“Throw another shrimp on ___ barbie,” says the famous ___ actor, Paul Hogan. What ___ he talking about? It ___ like English, but why (5)___n’t we understand it? The ___ is that it’s an ___ of Strine. The colourful ___ slang developed from the ___ spoken in England and (10)___ more than 200 years ___. In 1788 the English ___ English and Irish prisoners ___ Australia because the prisons ___ Britain were full. Australia (15)___ far away and the ___ were difficult so the ___ thought it was a ___ punishment for the prisoners. ___ prisoners came from different (20)___ backgrounds and brought diverse ___ and vocabulary to the ___ language. When their children ___ up, they spoke a ___ slang unique to Australia (25)___ it became the Australian ___ we know today. So ___ an Aussie says, “I’m ___!” You don’t want to act like a “drongo” (a “fool”). Just put a smile on your face and answer, “Ace mate, I’m bushed too!” Or in other words, “Great, my friend, I’m also tired.”
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Have fun...and take care!
Have fun...and take care!
