Slow English
A podcast about Australia for learners of English, spoken slowly by a native speaker. Visit www.slowenglish.info to read transcripts of the podcasts.
Episodes
Podcast 169 – When You Are Injured in a Traffic Accident
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 169 – When You are Injured in a Traffic Accident (This podcast is 14 minutes and 12 seconds long.) Hi, Like all modern societies, Australia’s road transport system is large. There are many cars, buses, trucks, motorcycles and bicycles using the ... Read more
Podcast 168 – Learning to Swim in Australia
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 168 – Learning to Swim in Australia (This podcast is 10 minutes and 23 seconds long.) Hi, Australians love to have fun in and around the water. Most Australians live near the coast, so swimming at the local beach is a ... Read more
Podcast 167 – Rooftop Solar Systems in Australia
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 167 – Rooftop Solar Systems in Australia (This podcast is 12 minutes and 20 seconds long.) Hi, Australia has lots of sunshine. That’s why we have the highest rate of skin cancer in the world. However, there is an advantage to ... Read more
Podcast 166 – Paying for Retirement in Australia
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 166 – Paying for Retirement in Australia (This podcast is 14 minutes and 33 seconds long.) Hi, During their working life, most people don’t think much about their retirement. They are too busy working in their job and raising their family. ... Read more
Podcast 165 – Australia’s Personal Taxation System
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 165 – Australia’s Personal Taxation System (This podcast is 13 minutes and 19 seconds long.) Hi, Australia’s federal government provides a range of services for all Australians, just like governments do all over the world. The government pays for these services ... Read more
Podcast 164 – A Typical Australian Breakfast
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 164 – A Typical Australian Breakfast (This podcast is 12 minutes and 4 seconds long.) Hi, Having done a lot of travel in Europe and some in America, I always find it interesting to experience the different types of food eaten ... Read more
Podcast 163 – Australia’s Tim Tam Biscuits
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 163 – Australia’s Tim Tam Biscuits (This podcast is 10 minutes and 25 seconds long.) Hi, As a multicultural nation, with migrants from all over the world, we like to think that just about every style of food and cooking fits ... Read more
Podcast 162
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 162 – Time Zones in Australia (This podcast is 11 minutes and 37 seconds long.) Hi, Australia’s mainland is about 4000 kilometres across from east to west. It’s a wide land. I am reminded of how wide it is whenever I ... Read more
Podcast 161 – Women’s Australian Rules Football in Australia
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 161 – Women’s Australian Rules Football in Australia (This podcast is 13 minutes and 5 seconds long.) Hi, In Podcast 2, I talked about Australia’s unique national game – Australian rules football (Aussie rules footy). The top national level competition is ... Read more
Podcast 160 – Doing an Overseas Language Course
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 160 – Doing an Overseas Language Course (This podcast is 13 minutes and 29 seconds long.) Hi, In Podcast 127, I talked about the many methods I have used in my journey to learn another language, in my case the ... Read more
Podcast 159 – Motoring Organisations in Australia
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 159 – Motoring Organisations in Australia (This podcast is 11 minutes long.) Hi, I’ve owned quite a few cars in my lifetime. As a car owner, one of the things you dread most is a breakdown. This is when something goes ... Read more
Podcast 158 – A Ferry Ride on Melbourne’s Port Phillip Bay
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 158 – A Ferry Ride Across Melbourne’s Port Phillip Bay (This podcast is 13 minutes long.) Hi, Melbourne is my home town and is located on the shores of Port Phillip Bay. The bay is quite large and is an important ... Read more
Podcast 157 – Oral Health of Australians
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 157 – Oral Health in Australia (This podcast is 13 minutes and 21 seconds long.) Hi, An important part of a person’s overall health is their oral health. Oral health means the health of your teeth, your gums and the muscles ... Read more
Podcast 156 – I Gave a Talk About My Podcast
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 156 – I Gave a Talk About My Podcast (This podcast is 14 minutes and 5 seconds long.) Hi, I recently received an exciting email from a teacher working at the Swinburne University of Technology here in Melbourne, at the ... Read more
Podcast 155 – Phar Lap – Australia’s Most Famous Racehorse
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 155 – Phar Lap – Australia’s Most Famous Racehorse (This podcast is 14 minutes and 42 seconds long.) Hi, Horse racing is very popular in Australia (see Podcast 25 – The Race that Stops a Nation – The Melbourne Cup ... Read more
Podcast 154 – My Local Shopping Centre
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 154 – My Local Shopping Centre (This podcast is 11 minutes and 8 seconds long.) Hi, The local shops are where we buy our daily requirements for living. Whilst it is possible nowadays to buy things online and have them ... Read more
