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SBS Learn English

English, Education, 1 season, 95 episodes, 16 hours, 16 minutes
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Ease into the English language and Australian culture. We make learning English convenient, fun and practical. Don’t just learn a language, love language!
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#54 How to talk about predictions (Med)

Learn how to speculate and make predictions about the future.
1/30/202413 minutes, 29 seconds
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MiniPod: Ep4 Hobbies | English on Repeat (Easy)

Listen to 'English on Repeat,' a podcast to help us improve our speaking skills: What do you like doing? | My favourite hobby is gardening. | I listen to music to relax. | I play tennis and go swimming. | What are your favourite hobbies?
1/29/20244 minutes, 28 seconds
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MiniPod: Ep3 Family | English on Repeat (Easy)

Listen to 'English on Repeat,' a podcast to help us improve our speaking skills: Do you have family in Australia? | I have a big family. | I have two brothers and one sister. | My brothers live in Sydney and my sister lives in Perth. | Do you have any brothers and sisters?
1/22/20244 minutes, 57 seconds
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#53 How to give encouragement (Med)

Learn how to encourage someone and make them feel good and motivated.
1/16/202412 minutes, 27 seconds
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MiniPod: Ep2 Daily Routine | English on Repeat (Easy)

Listen to 'English on Repeat,' a podcast to help us improve our speaking skills: Do you wake up early? | I wake up at 6.| I start work at 7.30.| I always eat breakfast at work.| What about you?
1/15/20244 minutes, 5 seconds
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MiniPod: Ep1 Introducing Yourself | English on Repeat (Easy) - တၢ်ဒုးသ့ၣ်ညါလီၤနီၣ်ကစၢ်သး | English on Repeat (Easy)

Listen to 'English on Repeat,' a podcast to help us improve our speaking skills. In this episode, we practice saying hello and introducing ourselves in English. - 'English on Repeat,' တၢ်ကလုၢ်အံၤ ကမၤစၢၤပှၤလၢ ပကမၤလဲၤထီၣ်လဲၤထီ မၤဂ့ၤထီၣ် ပတၢ်ကတိၤအဲကလံးကျိာ်အတၢ်သ့တၢ်ဘၣ်သ့ၣ်တဖၣ်န့ၣ်လီၤ. ဖဲတၢ်မၤလိအံၤအပူၤန့ၣ်, ပကမၤလိသကိး တၢ်စံးကတိၤ ပကဟံးစုကွၢ်မဲာ်ဒီးဒုးသ့ၣ်ညါလီၤပသးလၢအဲကလံးကျိာ်အဂ့ၢ်န့ၣ်လီၤ.
1/8/20246 minutes, 11 seconds
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MiniPod: Ep1 Introducing Yourself | English on Repeat (Easy)

Listen to 'English on Repeat,' a podcast to help us improve our speaking skills. In this episode, we practice saying hello and introducing ourselves in English.
1/7/20244 minutes, 28 seconds
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Summer listening: Liking & disliking | Australian desserts

Learn interesting ways to say you like or dislike something. Plus, find out how two famous Australian desserts, lamingtons and pavlova, got their names.
12/17/202311 minutes, 43 seconds
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Summer listening: Setting goals | Three As Technique

Learn how to talk about goals and New Year’s resolutions. Plus, find out how Three As Technique can help your language learning goals.
12/17/202311 minutes, 45 seconds
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Summer listening: Renting a car | Australian road rules

Learn useful phrases when renting a car. Plus, find out about some important and unusual Australian road rules.
12/17/202314 minutes, 59 seconds
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#52 What is nostalgia? (Med)

Learn how to talk about nostalgic moments, when think about the past and can feel both sad and happy at the same time.
12/12/202312 minutes, 39 seconds
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MiniPod: Idioms | Bad English Made Better

Idioms can make your English more interesting. The 'Bad English Made Better' minipods are short and simple English grammar lessons.
12/4/20237 minutes, 18 seconds
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#51 Check-in at the airport (Med)

Learn how to talk about checking-in at the airport. Plus, find out tips for a comfortable flight.
11/28/202314 minutes, 7 seconds
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MiniPod: Phrasal Verbs | Bad English Made Better

Phrasal verbs are verbs that contain more than one word. The 'Bad English Made Better' minipods are short and simple English grammar lessons.
11/27/20236 minutes, 32 seconds
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MiniPod: Nouns | Bad English Made Better

