Name_____________________________________________________ Period________ “The Third-Floor Flat” by Agatha Christie: Briticisms List 5 popular (school appropriate) slang words and their literal definitions. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Try to match these Australian slang words to their definitions: 1. Bingle 2. Knocker 3. Strides 4. Yabber 5. Battler someone who works hard but barely makes a living someone who criticizes a lot car accident pants someone who talks a lot
The story we’re about to read has some BRITICISMS (or British slang) in it. Write what each slang word means. 1. Sitting room 6. flat 2. To rootle 3. Solicitors 4. Preambulators 5. dustbin 7. lift 8. torch 9. wonky