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Real English Discussions Course
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Introduction
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Real English Discussions Course
Week 1 - Bushfires & Australia's Ecosystems5 Topics -
Week 2 - Deadly & Harmless Australian Spiders5 Topics
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Week 3 - Political Corruption in Australia5 Topics
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Week 4 - How Climate Change Has Worsened in Dad's Lifetime5 Topics
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Week 5 - Australian Pub Drinking Games5 Topics
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Week 6 - The Australian Open5 Topics
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Week 7 - Early Exploration of Australia5 Topics
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Week 8 - Tasmanian Devils & Tigers5 Topics
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Week 9 - How Australia Got Camels5 Topics
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Week 10 - Women vs Men's Sport in Australia5 Topics
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Week 11 - Australia's Most Dangerous Animals5 Topics
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Week 12 - Australia's Worst-Ever Bushfire Season5 Topics
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Bonus SectionBonus 1 - Origins of the Coronavirus5 Topics
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Bonus 2 - Why the War on Drugs Never Worked5 Topics
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- Come up – appear.
- A bonanza – a large amount of something desirable.
- Get out and about – leave one’s home and travel around.
- Young – juvenile animals.
- The distribution (of an organism) – the area where an organism is found living.
- A radius – a straight line from the centre to the circumference of a circle or sphere.
- Keep an eye out (for something) – look out for something with particular attention.
- A shovel – a spade; a tool used for digging holes.
- Milk (a venomous animal) – remove the venom (from a venomous animal).
- Venomous – (of an animal) secreting venom; capable of injecting venom by means of a bite or sting.
- Question something – feel or express doubt about something; raise objections to something.
- Deal with something – take the action necessary to resolve a situation.
- Rather than… – instead of…
- Passive – accepting or allowing what happens or what others do, without active response or resistance.
- Have a bad rap – have a bad reputation due to false accusations or lies.
- Superficially – as to the outward appearance only; on the surface.
- Have a bad time – have an unpleasant experience of something.
- A thorax – the middle section of the body of an insect, between the head and the abdomen, bearing the legs and wings.
- Spread – the extent, width, or area covered by something.
- A burrow – a hole in the ground that an animal lives in.
- Bark – the tough protective outer sheath of the trunk, branches, and twigs of a tree or woody shrub.
- Crawl – move forward on the hands and knees or by dragging the body close to the ground.
- A mozzie – (Aussie slang) a mosquito.
- An issue – a problem.
- A fan of something – someone who likes something.