Learn about nouns and how to use measure words to count them. The 'Bad English Made Better' minipods are short and simple English grammar lessons.
11/20/20237 minutes, 20 seconds
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#50 Let's go fishing! (Med)

Learn how to talk about fishing. Plus, find out a bit of history on why Australians love fishing.
11/14/202314 minutes, 51 seconds
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MiniPod: Homonyms | Bad English Made Better

Learn English words that sound and/or look the same but have different meanings. The 'Bad English Made Better' minipods are short and simple English grammar lessons.
11/13/20237 minutes, 41 seconds
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MiniPod: Sentence Stress and Word Stress | Bad English Made Better

Understand why we need to put stress on particular words and syllables. The 'Bad English Made Better' minipods are short and simple English grammar lessons.
11/6/20238 minutes, 6 seconds
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#49 How to say you don’t understand (Med)

Learn how to say you don’t understand. Plus hear a comedian’s funny story about misunderstanding an Australian idiom.
10/31/202315 minutes, 6 seconds
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MiniPod: Verbs | Bad English Made Better

Learn about verbs and their tenses. The 'Bad English Made Better' minipods are short and simple English grammar lessons.
10/30/20235 minutes, 55 seconds
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MiniPod: Adjectives | Bad English Made Better

Learn about adjectives - describing words to make things more interesting… tastier, smellier, and better looking. The 'Bad English Made Better' minipods are short and simple English grammar lessons.
10/23/20237 minutes, 36 seconds
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#48 How to talk about your body pain (Med)

Learn how to describe your body pain. Plus, hear some tips from a physiotherapist if you feel pain.
10/17/202313 minutes, 34 seconds
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#47 Let's go bushwalking (Adv)

Learn how to talk about bushwalking. Plus find out tips on how hikers can stay safe and have fun.
10/3/202311 minutes, 26 seconds
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#46 Talking about decisions (Med)

Learn how to talk about easy and difficult decisions. Plus, hear migrants discuss their decisions to move to Australia.
9/19/202313 minutes, 41 seconds
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#45 How to handle a dissatisfied customer (Adv)

Learn how to respond to a business complaint. Plus find out what help and resources are available for small business owners.
9/5/202313 minutes, 51 seconds
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#44 Small talk about extreme weather (Med)

Learn how to start a conversation about extreme weather. Plus find out where you can find multilingual information about weather emergencies.
8/22/202311 minutes, 54 seconds
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Australian Citizenship | Australia and its people | Episode 1

Learn about Australia and its people and prepare for the Australian citizenship test. Josipa and Alex will share their personal experiences and will help you practise.
8/16/202310 minutes, 16 seconds
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#43 Talking about reading and books (Med)

Learn how to start conversations about books. Plus find out where you can find books in your language.
8/8/202313 minutes, 28 seconds
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#42 Let’s talk about thrifting & fashion (Adv)

Learn how to talk about thrifting and sustainable fashion. Plus find out how you can upcycle your old clothes and items for free.
7/25/202314 minutes, 57 seconds
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#41 How to say sorry (Med)

Learn how to apologise in informal and formal settings. Plus find out how various cultures view the act of apologising.
7/11/202315 minutes, 27 seconds
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#40 Talking about crime (Adv)

Learn how to talk about criminal activities. Plus find out about Sydney's grim past.
6/27/202314 minutes, 9 seconds
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#39 Lodging your tax returns | Tips for claiming expenses (Adv)

Learn how to talk about a tax return. Plus find out how a tax deduction can help reduce your tax bill.
6/13/202316 minutes, 4 seconds
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#38 Talking about music (Adv)

Learn how to talk about contemporary and classical music, and discover the true role of a conductor.
5/30/202318 minutes, 52 seconds
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#37 Talking about struggles (Med)

Learn how to talk about your struggles with a trusted friend. Also, know how to ask for help if you're going through abuse in the home.
5/16/202315 minutes, 25 seconds
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#36 Buying a house (Adv)

Learn how to talk with a real estate agent before buying a house. Also, practise listening and understanding to an auction.
5/2/202312 minutes, 44 seconds
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#35 How to self-promote at work | Networking tips (Adv)

Learn how to talk about your skills and achievements. Plus, tips and strategies for attending a networking event.
4/18/202314 minutes, 11 seconds
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#34 Getting a pet (Med)

