AE 1140 - The Goss: The 2022 Federal Election. Who Will We Vote For?
Send us a text Welcome to another Goss episode here on the Aussie English podcast!Guess what's coming up in Australia in a couple of weeks?It's the 2022 Australian Federal Elections!Yes, Australians are coming out May 21st Saturday and elect members of the 47th Parliament of Australia.In today's episode, we give you an explanation of how parliamentary government officials get elected. There's also some talk about popular pollies in and out of Australia.We answer Simon's question about the pro...
4 Maj 202253min
AE 1139 - 5 Expressions To Sound Fluent in English | Part 8
Send us a text Welcome back to the Aussie English podcast!I think it's been a month that I've not been making YouTube videos for the Aussie English channel but yeah, I'm back on YT today starting with this lesson on English Expressions.In today's video, let's recap the past 5 English Expressions here on the podcast:Get Out of Someone's Hair - https://aussieenglish.com.au/1122Get the Drift - https://aussieenglish.com.au/1126Knock Yourself Out - https://aussieenglish.com.au/1128A Drop in The Oc...
1 Maj 202212min
AE 1138 - Interview: Escaping Ukraine Before the Russian Invasion with Justin Hammond - Part 2
Send us a text Here's another round of interviews for you here on the Aussie English podcast!Do you remember Justin Hammond of episode AE 475? Yep, this mate's a language learner like me and has been doing travels around Russia and Ukraine.In today's episode, we talk about his experiences living in Ukraine and Russia and the cultural relationship between the two countries. How he left Ukraine just before the Russian invasion and escaped to Georgia. He then shared his thoughts on the ramp...
27 Apr 202229min
AE 1137 - Interview: Going From Beginner to Near-Native in Russian with Justin Hammond - Part 1
Send us a text Here's another round of interviews for you here on the Aussie English podcast!Do you remember Justin Hammond of episode AE 475? Yep, this mate's a language learner like me and has been doing travels around Russia and Ukraine.In this first episode, we catch up on his language learning experiences, learning French, Mandarin Chinese and then Russian later at university. We talk about why he ended up settling on Russian as a language to take through university and beyond the diffic...
24 Apr 202231min
AE 1136 - The Goss: Aussie Kids Ditch Smartphones for 'Dumbphones'
Send us a text Welcome to another Goss episode here on the Aussie English podcast!I bet you’ve owned a dumbphone before!Well, back in the days, they weren’t really called ‘dumbphones’, were they? We see them as sophisticated gadgets before; you were so cool in school if you got a cellular phone, right?With the advancement of technology, mobile phones that can’t connect to the Internet are now referred to as dumbphones.But with all the sh*t going on all over social media, and a lot of other di...
21 Apr 202241min
AE 1135 - Pete's 2c: Language Learning, Daycare Diseases, and Reducing Your Cholesterol
Send us a text Welcome back to another episode of Pete’s 2c here on the Aussie English podcast!It’s been a while, you guys!In today’s episode, let me give you an update on my health. In particular, when I got infected with gastro. Nothing serious, I’d say.I also talk a bit about Australia’s upcoming national elections. And I answer a question from an anonymous Facebook user who asks: what can you say about learning a 3rd language when you haven’t fully reached fluency with the 2nd language?An...
19 Apr 202242min
AE 1134 - Expression: Be On A Roll
Send us a text Welcome back to the Aussie English podcast!In today's Sunday episode, I am going to talk about the English expression "be on a roll".We are not going to roll on the ground for this!I will be breaking down the meaning of the words in this phrase, and tell you about its origin - yes, like rolling dice!Listen closely for a bonus English expression: get to the bottom of things - I'll be giving a short explanation of this English idiom!There will be example situations given so you'd...
17 Apr 202220min
AE 1133 - The Goss: The War in Ukraine
Send us a text Welcome to another Goss episode here on the Aussie English podcast!I’ve recently talked about the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia and I think it’s high time I do this episode with my dad Ian Smissen.Join us today as we dive in deep about the Ukraine-Russia war.Let me know what you think about this episode! Drop me a line at pete@aussieenglish.com.au** Want to wear the kookaburra shirt? **Get yours here at https://aussieenglish.com.au/shirt
15 Apr 202250min
