What do you miss when you leave home?
Sometimes it isn't the big things. Sometimes it's a bird call, a favourite food, a familiar word — or even a chocolate biscuit. 🍫
In this episode of English Snacks, I share the little things I miss about Australia while living in France: the unmistakable sound of an Australian magpie, chicken parmigiana (or parmi / parma), and the much-loved Tim Tam bickie (biscuit).
And when I unexpectedly find Tim Tams in a shop in France, a little piece of Australia suddenly hits my heart and can be shared in my new home.
Along the way, you'll learn natural English vocabulary, useful collocations, Australian English expressions and storytelling phrases that you can use in real conversations.
✨ In this episode, you'll learn:
• miss — how to talk about someone or something you wish you had with you
• come to my attention — a natural, more advanced way to say I've noticed / realised
• warble — a musical sound made by a bird
• unmistakable / distinctive — useful ways to describe something you recognise immediately
• a staple food — something basic and regularly eaten
• abbreviated / shortened to — how words become shorter in everyday English
• last but certainly not least — a useful phrase for introducing the final item in a list
• coated in a layer of — a useful food collocation
• much to my surprise — a great storytelling expression
• stock / stocks — how to say that a shop has a product available
You'll also hear some Australian English, including:
parmi / parma — short forms of parmigiana
bicky / bickie — an informal Australian word for biscuit
brekkie — an informal short form of breakfast
Tim Tam — a famous Australian chocolate biscuit
And yes… you'll learn how to do a Tim Tam Slam! 🍫☕️
🗣️ SHADOWING & SPEAKING PRACTICE
At the end of the episode, repeat new sentences using the vocabulary and collocations from the story. Practise matching my rhythm, stress and pronunciation to make your spoken English sound more natural.
🎧 English listening practice
Feel free to play the episode at a slower speed if you need to, and use the transcript to read along.
This episode is suitable for ESL / EFL learners, intermediate English learners, English listening practice, Australian English learners, and anyone who wants to learn natural English through stories.
🌍 For English learners around the world
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A little English. A true little story. A little something to think about.
I'm Amber, an Australian ESL teacher. I love helping my students sound more natural in English. You can increase your fluency too! Make sure you subscribe so you never miss an episode.
Come hungry for knowledge. 🍪
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