Love animals? Learn language to describe pets and how to talk to a breeder. Plus, find out three important things that you should think about before getting a pet.
4/4/202316 minutes, 29 seconds
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#33 Arranging a playdate for children (Med)

Learn how to arrange playdates for children. Plus, find out the benefits of playdates.
3/21/202314 minutes, 4 seconds
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#32 Negotiating salary | Free legal help in Australia (Adv)

Learn how to ask for more money from your employer. Plus, find out where you can access free and confidential legal help in Australia.
3/7/202315 minutes, 27 seconds
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#31 Talking about movies

Learn useful phrases to talk about movies and going to the cinema.
2/21/202314 minutes, 42 seconds
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#30 Expressing love and affection | Valentine’s Day

Learn how to express romantic feelings. Plus, find out why the 14th of February became known as St Valentine’s Day.
2/7/202313 minutes, 8 seconds
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#29 Starting School | Volunteering at School

Learn phrases for talking about different schools. Plus, find out about English support for migrant and refugee students.
1/24/202312 minutes, 44 seconds
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#28 Setting goals | Three As Technique

Learn how to talk about goals and New Year’s resolutions. Plus, find out how Three As Technique can help your language learning goals.
1/10/202311 minutes, 9 seconds
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MiniPod: W vs J Pronunciation Practice

Join Janice Petersen and practise the difference between the sounds J /ʤ/ and W /w/. These minipods are a fun and simple way to improve your pronunciation.
1/3/20235 minutes, 55 seconds
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#27 Our best episodes from 2022

Choosing your favourite episode might be like choosing a favourite child. OK, maybe it's not that hard. Find out which episodes Josipa and Janine think are the best from 2022.
12/28/202210 minutes, 31 seconds
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TH Sounds Pronunciation Practice

Join Janice Petersen and practise TH sounds. These minipods are a fun and simple way to improve your pronunciation.
12/20/20225 minutes, 33 seconds
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#26 Asking about someone’s faith | Religion in Australia

Learn how to ask about someone's religious beliefs. Plus, find out if Australia is a religious country.
12/13/202213 minutes, 34 seconds
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MiniPod: T vs D Pronunciation Practice

Join Janice Petersen and practise the difference between the sounds T /t/ and D /d/. These minipods are a fun and simple way to improve your pronunciation.
12/6/20225 minutes, 36 seconds
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#25 Talking about disappointment | Mount Disappointment

Learn phrases for expressing disappointment. Plus, find out how Mt Disappointment got its name.
11/29/202212 minutes, 41 seconds
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MiniPod: Stress Syllables for Numbers Pronunciation Practice

Join Janice Petersen to understand stress patterns and hear the difference between numbers ending in -teen or -ty. These minipods are a fun and simple way to improve your pronunciation.
11/22/20225 minutes, 46 seconds
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#24 Talking about soccer | FIFA World Cup

Learn how to start a conversation and talk about soccer . Plus, find out how the Socceroos and Matildas got their names.
11/15/202214 minutes, 11 seconds
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MiniPod: P vs B Pronunciation Practice

Join Janice Petersen and practise the difference between the sounds P /p/ and B /b/. These minipods are a fun and simple way to improve your pronunciation.
11/1/20224 minutes, 28 seconds
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#23 Pregnancy and childbirth | Difference between a public and private hospital

Learn some phrases you can use when talking about pregnancy. Plus, find out the difference between going to a public and private hospital.
11/1/202212 minutes, 39 seconds
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MiniPod: S vs SH Pronunciation Practice

Join Janice Petersen and practise the difference between the sounds S [s] and SH [ʃ]. These minipods are a fun and simple way to improve your pronunciation.
10/25/20225 minutes, 56 seconds
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Minipod: Water birds | Living with Aussie Wildlife

Australians love swimming in the water. Our waterbirds do too. Learn how to live with some of Australia’s biggest and boldest birds including pelicans, seagulls and black swans.
10/20/20222 minutes, 56 seconds
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#17 Talking about recycling | How to live a sustainable life - #၁၇ Recycling အကြောင်းနဲ့ အနာဂတ်အထိ သဘာဝပတ်ဝန်းကျင် တာရှည်ခံအောက် ဘယ်လိုနေထိုင်ကြမလဲ

