Aussie English
Pete Smissen
G’day and welcome to the Aussie English podcast.I’m Pete Smissen and my objective here is to teach you guys the English spoken down under. Whether you plan to travel, to work or to live in Australia or you just have an interest in our culture, history and spoken dialect of English. You have come to the right place. And whether you aim to speak English like a true blue Aussie or you just want to be able to understand “what the flippin’ hell we’re on about when we’re havin’ a yarn”. You have come to the right place.If you listen to this podcast you will learn: •A ton of Aussie slang and vocabulary,•Heaps of terms and expressions, •And a bunch about Australian history and culture.So kick back, grab a cuppa and enjoy Aussie English!
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Aug 1, 2016 • 11min
Ep066: Expression - Step By Step, Piece By Piece, Bit By Bit, etc.
Send us a textIn today's episode you'll learn how to use the common form or pattern in english of "Something by something", e.g. "Step by step", "Piece by piece", "Bit by bit", etc.
Jul 30, 2016 • 12min
Walking With Pete: Breaking Things Down Into Manageable Parts
Send us a textIn this episode of Walking With Pete I talk to you guys about how it's much easier to tackle big problems, big tasks, big goals, if you break them down into their most manageable parts. So, simplify and conquer. Download the full PDF transcript at www.TheAussieEnglishPodcast.com
Jul 26, 2016 • 6min
Embarrassing English Errors Ep15: Speak & Spick
Send us a textIn this episode of Embarrassing English Errors I teach you how to pronounce the subtle difference between the words "Speak" and "Spick".
Jul 25, 2016 • 11min
Ep065: Pronunciation - Will + Have = 'll've
Send us a textIn this pronunciation episode of Aussie English you'll learn how to contract the future perfect tense. E.g. "I will have done" is often contracted by native speakers when speaking to e.g. "I'll've done".
Jul 25, 2016 • 8min
Ep064: Expression - The Whole *insert noun* Thing
Send us a textIn this episode of Aussie English, I teach you how to use the phrase "The whole *insert noun* thing" when talking about something you do or don't like.
Jul 24, 2016 • 9min
Walking With Pete: My Guilty Pleasure... Pokémon Go
Send us a textIn today's episode of Walking With Pete I chat to you about a new guilty pleasure of mine, the game Pokémon Go.
Jul 23, 2016 • 6min
Embarrassing English Errors Ep14: Shit & Sheet
Send us a textIn this episode of Embarrassing English Errors I teach you guys the subtle difference in pronunciation between the words "Shit" and "Sheet", which can often lead to some embarrassing misunderstands in English.
Jul 18, 2016 • 8min
Ep063: Pronunciation - Whadawe & Whadathey
Send us a textIn today's pronunciation episode of Aussie English I teach you how the pronunciation of "what do we..." and "what are we..." changes to "whadawe", as well as how "what do they..." and "what are they..." changes to "whadathey".
Jul 18, 2016 • 11min
Ep062: Expression - To [Not] Give A Damn/Crap/Shit/Fuck
Send us a text***Explicit language***In today's expression episode of Aussie English I teach you how to use the expression To [Not] Give A Damn/Crap/Shit/Fuck.
Jul 17, 2016 • 13min
Walking With Pete: If You Want To Be A Lion Then Surround Yourself With Lions
Send us a textIn this episode I chat a little bit about the importance of surrounding yourself with like-minded, positive, motivated people when it comes to pursuing what's important to you.
