Comments on: Podcast 8 – Melbourne’s Federation Square

By: Rob McCormack

Rob McCormack — Mon, 09 Jun 2025 22:28:58 +0000

In reply to PROJECT.

Hi JPR,
The price varies a little, but at the moment a barista made coffee costs around $5.00.
Cheers,
Rob.

By: Rob McCormack

Rob McCormack — Mon, 09 Jun 2025 22:27:04 +0000

In reply to PROJECT.

HiJPR,

Many thanks for your comment and your feedback.

Have a great day.
Rob.

By: PROJECT

PROJECT — Mon, 09 Jun 2025 16:05:54 +0000

Hello, How much does a coffee cost in MELBOURNE? Thanks.

By: PROJECT

PROJECT — Mon, 09 Jun 2025 12:47:02 +0000

Hello ROB,
I didn’t know that Melbourne is world-renowned for its obsession with coffee. It has over 2,000 cafés and some of the best baristas in the world.
Which city is the coffee capital of the world?
Melbourne is sometimes referred to as the “coffee capital of the world” with its plethora of cafés and roasters. Thank you for letting me know. Thanks for this podcast. JPR_Project

By: mona

mona — Wed, 21 Feb 2018 07:34:31 +0000

In reply to Rob McCormack. ok thanks for your reply. i’ll send the details to your email address attached.

By: Rob McCormack

Rob McCormack — Sun, 18 Feb 2018 23:44:14 +0000

In reply to mona.

Hi Mona,

Many thanks for your comment. I appreciate your feedback. I am interested in what you mean when you say that ‘it only shows part of it’. Perhaps you could write me an email at ro*@*********sh.info and give me some more detail about what you mean by that. Then I could answer your query.
Have a great day.
Rob

By: mona

mona — Sun, 18 Feb 2018 12:17:39 +0000

i like the way that you teach english. it is best app i have getten from a learning english app for chinese. it attaches 2 languages that is easy for me to understand. but it only show part of it. i am living australia now. i’d like to get more if it is possible

By: Rob McCormack

Rob McCormack — Fri, 02 Dec 2016 11:12:05 +0000

In reply to ipek saban.

Hi Ipek,
Thanks for your message. Actually there are a few of my podcasts which don’t yet have a quiz, including number 8. My apologies for that.
I plan to add a quiz to these podcasts in the near future.
Have a great day.
Rob

By: ipek saban

ipek saban — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 04:39:26 +0000

Hello Rob
How are you
? listened 8 podcast but didn’t find quiz.
Please help me. ? think you dont remove quiz.
Thank you ? like it

By: Rob McCormack

Rob McCormack — Sun, 06 Nov 2016 23:27:21 +0000

In reply to Iosif.

Hi Losif,
Thanks for your comment and your question. Yes, in English it is possible to have a situation where you have the same word repeated, but I think it is quite rare. Usually, people try to avoid this situation as it sounds a little wierd. Most often, they will write it another way. Even so, sometimes it happens. For example, “The lady I saw, saw something else”. “I had had enough.” “That that actually happens is strange.” No doubt there are many other examples like these. Another situation is where words are spelt the same and sound the same but have different meanings. These are called homonyms. For example, you could say, “That is a glass glass.” (meaning the glass which you are drinking from is made of glass.) “Can the rock rock?” (meaning does the rock move back and forward).
As for identical articles, perhaps there are some situations but I can’t actually think of one.
Thanks again for your question.
Have a great day.
Rob

By: Iosif

Iosif — Sun, 06 Nov 2016 13:59:27 +0000

Hi Rob,
first thank you man then hey could I know whether is it ok in the english grammar using identical articles(or even words) together like in “the The Ian”?? I know it’s part of the name and all but is there another case?
Have a great week man,
Iosif

By: Rob

Rob — Thu, 08 Jan 2015 23:56:21 +0000

In reply to Ignacio.

Hi Ignacio,
Many thanks for your comment. I have not been to the Barbican in London. I missed it when I was in London recently. I think our Federation Square was funded jointly by government and the private sector. That is a very common model here in Australia for building infrastructure, including roads. But I guess in a smaller town, it’s harder to get things like that built.
Have a great day,
Rob

By: Ignacio

Ignacio — Thu, 08 Jan 2015 20:06:38 +0000

Lovely place. It remembers me The Barbican in London but more open.
We live in a 200.000 inhabitants town, Jerez, which hasn’t got anything similar.
I suppose the finantial investment for building the square was public. In Spain, we have had a bitter discussion about the mega public investments which, now that we are suffering a huge crisis, have to be paid by our taxes.
Time to dinner. Thank you for your podcast. You are a good ambassador of your country.
Bye.