By Rob McCormack
Podcasts about Australia for intermediate learners of English
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 105 – Basketball in Australia http://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast105.mp3 Hi, Our climate in Australia means we can play outdoor sport all year round. Cricket in the summer and football...
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 104 – Interviews with Australians – Ivan Robotham (Please Note: the English in this podcast is conversational and unscripted English. The speaking is faster than in...
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 103 – Out of School Hours Care http://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast103.mp3 Hi, In modern Australia, it is quite common for both partners in a marriage to have full time...
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 102 – Interview with Silvia McCormack (Please Note: the English in this podcast is conversational and unscripted English. The speaking is faster than in my normal...
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 101 – Eucalyptus – Australia’s Forest Tree http://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast101.mp3 Hi, Almost everywhere that you look in the Australian bush, you can see eucalyptus trees. These trees, apart...
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 100 – Languages in Australia http://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast100.mp3 Hi, As I previously discussed in Podcast 60, Australia is a multicultural nation with people who have migrated from all...
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 99 – Car Safety Ratings in Australia http://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast99.mp3 Hi, Australians love to travel by road. It gives us flexibility when travelling and takes advantage of our...
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 98 – The Great Ocean Road http://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast98.mp3 Hi, While Australia has many wonderful beaches on its coastline (see Podcast 28), there are also long stretches of...
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 97 – Slim Dusty http://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast97.mp3 Hi, Country music in Australia has a unique Australian flavour. It may not be as popular as pop music, rock music...
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 96 – ‘Big Things’ in Australia http://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast96.mp3 Hi, Australians don’t take themselves too seriously. This means we are quite comfortable having a laugh at ourselves. For...
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 95 – Are we there yet? Travelling by car in Australia http://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast95.mp3 Hi, Australia is a big place. Distances are often long between our larger towns...
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 94 – State Government in Australia http://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast94.mp3 Hi, People often complain about the government. Despite that, I think we all know that governments are important. Without...
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 93 – The Great Barrier Reef https://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast93.mp3 Hi, The Great Barrier Reef lies off the coast of northern Queensland. It is the world’s largest coral reef...
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 92 – Milo http://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast92.mp3 Hi, Milo is a chocolate flavoured drink that is an Australian favourite. It’s also popular in other countries around the world, but...
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 91 – The Australian Kelpie http://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast91.mp3 Hi, Dogs make great pets and they are the most popular pet in Australian households. But not all dogs are...
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 90 – It’s An Emergency http://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast90.mp3 Hi, Sometimes people find themselves in an emergency situation. Often, people’s lives can be in danger and help or assistance...
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 89 – The Health of Australians http://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast89.mp3 Hi, I have always considered myself lucky to be living in Australia. One of the reasons we can enjoy...
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 88 – Driving on the Left Side http://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast88.mp3 Hi, In Australia, we drive on the left hand side of the road. That means that our cars...
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 87 – Sir John Monash http://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast87.mp3 Hi, In Melbourne every day, around 180,000 cars use the Monash Freeway, one of Melbourne’s and Australia’s busiest roadways. It...
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 86 – Waltzing Matilda by Banjo Paterson http://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast86.mp3 Hi, At the closing ceremony of the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, one of the special moments was the...
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 85 – Volunteering in Australia http://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast85.mp3 Hi, Volunteers are people who willingly give some of their time in order to help others, without getting paid for...
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 84 – The Sydney Opera House http://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast84.mp3 Hi, Circular Quay in Sydney is one of my favourite places in Australia. That is where the ferries arrive...
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 83 – The Australian National Flag http://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast83.mp3 Hi, It’s probably true that most Australians don’t think very much about our national flag. But I have a...
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 82 – The Lamington http://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast82.mp3 Hi, I have been asked on a few occasions to give examples of typical Australian food. I must admit that I...
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 81 – Local Government in Australia http://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast81.mp3 Hi, In a previous podcast, I talked about our Federal Government which is located in the Federal Parliament in...
