Aussie Lingo
Australians speak English but it is a different dialect of English than we are used to. There are different words and the words we are used to sound different from how we pronounce them.
Read the paragraph below and use the website provided in the form to translate it into American English.
Read the paragraph below and use the website provided in the form to translate it into American English.
What a weekend! After leaving a great party, I got stopped by a bobby in a trawler. Trying hard not to blubber, I explained I was in a bit of a crook spin and you know, I just wanted the guy to buzz off! I so wanted to pitch a tale. I tried giving him the straight Griffin, but wouldn’t you know, he thought he was being goosed. I sure wanted to mizzle out of there. However, I didn’t want to nip and get it in the neck. Eventually, I got a nix and decided to beat it!
The Dreaming: Aboriginal Myths
"The Dreaming" was the time of creation, and The Dreamtime set out the patterns of life for the Aboriginal people.
There are many variations of Aboriginal Dreaming stories throughout Australia that run along the lines of the same theme. The purpose of Dreamtime stories is to teach young children the necessary skills to survive on the land, and to abide by the lessons learned from their forefathers in combination with the cultural laws of their society.
There are many, many Dreamtime stories which cover a vast range of themes and topics. Some of them include how sacred places were created; how geographical features of the land were formed; people; animal behaviour and plant species; Aboriginal law, customs and culture.
http://www.aboriginaldreamtime.net/
There are many variations of Aboriginal Dreaming stories throughout Australia that run along the lines of the same theme. The purpose of Dreamtime stories is to teach young children the necessary skills to survive on the land, and to abide by the lessons learned from their forefathers in combination with the cultural laws of their society.
There are many, many Dreamtime stories which cover a vast range of themes and topics. Some of them include how sacred places were created; how geographical features of the land were formed; people; animal behaviour and plant species; Aboriginal law, customs and culture.
http://www.aboriginaldreamtime.net/