Aussie English

Send us a textHow's it going, everyone?I went around YouTube looking for Australian heroes and well, I believe these two surfer dudes from Gold Coast, QLD really made my day!Local surfers Nick Chalmers and Angus McNicol didn't hesitate to help some tourists off a freakish wave activity in Kirra Beach.Join me today as I go over the typical yet interesting vocab used in this funny interview!** Want to wear the kookaburra shirt? Get yours here at https://aussieenglish.com.au/shirt **Improve your listening skills today – listen, play, & pause this episode – and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us a textHow's the week going so far, guys?We're excited here on The Goss today as my dad Ian Smissen announces one of his life achievements -- publishing his book 'Becoming Australian'!This book idea of his started in early 2020. He'd been working on it bit by bit and when we hit lockdown, he decided to give it a full go.And voila, the Smissen Family History!It's a large collection of photographs of the family, and important places, and of course, our family tree.Yeah, it won't be up for sale for the public -- it's got stories there that Dad would rather keep within its limited readers.And he says it's been tedious doing the editing work, and fun trying to trace the family ties - how we 'became Australian'. Would you try to trace your family tree, too? Let me know in the comments below!** Want to wear the kookaburra shirt? Get yours here at https://aussieenglish.com.au/shirt **Improve your listening skills today – listen, play, & pause this episode – and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us a textHaving a great weekend, you mob?Here's another fun-filled episode on the Aussie English podcast!In today's episode, I am going to teach you all about the English expression 'sleight of hand' - yeah, that phrase they use to call one of a magician's hand trick!I am also going to answer a very cool question from Gen of the Philippines -- she wants to know more about the song Waltzing Matilda!Listen in to know what's the story behind the outback song Waltzing Matilda, and know what a 'matilda' is.There's also this intriguing story about how a 60-year old woman used sleight of hand to exchange pebbles for diamond jewellery! How do you think she did that?And finally, don't forget to do the Listening Exercise at the end of this episode -- listen to a clip from the Australian movie The Hunter.Is there anything you want to ask me? Drop in your questions here: https://aussieenglish.com.au/askpete** Want to wear the kookaburra shirt? Get yours here at https://aussieenglish.com.au/shirt **Improve your listening skills today – listen, play, & pause this episode – and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us a textHere's another Pete's 2c episode for you guys!Join me in this hour-long session of drinking Pepsi and just sitting down, telling you all my thoughts.In today's episode, I talk about this crazy and absurd video on YouTube.Just like the title above says, yes, I think I found out a way to get rich on YouTube. Yeah, you guessed it right -- it's kind of done wrong.It started when I was watching the Aussie Gold & Opal Hunters channel -- I mean, they're doing great, and I'd even want to do lessons on the Aussie slang they always use in their episodes.Till I clicked on a YouTube recommended video, and my mind was just blown away.Imagine Asians, wearing jungle hats, toting metal detectors, and digging up 'gold nuggets' from shallow sand pits right on the banks of some river. Every week. What do you think they've been digging up?** Want to wear the kookaburra shirt? Get yours here at https://aussieenglish.com.au/shirt **Improve your listening skills today – listen, play, & pause this episode – and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us a textIt's been a week, you guys!I'm back today with a new reaction video to Planet 1Up's video '10 Myths About Australia'!It's a laugh-fest for me today as I go through these 'myths' explaining what each is about.00:00 Let's look at what myths there are about Australia!00:21 Australians and kangaroos02:18 What is the capital of Australia? (No Google-ing!)04:12 The Descendants of Australians06:31 The Australian outback08:18 Paul Hogan's ad caused this stereotype09.26 Four Seasons in Australia10:55 How Small is Australia?12:16 When the Simpsons created THIS myth14:26 The spooky Australian bear16:00 Is everything in Australia going to kill you? * shrugs *See, Australia is nothing like you've heard about. And also, did you notice how the host Nate Bramley pronounces the word 'Australia'? Did you hear that teeny R sound at the end?Yes, obvs. He's Australian, for those of you asking.What do you think is the worst myth about Australia?Is there anything that Nate missed there?Let me know in the comments below!

