Understanding Everyday Australian

The Understanding Everyday Australian series is an enjoyable, easy to use resource that explains contemporary Australian language. It incorporates widely used everyday Australian expressions, pronunciation and practical hints for general conversation. It also assists those who are teaching English grammar, pronunciation and listening skills. Order your copy today!

"Contents Lists" - Click on book number   UEA Book 1   UEA Book 2   UEA Book 3

Understanding Everyday Australian has been designed for students who have reached an intermediate level of Australian language proficiency. As a guide to Australian language as it is spoken in everyday situations throughout mainstream Australian society, it will be beneficial to anyone interested in Australian English and Austrlaian expressions.

Using this Australian Language guide you will

• Learn over 200 widely used everyday Australian expressions.
• Find the step by step format easy to use for learning the Australian language.
• Find it practical and relevant to everyday life.
• Discover useful advice on social conventions of some everyday situations.
• Find language reviews, exercises and answers useful to learning.
• Find the accompanying audio cassette will improve your Australian language listening skills.
• Feel your confidence grow as you become familiar with the everyday Australian language.

"Understanding Everyday Australian is an invaluable and much needed resource for intermediate students and teachers of Australian English. It is innovative, user-friendly and highly relevant to learners' needs as it presents Australian English to learners in context, as it is spoken across a broad range of situations, throughout mainstream Australian Society. I highly recommend it."

Ann Baker - Author of "Ship or Sheep", Cambridge University Press

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Understanding Everyday Australian
Book One Contents

UNIT 1	STARTING SOMETHING NEW Focus on Spoken Language: Contracted speech; Telephone Language
UNIT 2	TALKING ABOUT THE FAMILY Focus on Spoken Language: Using Question Tags
UNIT 3	TALKING ABOUT THE NEIGHBOURS Focus on Spoken Language: Changing the Topic of Conversation; Giving an opinion
LANGUAGE REVIEW ONE
UNIT 4	TALKING ABOUT SHOPPING Focus on Spoken Language: Revision: Units 1 - 3
UNIT 5	VISITING THE DOCTOR Focus on Spoken Language: Stages in a Medical Consultation
UNIT 6	WORRYING ABOUT MONEY Focus on Spoken Language: Giving Feedback; Justifying Opinions
LANGUAGE REVIEW TWO
UNIT 7	TALKING ABOUT HOLIDAYS Focus on Spoken Language: Intonation; Sentence Stress
UNIT 8	PHONING A TRADESPERSON Focus on Spoken Language: Stages in a Phone Request for Service; Checking meaning; Using Polite Language when Requesting Service.
UNIT 9	SOCIALISING AT A BARBECUE Focus on Spoken Language: Making Small Talk Informal introductions; Turn Taking in Conversation
LANGUAGE REVIEW THREE ANSWERS TO EXERCISES AND CROSSWORDS REFERENCE LISTS

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Understanding Everyday Australian
Book Two Contents

