Australia

Geographical Location
AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL FLAG

• IT WAS FIRST FLOWN IN 1901

• IT HAS THREE ELEMENTS ON A BLUE BACKGROUND:
THE UNION JACK, THE COMMONWEALTH STAR AND
THE SOUTHERN CROSS.
 • The Union Jack
represents the history
of British settlement.
• The Commonwealth
star has seven points
representing the unity
of the six states and
the territories of the
Commonwealth of
Australia.
• The Southern Cross
symbolizes Australia’s
geography.
SOCIOCULTURAL VARIATION OF
SPOKEN ENGLISH IN AUSTRALIA

Broad Australian
English: common in
rural areas. A speaker
of the dialect may be
referred to as an Ocker. Cate Blanchett
General Australian
English: most common
of Australian accents.
Used as a standard
language for Australian
films, television
programs and
advertising.
Cultivated Australian
English: has similarities
to RP. In recent Steve Irwin
generations it has fallen
sharply in usage.
Hugh Jackman
 BRITISH INFLUENCE ON THE
AUSTRALIAN CULTURE
British settlers arrived in Australia in 1788.
However, their influence is still evident today.

Queen Elizabeth II
is Australia's Head
of State.

Australia follows a
Westminster system of
government and law
inherited from the British.

Australian Parliament. Capital Hill,

Canberra.
How do you say these words in Australian English?
Autralia British Colony
 1770
Botany Bay
Penal Colony
 26 January 1788
The First Fleet

Convicts transportation
7 Years
Political prisioners
 1 January 1901
The Commonwealth of Australia
Constitutional Monarchy
Australia WW1 – WW2
New Zealand and Australian Corps
Anzac