A
What Do These Abbreviations Stand For?
TIONS
ORGANIZA
NATO
onetary Fund
International M
IMF
of
OPEC
Investigation
ederal Bureau of
F
FBI
UNICEF
rganization
World Health O
O
WH
IBM
International Business Machines
BMW
QANTAS Queensland And Northern Territory Aer
ial Services
BBC
KFC
Kentucky Fried Chicken
GM
COMPANIES
V
TV
&T
C&
USSIIC
M
MU
R&B
FM
CNN
LCD
MTV
DVD
odulation
Frequency M
l Display
Liquid Crysta
(two words)
Digital Video
MVP
TKO
FIFA
PGA
IOC
SCUBA
Disk
SPORTS
Most Valuable P
layer
Fédération Intern
ationale de Footb
all Association
International Oly
mpic Committee
Q: Does the (1st, 2nd, 3rd ...) initial stand for (_____________) ?
A: Yes, it does. / No, it doesn’t.
WHO
Q: What’s the (2nd, 3rd, 4th ...) letter of the (1st, 2nd, 3rd ...) initial?
A: It’s an (a, e, f, h, i, l, m, n, o, r, s, x.)
a (b, c, d, g, j, k, p, q, u, v, w, y, z).
Q: How do you spell _________ ?
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B
What Do These Abbreviations Stand For?
TIONS
ORGANIZA
n
reaty Organizatio
North Atlantic T
NATO
Countries
IMF
leum Exporting
ro
et
P
of
n
io
at
iz
Organ
of
OPEC
y Fund
ldren’s Emergenc
hi
FBI
C
l
na
io
at
rn
te
ted Nations In
UNICEF Uni
WHO
IBM
BMW
Bayerische Motern Werke
QANTAS
British Broadcasting Company
BBC
KFC
General Motors
GM
V
TV
&T
C&
USSIIC
M
MU
R&B
FM
CNN
LCD
MTV
DVD
Rhythm and
COMPANIES
(Bavarian Motor Works)
Blues
etwork
Cable News N
ion
Music Televis
MVP
TKO
Technical Knock
Out
FIFA
PGA
Professional Gol
fers’ Association
IOC
SCUBA Self-Contained
Under
water Breathing
SPORTS
of
Apparatus
Q: Does the (1st, 2nd, 3rd ...) initial stand for (_____________) ?
A: Yes, it does. / No, it doesn’t.
WHO
Q: What’s the (2nd, 3rd, 4th ...) letter of the (1st, 2nd, 3rd ...) initial?
A: It’s an (a, e, f, h, i, l, m, n, o, r, s, x.)
a (b, c, d, g, j, k, p, q, u, v, w, y, z).
Q: How do you spell _________ ?
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Teachers’ Instructions (1/2)
Abbreviations 1
(assuming Student A does not already
know the answer), Student A refers to the
sample questions at the bottom of the
worksheet. The Q&A dialogue could
sound like this:
Student B: Does the 1st initial stand for
National?
Student A: No, it doesn’t.
Student B: What’s the 2nd letter of the
1st initial?
Student A: It’s an “O.”
1. Student ability: Intermediate ~ Advanced
2. Approximate length of lesson: 25+
3. Number of students necessary: 2+
4. Preferred age/maturity: JHS, College, Adult
5. Type of lesson: Pair Work Activity
*****
Language Target: Learning the meanings
of commonly recognized abbreviations.
All of the abbreviations in this lesson are
found scattered throughout the written
media and most will be recognized and
understood by students. What the letters
actually stand for, however, is another
matter.
Setting Up: Write a few of the more
commonly known abbreviations on the
board such as DVD, FBI and TKO. Ask
students if they know what these
abbreviations stand for. Divide the class
into pairs. Give one student Worksheet
A and the other Worksheet B.
Getting Started: Student B has the
abbreviation and the answer on
Worksheet B. Student A only has the
abbreviation N A T O printed on
Worksheet A in bold lettering. Student
A asks Student B questions in order to
arrive at the correct meaning of the
abbreviation N A T O . To do this,
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Student B: Does the 1st initial stand for
Norwegian?
Student A: No, it doesn’t.
Student B: What’s the 3rd letter of the
1st initial?
Student A: It’s an “R.”
Student B: Does the 1st initial stand for
North?
Student A: Yes, it does.
At this point, Student A writes the
word North on the worksheet. Then the
students continue on to the next word,
Atlantic, by following the dialogue
above. Once the name of the organization
N o r t h Atlantic Treaty Organization
has been completed, students reverse
roles and begin working on the meaning
of the abbreviation IOC.
They continue in this manner until
all of the abbreviations have been
correctly identified.
Variation 1: Don't hand out the worksheet
at first. Divide the class into two (three,
four or five) teams. Write each
abbreviation on the board, one at a time,
and offer a point to the team that first
identifies the abbreviation correctly.
If no team can correctly give the
wording for the abbreviation, students
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Teachers’ Instructions (2/2)
ask questions following those at the
bottom of the worksheet.
(something like) the Foreign Business
Incorporation.
Variation 2: Using the same method as
above, play a version of Believe Me!
(Lesson Collection Set 2 – Lesson 11a).
If no one knows the correct answer, tell
the students a possible answer, which
may be correct or incorrect. Students cast
their votes as to how much they believe
the answer.
Each team votes unanimously;
either Yes or No. The teacher gets one
point from each team that believes the
bogus answer.
For example, if no one knows that
FBI stands for the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, tell them that it stands for
Similar Lessons:
Abbreviations 2
(Lesson Collection Set #5 - Lesson 12b)
Abbreviations 3
(Lesson Collection Set #5 - Lesson 12c)
Business Abbreviations
(Lesson Collection Set #5 - Lesson 12d)
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