#77 Setting up a tent (Med)

Learn how to talk about fishing. Plus, find out a bit of history on why Australians love fishing.

Summer listening: Into the bush | Let's go fishing! (Med)

Learn the meaning of hiking, strolling, power-walking, climbing, trudging, strutting, toddling and more.

Summer listening: Into the bush | Verbs about walking

Learn how to talk about bushwalking. Plus find out tips on how hikers can stay safe and have fun.

Summer listening: Into the bush | Let's go bushwalking (Adv)

Learn how to talk about getting a gift for someone. Plus, find out what the Secret Santa tradition is all about.

#76 Getting a gift (Med)

Learn how to talk about eyesight getting worse. Plus, find out why people with lighter eye colour have a higher risk of UV damage.

#75 Discussing eyesight and vision (Med)

Learn how to talk about things that annoy you.

#74 Talking about your pet peeves (Med)

Learn how to communicate when using public transport, particularly when there are disruptions.

#73 When public transport goes wrong (Med)

Learn how to describe social team sports and choose one that is right for you.

#72 Talking about which team sport to join (Med)

Learn how to communicate about suspicious messages and scams.

#71 Talking about being scammed (Med)

SBS Learn English will help you speak, understand and connect in Australia — view all episodes. This lesson is suitable for intermediate-level learners. After listening, test your knowledge with our quiz.

SBS Learn English: Talking over a BBQ

Learn how to describe cooking at a barbecue.

#70 Talking over a BBQ (Med)

Learn how to talk to your hairdresser about getting your hair cut.

#69 Getting a haircut (Med)

Learn how to talk about news that makes us feel scared or hopeful.

#68 Discussing the news (Med)

Learn how to talk about your kids when they are a bit challenging.

#67 Complaining about kids (Med)

Learn how to ask questions when looking for a home to rent.

#66 What to ask when looking to rent (Med)

Learn how to talk about the success of athletes during a big sporting event like the Olympic Games.

#65 Talking about the Olympics (Med)

In this five-minute lesson you’ll improve your pronunciation by listening and following along with Janice Petersen. Learning objectives: Can pronounce /uː/ and /əʊ/ (flu and flow).

MiniPod: I’ve been everywhere | Pronunciation practice with Janice

Sharing and describing food that is special to your family and culture.

#64 Sharing family culture through food (Med)

In this five-minute lesson you’ll improve your pronunciation by listening and following along with Janice Petersen. Learning objectives: Can pronounce /r/ and /v/.

MiniPod: Roses are red | Pronunciation practice with Janice

 Learn how to talk about your dog at a dog park.

#63 Taking a dog to the park (Med)

In this five-minute lesson you’ll improve your pronunciation by listening and following along with Janice Petersen. Learning objectives: Can pronounce /l/ and /n/.

MiniPod: We light a new light | Pronunciation practice with Janice

Learn how to talk about a death in the family.

#62 Talking about death (Med)

In this five-minute lesson you’ll improve your pronunciation by listening and following along with Janice Petersen. Learning objectives: Can pronounce /k/ and /g/.

MiniPod: Kookaburra song | Pronunciation practice with Janice

Learn how to talk about doing do-it-yourself (DIY) projects.

#61 Tackling a DIY project (Med)

In this five-minute lesson you’ll improve your pronunciation by listening and following along with Janice Petersen. Learning objectives: Can pronounce /tʃ / and /ʃ/ (ch and sh).

MiniPod: If a dog chews shoes | Pronunciation practice with Janice

Learn how to talk about commemorating Anzac Day, plus find out why it's important for all Australians.

#60 Talking about commemorating | Anzac Day (Med)

In this five-minute lesson you’ll improve your pronunciation by listening and following along with Janice Petersen. Learning objectives: Can pronounce /iː/ and /aɪ/ (sheep and eye)

MiniPod: I scream, you scream... | Pronunciation practice with Janice

Learn how to talk about cooking and sharing recipes.

#59 Talking about cooking (Med)

Learn how to professionally and politely decline additional workload.

#58 How to say 'no' at work (Adv)

Listen to 'English on Repeat,' a podcast to help us improve our speaking skills: Do you have any plans? | I want to travel. | I hope to start a business. | I plan to save money. | I’d like to live near the beach.

MiniPod: Ep12 Future Plans| English on Repeat (Easy)

Listen to 'English on Repeat,' a podcast to help us improve our speaking skills: Will you come to the party? | I’m looking forward to the party. | I'm going to my friend’s for a barbecue. | I'll bring some chips and dips. | What will you bring?

