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An English Accent
January 15, 2010 – 5:07 pm | 8 Comments

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Londoner: The words they use might change. Certainly. Vocab would definitely change.
Australian: Yeah. Yeah. That’s interesting. because I have a friend from London and I can’t understand half of what he says. Just the words… the slang. It’s so…
Londoner: You see my accent has been described as “home counties”
Australian: Mm.
Londoner: … and if I had of stayed in London or where I was and not got a professional job, I would have had a very very coarse London accent. You might have the same problem understanding me.
Australian: Mm.
Londoner: But I came from those roots but my accent has improved through college and stuff like that so I speak probably clearer than a proper Londoner or cockney.
Australian: Mm.
Londoner: I am almost a cockney.
Australian: I get called a cockney.
Londoner: I was born not that far from Bow Bells but….
Australian: When I lived in London I had been there for twenty-four hours and people thought I was a Londoner ..maybe my accent..like the Aussie accent and the London accent are not that different.
Londoner: There are a lot of similarities . Yeah.
Australian: And I mean you know I remember being in…I was working in Sainsbury’s and this guy come up and he said “oh I thought you were a cockney like me” and you know I can put it on like you know what I mean like …
Londoner: Yeah.
Australian: You can kind of talk like this. I can’t do it at the moment. You get in to a roll …Have a beer and that. You know? Lets try something. Like. I will say one thing and you say exactly the same thing: Where are you from?
Londoner: Where are you from?
Australian: I am from London.
Londoner: I am from London.
Australian: What part of London?
Londoner: What part of London?
Australian: The north.
Londoner: The north.
Australian: The south.
Londoner: The south.
Australian: The east .
Londoner: The east.
Australian: The west.
Londoner: The west.
Australian: North-west London
Londoner: North-west London.
Australian: Where’s Wembley?
Londoner: Where’s Wembley?
Australian: It’s is in north-west London.
Londoner: It’s is in north-west London.
Australian: Where’s Wimbledon?
Londoner: Where’s Wimbledon?
Australian: It’s in south-west London.
Londoner: It’s in south-west London.
Australian: Is that right?
Londoner: Is that right?
Australian: Is that right ?
Londoner: Is that right?

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Bilingual – English and Portuguese – 2
January 12, 2010 – 4:00 pm | 2 Comments

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My name is Mark.
What is your name?
My name is Ricardo.
What is his name?
His name is Maxim.
What is her name?
Her name is Winnie.
Where is she from?
She is …

Furniture
January 11, 2010 – 3:40 pm | 5 Comments
Furniture

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Father: Come and sit on my lap. Ok so once a upon a time there was a…
Little Girl: About this…
Father: There was little …

Bilingual – English and Arabic – 2
January 10, 2010 – 5:01 pm | No Comment

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I
I speak Arabic
You
Do you speak Arabic?
I speak a little Arabic.
I speak Arabic.
You speak Arabic.
He speaks Arabic.
Where are you from?
Where are you from?
One more time.
Where are you …

Do you read novels?
January 7, 2010 – 3:16 pm | No Comment
Do you read novels?

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You are a man on a train on a journey from Hell to Heaven but nowhere around you can you see the tracks, the carriage, the …

A New Life in Mosquito City – Part 26 – on the Golf course
December 30, 2009 – 7:37 am | 2 Comments
A New Life in Mosquito City – Part 26 – on the Golf course

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Mark: Ok. So here I am. I am on the golf course at Mosquito City. I have got the ocean on one side and the …

Federal Taxes
December 23, 2009 – 1:53 am | No Comment
Federal Taxes

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First Guy: Prohibition; it started many gangs you know? Irish gangs. Italian gangs. You know what I mean? In New York and …

A New Life in Mosquito City – Part 25 – A Nepalese Rhino
December 20, 2009 – 7:26 am | 2 Comments
A New Life in Mosquito City – Part 25 – A Nepalese Rhino

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Mark: Well here I am. I am sitting in the back of a stretch limousine and I am driving along. I am driving down the …

How does India compare to Australia?
December 5, 2009 – 12:00 am | 5 Comments
How does India compare to Australia?

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Mark talked with a veteran of World War Two about his experiences in India
Neil: But the countryside was very much like Australia; barren and open …

People and Places – Burke 3 – It gives you a good background
November 30, 2009 – 12:48 am | 2 Comments
People and Places – Burke 3 – It gives you a good background

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Mark: So you went to high school in Toronto?
Burke: Ahm no actually. I went to elementary school and in grade three I moved to a …

The Water Car: Episode 4 – Listen and Write
November 24, 2009 – 11:46 am | One Comment
The Water Car: Episode 4 – Listen and Write

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