Podcast 153 – The Cost of Prescription Medicines in Australia
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 153 – The Cost of Prescription Medicines in Australia (This podcast is 13 minutes and 42 seconds long.) Hi, We all know that medicines are important for keeping us healthy and having a long and active life. Sickness and injury ... Read more
Podcast 152 – Container Deposit Schemes in Australia
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 152 – Container Deposit Schemes in Australia (This podcast is 13 minutes and 29 seconds long.) Hi, Litter is a real problem in Australia, just as it is in other countries around the world. A big part of the litter ... Read more
Podcast 151 – How Australians Get to Work
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 151 – How Australians Get to Work (This podcast is 14 minutes and 49 seconds long.) Hi, How you get to work, and how long it takes, can have a big effect on your daily life. This is especially true in ... Read more
Podcast 150 – The Fitness of Australians
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 150 – The Fitness of Australians (This podcast is 13 minutes and 53 seconds long.) Hi, Australians like to think we are a sporting nation. We certainly love our sport and we love to attend sporting events. We are also proud ... Read more
Podcast 149 – My Local Public Library
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 149 – My Local Public Library (This podcast is 14 minutes and 28 seconds long.) Hi, In today’s digital and online world, one doesn’t think of libraries as being as important as they used to be. However, public libraries in Australia, ... Read more
Podcast 148 – The Royal Botanic Gardens – Melbourne
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 148 – The Royal Botanic Gardens – Melbourne (This podcast is 11 minutes and 8 seconds long.) Hi, Many Australian cities and towns have a botanic garden near their centre. These gardens are places where people can go to get away ... Read more
Podcast 147 – The Aussie Sausage
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 147 – The Aussie Sausage (This podcast is 11 minutes and 3 seconds long.) Hi, One of my favourite meats for a barbeque in the park (see Podcast 3 and Podcast 4), or for an evening meal at home, is the ... Read more
Podcast 146 – The Emu – Australia’s Flightless Bird
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 146 – The Emu – Australia’s Flightless Bird (This podcast is 9 minutes and 51 seconds long.) Hi, The government of Australia has a Coat of Arms, a national symbol of Australia. There are two animals which are part of that ... Read more
Podcast 145 – A Day at the Cricket – The Boxing Day Test
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 145 – A Day at the Cricket – The Boxing Day Test (This podcast is 15 minutes and 22 seconds long.) Hi, When you think of sport in an Australian summer, you think of cricket. In Podcast 40 (Podcast 40), I ... Read more
Podcast 144 – A Trip to Sydney for the Harbour Bridge Climb
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 144 – A Trip to Sydney for the Harbour Bridge Climb (This podcast is 13 minutes and 51 seconds long.) Hi, In podcast 51 (https://slowenglish.info/podcast-51-the-sydney-harbour-bridge/), I talked about Sydney’s famous Sydney Harbour Bridge. When I wrote that podcast, I had not ... Read more
Podcast 143 – A First Aid Training Course
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 143 – A First Aid Training Course (This podcast is 14 minutes and 38 seconds long.) Hi, Every year many Australians die prematurely following an accident or sudden illness because they are unable to get the immediate medical help they need ... Read more
Podcast 142 – Going to a Theatre Show at the Arts Centre Melbourne
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 142 – Going to a Theatre Show at the Arts Centre Melbourne (This podcast is 12 minutes and 40 seconds long.) Hi, My wife and I were recently watching a Netflix documentary about American country music singer Dolly Parton. While her ... Read more
Podcast 141 – A Rainy Day in Melbourne
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 141 – A Rainy Day in Melbourne (This podcast is 11 minutes and 21 seconds long.) Hi, It’s a rainy day in Melbourne. That is to be expected, as it is still winter as I make this podcast. Actually, Melbourne is ... Read more
Podcast 140 – The Census – Every Australian Counts
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 140 – The Census – Every Australian Counts (This podcast is 12 minutes and 6 seconds long.) Hi, Every 5 years in Australia, everybody is counted. This process is called the census. The census collects particular information about everybody in Australia, ... Read more
Podcast 139 – Preferential Voting in Australian Elections
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 139 – Preferential Voting in Australian Elections (This podcast is 16 minutes and 54 seconds long.) Hi, We recently had a federal election here in Australia, to decide which political party will govern Australia at the federal level for the next ... Read more
Podcast 138 – Driving in Australia – Demerit Points
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 138 – Driving in Australia – Demerit Points (This podcast is 15 minutes and 10 seconds long.) Hi, Australians are a nation of drivers. We use our cars to do most of our travelling. However, as is the case the world ... Read more