Learn how to talk about recycling. Plus, find out how you can live a sustainable life. - သင်ခန်းစာ ၁၇ ကတော့ သဘာဝ ပတ်ဝန်းကျင် ထိန်းသိမ်းရေးနဲ့ ဆက်စပ်ပါတယ်။
10/20/202212 minutes, 37 seconds
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#22 Formal and informal ways to invite people | Diwali celebration

Learn formal and informal ways to invite someone to a celebration. Plus, find out how to celebrate Diwali festival.
10/18/202214 minutes, 4 seconds
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Minipod: Lizards | Living with Aussie Wildlife

It’s great to have lizards in your backyard. They will look after the garden by keeping the slugs and snails away. Find out more about lizards and how to live with them.
10/13/20223 minutes, 19 seconds
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Minipod: Parrots | Living with Aussie Wildlife

There are over fifty types of parrots in Australia. Colourful and curious. Friendly and fun. Find out how to live with Australian parrots, both big and small.
10/11/20223 minutes, 4 seconds
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Minipod: Snakes | Living with Aussie Wildlife

Many people are wary of snakes, but they are an important part of the Australian eco-system and are protected by law. Learn how to live with snakes.
10/9/20223 minutes, 14 seconds
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Minipod: Flying-Foxes | Living with Aussie Wildlife

Have you ever looked up in the sky at sunset and seen lots of bats lying silently across the sky? These large bats are called flying-foxes. Although we see lots of bats in the suburbs, many types are endangered. Learn how to protect them.
10/6/20223 minutes, 31 seconds
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#21 Workplace conflict | Mind Your Health

Learn phrases you can use to resolve workplace conflict. Plus, find out where to access free content that can help you reduce the daily stress in your life.
10/4/202211 minutes, 1 second
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Minipod: Kookaburras | Living with Aussie Wildlife

Kookaburras, with their special laughs, are part of Australian backyards and neighbourhoods. Find out how you can live side by side with these amazing birds.
9/29/20223 minutes, 4 seconds
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Minipod: Brushtail Possums | Living with Aussie Wildlife

Have you ever heard a thumping and screeching sound in your roof? Well, it may be a brushtail possum! Find out more about this endangered animal and what to do if you have one living nearby.
9/27/20223 minutes, 27 seconds
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#20 Participating in community sports | Community sports in Australia

Learn some phrases you can use when you want to participate in community sport. Plus, find out why community sport is an important part of Australian culture.
9/20/202212 minutes, 45 seconds
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Minipod: Koalas | Living with Aussie Wildlife

Koalas only eat leaves and are very shy. They are one of Australia's most loved animals and are a protected species. Find out more about koalas and learn how you can help protect them.
9/16/20223 minutes, 28 seconds
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Minipod: Spiders | Living with Aussie Wildlife

Living with spiders is part of life in Australia! There are thousands of types of spiders. If that makes you nervous, don't worry, not many of them are harmful. Find out how to live with spiders.
9/14/20223 minutes, 38 seconds
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Minipod: Magpies | Living with Aussie Wildlife

Have you ever seen a sign in your local park that says, warning swooping magpies? Learn about the Australian Magpie, one of Australia’s most loved and feared birds.
9/9/20223 minutes, 17 seconds
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#19 Gardening and plants | Community gardens

Learn phrases to talk about plants and gardening. Plus, find out how you can become a gardener even if you don't have a garden.
9/6/202212 minutes, 38 seconds
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#18 Cheering for a footy team | Australian Rules Football

Learn how to talk about Aussie Rules football. Plus, find out how you can play footy and represent your community and country of origin.
8/23/202214 minutes, 15 seconds
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#16 Renting a car | Australian road rules

Learn useful phrases when renting a car. Plus, find out about some important and unusual Australian road rules.
8/1/202214 minutes, 19 seconds
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#15 Talking with an energy provider | Tips for saving on electricity costs

Learn how to talk with your energy provider about switching plans plus discover tips on how you can cut your electricity costs.
7/12/202214 minutes, 39 seconds
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Minipod: Welcome to Aboriginal English 3

Learn how to reference First Nations Australians and find out what is mystical Dreamtime.
7/4/20226 minutes, 12 seconds
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Minipod: Welcome to Aboriginal English 2

Learn names of different Aboriginal nations. Plus find out the Aboriginal English meaning for HOLIDAYS, SORRY BUSINESS, and MARRIED UP.
7/4/20227 minutes, 10 seconds
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Minipod: Welcome to Aboriginal English 1

