Australians Teach English

Camila Inostrozo, better known as CamienAustralia, is an exceptionally funny, intelligent and vibrant young lady. She's extremely good value.

She has a knack for being able to explain complex and difficult concepts about living in Australia, in an honest, simple and clear way to the Latin community in Australia.

As such, she has developed a loyal following on social media. Whereas others share endless photos of the glamorous lifestyle in Australia - white sandy beaches and famous landmarks - Cami, explains the everyday things that are vital for people to understand to be successful in Australia.

I talk to Cami about her best tips for surviving in Australia, her recommendations on being good value, and of course, super useful and practical tips for learning English in Australia.

I hope you find this episode good value, and that, like the rest of us, understand why Cami is really good value.

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In this episode, we talk to Daniela Castro about her life as a journo.

Starting her career in Venezuela as a journalist was fraught with danger - as it often is in many parts of the world.

She then began to look for options to pursue her career and other life options.

It was almost by chance that she came to Australia and was able to apply for a protection visa - and despite her reluctance, became a refugee in Australia.

Daniela explains how using her philosophy as a journo has helped her to learn English and prosper in Australia.

What do you think of her story?

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The expression, "Kangaroo Court", sounds like it should be an Australian expression. But is it? We put it on trial to investigate the origins of this expression.

And who better to do this with, than Kevin Stroud, host of The History of English Podcast - mandatory listening for anyone interested in knowing the origins of the English language. A former attorney, now linguistics and history enthusiast, his journey and English learning approach is a fascinating one.

We look at the reasons why the K in Kangaroo and C in court have the same sound, and other novelties like this that confuse English learners.

We also explain the concept of rhoticity and the resultant similarities and differences in Australian and North American English.

Investigating the history of words, discovering cognates, and finding out the reasons for oddities are an increasingly important role in language acquisition as we expand our knowledge.

I hope this interview provides you with the motivation to take this approach to further your language development.

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The Top End is a popular destination for everyone at this time of year. And with the demand for workers, it also attracts a lot of Working Holiday visa holders.

But those looking to move to the top end at this time of year, are often disappointed to find that they can't find employment.

One person who has done things right is my guest Maria. As soon as she arrived in Australia, Maria was prepared to live and work in remote and regional areas of Australia. She has identified where she wants to live and work ahead of time, and as a result of this, has ended up working in a place as close to paradise as can be.

Myself, I lived in Darwin, in the top end for 4 years, did my post graduate study and travelled extensively in the top end and Northern Territory. It is a place close to my heart and I consider it one of my second homes. I hope that comes through in this episode.

We take this opportunity to talk about the informal names given to some regions in Australia. We also talk about the strategies and tips for anyone wanting to work in the regions.

What are your tips and strategies for living and working in remote and regional Australia? We'd love to hear them.

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In this episode, we talk to one of my mate's girlfriends (or fiance) who is now preggers, or up the duff.

In Australian English there are some not so nice ways of saying pregnant. But, luckily Emilia is a good sport and friend. So, we can talk about these themes.

Speaking of which, it's an opportune time to talk about false friends as well. And funnily enough, being pregnant seems to be false friend in various languages.

We talk about some other examples of false friends and how to combat these in our language learning.

We also talk about how having a community of language learning friends can help us. As well as some Australian related sporting terms like WAGs.

Are there any funny false friends that you know of? We'd love to hear them! Get in touch.

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This episode is all about Australian food, and in particular, breakfast foods.

And what better person to talk about this subject than a masterchef?

In this episode we talk to Keyma Vasquez, who managed to reach the very final stages of Masterchef in 2022. Apart from that, her personal journey and her journey with food is fascinating in itself.

We discuss how her experience in the Masterchef kitchen was like learning a language, and how being a contestant on Masterchef was a lot like moving to Australia as a whole.

And let us know what you think. What some Australian foods that you know of? Or have you tried mixing Australian foods with other traditional foods?

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It's the 100th episode of the Australians Teach English podcast, and what better way to celebrate than with a shower beer?

In this episode, we are joined by Abraham and Flo from Cachai Australia to help celebrate this milestone.

We talk about how cultural oddities like drinking beer in the shower can help us to understand a culture and to integrate oneself.

We discuss how the philosophy behind their podcast is similar to this one and why it is important to take on cultural components and factors when learning a language.

We also talk about why we should take the pressure off ourselves and reduce the high expectations when learning a language and why this is prohibitive to learning a language and how Australians have an interesting perspective on this.

Enjoy this light-hearted and informal 100th episode and let us know if there are any cultural oddities with Australia that you have found.

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Taking the piss is a national Australian pastime. It speaks to the natural informality of Australian English. We do it to ourselves, and anyone with or displaying any authority, This has both advantages and disadvantages for learners of Australian English, and Australians looking to learn other languages.

In this episode, we talk to Reka, a resident of Japan and learner of Japanese. What better way to talk about formal and informal language and its intracies through the eyes of an Australian in this position?

We talk about the required mindset of learning languages when the level of formality is different between languages.

Do you know of any equivalent expressions or activities in your language? We'd love to hear it.

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In this episode, we talk about this classic Australian expression - to be overly inquisitive. We're sure you have many names for this type of person or action in your own language and we'd love to hear it.

Related to this, we talk about the importance of noticing in language learning, and how we can actively use this in our language learning journey.

Let us know what you noticed in this episode!

In this episode, we talk to Reka, an Australian teacher in Japan who is a chip off the old block. She is the daughter of Hungarian parents and is now a world traveller in her own right - a real chip off the old block.

In her journeys, she recalls relearning her heritage language, a generation out of step and the challenges that it brought.

She shares her experiences learning a new character language and tips and tricks for doing so. We also talk about visualisation and how this can help learners coming from a different alphabet, or any learners in general.

And one thing that is difficult for English learners (and all English speakers)  to understand is the many ways we use chips. We talk about the various meanings of these and other useful expressions with chips.

So put all your chips on the table, the chips are not down, to come and learn why you might or might not be a chip off the old block.

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