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 80 – Australia and the Summer Olympics http://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast80.mp3 Hi, Australians love the summer Olympic Games. We have hosted them twice, first in Melbourne in 1956 and...
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 79 – Multicultural Broadcasting – Australia’s SBS http://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast79.mp3 Hi, In a previous podcast (see Podcast 60 – Multicultural Australia), I talked about the multicultural nature of...
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 78 – Where the Country Meets the City – The Royal Melbourne Show http://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast78.mp3 Hi, Most Australians live in the big cities. Even so, Australia has...
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 77 – What Australians Wear http://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast77.mp3 Hi, Australia does not have a national dress or national costume. But it is probably true to say that there...
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 76 – Australia’s Koalas http://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast76.mp3 Hi, The koala, like the kangaroo, is a symbol of Australia. They are found nowhere else in the world. When you...
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 75 – Australia’s Hat – The Akubra http://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast75.mp3 Hi, In an earlier podcast (number 11), I talked about Australia having the highest rate of skin cancer...
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 74 – Gone Fishing http://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast74.mp3 Hi, Australia has around 47,000 kilometres of coastline, so it is no wonder that recreational fishing is popular. In fact, it...
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 73 – Brisbane – The River City http://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast73.mp3 Hi, The state of Queensland lies in the north eastern part of Australia and its capital is Brisbane. ...
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 72 – AC/DC http://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast72.mp3 Hi, Australia has produced a number of rock bands which have been internationally successful. Amongst the best known of these are INXS, Little...
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 71 – Australia’s Honours System http://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast71.mp3 Hi, In every community there are people who are exceptional. I’m talking about the people who help others in need,...
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 70 – Celebrating New Year’s Eve in Australia http://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast70.mp3 Hi, Celebrating the arrival of the New Year is something people do all around the world. In...
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 69 – Australian Beer http://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast69.mp3 Hi, Australians love their beer. In 2014, Australians drank around 1,747 million litres of beer. That’s around 92 litres of beer...
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 68 – Australia’s Vegemite http://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast68.mp3 Hi, There are some things which people think of as typically Australian. Our National Museum of Australia in Canberra has...
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 67 – Australians as Inventors http://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast67.mp3 Hi, If you talk to many Australians, they will sometimes say that the best inventions come from overseas. That’s because...
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 66 – The Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race http://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast66.mp3 Hi, Boxing Day, the 26th of December, is the day after Christmas day. In Australia, we have...
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 65 – Common Birds of Melbourne http://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast65.mp3 Hi, I love to go walking. Luckily, in Australia we have many great walking trails. Melbourne has large areas...
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 64 – Australia and New Zealand http://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast64.mp3 Hi, Australia and New Zealand are around 2,200km apart, separated by the Tasman Sea. But even though we are...
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 63 – Soccer in Australia http://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast63.mp3 Hi, There is no doubt that soccer is the most popular sport in the world. It’s popularity has been increasing...
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 62 – Canberra – Australia’s Capital City http://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast62.mp3 Hi, When people think of the most important cities in Australia, they think of Sydney and Melbourne. They...
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 61 – Rugby League in Australia http://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast61.mp3 Hi, Australians love their sport, especially football. We have 4 types of professional football in Australia, all of which...
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 60 – Multicultural Australia http://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast60.mp3 Hi, About one quarter of all Australians today were born overseas. That’s pretty amazing. Switzerland is the only other country with...
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 59 – A Birthday Celebration in Australia http://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast59.mp3 Hi, There is something special about a birthday. Recently I had my birthday and, as is our family...
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 58 – Perth, Western Australia – A Life in the Sun http://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast58.mp3 Hi, I love Melbourne and the state of Victoria. It’s where I have lived...
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 57 – Australia’s Great Car Race – The Bathurst 1000 http://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast57.mp3 Hi, Like many Australians, I am a motorsport enthusiast. Each year in March we have...
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 56 – Australia’s Dangerous Animals http://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast56.mp3 Hi, Australia has a reputation for having lots of dangerous animals. But in reality, unless you go looking for them,...