Podcast 137 – Australia’s Comedians
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 137 – Australia’s Comedians (This podcast is 12 minutes and 26 seconds long.) Hi, Australians enjoy a good laugh just like everyone else around the world. Therefore it’s no surprise that we have produced our fair share of comedians. In this ... Read more
Podcast 136 – Dame Nellie Melba – Australia’s First Opera Star
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 136 – Dame Nellie Melba – Australia’s First Opera Star (This podcast is 16 minutes and 35 seconds long.) Hi, One regional highway that I ride my motorcycle on quite often here in Victoria is the Melba Highway. It goes for ... Read more
Podcast 135 – Riding in Country Victoria – A Trip to Healesville
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 135 – Riding in Country Victoria – A Trip to Healesville (This podcast is 13 minutes and 28 seconds long.) Hi, I previously explained in earlier podcasts (see Podcast https://slowenglish.info/podcast-117-riding-in-country-victoria-a-trip-to-seymour/ and Podcast https://slowenglish.info/a-hobby-in-melbourn
Podcast 134 – The Wool Industry in Australia – The Australian Merino
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 134 – The Wool Industry in Australia – The Australian Merino (This podcast is 13 minutes and 19 seconds long.) Hi, One of the early influences on our way of life and our prosperity here in Australia has been the wool ... Read more
Podcast 133 – The Platypus
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 133 – The Platypus (This podcast is 10 minutes and 31 seconds long). Hi, Australia has some really unique animals. The classic example is the kangaroo. Seeing a picture of a kangaroo immediately makes you think of Australia. There is another ... Read more
Podcast 132 – Australian Agriculture
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 132 – Australian Agriculture (This podcast is 12 minutes and 50 seconds long.) Hi, Australia is a nation with a large land area and we use much of it to grow things. We grow food products such as beef, wheat or ... Read more
Podcast 131 – Explorers of Australia – Burke and Wills
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 131 – Explorers of Australia – Burke and Wills (This podcast is 20 minutes and 8 seconds long.) Hi, When Europeans first arrived in Australia in 1788, they found a land very different to that in Europe, much of it harsh, ... Read more
Podcast 130 – Rabbits in Australia
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 130 – Rabbits in Australia (This podcast is 13 minutes and 13 seconds long) Hi, One of my favourite activities over the 10 years of my retirement has been to go for a morning walk down the Yarra Trail here in ... Read mor
Podcast 129 – Community Markets in Australia
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 129 – Community Markets in Australia (This podcast is 10 minutes and 34 seconds long) Hi, Community markets are found in most countries around the world and Australia is no exception. A community market is a place where people can sell, ... Read more
Podcast 128 – Edith Cowan – Early Campaigner for Women’s Rights
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 128 – Edith Cowan – Early Campaigner for Women’s Rights (This podcast is 14 minutes and 55 seconds long) Hi, Since European colonisation in the late 1700s, Australia’s recorded history has been a story of leaders, explorers, hard workers and risk ... Read more
Podcast 127 – My Language Learning Tips
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 127 – My Language Learning Tips (This podcast is 14 minutes and 43 seconds long) Hi, This podcast is a little different. It’s not so much about daily life in Australia, but rather the daily life of a language learner. I ... Read more
Podcast 126 – Drought in Australia
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 126 – Drought in Australia (This podcast is 14 minutes and 4 seconds long) Hi, For those Australians who live and work on the land to grow our food, the seasonal weather is what drives their success or failure. In particular, ... Read more
Podcast 125 – Lockdown Activities – Baking Scones
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 125 – Lockdown Activities – Baking Scones (This podcast is 11 minutes and 28 seconds long) Hi, Melbourne spent 112 days in lockdown for our second wave of coronavirus in 2020. As I outlined in Podcast 123 (https://slowenglish.info/podcast-123-surviving-the-coronavirus-second-lockdown-in-melbourne/), it
Podcast 124 – Australia Post – Delivering the Mail
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 124 – Australia Post – Delivering the Mail (This podcast is 14 minutes and 4 seconds long) Hi, I retired from work in 2011, having spent the last 14 years of my working life in the IT area for Australia Post. ... Read more
Podcast 123 – Surviving the Coronavirus – Second Lockdown in Melbourne
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 123 – Surviving the Coronavirus – Second Lockdown in Melbourne (This podcast is 12 minutes and 19 seconds long). Hi, In Podcast 120 (https://slowenglish.info/podcast-120-surviving-the-coronavirus-lockdown/), I talked about the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic here in Australia, and in my home ... Re
Podcast 122 – Classic Australian Novels – My Brilliant Career
