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ACTIVITY FOUR:Aussie Lingo
  1.        Discuss the following list of slang terms with your partner. Try to match them with the words in the box.
 
 
a basket case

dodgy

knock

jarmies

oldies

pash

jumbuck

the John

cushie

cacky-handed

a nail in the coffin

the Silly Season


 
a cigarette 
a sheep 
easy 
Christmas 		 criticise 
parents 
pyjamas 
left-handed 		 kiss 
someone mentally unstable 
something suspicious
toilet

 
 

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.