Learn the Aboriginal English meaning for MOB, CHARGED UP, DEADLY and GAMMIN. Plus, find out what's the difference between Welcome to Country and Acknowledgement of Country.
7/4/20228 minutes, 38 seconds
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Minipod: Verbs about walking

Learn the meaning of hiking, strolling, power-walking, climbing, trudging, strutting, toddling and more.
6/29/20227 minutes, 53 seconds
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#14 Talking about going on holiday | Winter in Australia

Learn some phrases you can use when you want to talk about going on a holiday. Plus, find out where to go during winter in Australia.
6/22/202215 minutes, 59 seconds
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Minipod: Verbs about breathing

Learn the meaning of panting, sniffing, snorting, yawning, snoring and more.
6/15/20227 minutes, 37 seconds
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Minipod: Verbs about breathing

Learn the meaning of panting, sniffing, snorting, yawning, snoring and more.
6/15/20227 minutes, 37 seconds
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# 13 Asking for flexible work | Flexible working arrangements in Australia

Learn how to talk about flexible work with your employer. Plus, find out about flexible working arrangements rules in Australia.
6/7/202212 minutes, 44 seconds
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Minipod: Verbs about eating

Let's practise using verbs related to eating. Learn the meaning of slurp, crunch, munch, chew, lick, nibble, swallow, burp, gulp and more.
6/1/20227 minutes
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#12 Talking about diets | Obesity in Australia

Learn vocabulary you can use when talking about healthy diets and body weight. Plus, find out why obesity is becoming a major public health issue in Australia.
5/25/202214 minutes, 11 seconds
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#11 How to answer common interview questions | Preparing for a job interview

Learn how to answer the three most common job interview questions from an Australian employer. Plus, find out how job interviews in Australia are different from other countries.
5/10/202212 minutes, 26 seconds
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# 10 How to talk about possibilities | Australia on Eurovision

Learn how to talk about things we think might happen. Plus, find out who Sheldon Riley thinks has the best chance of winning this year's Eurovision Song Contest.
4/26/202213 minutes, 21 seconds
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# 9 Talking about elections | Voting in Australia

Learn to talk with confidence about voting and elections in Australia. Plus, find out about the voting system in the country.
4/12/202212 minutes, 51 seconds
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#8 Visiting a dentist | Dental care benefits

Learn vocabulary you can use when you visit a dentist. Plus, find out how can you benefit from the government program called the Child Dental Benefits Schedule.
3/29/202212 minutes, 15 seconds
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# 7 How to say you don't have money | Financial hardship assistance

Learn how to talk about lack of money in personal and professional situations. Plus, find out how people in financial hardship can get free and confidential assistance in their language.
3/16/202213 minutes, 2 seconds
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# 6 Liking & disliking | Australian desserts

Learn interesting ways to say you like or dislike something. Plus, find out how two famous Australian desserts, lamingtons and pavlova, got their names.
2/24/202211 minutes, 3 seconds
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#5 How to call in sick | Personal leave entitlements

Learn how to tell your employer you need to take sick or carer’s leave. Plus, find out about your sick leave entitlements at work.
2/16/20228 minutes, 5 seconds
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#5 How to call in sick | Personal leave entitlements

Learn how to tell your employer you need to take sick or carer’s leave. Plus, find out about your sick leave entitlements at work.
2/16/20228 minutes, 5 seconds
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#4 Talking about future plans | Lunar New Year

Learn how to talk about your plans for the future. Plus, find out the legend about giving red envelopes to children during Lunar New Year.
2/2/202212 minutes, 13 seconds
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#3 Talking about cultural backgrounds | Jan 26 (Australia Day)

Learn how to talk about your cultural background. Plus, find out why Australia Day continues to be a day of Indigenous protest.
1/19/202211 minutes, 25 seconds
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#2 Declining invitations | New Year's Eve

Learn what to say when you can’t or don’t want to accept an invitation. Plus, find out which popular song is traditionally sung just before midnight on New Year's Eve. This lesson suits upper-intermediate learners.
12/21/202113 minutes, 44 seconds
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#1 Inviting friends | Beach safety

Learn casual ways to invite your friends to go to the beach. Plus, find out the number one danger on Australian beaches and how to stay safe when swimming in the sea.
12/8/202112 minutes, 39 seconds
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Introducing SBS Learn English

Ease into the English language and Australian culture. We make learning English convenient, fun and practical. Don’t just learn a language, love language!
12/2/202154 seconds