Bonus Practice: #90 Talking about role models | First Nations Elders (Med)

Practise speaking the dialogue from episode #90 Talking about role models | First Nations Elders (Med).

If you look up to someone, it means you admire them. Artwork by Jeremy Worrall, the 2025 National NAIDOC Week poster competition winner.

Speaking out loud will help to improve your English speaking fluency and will make it easier for you to remember new vocabulary.

This bonus episode provides interactive speaking practice for the words and phrases you learnt in #90 Talking about role models | First Nations Elders (Med).

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Allan:

I miss my grandpa. I always looked up to him.

Claire:

Yeah, you always speak so highly of him.

Allan:

I do. I’ve always admired him. He’s had a big impact on me.

Claire:

Would you say he’s someone who always led by example?

Allan:

Yes, I would. He didn’t just talk—he followed through. He was the kind of person who walked the talk.

Learn the meanings of the phrases used in this dialogue:

#90 Talking about role models | First Nations Elders (Med)

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Credit: Paul Nicholson and Lily O'Sullivan voiced the characters of Allan and Claire and Professor Lynda Yates was our educational consultant.

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