Pete Smissen

Aussie English

Education EN ↓ 1371 episodes

G’day and welcome to the Aussie English podcast. I’m Pete Smissen and my objective here is to teach you guys the English spoken down under. Whether you plan to travel, to work or to live in Australia or you just have an interest in our culture, history and spoken dialect of English. You have come to the right place. And whether you aim to speak English like a true blue Aussie or you just want to be able to understand “what the flippin’ hell we’re on about when we’re havin’ a yarn”. You have come to the right place. If you listen to this podcast you will learn: •A ton of Aussie slang and vocabu...

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Pete Smissen

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Embarrasing English Errors Ep13: Ship & Sheep 14.07.2016 4:32

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode I show you the subtle difference between the pronunciation of the words "ship" and "sheep" in English.

Walking With Pete: Rabbits, Foxes & Unrealistic Language Learning Expectations 10.07.2016 15:20

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I talk to you guys about two introduced pest species in Australia, rabbits and foxes, as well as the unrealistic language learning expectations many English natives tell me they have when I ask them why they don't learn a foreign language.

Embarrasing English Errors Ep12: Pepper & Paper 09.07.2016 4:27

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode you'll learn how to pronounce the slight difference between the words "Pepper" and "Paper" in English. Download the full PDF transcript at www. TheAussieEnglishPodcast.com

Embarrasing English Errors Ep11: Lice & Rice 09.07.2016 6:55

Send us Fan Mail In this episode you'll learn how to pronounce the slight difference between the words "Lice" and "Rice". So, focusing on the "R" and "L" sounds in English. Download the full PDF transcript at www. TheAussieEnglishPodcast.com

Embarrassing English Errors Ep10: Eat & It 08.07.2016 4:37

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Embarrassing English Errors you'll learn how to pronounce the difference between the words "Eat" and "It".Get the full PDF transcript at www. TheAussieEnglishPodcast.com

Walking With Pete: A Shout-Out To Français Authentique 03.07.2016 5:50

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Walking With Pete I give a shout-out to the Français Authentique Podcast and its creator Johan, without whom my French would be much worse and the Aussie English podcast would have never been created. Download the full PDF transcript at www. TheAussieEnglishPodcast.comFrançais Authentique website – www.francaisauthentique.com/Français Authentique Facebook – www....

Walking With Pete: Bilingual Talks, Career Choices, Teaching English, & More 03.07.2016 11:16

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Walking With Pete I talk about a podcast I chat to you guys about the Bilingual Talks podcast, career choices, me teaching English, and more. Download the full PDF transcript at www. TheAussieEnglishPodcast.comBilingual Talks webpage – http://bilingualtalks.com/subscribe-to-podcast/Bilingual Talks Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/bilingualtalks/

Ep061: Pronunciation - What Do I & What Am I 03.07.2016 6:23

Send us Fan Mail Today I teach you how the pronunciation of "What Do I" changes to "Whad_deh why" and "What am I" changes to "Whad em eye" when English speakers speak at a natural speed.

Ep060: Expression - To Nail Something/It 03.07.2016 8:13

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode I teach you how to use the common English expression "To nail something" or "To nail it".

Embarrassing English Errors Ep09: Fork & Fuck 02.07.2016 5:56

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode you'll learn the subtle difference between the pronunciation of the two words "fork" and "fuck". Download the full PDF transcript at www. TheAussieEnglishPodcast.com

Embarrasing English Errors Ep08: Cunt & Can't 02.07.2016 8:25

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode you'll learn the subtle difference between the pronunciation of the words "cunt" and "can't".Download the full PDF transcript at www. TheAussieEnglishPodcast.com

Embarrasing English Errors Ep07: Crap & Crab 30.06.2016 5:21

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Embarrassing English Errors I teach you the subtile difference in pronunciation of the words "Crap" & "Crab".

Ep058 Expression: To Laugh One's Head Off & At Each Other's Throats 28.06.2016 9:53

Send us Fan Mail In this episode you learn two of the idioms used in the previous Walking With Pete episode, "To laugh one's head off" and "At each other's throats".The full PDF transcript can be downloaded at www. TheAussieEnglishPodcast.com

Ep059: Pronunciation - What do you/What are you = Whadehya 28.06.2016 8:41

Send us Fan Mail In this episode you'll learn how the pronunciation of the phrases "What do you" and "What are you" shift when spoken quickly to sound like "Whadehya".The full PDF transcript can be downloaded at www. TheAussieEnglishPodcast.com

Walking With Pete: Brexit, Aussie Politics & More 26.06.2016 14:40

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode I talk to you about the recent events in Britain with the Brexit, a bit about the state of Australian politics at the moment, as well as my news and what I have planned for The Aussie English Podcast in the near future. Download the full PDF transcript at www. TheAussieEnglishPodcast.com

Embarrasing English Errors Ep06: Cock & Cook 19.06.2016 5:23

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I teach you the subtle difference in pronunciation between the words "cock" and "cook".

Embarrassing English Errors Ep05: Cock & Coke 19.06.2016 5:44

Send us Fan Mail In Embarrassing English Errors Ep05 I teach you the subtle difference in pronunciation between the words "cock" and "coke".

AEVB EP03: The Tasmania Floods 19.06.2016 11:03

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I show you a news story from The Feed SBS on the recent flooding in Tasmania, and then break down some of the more complicated idioms and terms used in it. Watch the video below with full subtitles on YouTube, and the vocabulary breakdown at the end. Check out the YouTube video here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvG99TF7NBgDownload the full PDF manuscript for t...

Embarrassing English Errors Ep04 - Bitch & Beach 16.06.2016 6:39

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode you'll learn the slight difference in pronunciation of the words "bitch" and "beach".

Embarrassing English Errors Ep03 - Arse & Us 16.06.2016 7:01

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode you'll learn the slight difference in the pronunciation of the words "arse" and "us".

Embarrassing English Errors Ep02 - Ankle & Uncle 15.06.2016 5:26

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Embarrassing English Errors I teach you how to master the subtle difference in the pronunciation of the words "ankle" and "uncle".

Ep057: Expression - To Be A Pain [In The Neck/Arse] 14.06.2016 11:34

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I teach you the expression "to be a pain", "to be a pain in the neck", or "to be a pain in the arse".The full PDF manuscript is available at www.theaussieenglishpodcast.com

Embarrassing English Errors Ep01 - Piece & Piss 12.06.2016 6:19

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I teach you the subtle difference in pronunciation between the words "piece" and "piss".Download the full transcript at www. TheAussieEnglishPodcast.comWatch the YouTube video of this episode here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYydpDCcB_I

Embarrassing English Errors - Introduction 12.06.2016 1:38

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I introduce Embarrassing English Errors, a series I'm going to do on embarrassing errors English learners sometimes make when speaking and how we can practice and fix them.

Aussie English Video Breakdowns EP01: Open Slather 06.06.2016 29:24

Send us Fan Mail YouTube video of this episode here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ch7D4PWozHAIn this episode I break down every line in a short comedy skit, If Famous People Were Australians, from the TV show Open Slather. If you like this break down of the If Famous People Were Australians skit from Open Slather you can check out and subscribe to their channel here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/U...