26 Mar Australia
Australia
The English English Podcast S01E12
Glossary (in chronological order)
g’day – a common Australian greeting, short for ‘good day’.
expanses – big open areas
wonders – incredible, beautiful places
shrimps – common seafood, pink animals like a tiny lobster
gap year – a year between school and university in which people travel or work
tram – like a city bus that goes on train rails – more common in the past
babysitter – someone who looks after children
soap operas – continuing TV dramas that are shown on various days of the
week over a long period of time
rise – go up
irreverent – not proper or serious
smokin’ hot – slang term for very attractive (person)
Listen and put the words above into the spaces below.
While we were there on the news they had a programme about how a ……………….
for one day of babysitting, the average price was about 175 dollars.
And they are Beth “Hello” and Dave “……………”
Did you have …………… on the barbie?
I did a ……………… in Australia.
These ………………. in the UK that I used to watch.
The sentences …….. at the end as if it was a question.
It also has some of the natural ………. of the world
They have a ………….. as well, don’t they?
They’re very sort of …………….. in a way.
The first thing he said in his vows was “You’re ……………………..”
There are huge …………… of Australia that are completely unpopulated and desert
Which 2 animals are they not mentioned in the podcast?
Kangaroo
Pigeons
Parrots
Frogs
Elephants
Butterflies
Parakeets
Blackbirds
Brown snake
Bats
Dingo
Spiders
What do these Australian words and expressions mean?
Arvo
Barbie
Sunnies
Mozzies
I’m stoked
I’m off my tucker
Five finger discount
I’m having a drink with the flies
A cocky
I’m as dry as a dead dingo’s donger
Sheila
Bloke