| Lesson 1. Surviving Your First 48 Hours in Australia |
| After a long flight you arrive in Australia, tired and surrounded by new sounds. In this lesson you step into those first 48 hours: immigration, baggage claim, taxi rank, hotel check-in and your first café. You listen to short dialogues with different Australian accents and see how common phrases like "No worries" and "Too easy" work in context. You learn friendly ways to ask people to repeat or slow down, and how to check important details such as addresses, prices and times. You also practise simple survival conversations about buying a SIM card and telling a driver where you need to go. By the end, you can follow key questions and answers at the airport and in town, and respond with clear, confident sentences that sound natural in Australia. |
| Lesson 2. Ordering Coffee and Food in Aussie Cafés |
| In Australia, a lot of social life begins at the café counter. In this lesson you rehearse ordering coffee and food the way locals do, from sleepy weekday mornings to relaxed weekend brunch. You meet baristas who speak quickly, shorten words and use casual phrases such as "What can I get you?" and "Have here or takeaway?". You learn how drink names, sizes and milk options work, and how to change or correct an order politely. You also practise short pieces of small talk about the weather, your day and what you do, so you can answer simple questions without freezing. Throughout the lesson you compare more formal textbook English with the relaxed style you actually hear in Australian cafés, and you decide which expressions you feel comfortable using yourself. |
| Lesson 3. Getting Around Town and Asking for Help |
| In this lesson you get out into the streets and shopping centres of your new city. You practise asking for and understanding directions to places such as the station, the chemist or a government office, hearing how Australians shorten place names and use landmarks instead of full addresses. You listen to announcements on trains and buses, and to quick exchanges at information desks and in shops. You notice polite, low-drama ways Australians refuse or say they are not sure. Then you build your own short dialogues for situations such as finding the right platform, asking where to get a travel card, or checking which aisle a product is in. By the end, you can move around town more independently, ask for help confidently and show you have understood by repeating key information back in your own words. |
| Lesson 4. Finding a Place to Live and Setting Up Utilities |
| Finding somewhere to live is one of the biggest early tasks in Australia. In this lesson you walk through a typical rental journey: reading a listing, talking to a real estate agent at an inspection and calling to set up utilities once you move in. You learn key terms such as "bond", "inspection", "share house" and "utilities", and you hear how agents actually explain conditions, dates and money. You also practise short phone calls to electricity or internet providers, dealing with different accents and menu systems. There is special focus on sounding firm but reasonable when something is unclear or not what you expected. By the end of the lesson, you can ask the right questions about a property, understand the main points of a rental conversation and arrange basic services for your new home in calm, Australian-style English. |
| Lesson 5. Catching Fast Australian Speech in Daily Conversations |
| In this lesson you zoom in on the sound of Australian English so everyday talk feels less like noise and more like clear messages. You work with short recordings from a tram announcement, an office kitchen conversation and a quick phone call, all at natural speed. You listen several times with different goals: first for overall meaning, then for key words, then for small sound changes such as "gonna", "outta" and "How you going?". You notice common stress and intonation patterns and how Australians often rise at the end of statements. You practise shadowing short lines, then saying useful chunks in your own voice so you stay clear without forcing an Australian accent. By the end, you have concrete strategies to catch meaning even when you miss a few words, and you feel more confident listening to real Australians. |
| Lesson 6. Starting Your First Week in an Australian Office |
| In this lesson you step into your first week in an Australian office. You follow a new starter through introductions, a quick tour of the workplace and casual chats in the kitchen. You hear how colleagues ask about your background and role, and how people use first names, jokes and understatement to keep things relaxed. Together we unpack short dialogues to notice standard phrases such as "This is Mei, she’s just joined the team" or "I’m still finding my feet". You also compare a very formal self-introduction with a more natural Australian version and adapt it to your own story. Throughout the lesson you recycle survival language from earlier units, now inside a professional setting. By the end, you can introduce yourself confidently, respond to common questions and sound friendly and professional without being stiff. |
| Lesson 7. Giving Updates and Asking Questions in Aussie Meetings |
