Lesson 1: NATO ALPHABET

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NATO Alphabet

Learning objectives 

•  After this lesson, you can pronounce the letters of the alphabet and NATO-alphabet and know the NATO-alphabet (international telephoning alphabet) by heart. (international telephoning alphabet) correctly.
• You will practice fromal phone conversations 

Write down the longest English word you can think of. You will need it later during this lesson.

Spelling: Learn to spell like a boss!

Have you ever watched an action film where you heard words such as : Alpha, Bravo, Charlie? This is a spelling alphabet used in international telephone traffic and used by the military. Spelling is an important skill. Sometimes when words are spelled on the phone it is very hard to distinguish different sounds. To avoid mix-ups, we use this Telephoning/NATO Alphabet. In British English, you have to use this alphabet, as follows:

 “A for Alpha”, B for Bravo, etc …

 

NATO - Alphabet

NATO-alphabet

The Nato-alphabet is internationally used to spell words.

Prior to WW1, a telephone spelling alphabet was created to support long distance communications! 9 years after the WW! the first non-military internationally recognized spelling alphabet was adopted.

Communication took place in the form of spelling. For example, if the message was: Twente 

Then the following must happen:

Tango- Whiskey- Sierra - Tango

When was the NATO alphabet created?

1. 1957
2. 1947
3. 1932
4. 1927

Why was it created? What was its purpose?

1. It was developed to send hidden messages behind enemy lines
2. It was developed to improve communication on low-quality and long-distance telephone circuits.

Pronunciation 

                                                  Nato- alphabet 

A - Alpha       G - Golf      M - Mike              S - Sierra        Y - Yankee

B - Bravo       H - Hotel   N - November  T - Tango        Z - Zulu

C - Charlie     I - India     O - Oscar            U - Uniform

D - Delta        J - Juliet    P - Papa              V - Victor

E - Echo         K - Kilo       Q - Quebec       W - Whiskey

F - Foxtrot     L - Lima     R - Romeo         X - X-ray

Name some example of where they use NATO-ALPHABET

Exercise - Military Alphabet

What do you know about the Nato Alphabet?

• Exercise 1: Write down the words for each letter of the alphabet
  

 

Let's practice!

1. Throw the dice and say the NATO alphabet one by one.

2. Spell the word you wrote in the beginning of the lesson in NATO alphabet. 

3. Throw the dice and spell the name of the previous student.

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