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ACTIVITY ONE: Aussie Lingo

 
 

1.        Discuss the following list of slang terms with your partner. Try to match them with the words in the box.
 

Pommy

dunny

give it a bash

a dog's breakfast

the Great Australian salute

a dog and bone

verbal diarrhoea

a sheila

an ankle biter

daggy

a digger

full as a boot


 
 
drunk 
toilet 
waving flies away 
talking too much
a woman
a soldier 
a child 
looks really bad
a telephone 
a mess 
English person 
try something new

 
 

2.        Check their meanings in "Larry's Aussie Slang and Phrase Dictionary."
 
 

3.        Choose six examples from the above list, and then write them on the board.
 
 

4.        While waiting for other groups to complete their exercises, explore the other "Aussie Lingo" websites.
 
 

5.        When all groups have written their examples on the board, shut down your computer for a class discussion.