Send us a textHey, you guys! What's going on?I got my dad Ian Smissen on the podcast today to talk about a new Australian research!Thanks to research carried out in north Queensland, mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue fever, yellow fever, and Zika virus could be reduced widely.You see, Australia is a very large continent where there are many areas of mosquito infestation.By injecting male mosquitoes with the sterilised Wolbachia bacteria, they were able to prevent the mosquitoes from producing offspring -- no more mosquitoes!Join us today as we chat about how using this world mosquito program can save lives in and out of Australia.Improve your listening skills today – listen, play, & pause this episode – and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us a textIt's another Sunday, you guys!We have an all-goodness packed episode today where I am going to teach you all about the English expression "a snake oil salesman" - and more!First off, we start off by answering a question from Jonathan from the Netherlands. He asks about how to say the letter L at the end of a word (the Dark L) and how to say 'oo' in words (the OO Vowel Sound).Tune in for the answers I gave Jonathan, and I recommend you also try out saying the words I mentioned.Don't forget to send me in those questions at https://aussieenglish.com.au/askpeteWe also get on a story about rattlesnakes hanging out in aeroplane wheels! As usual, I'll break down the English expression "a snake oil salesman" for you guys. There will be example situations where you can use this expression, and a very interesting origin story, too!Finally, don't forget to hit pause, rewind, and play because there will be a Listening Comprehension Exercise at the end of this episode. This is a clip from the Australian horror movie Boar - yes, it's a gigantic, man-eating pig. Not for kids, haha!** Want to wear the kookaburra shirt? Get yours here at https://aussieenglish.com.au/shirt **Improve your listening skills today – listen, play, & pause this episode – and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us a textHappy weekend, everyone!I got my best mate Ross McGibbon back on the podcast today!In this 3rd part of the interview, we talk about the gripping stories behind the snake photographs.Ross shares that he would take after styles from great reptile photographers.When taking a reptile photo, he explains that there are particular angles to take it from because that will enable you to identify it more easily.Join us today for a bunch of candid stories behind Ross McGibbon's camera!We also talk about his latest fund-raising project in which 12 of his most iconic snake photos will be put on a calendar for 2022.25% of the proceeds will be donated to the Royal Flying Doctors Service (https://www.flyingdoctor.org.au/) and the Global Snakebite Initiative (www.facebook.com/SnakebiteInitiative).It's a must for the wildlife lover in you!Don't forget to check out Ross' calendar at https://rmrphotography.com.au/2022-calendar/Improve your listening skills today – listen, play, & pause this episode – and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us a textG'day, you mob!Dad and I are back here on the Goss on the Aussie English podcast!On today's episode, we talk about Fraser Island being renamed to K'gari, which means 'paradise'.Fraser Island is a World Heritage-listed island in Queensland, Australia.It's also considered to be the largest sand island in the world! Yes, a cat would have a wonderful time there.Join us today as we talk about how Fraser Island got its name & how it got renamed to K'gari.Improve your listening skills today – listen, play, & pause this episode – and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us a textG'day, you mob!It's another great start of the week here on the Aussie English podcast!In today's episode, I am going to teach all about the English expression "as thick as thieves".'Thick', the opposite of the word 'thin' and 'thieves' as in the plural form of the noun 'thief'.Can you figure out what it means by these 2 keywords?Yeah, you'll be surprised what it means!Remember that I will now also be answering questions from YOU guys -- just go to https://aussieenglish.com.au/askpete and record your video/audio question!In this episode, I will be answering a question from Win from Myanmar, who recently migrated to Australia. He asks what traditional Australian foods are.Watch/listen to the examples I am going to recommend for Win to try - you'll go hungry!Speaking of thieves, a hotel in Spain got robbed of 45 bottles of wine. What makes this robbery so interesting is that the stolen bottles are so rare, one of them costs about half a million US dollars! How did the thieves pull it off? You'll laugh at how simple their modus was.And finally, don't forget to do the Listening Comprehension Exercise at the end. Note that the guy actually mentioned an acronym but listen carefully how he says it!See you all in the next episode!** Want to wear the kookaburra shirt? Get yours here at https://aussieenglish.com.au/shirt **Improve your listening skills today – listen, play, & pause this episode – and start speaking like a native English speaker!