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AE 1052 - How To Say -teen and -ty Numbers in Australian English
In today's episode... How's it going, you mob? Remember I made a video counting 1 to 100 with an Australian accent last week - hope you guys enjoyed that one. And this time, we're going to focus on pronouncing numbers ending with -teen and -ty ! Like, thirteen, fourteen, and thirty, forty, etc. Join me today as I breakdown the pronunciation guide for these special numbers. Towards the end of the video, you will be given an opportunity to practice…
AE 1051 - Expression: A Wild Goose Chase
In today's episode... G'day, you mob! Here's a new English expression to broaden your vocabulary! In this episode, I will teach you about the English expression "a wild goose chase" . Discover its origins -- a very famous playwright first wrote it! You will also hear a cute love story about a Canadian goose named Arnold . We will go through a short pronunciation exercise as well. Finally, for the listening skills exercise , try to write down what the…
AE 1050 - Pete's 2c: Why Russia Absolutely Blows My Mind | Episode 3
In today's episode... G'day, you mob! Welcome to this third episode of the Pete's 2C series ! Well, I grabbed a pack of beer from Woolies and it wasn't to my taste. Kel liked it, Dad turned green, and I don't want to let it go to waste. I popped one, sat down, and began reading your questions! Someone asked for advice on what is the best way to learn Portuguese. Then someone asked how I get ideas for the podcast. And someone wonders why people are…
PlusAE 1049 - The Goss: Do Dogs Have a Sense of Humour?
In today's episode... It's a great Friday everyone! Do you own a dog? Perhaps you got a family dog who aged with you over the years? Or maybe you're looking to adopt from your local shelter? One canine expert says that dogs seem to have a sense of humour . That of a child's. Do you believe that? Join us as we talk about dogs that seem to know how to play practical jokes, and how they compare to chimpanzees with similar behaviour. Improve your listening…
AE 1048 - Dating in Australia | What You Need To Know
In today's episode... I am reacting to Stella Adlyke's video today! She came up with this episode titled "Things I learnt about online dating in Australia: Dating tips!" In this video, she mentions several online dating apps like the infamous Tinder , Bumble , Zoosk , and others. And because she's giving tips about how to set up your online profiles, I was triggered and remembered one of my pet peeves. Come along with me to find out what she thinks about…
AE 1047 - The Goss: Single Sheep Sells for $165,000 Breaking Records
In today's episode... G'day, you mob! Get this: A Tattykeel Australian White ram was sold for a world record-breaking $165,000 at the stud's on-property auction at Oberon, NSW. Which makes this the highest price ever paid for a meat breed sheep at an on-property auction! Whiteface ewes have been used in breeding programs for centuries as a good yielding animal that produces excellent lambs. The pure white face color is thought to be a recessive gene and…
AE 1046 – 5 Expressions To Sound Fluent in English | Part 5
In today's episode... How's your weekend going, guys? We are recapping the last 5 English expressions here on the Aussie English podcast! In today's episode, I will give you the definitions for each English expression so you can understand what they actually mean. I will also give example sentences and give practice situations so that you can see when each one should be used. Finally, stay tuned for the last part because I'll be doing a Shadowing…
AE 1045 - Pete's 2c: Adopting Babies In Australia, Australian Comedy, and Interracial Dating | Episode 2
In today's episode... G'day, you mob! Welcome to this second episode of the Pete's 2c series! My dad Ian Smissen joined me on the show today to have a chin-wag about things you've asked me about. If you have followed the Goss series, you know we talk about pretty much anything and everything. On this episode, we dived into the topic of interracial dating , which continues to raise eyebrows to this day. Especially Caucasian men dating Asian women . As I…
PlusAE 1044 - The Goss: Inventor of AFL Found to Have Massacred Indigenous Tribe
In today's episode... Such a discovery! According to a Melbourne researcher named Gary Fearon , Tom Wills , the co-inventor of the Australian Rules Football (the AFL) , participated in reprisal attacks against Aboriginal men on Cullin-la-ringo . Guess where he found it? In a publicly available Chicago Tribune news article from 1895 . It had been sitting out there in the open yet no one had discovered it until Gary did. On this episode, my dad Ian and I…
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