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 122 – Classic Australian Novels – My Brilliant Career (This podcast is 13 minutes and 46 seconds long) Hi, Australia, like other countries, has produced many fine writers of fiction. While I am not an avid reader of fiction, my interest ... Read more
Podcast 121 – Cyclone Tracy – Christmas Day in Darwin 1974
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 121 – Cyclone Tracy – Christmas Day in Darwin 1974 (This podcast is 12 minutes 30 seconds long) Hi, Darwin is the capital of the Northern Territory in Australia. Today it has a population of around 150,000 people and is a ... Read more
Podcast 120 – Surviving the Coronavirus Lockdown
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 120 – Surviving the Coronavirus Lockdown (This podcast is 15 minutes 9 seconds long) Hi, The 2020 pandemic of coronavirus has been a life-changing event for everybody around the world. It has been very distressing to see from a distance the ... Read more
Podcast 119 – Animal Welfare in Australia – The RSPCA
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 119 – Animal Welfare in Australia – The RSPCA (This podcast is 11 mins 15 seconds long). Hi, It’s amazing how much people love their pets (see Podcast 16). I guess this is true of people all over the world. In ... Read more
Podcast 118 – Australian Wines
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 118 – Australian Wines (This podcast is 10 minutes 14 seconds long.) Hi, Australians love their beer (see Podcast 69 http://www.slowenglish.info/?p=1877), but they also love their wine. Australia’s wine growing industry is very successful and wines are exported to many countries ... Read more
Podcast 117 – Riding in Country Victoria – A Trip to Seymour
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 117 – Riding in Country Victoria – A Trip to Seymour (This podcast is 10 minutes and 8 seconds long.) Hi, One of my favourite pastimes is riding my motorcycle (see podcast 10 https://slowenglish.info/?p=236). Riding in the city is not much ... Read more
Podcast 116 – Volunteer Firefighters in Australia
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 116 – Volunteer Firefighters in Australia (This podcast is 11 minutes and 1 second long.) Hi, Australia has always been a land of summer bushfires. Our vast areas of bushland and our hot and dry summers have always created the perfect ... Read more
Podcast 115 – Having an Operation in Australia – The Recovery
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 115 – Having an Operation in Australia – The Recovery (This podcast is 11 minutes and 50 seconds long.) Hi, In my last podcast (Podcast 114, https://slowenglish.info/?p=2944), I talked about my recent experience in preparing to have an operation for my ... Read more
Podcast 114 – Having an Operation in Australia – The Preparation
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 114 – Having an Operation in Australia – The Preparation (This podcast is 12 minutes and 3 seconds long.) Hi, A short time ago I was diagnosed with prostate cancer. The doctor who diagnosed me advised that I needed an operation ... Read more
Podcast 113 – Greetings in Australia
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 113 – Greetings in Australia (This podcast 10 minutes and 13 seconds long.) Hi, Greetings are usually a little different from one country to another. What might be considered acceptable and polite in one country may not be considered to be ... Read more
Podcast 112 – Renting a Place to Live in Melbourne
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 112 – Renting a Place to Live in Melbourne Hi, Many Australians want to own their own home or apartment. This desire is so common amongst Australians that it has been called the Great Australian Dream. Many people see it as ... Read more
Podcast 111 – Tennis in Australia
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 111 – Tennis in Australia Hi, Each year in January, the Australian Open tennis tournament is played in Melbourne. This tournament is one of the four biggest tennis tournaments held each year around the world. These four tournaments are called the ... Read more
Podcast 110 – The Granny Smith Apple
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 110 – The Granny Smith Apple Hi, One of the things I enjoy in Australia is the ready availability of fresh fruit. In particular, I love the taste of a fresh apple. Apples were always a part of my diet when ... Read more
Podcast 109 – Australia’s National Gemstone – The Opal
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 109 – Australia’s National Gemstone – the Opal Hi, The opal is a precious gemstone with wonderful bright rainbow colours which flash with the light. Like other gemstones such as diamonds, rubies, sapphires, emeralds and pearls, opals are admired for their ... Read more
Podcast 108 – On a Hot Day in Melbourne
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 108 – On a Hot Day in Melbourne Hi, I live in Melbourne which is on the south eastern coastline of Australia. Our weather here is really quite pleasant. Our winters are not too cold, with average daily maximums being around ... Read more
Podcast 107 – The Australian National Anthem
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 107 – The Australian National Anthem Hi, The Australian National Anthem is heard in Australia at important ceremonial occasions or at major sporting events. In this podcast, I would like to tell you a little about our national anthem ‘Advance Australia ... Read more
