Aug 31
This is a video compilation of our first month living in Sydney, Australia.
Mar 03
I thought I was able to understand any English accent in the world, since I work with Americans, Indians, Chinese and off course, Brazilians. Poor guy It was until I started having to argue with Australians.
The Australian accent is so different in a variety of aspects: fresh new slang, completely different pronunciation, an intonation which makes their sentences sound like questions, vocabulary, etc.
I realized it would be prudent if I had some training on this new stuff, before arriving there.
So, there is it. These are the resources which are helping me to enhance my Australian Communication Skills.
Accent
Although listening to radios is not the best way to learn their accent, due to the very clear English the radio professionals speak, it is still an alternative. Specially because you some of them allow you to download their Podcasts and listen everywhere.
Follow my preferred radios:
Australia Now
Talks about Australian culture, geography, immigration and politics.
http://www.abc.net.au/ra/podcast/australianow/podcast.xml
Tech Stream
The subject here is technology.
http://www.abc.net.au/ra/podcast/techstream/podcast.xml
AUS Radio Stations.com
It is a list of all OZ radio stations
http://www.ausradiostations.com/
Radio Australia Podcasts
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/subscribe/
Youtube
Browse for Australian Accent.
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=australian+accent
The Angy Aussie. Not that I really enjoy all that he says, but it is a really rich source of vocabulary and the channel is updated very often.
http://www.youtube.com/user/AngryAussie
Feb 19
This is a quick guide on how to prepare yourself to take the IELTS, based on my own experience.
Overview
I don’t think taking classes is really necessary. If you have discipline, the entire preparation can be made through books. On the other hand, if you have time and money, an English Teacher is definitely the better alternative.
I do English classes in a regular basis and I had 8 months to do the test, so I did 8 months of English classes focused on IELTS.
Oct 14
The Australian Immigration Process has changed a little bit for Brazilians. They changed the documents you need to prove you are not criminal.
It is now necessary 3 different records instead of only one, as it used to be.
It is now necessary 3 different records instead of only one, as it used to be.
Brazilians can obtains their documents completely on-line at these links:
As always, these documents needs to be translated by an authorized translator.
If you are not Brazilian, check out the necessary documentation at Immigration web-site.
Apr 03
I am very happy to announce that I have passed in the IELTS test (English certification exam)!
These are the results:
Reading: 8.5
Listening: 7.5
Speaking: 6
Writing: 6
Average: 7.5
Jun 25
These are 5 models of resumes, for those who wants to apply for an Australian Skilled Visa. These examples are specifically for the TI area.
I have chosen the file named “VP Systems Development.doc”
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