MiniPod: Ep11 Going To A Party | English on Repeat (Easy)

Learn fun phrases you can use to describe the process of growing older.

#57 Talking about ageing (Med)

Listen to 'English on Repeat,' a podcast to help us improve our speaking skills: The food here is delicious. | You should try the chicken salad. | I had a great meal, did you? | My favourite dish is garlic prawns. | Can I get the bill, please?

MiniPod: Ep10 Eating Out | English on Repeat (Easy)

Listen to 'English on Repeat', a podcast to help us improve our speaking skills: I would like a coffee, please. | Can I have a tea with milk, please? | I will take a cappuccino with sugar, please. | I will have a muffin, please. | Nothing for me, thanks.

MiniPod: Ep9 Ordering Tea or Coffee | English on Repeat (Easy)

#56 Organising a party (Med)

Listen to 'English on Repeat,' a podcast to help us improve our speaking skills: Do you enjoy shopping? | I enjoy shopping for new clothes. | I need a new jumper. | I do my grocery shopping online. | The markets have the best fruit and vegetables.

MiniPod: Ep8 Talking About Shopping | English on Repeat (Easy)

Listen to 'English on Repeat,' a podcast to help us improve our speaking skills: Do you fee OK? | I am not feeling well. | I have a runny nose. | I have a sore throat. | I have a headache.

MiniPod: Ep7 Talking About Health | English on Repeat (Easy)

Learn how to describe different types of romantic relationships

#55 Describing personal relationships (Med)

Listen to 'English on Repeat', a podcast to help us improve our speaking skills: Where do you live? | I live in a small apartment in the city. | I live in a house with two bedrooms. | We are renting. | Are you close to public transport?

MiniPod: Ep6 Home| English on Repeat (Easy)

Listen to 'English on Repeat,' a podcast to help us improve our speaking skills: What do you like? | I like going for walks in the park. | I love sunny days. | I don’t like spicy food. | I hate running.

MiniPod: Ep5 Likes & Dislikes| English on Repeat (Easy)

Learn how to speculate and make predictions about the future.

#54 How to talk about predictions (Med)

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?

MiniPod: Ep4 Hobbies | 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?

MiniPod: Ep3 Family| English on Repeat (Easy)

Learn how to encourage someone and make them feel good and motivated.

#53 How to give encouragement (Med)

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?

MiniPod: Ep2 Daily Routine | 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.

MiniPod: Ep1 Introducing Yourself | English on Repeat (Easy)

Learn interesting ways to say you like or dislike something. Plus, find out how two famous Australian desserts, lamingtons and pavlova, got their names.

Summer listening: Liking & disliking | Australian desserts

Learn how to talk about goals and New Year’s resolutions. Plus, find out how Three As Technique can help your language learning goals.

Summer listening: Setting goals | Three As Technique

Learn useful phrases when renting a car. Plus, find out about some important and unusual Australian road rules.

Summer listening: Renting a car | Australian road rules

Learn how to talk about nostalgic moments, when you think about the past and can feel both happy and sad at the same time.

#52 How to talk about happy and sad moments (Med)

Idioms can make your English more interesting. The 'Bad English Made Better' minipods are short and simple English grammar lessons.

MiniPod: Idioms | Bad English Made Better

Learn how to talk about checking-in at the airport. Plus, find out tips for a comfortable flight.

#51 Check-in at the airport (Med)

Phrasal verbs are verbs that contain more than one word. The 'Bad English Made Better' minipods are short and simple English grammar lessons.

MiniPod: Phrasal Verbs | 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.

MiniPod: Nouns | Bad English Made Better

#50 Let's go fishing! (Med)

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.

MiniPod: Homonyms | 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.

MiniPod: Sentence Stress and Word Stress | Bad English Made Better

Learn how to say you don’t understand. Plus hear a comedian’s funny story about misunderstanding an Australian idiom.

#49 How to say you don’t understand (Med)

Learn about verbs and their tenses. The 'Bad English Made Better' minipods are short and simple English grammar lessons.

MiniPod: Verbs | 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.

MiniPod: Adjectives | Bad English Made Better

Learn how to describe your body pain. Plus, hear some tips from a physiotherapist if you feel pain.

