Listen to the song and write the missing words on the line _ in a fried-out kombie On a hippie trail, head full of zombie I met a strange lady, she made me _ She took me in and gave me breakfast And she _, "Do you come from a land down under? Where _ glow and men plunder? Can't you hear, can't you hear the ? You better run, you better take cover." Buying bread from a man in Brussels He was six foot four and full of I said, "Do you speak-a my language?" He just _ and gave me a vegemite sandwich And he said, "I come from a land down under Where _ does flow and men chunder Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder? You better run, you better _ cover." in a den in Bombay With a slack jaw, and not much to say I said to the man, "Are you _ to tempt me Because I come from the land of plenty?" And he said, "Oh! you _ from a land down under? Where women glow and men plunder? Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder? You better run, you better take ." Which continent is »The land down under«? A: Africa B: South America C: Australia Who is the song about? In the picture number 1, the native man is playing a A: didgeridoo B: panpipe C: flute In which film was the song played? (picture number 2) A: Wild West B: Crocodile Dundee C: Starwars What kind of a song is it? A: blues B: reggae C: rock&roll When you think it was recorded? A: in 1965 B: in 1978 C: in 1981 What is a vegemite sandwich? A: vegetarian B: pâté from yeast C: from mite In a slang a kombie means a… A: van B: car C: bus Picture number is a symbol for…? _ 10 What is »A land of plenty« for you? _ ANSWERS: Travelling, nervous, said, women, thunder, muscles, smiled, beer, take, Lyin', trying, come, cover QUESTIONNAIRE: 1c, about an Australian traveller circling the globe, proud of his nationality and about his interactions with people he meets on his travels who are interested in his home country, 3a, 4b, 5b, 6c, 7b, 8a, peace, 10… !!! the best Aboriginal 12 stories with a site for kids to explore http://www.abc.net.au/dustechoes/dustEchoesFlash.htm VOCABULARY slang: kombie-van, zombie-marihuana/maddness, plunder-steal, chunder-vomit YOUTUBE VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McsWKczU6wc SLOVENIAN VERSION OF THE SONG FROM THE WORLD-WIDE KNOWN FLUTE PLAYER AND SINGER: TINKARA KOVAČ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEmnkA2e67o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hi7G14HZMns&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zmht6xHjl3s&feature=related WIKIPEDIA: "Down Under" is the title of a New Wave song of reggae flavour, written by Colin Hay and Ron Strykert, recorded in 1981 by the Australian rock group Men at Work The song went to #1 on American as well as international charts, including their native Australia and the UK It was the first and only Men at Work song that went to number in the UK It has become a popular and patriotic song in Australia This song is played in the Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles The song is also partially played in the documentary television series, The Adventure of English, to help illustrate Australia's newfound confidence in its linguistic identity in the late 20th Century The lyrics are about an Australian traveller circling the globe, proud of his nationality and about his interactions with people he meets on his travels who are interested in his home country The flute part in the song is based around the tune of "Kookaburra", a well-known Australian children's rhyme The song is a perennial favorite on Australian radio and television, and became well-known outside Vegemite sandwichis a dark brown savoury food paste made from yeast extract, used mainly as a spread on sandwiches, toast and cracker biscuits Vegemite is made from leftover brewers' yeast extract, a by-product of beer manufacture, and various vegetable and spice additives The taste may be described as salty, slightly bitter, the texture is smooth and sticky, much like peanut butter Vegemite is popular with many Australians and New Zealanders, who commonly consider it a national food and a cultural icon It can be found in shops around the world, particularly where there are large populations of Australian expatriates Vegemite has not been successfully marketed in other countries, apart from New Zealand, and has failed to catch on in the United States