Lesson 4 (abbreviations)

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sem				mats		hannah	eline
mette	julliëtte			mikail		miles	max
kelle	joël		kiki	nora			abel
nina	willemijn		neva	senna			fleur
			maxim	jasper		lea	sara

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Welcome!

Today's lesson:

- Quiz irregular verbs 

- Abbreviations 

- Lesson 4: reading

Abbreviations

Abbreviations are often used in short texts such as adverts or announcements. These are some examples.

Times: a.m. / p.m. 

Days of the week: Sun, Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat

Months: Jan, Few, Mar, Apr, May, June, July, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov, Dec

Street names: Ave (avenue), Ct (court), Dr (drive), Ln (lane), Pl (place), Rd (road), St (street), Sq (square)

Guess the abbreviation: Write down as many of these abbreviations as you know. If you're unsure about one, feel free to guess what you think it means.

1. USA

2. WWW

3. VIP

4. Dr.

5. CEO

6. FAQ

7. ATM

8. B.C. 

9. FBI

10. MVP

11. DIY

Guess the abbreviation: Write down as many of these abbreviations as you know. If you're unsure about one, feel free to guess what you think it means.

1. USA – United States of America

2. WWW – World Wide Web

3. VIP – Very Important Person

4. Dr. – Doctor

5. CEO – Chief Executive Officer

6. FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions

7. ATM – Automated Teller Machine

8. B.C. – Before Christ

9. FBI – Federal Bureau of Investigation

10. MVP – Most Valuable Player

11. DIY – Do It Yourself

Game

• Now write down all the other abbreviations that you already know. 
• Rule:You can't write down any of the ones I've already shown.
• Tip: think about what kind of abbreviations we use while texting and the ones you see on social media.
• Whoever writes down the most abbreviations, wins. 
• Prize: you get to leave class 5 mins early.

Hints

1. What do you sometimes experience when others are having fun at a party that you didn't get invited to?

2. You should do that exciting and aventurous things because _______ ! 

3. What do you say when you're laughing a lot.

4. I haven't seen you in a while, we should meet ______ 

Game

Possible answers could be

LOL, Q&A, ASAP, LMAO, PMO, BFF, BFFR, FYI, RIP, DM, XOXO, OMG, YOLO, SMH, IDK, TTYL, BRB, AKA

Lesson 4: reading

Now go to page 151 of your workbook. 

Read the text first. Then do exercises 1 to 6. 

Homework

Study: irregular verbs (SO next lesson)

Do: 1 to 6 p. 152