#48 How to talk about your body pain (Med)

#47 Let's go bushwalking (Adv)

Learn how to talk about easy and difficult decisions. Plus, hear migrants discuss their decisions to move to Australia.

#46 Talking about decisions (Med)

Learn how to respond to a business complaint. Plus find out what help and resources are available for small business owners.

#45 How to handle a dissatisfied customer (Adv)

Learn how to start a conversation about extreme weather. Plus find out where you can find multilingual information about weather emergencies.

#44 Small talk about extreme weather (Med)

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.

Australian Citizenship | Australia and its people | Episode 1

Learn how to start conversations about books. Plus find out where you can find books in your language.

#43 Talking about reading and books (Med)

Learn how to talk about thrifting and sustainable fashion. Plus find out how you can upcycle your old clothes and items for free.

#42 Let’s talk about thrifting & fashion (Adv)

このエピソードでは、好き嫌いの様々な表現を学んでいきます。また、オーストラリアの2つの有名なデザート、ラミントン（lamingtons）とパブロバ（pavlova）の名前の由来もご紹介します。

SBS Learn English「好き嫌いの表現」

Learn how to apologise in informal and formal settings. Plus find out how various cultures view the act of apologising.

#41 How to say sorry (Med)

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. - MOB, CHARGED UP, DEADLY ve GAMMIN gibi öne çıkan Aborijin İngilizcesi terimlerin ne anlama geldiğini öğrenin. Topraklara Hoş Geldin ile Toprakların kabulü arasındaki fark nedir?

Minipod: Welcome to Aboriginal English 1 - SBS Learn English’ten Minipodlar: Aborijin İngilizcesine Hoş Geldiniz

Learn how to talk about criminal activities. Plus find out about Sydney's grim past.

#40 Talking about crime (Adv)

Learn how to talk about a tax return. Plus find out how a tax deduction can help reduce your tax bill.

#39 Lodging your tax returns | Tips for claiming expenses (Adv)

Learn how to talk about contemporary and classical music, and discover the true role of a conductor.

#38 Talking about music (Adv)

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.

#37 Talking about struggles (Med)

Learn how to talk with a real estate agent before buying a house. Also, practise listening and understanding to an auction.

#36 Buying a house (Adv)

Learn how to talk about your skills and achievements. Plus, tips and strategies for attending a networking event.

#35 How to self-promote at work | Networking tips (Adv)

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.

#34 Getting a pet (Med)

Learn how to arrange playdates for children. Plus, find out the benefits of playdates.

#33 Arranging a playdate for children (Med)

Learn how to ask for more money from your employer. Plus, find out where you can access free and confidential legal help in Australia.

#32 Negotiating salary | Free legal help in Australia (Adv)

Learn useful phrases to talk about movies and going to the cinema.

#31 Talking about movies

Learn how to express romantic feelings. Plus, find out why the 14th of February became known as St Valentine’s Day.

#30 Expressing love and affection | Valentine’s Day

Learn phrases for talking about different schools. Plus, find out about English support for migrant and refugee students.

#29 Starting School | Volunteering at School

#28 Setting goals | Three As Technique

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.

MiniPod: W vs J Pronunciation Practice

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.

#27 Our best episodes from 2022

Join Janice Petersen and practise TH sounds. These minipods are a fun and simple way to improve your pronunciation.

TH Sounds Pronunciation Practice

Learn how to ask about someone's religious beliefs. Plus, find out if Australia is a religious country.

#26 Asking about someone’s faith | Religion in Australia

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.

MiniPod: T vs D Pronunciation Practice

Learn phrases for expressing disappointment. Plus, find out how Mt Disappointment got its name.

#25 Talking about disappointment | Mount Disappointment

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.

MiniPod: Stress Syllables for Numbers Pronunciation Practice

Learn how to start a conversation and talk about soccer . Plus, find out how the Socceroos and Matildas got their names.

#24 Talking about soccer | FIFA World Cup

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.

MiniPod: P vs B Pronunciation Practice

Learn some phrases you can use when talking about pregnancy. Plus, find out the difference between going to a public and private hospital.

#23 Pregnancy and childbirth | Difference between a public and private hospital

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.

MiniPod: S vs SH Pronunciation Practice

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.

Minipod: Water birds | Living with Aussie Wildlife

Learn formal and informal ways to invite someone to a celebration. Plus, find out how to celebrate Diwali festival.

#22 Formal and informal ways to invite people | Diwali celebration

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.

Minipod: Lizards | 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.

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