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Exercises

What things in these addresses are normally abbreviated? How is Ms pronounced in the
second address?
1 Mister A. Carlton 2 Ms P. Meldrum 3 N. Lowe and Company
Flat number 5 care of T. Fox 7, Bridge Road
Hale Crescent 6, Marl Avenue Freeminster
Borebridge Preston United Kingdom

Match these abbreviations with their meanings and then group them according to groups A
to D opposite.
1 BSc compact disc
2 FBI for example
3 Fr Federal Bureau of Investigation
4 ext. personal identification number (usually on a bank card)
5 CD United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
6 asap Bachelor of Science
7 PIN extension
8 e.g. Father (title for a priest)
9 Unesco as soon as possible

8.3 'Translate' this note from the boss to a group of workers in an office, into full words.

Memo from: Mr Braneless (MD) To: All staff
Date : 3/5/91 Ref: 04056/DC
May I remind you that all new lab equipment should be
registered with Stores & Supplies, Room 354 (ext 2683). NB:
new items must be notified before 1700hrs on the last day of
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the month of purchase, i.e. within the current budgeting
month. All a/c nos must be recorded.

Explain 1-5 and match them with the contexts on the right.
1 Students and OAPs: £1.50 on an aerosol can
2 WC Gents in a newspaper headline
3 US forces take 5,000 POWs on a museum entrance
4 Ozone-friendly: CFC-free on an airline timetable
5 Dep 1500 Arr 1742 on a door in a pub
Down
Flying saucer %
N, S, E or W? Same as 13 across
Royal Navy Refrigerators
Rest in Peace Means 'or nearest offer'
Short for biological Serious illness
Type of record 'Please note' backwards
& Place for a short drink?
Means 'especially7 British Telecom
British car-plate South East
American
19 Famous film alien
20 Short name for London Underground

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