Podcast 106 – The Macquarie Dictionary
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 106 – The Macquarie Dictionary Hi, In Australia we speak standard English. There are however some minor differences in the English spoken by Australians, compared to other English speakers. These differences have come from our unique history as a nation of ... Read more
Podcast 105 – Basketball in Australia
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 105 – Basketball in Australia Hi, Our climate in Australia means we can play outdoor sport all year round. Cricket in the summer and football in the winter are two classic outdoor examples. Some sports are played indoors as well as ... Read more
Podcast 104 – Interviews with Australians – Ivan Robotham
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 my normal podcasts. You can use the speed button on your podcast player to slow ... Read more
Podcast 103 – Out of School Hours Care
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 103 – Out of School Hours Care Hi, In modern Australia, it is quite common for both partners in a marriage to have full time jobs. This is good for Australia as it means we can use the talents of as ... Read more
Podcast 102 – Interviews with Australians – Silvia McCormack
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 podcasts. You can use the speed button on your podcast player to slow down the ... Read more
Podcast 101 – Eucalyptus – Australia’s Forest Tree
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 101 – Eucalyptus – Australia’s Forest Tree Hi, Almost everywhere that you look in the Australian bush, you can see eucalyptus trees. These trees, apart from a few exceptions, are native only to Australia. Like the kangaroo and the koala, the ... Read more
Podcast 100 – Languages in Australia
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 100 – Languages in Australia Hi, As I previously discussed in Podcast 60, Australia is a multicultural nation with people who have migrated from all over the world to make their lives here. Our history of European settlement shows that, at ... Read more
Podcast 99 – Car Safety Ratings in Australia
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 99 – Car Safety Ratings in Australia Hi, Australians love to travel by road. It gives us flexibility when travelling and takes advantage of our large system of roads and highways. I have owned many cars and motorcycles throughout my life, ... Read more
Podcast 98 – The Great Ocean Road
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 98 – The Great Ocean Road Hi, While Australia has many wonderful beaches on its coastline (see Podcast 28), there are also long stretches of our coastline which are very rugged and difficult to access. Some of that coastline is on ... Read more
Podcast 97 – Slim Dusty
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 97 – Slim Dusty Hi, Country music in Australia has a unique Australian flavour. It may not be as popular as pop music, rock music or the other new styles of music, but it still has a strong following. The best ... Read more
Podcast 96 – ‘Big Things’ in Australia
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 96 – ‘Big Things’ in Australia Hi, Australians don’t take themselves too seriously. This means we are quite comfortable having a laugh at ourselves. For example, we like to build big statues or monuments of the things which are important to ... Read more
Podcast 95 – Are we there yet? Travelling by car in Australia
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 95 – Are we there yet? Travelling by car in Australia Hi, Australia is a big place. Distances are often long between our larger towns and cities. Notwithstanding our long distances, we only have around 24 million people. This is one ... Read more
Podcast 94 – State Government in Australia
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 94 – State Government in Australia Hi, People often complain about the government. Despite that, I think we all know that governments are important. Without them, our society and our lives would be chaotic and unsafe. In Australia, there are 3 ... Read more
Podcast 93 – The Great Barrier Reef
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 93 – The Great Barrier Reef Hi, The Great Barrier Reef lies off the coast of northern Queensland. It is the world’s largest coral reef system and one of the world’s great natural wonders. In this podcast I would like to ... Read more
Podcast 92 – Milo
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 92 – Milo Hi, Milo is a chocolate flavoured drink that is an Australian favourite. It’s also popular in other countries around the world, but it was invented in Australia in 1934 so we claim it as our own. In this ... Read more
Podcast 91 – The Australian Kelpie
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 91 – The Australian Kelpie Hi, Dogs make great pets and they are the most popular pet in Australian households. But not all dogs are only pets. In Australia, working dogs have played a big part in the success of our ... Read more
Podcast 90 – It’s An Emergency
Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 90 – It’s An Emergency Hi, Sometimes people find themselves in an emergency situation. Often, people’s lives can be in danger and help or assistance is urgently required. In this podcast, I would like to tell you a little more about ... Read more
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