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Slow English

Rob McCormackslowenglish.info
A podcast about Australia for learners of English, spoken slowly by a native speaker. Visit www.slowenglish.info to read transcripts of the podcasts.
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Episodes

Podcast 138 – Driving in Australia – Demerit Points

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 138 – Driving in Australia – Demerit Points https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowenglish/podcast138.mp3 (This podcast is 15 minutes and 10 seconds long.) Hi, Australians are a nation of drivers. We … Continue reading →

May 07, 2022

Podcast 137 – Australia’s Comedians

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 137 – Australia’s Comedians https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowenglish/podcast137.mp3 (This podcast is 12 minutes and 26 seconds long.) Hi, Australians enjoy a good laugh just like everyone else around the … Continue reading →

Mar 28, 2022

Podcast 136 – Dame Nellie Melba – Australia’s First Opera Star

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 136 – Dame Nellie Melba – Australia’s First Opera Star https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowenglish/podcast136.mp3 (This podcast is 16 minutes and 35 seconds long.) Hi, One regional highway that I … Continue reading →

Feb 23, 2022

Podcast 135 – Riding in Country Victoria – A Trip to Healesville

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 135 – Riding in Country Victoria – A Trip to Healesville https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowenglish/podcast135.mp3 (This podcast is 13 minutes and 28 seconds long.) Hi, I previously explained in … Continue reading →

Jan 13, 2022

Podcast 134 – The Wool Industry in Australia – The Australian Merino

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 134 – The Wool Industry in Australia – The Australian Merino https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowenglish/podcast134.mp3 (This podcast is 13 minutes and 19 seconds long.) Hi, One of the early … Continue reading →

Dec 06, 2021

Podcast 133 – The Platypus

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 133 – The Platypus https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowenglish/podcast133.mp3 (This podcast is 10 minutes and 31 seconds long). Hi, Australia has some really unique animals. The classic example is the … Continue reading →

Oct 28, 2021

Podcast 132 – Australian Agriculture

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 132 – Australian Agriculture https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowenglish/podcast132.mp3 (This podcast is 12 minutes and 50 seconds long.) Hi, Australia is a nation with a large land area and we … Continue reading →

Sep 22, 2021

Podcast 131 – Explorers of Australia – Burke and Wills

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 131 – Explorers of Australia – Burke and Wills https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowenglish/podcast131.mp3 (This podcast is 20 minutes and 8 seconds long.) Hi, When Europeans first arrived in Australia … Continue reading →

Aug 22, 2021

Podcast 130 – Rabbits in Australia

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 130 – Rabbits in Australia https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowenglish/podcast130.mp3 (This podcast is 13 minutes and 13 seconds long) Hi, One of my favourite activities over the 10 years of … Continue reading →

Jul 14, 2021

Podcast 129 – Community Markets in Australia

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 129 – Community Markets in Australia https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowenglish/podcast129.mp3 (This podcast is 10 minutes and 34 seconds long) Hi, Community markets are found in most countries around the … Continue reading →

Jun 09, 2021

Podcast 128 – Edith Cowan – Early Campaigner for Women’s Rights

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 128 – Edith Cowan – Early Campaigner for Women’s Rights https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowenglish/podcast128.mp3 (This podcast is 14 minutes and 55 seconds long) Hi, Since European colonisation in the … Continue reading →

May 04, 2021

Podcast 127 – My Language Learning Tips

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 127 – My Language Learning Tips https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowenglish/podcast127.mp3 (This podcast is 14 minutes and 43 seconds long) Hi, This podcast is a little different. It’s not so … Continue reading →

Mar 21, 2021

Podcast 126 – Drought in Australia

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 126 – Drought in Australia https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowenglish/podcast126.mp3 (This podcast is 14 minutes and 4 seconds long) Hi, For those Australians who live and work on the land … Continue reading →

Feb 16, 2021

Podcast 125 – Lockdown Activities – Baking Scones

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 125 – Lockdown Activities – Baking Scones https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowenglish/podcast125.mp3 (This podcast is 11 minutes and 28 seconds long) Hi, Melbourne spent 112 days in lockdown for our … Continue reading →

Jan 02, 2021

Podcast 124 – Australia Post – Delivering the Mail

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 124 – Australia Post – Delivering the Mail https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowenglish/podcast124.mp3 (This podcast is 14 minutes and 4 seconds long) Hi, I retired from work in 2011, having … Continue reading →

