The Simpsons Go To Australia | Learn English with TV Series

Aww yeah! Today we're learning English  with a hilarious episode of The Simpsons,  

where the family travels down under to Australia  

and I'm getting a bit of help from our newest  Fluency Coach, a true blue Aussie, Ollie! 

Aw yeah, thanks Ethan! I am so excited about  today's lesson because the clips are so funny,  

although not so accurate. So I'm going to help you  understand Australian culture. We're highlighting  

all the Australian references in green, and by the  way if you're new here I highly recommend that you  

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So now let's jump into this science  fitting lesson with The Simpsons.

You bet I'd say Australia. 

The way that we Australians  actually say it is Australia.

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Another funny joke is when the kid goes  outside to check his neighbor's drain,  

but what we actually see is a  very open and deserted space.  

This is a humorous take on the idea that Australia  is a massive country with a very small population. 

In fact if you visit Australia you will notice  that the population is very concentrated in big  

cities and small regional towns near the coast.  Interestingly Australia is one of the countries  

with the least population density. Now let's watch the next clip.

Like in the States, Australians also  use the dollar. However they're not  

the same currency. Today 1 USD is about 1.29 AUD. 

In this clip and to add to the comedic effect of  the portrayal of Australia, this character refers  

to the Australian dollar as dollar-idoos. However  you won't ever hear an Australian use this term. 

Now let's listen again to how he pronounces  some words in the following sentence:

He said our in a bit of a funny way,  didn't he? Also did you notice the vow  

in States? I'd say it like this: States. In this episode The Simpsons are trying to  

make fun of the broad Australian accent by over  emphasizing the vowel. This broad Australian  

accent was very common in the 80s and 90s in TV  shows and movies. However these days this accent  

is not very common in standard American English. We pronounce these words as  

our the States: "did you accept a six  hour collect call from the States?" 

Thanks Ethan. In my Australian  accent I'd say this like:  

"did you accept a six-hour  collect call from the States?"

Now in the USA, we would say buddy  or pal in a very similar way and  

sometimes it could even be used to refer to  someone who you do not consider a friend,  

or even a person that you do not like, as we  can see South Park make fun of in this clip.

By the way many learners overuse the word friend  and that's exactly why we made this lesson to  

give you some more common alternatives  to make your English sound more natural.

I hope you've had a ton of fun and  learned a lot about some American  

and Australian cultural differences. Remember that every week we help you to  

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And now it's time to go beyond the  classroom and live your English! Aww yeahh!