| In this lesson you practise the short, focused contributions that keep Australian meetings moving. You listen to extracts from a daily stand-up and a mixed in-person and online meeting, noticing how people give quick updates, mention delays and ask for help. You learn flexible phrases like "We’re pretty much on track", "I’m just waiting on the results" and "I didn’t quite catch that, could you say it again?". You also explore how Australians soften disagreement and suggestions so they sound cooperative, not bossy. Then you plan and deliver your own short update, combining earlier work on pronunciation, politeness and small talk. A brief checkpoint task helps you review key chunks from the first half of the course. By the end, you can take part actively in meetings without feeling you are talking too much or too little. |
| Lesson 8. Writing Natural Australian Emails and Work Chats |
| Written communication can reveal a lot about how well you understand local style. In this lesson you focus on emails and chat messages in Australian workplaces. You compare stiff, overly formal messages with versions that sound friendly but still professional, noticing common openings, closings and softeners. You practise writing short emails to request information, follow up on a task and apologise for a delay, choosing phrases such as "Just following up on the invoice below", "When you get a chance, could you review this?" or "No rush if you’re busy". You also work with Teams or Slack-style chats, where colleagues type more like they speak, sometimes with emojis or shortened words. By the end, you can decide how informal to be with different readers and write messages that sound clear, polite and comfortably Australian. |
| Lesson 9. Networking and Job Interviews in Australia |
| This lesson prepares you for moments when you need to talk about yourself without sounding like you are showing off. You move between two key situations: a casual industry networking event and a structured job interview. You listen to short introductions and answers to behavioural questions such as "Tell me about a time you dealt with a difficult stakeholder", noticing how Australians mix confidence with modesty and concrete examples. You build a short, flexible self-introduction you can use at meetups, and practise framing your achievements with phrases like "I’ve had a fair bit of experience with healthcare projects" or "One thing I bring to the team is clear communication". You also learn questions you can ask other people to keep conversations going. By the end, you can present your skills and experience in a way that feels authentic to you and fits Australian expectations. |
| Lesson 10. Joining Friday Drinks and Aussie Banter |
| In many Australian workplaces, relationships are strengthened outside formal meetings. In this lesson you join colleagues at Friday drinks and a weekend barbecue. You hear how people talk about sport, weather, weekend plans and light gossip, and how joking and self-deprecation are used to build connection. You learn positive slang and idioms such as "Good on ya", "No dramas" and "Have a crack", and you practise safe ways to join gentle teasing without crossing personal or cultural lines. We also look carefully at boundaries: topics and types of humour that are usually avoided at work, and how to respond if a joke makes you uncomfortable. By the end, you can chat more freely at social events linked to work, understand most of the banter and decide which expressions and habits you want to adopt yourself. |
| Lesson 11. Dealing with Doctors, Banks and Landlords in Australia |
| This lesson tackles some of the more stressful conversations you may face as a new arrival. You work through three linked scenarios: calling a clinic to book an appointment and describe symptoms, speaking to your bank about a suspicious charge and contacting your landlord or agent about a repair. In each case you listen to realistic dialogues that mix formal phrases with very everyday Australian English. You learn practical vocabulary for health, money and housing issues, and you focus on language for staying calm but firm, such as "I understand what you’re saying, but" and "I’d really appreciate it if we could sort this out by Friday". You also practise asking for explanations and written confirmation when something is important. By the end, you can stand up for yourself in key institutional conversations without losing politeness or confidence. |
| Lesson 12. Running a Full Aussie Week with Confidence |
| In the final lesson you bring everything together in a realistic, story-style project. You follow an international professional through a full Australian week: Monday coffee and stand-up meeting, midweek emails and a tricky phone call, a performance conversation with their manager, Friday drinks and a weekend barbecue. At each stage you choose what they say or write, using the phrases, pronunciation patterns and cultural knowledge you have built across the course. You revisit key chunks for clarifying, softening, joking and standing your ground, and you notice how your own style has changed. The lesson finishes with a short personalised plan for your first real weeks in Australia. By the end, you can move through a typical work and social week in Australian English feeling prepared rather than guessing. |