Nov 13, 2020

Podcast 123 – Surviving the Coronavirus – Second Lockdown in Melbourne

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 123 – Surviving the Coronavirus – Second Lockdown in Melbourne https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowenglish/podcast123.mp3 (This podcast is 12 minutes and 19 seconds long). Hi, In Podcast 120 (https://slowenglish.info/podcast-120-surviving-the-coronavirus-lockdown/), I … Continue reading →

Sep 29, 2020

Podcast 122 – Classic Australian Novels – My Brilliant Career

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 122 – Classic Australian Novels – My Brilliant Career https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowenglish/podcast122.mp3 (This podcast is 13 minutes and 46 seconds long) Hi, Australia, like other countries, has produced … Continue reading →

Aug 23, 2020

Podcast 121 – Cyclone Tracy – Christmas Day in Darwin 1974

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 121 – Cyclone Tracy – Christmas Day in Darwin 1974 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowenglish/podcast121.mp3 (This podcast is 12 minutes 30 seconds long) Hi, Darwin is the capital of the … Continue reading →

Jul 14, 2020

Podcast 120 – Surviving the Coronavirus Lockdown

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 120 – Surviving the Coronavirus Lockdown https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowenglish/podcast120.mp3 (This podcast is 15 minutes 9 seconds long) Hi, The 2020 pandemic of coronavirus has been a life-changing event … Continue reading →

Jun 07, 2020

Podcast 119 – Animal Welfare in Australia – The RSPCA

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 119 – Animal Welfare in Australia – The RSPCA http://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast119.mp3 (This podcast is 11 mins 15 seconds long). Hi, It’s amazing how much people love their … Continue reading →

Apr 29, 2020

Podcast 118 – Australian Wines

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 118 – Australian Wines http://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast118.mp3 (This podcast is 10 minutes 14 seconds long.) Hi, Australians love their beer (see Podcast 69 http://www.slowenglish.info/?p=1877), but they also love … Continue reading →

Mar 26, 2020

Podcast 117 – Riding in Country Victoria – A Trip to Seymour

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 117 – Riding in Country Victoria – A Trip to Seymour http://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast117.mp3 (This podcast is 10 minutes and 8 seconds long.) Hi, One of my favourite … Continue reading →

Feb 19, 2020

Podcast 116 – Volunteer Firefighters in Australia

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 116 – Volunteer Firefighters in Australia http://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast116.mp3 Hi, Australia has always been a land of summer bushfires. Our vast areas of bushland and our hot and … Continue reading →

Jan 08, 2020

Podcast 115 – Having an Operation in Australia – The Recovery

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 115 – Having an Operation in Australia – The Recovery http://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast115.mp3 Hi, In my last podcast (Podcast 114, https://slowenglish.info/?p=2944), I talked about my recent experience in … Continue reading →

Dec 07, 2019

Podcast 114 – Having an Operation in Australia – The Preparation

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 114 – Having an Operation in Australia – The Preparation http://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast114.mp3 Hi, A short time ago I was diagnosed with prostate cancer. The doctor who diagnosed … Continue reading →

Oct 31, 2019

Podcast 113 – Greetings in Australia

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 113 – Greetings in Australia http://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast113.mp3 Hi, Greetings are usually a little different from one country to another. What might be considered acceptable and polite in … Continue reading →

Aug 17, 2019

Podcast 112 – Renting a Place to Live in Melbourne

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 112 – Renting a Place to Live in Melbourne http://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast112.mp3 Hi, Many Australians want to own their own home or apartment. This desire is so common … Continue reading →

Jun 25, 2019

Podcast 111 – Tennis in Australia

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 111 – Tennis in Australia http://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast111.mp3 Hi, Each year in January, the Australian Open tennis tournament is played in Melbourne. This tournament is one of the … Continue reading →

May 08, 2019

Podcast 110 – The Granny Smith Apple

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 110 – The Granny Smith Apple http://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast110.mp3 Hi, One of the things I enjoy in Australia is the ready availability of fresh fruit. In particular, I … Continue reading →

Mar 28, 2019

Podcast 109 – Australia’s National Gemstone – The Opal

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 109 – Australia’s National Gemstone – the Opal http://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast109.mp3 Hi, The opal is a precious gemstone with wonderful bright rainbow colours which flash with the light. … Continue reading →

Feb 19, 2019
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