AE 1023 - Expression: A Fish Out of Water
Send us a text Hey, you mob!Here is another English expression to add to your growing list of vocabulary!In this episode, I will teach you about the English expression "like a fish out of water"! Maybe you've seen a fish pulled out of the water. It wriggles and flops around, right? How do you think the fish "feels"? That is our lesson for today!Also, I will be answering a question from @rurrochman -- "How often do spiders actually come out [in Australia]?" -- hmm, very interesting, considerin...
10 Okt 202120min
AE 1022 - 10 Deadliest Australian Animals | Part 1
Send us a text G'day, you mob!Australia is home to a great number of exceptional animals, and some of them are thought to be deadly.But how deadly are they really?In this episode, I got the video 10 Most Dangerous Animals In Australia on my screen - they got an incredible list here!01:29 #10 The one with eight legs 04:24 #9 The one with massive jaws07:05 #8 The one who can flatten its neck11:11 #7 The one with strong venom Have you encountered any of them yet? Tell me how did you go in the co...
9 Okt 202114min
AE 1020 - The Goss: The Taliban Take Afghanistan
Send us a text Welcome to another episode of The Goss here on the Aussie English podcast, a talk show where me and my dad Ian Smissen discuss Australian history, culture, and current events.In this episode, we talk about the Taliban who recently took over Afghanistan.Due to the ANZUS Treaty (The Australia, New Zealand, United States Security Treaty), Australia sends troops over there as well - and now they have all just pulled out after 20 years!Tune in as we breakdown why Australia sent troo...
6 Okt 202125min
AE 1019 - How to Sound More Australian | Accent, Slang, & Uptalk
Send us a text It's a glorious Sunday for all of us!In today's video, I am going to react to one of Joel and Lia's videos titled Australian Accent Tutorial.They're a really lovely pair to watch, with entertaining contents, too!I see this video as a great opportunity for you guys to identify their Australian accent versus their native British accent.Loaded with lessons on the Australian English Pronunciation, I will point out the phonetic sounds they make - the Glottal T, the Muted T, the Aust...
3 Okt 202127min
AE 1018 - Paying To Use the Toilet & TV Tax in Australia
Send us a text Here's Part 3!What's going on, guys?These must be the best set of questions on things that are normal in your country but weird in others -- or in Australia!Redditers are being candid on what they think is okay (or acceptable) in their country but completely weird in another. I mean, you pay to use public toilets? And taxes on having TV at home? Really.Let's see if Aussies have things in common with people in other countries!00:0000:14 - The REAL Legal Drinking Age01:34 - Payin...
2 Okt 20219min
AE 1016 - The Goss: Are Aussies All Alcoholics? | Drinking Culture Down Under
Send us a text G'day, mates!Here's another fun talk with my dad Ian Smissen on The Goss.In this episode, we talk about the Australian drinking culture. We talk about how it compares to the drinking culture in France and in the US. We also talk about the pubs here Down Under; how they are cared for by their owners, passed from one generation to another. But why exactly do people drink? Is it to drink everything and anything that you can stomach till you puke? Or is it to be cool and socialise ...
29 Sep 202128min
AE 1015 - Australia Hit by Massive 5.9 Earthquake
Send us a text Australia was hit by a huge 5.9 magnitude earthquake this morning. The biggest in history for the state of Victoria.In today's episode, I tell you about my experience as I felt the earthquake whilst sitting down with my family at breakfast.The 2021 Australia earthquake had an epicentre located outside of Mansfield in Victoria.The earthquake was felt in the cities of Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney, Canberra, and Brisbane, and throughout Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia, A...
27 Sep 202123min
AE 1014 - Expression: Have Nothing to Show For It
Send us a text We recently celebrated Father's Day here in Australia - September 5th, actually - and so I got to celebrate with my family.Happy Father's Day to all dads out there!And so I read about this amusing contest in the UK for fathers to come up with the best dad joke! They even got a top-rated standup comedian be the judge. It must've been fun hearing all those jokes.Well, this week's English expression has got something to do with that contest's winning joke.And what's something that...
26 Sep 202117min
