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AE 874 - The Goss: The Oldest Australian Celebrates his 111th Birthday

AE 874 - The Goss: The Oldest Australian Celebrates his 111th Birthday

FromAussie English


AE 874 - The Goss: The Oldest Australian Celebrates his 111th Birthday

FromAussie English

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Length:
15 minutes
Released:
Mar 16, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Learn Australian English by listening to this episode of The Goss! These are conversations with my old man Ian Smissen for you to learn more about Australian culture, news, and current affairs.

In this episode, we talk about Dexter Kruger who is Australia's oldest person! He is recently turned 111 years old and resides in Roma, Queensland. Imagine how much this incredible centenarian has seen in his life. Born in 1910, he lived through World War 1, the Great Depression, World War 2, heaps of droughts, and now, the Covid19 pandemic! Truly phenomenal!

Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!
Released:
Mar 16, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

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 vocabulary, • Heaps of terms and expressions, • And a bunch about Australian history and culture. So kick back, grab a cuppa and enjoy Aussie English!