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Exercises

100.1 What do these letters stand for? Complete each one.
1 BBC = British o0.....0 eee cees S PM & Prime «0.2.0.0... 0.200200. cece
2 MP = Member of 000.0000... 6 UN = United 20.
3 EU = European 00.00... ccc T UK B eccccccccccc cece ce eee eeetttttees
4 VAT = Value... eect 8 OPEC = Organisation of Petroleum

100.2 Rewrite this note, making it more informal by using short forms where possible.

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Michael

Feter had a mathematics examination this afternoon and then he had to
take his bicycle to the repair shop, so he'll probably be a bit late home.
You can watch television while you ‘ve waiting. for him, and please hel
feurelt to anythi ng. in the ref J rator. If fe, a problem (for example,
octor Brown rings about et inflvenza vaccination), telep hone number
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myself by about five o'clock.
Margaret (Feter’s mother)

100.3 What abbreviations in written English are often used for these words or phrases?
1 for example 4 in other words
2 and soon 5 Mister
3 Street 6 Doctor

100.4 Complete these sentences with suitable abbreviations or shortened words opposite.
1 If you go to any of the Mediterranean islands ................ Sardinia or Corsica, it’s a good
idea to hire a car.
whry He didn’t want to walk so he went on his .................
A: Do you always listen to tapes in the classroom?
B: No, we sometimes listen in the .................
4 I asked the teacher to write the word on the ................ .
5 If you go there, you can buy books, pens, writing paper, .................
6 She was away from college last week because she had ................. I think she’s better
now, though.
7 When I decided to sell my records, I put an ................ in the paper and I had three
replies the same day.
8 It was a warm day so I put the milk and butter in the .................
9 If the tickets are very expensive ................ more than $75, don’t buy any.
10 IT put my... in a left luggage locker.
100.3 Here are some more abbreviations. What does each one stand for, and where will you see
them?
PTO RSVP c/o asap

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