This is an extremely special episode, with one of our Ukrainian friends, Julia.

With world events currently, it's hard to think of the right words to express ourselves. Luckily, and one of the positive aspects currently, is that there are many examples of exemplary human behaviour. This is especially so in Ukraine, where people are helping each other out like never before.

In Australia, we call this mateship. And so, with Julia, we talk about mateship and how it is being displayed in Ukraine at the moment. We learn some similarities between Australian and Ukrainian culture and how this can play a role in learning languages.

We suspect that a lot of people are interested in learning Ukrainian at the moment, so we look at how some of the current cultural strengths of Ukrainians can be used to learn a language.

We also have a go at pronouncing and learning some Ukrainian vocabulary and what you can do to demonstrate your mateship towards Ukraine.

We hope this episode is as inspiring for you as it is for us. And if you would like to help, these are the links that Julia recommends you follow to donate:

Charity Fund “Come Back Alive”

https://www.comebackalive.in.ua/donate

The most comprehensive list:

https://supportukrainenow.org/

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Warnie, floods and pronunciation tips. It's our first episode of scarn on. And welcome to a preview of what our members and subscribers get each week.

It's your place to ask questions, and clarify anything language related you want answers to!

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Are you listening to us? Can you hear us? Are your ears painted on?

On this week's episode, we're talking about listening skills. And how you can improve your listening skills. We are talking the difference between active and passive listening and how you can benefit from using each.

We're talking about our new services and how you can benefit from the resources with the podcast.

We also explain the difference between listen and hear, a frequent request from students. So why not learn about all of these things and some Australian slang at the same time!

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Back by popular demand this week is our friend from The States, Jillian. She has recently entered Australia and during the show was in quarantine, having some quarantinis, making sure she didn't have the Rona.

This might all seem strange to you, but words like rona, sani, iso, foilers and cookers are now essential coronavirus slang you need to know if you decide to enter Australia.

We also give you many travel tips in Western Australia, including the lovely quokkas, which Jillian hopes to see.

All this and plenty more on our episode, this week!

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Hello everyone! Prepare to be bowled over by the benefits of learning another language and discover some cricket slang at the same time.

On this episode, we go through some of the benefits of speaking more than one language and the importance of bilingualism. We talk to Anita from Bhasha Kids, who has an amazing language learning project that benefits kids as well as adults.

We cover some cricket expressions you can use on an everyday basis and talk to Anita about some strategies you can use to put into your learning routine.

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https://www.buymeacoffee.com/australiand

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In this episode, we are joined by Abraham, host of a latin american podcast based in Australia, called Cachai. He is also an international student and has a role in providing advice to prospective international students wishing to enter Australia. So, he is obviously stoked about the current situation.

Abraham is a keen surfer, and a lot of his use of the Australian language is centered around this culture. We find out what he likes about living in Australia and what he thinks about other latinos in Australia.

He also has some amazing tips for anyone wanting to take advantage of Australia's free visa offer. What are they? Well, you'll have to listen and find out!

EP 71 Bradbury

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It's the Winter Olympics, and there's only one Australianism that we can talk about - doing a Bradbury. In this episode, we talk to German about his experience in learning about Australian culture and English through sport.

Want to learn more about how he did it? Want to find out about doing a Bradbury? Listen to the episode and tell us what you think!

Australia is renowned for it's variety of climate and landscapes. And along with this comes the ability to produce striking and wines of character. One particular wine that has an extremely good reputation in Australia is Cab Sav. It does extremely well in the coastal region of Margs.

We have Jillian, a winemaker from the United States who travels to Australia to help in the process. So, who better to talk to us about the strange phenomenon of Australian Wine slang? And at the same time you might be able to learn a thing or two about wine.

Do you like wine? What about Australian wine? What do you think is a character of Australian wine? And what other wine related slang can you find in this episode?

In this episode we talk about clothing culture in Australia, and not just any clothing. We're talking about thongs. It might raise an eyebrow but can you guess what type of clothing thongs actually are?

Oriana and I talk about an unusual cultural behaviour in Australia and why this might have come about. We also talk about vocabulary you might need to know of when shopping for beach and swimming related clothes in Australia.

You will learn words like: boardies, budgie smugglers, togs and cozzy.

And at this time of the year we can't go past talking about the issues related to Australia Day. What do you think about this? Do you think it should change? Do you think it should stay the same? Why? Do you know of other similar debates in other countries with controversial public holidays?

Swooping is often the first challenge against nature that visitors often face. And so it was for our guest Mirella. She talks about her love - hate relationship with nature and how she is overcoming her fear of being swooped.

We talk about how some practical tips have enabled her to not only feel safe, but to make friends with the local wildlife.

We talk about the beautiful wildlife of Australia, and some different species that people might not have thought about. This is mandatory listening for anyone planning on living or visiting Australia between late winter and early summer.

Have you ever been swooped? What was your experience like?

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