world capital of sport. And the G is the centre of it all. One of the largest and impressive stadiums in the world. We are joined by Prash once again, who talks about his experiences with the G, the a...
Dec 20, 2021•29 min
In this weeks episode, we talk about one of Australia's most beautiful, and most sought after holiday destination. We're talking about "Margs". That's right, we're going down south this week to talk about this magical place that so many people fall in love with. And well, what better way to talk about this, is with someone who did fall in love with Margs, and returns there each year as a consultant wine maker. Jill talks about her appeal for travelling to Australia, and why she chose to move to ...
Dec 13, 2021•28 min
In this episode we talk about the upcoming Ashes series and Australia's rivalry with the poms. This might as well be another language for a lot of listeners, but we can assure you, to people in Australia and England it is deadly serious. Of course we are talking about sport. And one sport dominates Australia in summer - cricket. So, we have Prash back by popular demand to help explain this strange addiction that captivates more people on the planet than any other sport (except for one). We talk ...
Dec 06, 2021•46 min
In this episode, we are joined by our good friend Mirella. She now lives in woop woop. Well, she also previously lived in woop woop before as well. We previously spoke with Mirella after crossing the Nullarboor, and she reflects on now having lived in isolated and small towns in remote Australia. She recounts many of her experiences and the different cultures and mental strength she has had to draw upon to survive in these environments. She is also able to compare the different regions of Austra...
Nov 28, 2021•37 min
There is nothing that Australians like to do more than talk about sport. And as we come in to the Summer months, there's one sport that dominates conversation in Australia - cricket. So in this episode, we're bashing it out. And of course, there is nothing that unites (and divides) some communities in Australia, like cricket. And that's how I met my friend and guest on this week's program - Prashant. I met Prash when we both decided to have a bash at our local cricket club in Darwin. He recounts...
Nov 22, 2021•46 min
We're back after a short break away. And while we were away we were able to continue to make language connections. This time, in the north of Argentina in one of the largest wetlands in the world. When you hear the word, "billabong", you're likely to think of the brand of clothing. But it has a very specific meaning in Australian English. It is a word that comes from an indigenous language in Australia relating to water. I was especially interested in how indigenous languages often share charact...
Nov 15, 2021•26 min
Strewth! It's almost the end of the year already. Where does the time go? It's as much of a surprise to you as it is to us. And just like that, we have an Australian expression we use when we are surprised, or shocked by something. But where did this word come from? It is actually a contraction of God's Truth. But as English speakers, and especially Australians are inclined to do, we shortened this and simplified this over time to become "strewth". Speaking of contractions, a method for making s...
Oct 31, 2021•28 min
Australians love a punt. We'll bet on almost everything. Whether this a good thing or a bad thing, we'll leave you to decide that one. But come October and November, betting slang is used widely amongst the punters. So here, we're giving the punters what they want. We have Ben back again, who isn't just one of the ordinary punters, but knows a lot about characters and different punters. We learn how to use the words punters, punters and to punt, and their origin. We also introduce you to other e...
Oct 26, 2021•23 min
Anyone that knows Australians, knows that we swear a lot. But how do we make up for this in English? Well, we use this handy expression if we have used some "colourful" language. And French isn't just limited to expletives in the English language. As we learn from Oriana, who studies French, we understand the influence French has and has had on the English language. Following on from our last episode, we explore words that are commonly used in English, that have come from another language. In th...
Oct 19, 2021•25 min
We have a bonza episode for you this week and a bonzer special guest. Bonza might sound like an unusual Australian word - because it is. And its origins are not Australian at all. Just like our word, our special guest, one of our favourite seppos, has his origins in the southern United States. Previously we spoke to Evan about the gold-rush slang that Australia and the South and Western states of the United States share. Bonza, is one of those words. Originally used as bonanza, to express a surp...
Oct 11, 2021•45 min
If you happen to be at international sporting event, and there is Australian team, chances are you are likely to hear this chant. A source of pride, and embarrassment, it is equally emblematic. In this episode, we talk to Angela, who worked at the biggest international sporting event of all - the Olympics. We spoke to her about her experiences before the Tokyo Olympics, and we were eagerly awaiting to have her back on to talk about Australian sport. We were lucky enough to talk to her whilst in ...
Oct 04, 2021•49 min
In a previous episode we spoke to Dr Howard Manns about his research on Australian slang and language. Due to popular demand we were able to have him back on the show. This time, to explain why, or why not, he is a blow in. Howard has a fascinating personal and language learning journey which is well worth listening to. Although he blew in to Australia, and remains beached there, he was certainly a blow in to many different countries and places around the world. Enjoy his amazing journey, his in...
Sep 27, 2021•33 min
Ready for another episode? Righto. Have you noticed how listening activities in traditional language learning instruction, never really prepares you for "real world" interaction? Join Oriana and I as we discuss this on this week's episode. As we learned last week from Howard, discourse markers are an important part of our conversation. They help us to understand context, check and confirm information and change the course of conversation. They do a lot of "work" in conversations, but are often e...
Sep 20, 2021•33 min
Have you listened to our latest podcast yet? Yeah, nah, I'm not listening to any excuses. Especially as we are talking to an expert in Australian slang in this episode. When I asked him to come on the show, he didn't think he had much to offer. But I said yeah... nah. And you will find out why. Dr Howard Manns is a linguist from Monash University in Melbourne. Originally from the United States, Howard has an interesting perspective on Australian slang and all things language Australian. Howard a...
Sep 13, 2021•37 min
Have you had a look at our latest episode? Or maybe, as Australians might say, have you had a squiz at it? Well, get your eyes fixed on this one, as we look at another useful Australian word. This is also a useful moment to talk about and look at dependent or fixed prepositions. We talk about how this is a difficulty for all language learners and how even native speakers of different languages, won't be able to give you an explanation for the reasons they are used. As always, we give you some ti...
Sep 06, 2021•24 min
In this episode learn the Australian expression for socially unacceptable behaviour. Enjoy this episode as I display my poor form with Oriana, putting her in some awkward situations on the show. We talk about day to day situations in our lives that we can describe as poor form. We also talk about how language learning, and language communication can be like different combative experiences in our lives. We also talk about what we can do about this, how we can use language learning to have more un...
Aug 30, 2021•30 min
G'day ya dirty bludgers! It's time to get cracking, get off the couch, and to stop ya bludging! Australians are often regarded as a relaxed lot, but when does it become laziness? Well, we're here to tell you, in the Australian way. I met Jack when he was bludging his away around South America. He came to be an excellent teacher of conversational English due to his relaxed style and good nature. Oriana and I talk to Jack about his experiences learning languages, his experiences teaching and his e...
Aug 22, 2021•58 min
There are many influences on Australian English from indigenous language and culture. Especially in the north of Australia where there are big mobs. This is both a blessing and a curse, as cultural and colonial influences have struggled to work effectively with local people, local culture and language. There are some positive examples of how this can be overcome. And who better to talk to about this, than my mum, Dr. Wendy Giles, who knows big mobs about this topic. Wendy reflects on her time as...
Aug 17, 2021•53 min
Some might ask, "Why haven't us Australians gone back to Australia yet?" And well, the answer for many of us is, "the government can't organise a piss up in a brewery". In this episode we talk to Melanie about the current political situation on the ground in Australia. We talk about how Australia, a typically well organised country, has completely failed in regards to its vaccination program. In other words, the government couldn't organise a piss up in a brewery. We take this opportunity to tal...
Aug 11, 2021•1 hr 2 min