GLOSSARY OF LANGUAGE TERMS		2
UNIT 1	A TELEPHONE ENQUIRY Focus on Spoken Language: Telephoning strategies: Giving a reason for the call; Making polite requests. Pronunciation: Unstressed syllables; Word linking.	4
UNIT 2	TALKING ABOUT STUDY PROBLEMS Focus on Spoken Language: Making suggestions; Giving Reasons Pronunciation: /I/ and /i:/; Using a Dictionary Pronunciation Key.	14
UNIT 3	TALKING ABOUT EMPLOYMENT Focus on Spoken Language: Use of articles (a, an, the) Pronunciation: unstressed articles - listening practice Present perfect/ past simple tense Interview strategies: Giving informative answers.	24
LANGUAGE REVIEW ONE		34
UNIT 4	TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS Pronunciation: Hearing & Pronouncing Syllables; Syllable stress. Focus on Spoken Language: Discourse markers	36
UNIT 5	POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT Focus on Spoken Language: Conversation Strategies: Disagreeing politely. Use of Pronouns; Pronunciation/spelling of they're/their; we're/were, etc.	48
UNIT 6	A NEW VENTURE - MAKING DECISIONS Focus on Spoken Language: 'it' & 'one' as noun substitutes. Giving advice: 'If I were you, I'd…; Revision: Syllable stress	58
LANGUAGE REVIEW TWO		68
UNIT 7	TALKING ABOUT THE PAST Focus on Spoken Language: used to/would (for past habits). Pronunciation: 'ed' ending on words; the sounds /I/, /e/.	70
UNIT 8	ASKING FOR DIRECTIONS Focus on Spoken Language: Giving instructions/imperatives. Pronunciation: the sound /aI/; Words beginning with the letter 'u'.	80
UNIT 9	FUTURE PLANS AND POSSIBILITIES Focus on Spoken Language: Future tenses: will/going to… Present continuous for future arrangements.	90
UNIT 10	HAVING DINNER WITH FRIENDS Focus on Spoken Language: Pronunciation: different sounds of the letter 'o'. 'Me neither'/Me too; Ways of using of the verb 'have'.	100
LANGUAGE REVIEW THREE		110
ANSWERS TO EXERCISES AND CROSSWORDS		112
VERB LIST		124
A LIST OF AUSSIE WORDS ENDING IN 'ie' & 'y'		125
REFERENCE LISTS		126
PHONEMIC CHART		136

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Understanding Everyday Australian
Book Three Contents

GLOSSARY OF LANGUAGE TERMS
UNIT 1	OTHER CULTURES Focus on Spoken Language: Noticing ‘weak’ forms in spoken English we’re, were and where (and other words that are pronounced similarly) A ‘cultural thing’.	6
UNIT 2	SPORT AND HOBBIES Focus on Spoken Language: Using the correct verb when talking about sport and hobbies - play, go or do? Describing feelings and situations - adjectives ending in with ‘ed’ and ‘ing’ Expressing attitudes and preferences.	18
UNIT 3	DIET AND FITNESS Focus on Spoken Language: Uses of ‘on’ and ‘off’ Sequencing in storytelling As the saying goes… (popular sayings) Giving an opinion using : When it comes to…it’s a matter of… Nouns used as adjectives	28
LANGUAGE REVIEW ONE		40
UNIT 4	THE ENVIRONMENT Focus on Spoken Language: Discourse markers Definite article ‘the’ Uses of the word ‘take’ Phrasal verbs Describing what is happening Reference Pages Phrasal verbs Examples of phrasal verbs with ‘take’	42
UNIT 5	FEARS AND PHOBIAS Focus on Spoken Language: Word Linking in Spoken English Word combinations – using the correct preposition Plural nouns Uses of ‘only’ Synonyms Reference Page – Understanding Connected Speech	56
UNIT 6	PEOPLE AND RELATIONSHIPS Focus on Spoken Language: Regular and irregular past tense verbs Discourse markers in story telling ‘So ‘and ‘such’ to add emphasis Reference Page – Irregular past tense verbs	66
LANGUAGE REVIEW TWO		76
UNIT 7	TALKING ABOUT SOCIAL ISSUES Focus on Spoken Language: Giving conversational feedback & disagreeing politely As the saying goes… (more popular sayings) Grammar - reflexive pronouns Asking an opinion with a negative question Incomplete sentences in spoken language Reference Pages Conversation strategies Agreeing, disagreeing, staying neutral, asking for clarification Discourse Markers	78
UNIT 8	THE MEDIA Focus on Spoken Language: The definite article - review ‘That’ to refer back to a previous statement Open ended questions ‘You get used to it’. Uses of the verb ‘get’ Reference Page – Phrasal verbs with ‘get’	90
UNIT 9	BUSINESS NEGOTIATIONS Focus on Spoken Language: Forming questions - review of the ‘rules’. Questions in Spoken English Telephone introductions Incomplete sentences in spoken English Greetings and replies The Negotiating Process	100
LANGUAGE REVIEW THREE		110
ANSWERS TO EXERCISES AND CROSSWORDS		112
REFERENCE LISTS - everyday rexpressions with definitions		124
British versus North America spelling conventions		133
Phonemic Chart of English Sounds		134

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