THE YEAR OF SECRET ASSIGNMENTS*

By: Jaclyn Moriarty

Power Point By: Kjersta Unzen

THE SETTING

The setting takes place in New South Wales, Australia.

SPORTS

One sport that was talked about a lot of was Squash ball. It looks a lot like racket ball.

One other one is Soccer. It seems like a lot of the sports here are the

same there.

WORDS AND PHASES

sticky beak = a nosy person acca = Australian abbreviation of academic Dummyspit = temper tantrum Maths = math Mate = buddy nong = a fool or simpleton Gday mate =hello

Gday mate

ANIMALS

Money The notes are: $5, $10,

$20, $50, and $100. Coins: 5c 10c 20c, 50c, $1 and $2.

The credit cards used the most are American Express, MasterCard, Diners Club, Visa

A 10% tip is widely accepted as the standard in restaurants.In a taxi, a tip of $1-$2 is usual.

Population

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1,000,000

2,000,000

3,000,000

4,000,000

5,000,000

6,000,000

7,000,000

2006 2007

New South Wales

Victoria

Queensland

South Australia

Western Australia

Tasmania

NorthernTerritory

AustralianCapital Territory

Other Territories