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Paul Sparks,
Sino-Canadian International College, Guangxi University, Online English Lesson Plans, Lesson Material and Ideas
for Semester 2 Reading Lessons...
Lesson Objectives:
To understand how abbreviations are used when reading.
Abbreviations: An abbreviation is a shortened
form of a word or phrase.
Some common
abbreviations for titles of people are:
Mr.
Mrs.
Dr.
Common acronyms and
agencies that are referred to by their initials use all capitals and no full
stops:
VCR IBM RCMP UNICEF NATO
Write out uncommon
acronyms the first time you use them:
Example: The Computer
Accounting Technician program (CAT)
Addresses
Road = Rd.
Drive = Dr.
Street = St.
Avenue = Ave.
Directions
N = North
S = South
E = East
W = West
Dates
Monday = Mon.
Tuesday = Tues.
Wednesday = Wed.
Thursday = Thurs.
Friday = Fri.
With all of the months
except September, the abbreviation is the first 3 letters of the word.
NAMES:
Mr. Mrs. Ms. Dr. Prof.
Rev. Fr. (before the name)
Sr. Jr. M.A. Ph.D. C.P.A. (after the name)
Countries:
United States of
America: U.S.A. or USA. or U.S. or US
United Kingdom: U.K. or UK
Abbreviations Used in Employment Adverts:
-
FT - full-time work
-
PT - part-time work
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FT/PT - full-time
work or part-time work
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20 hrs - 20 hours
per week
-
am/pm - day or night
work
-
eves -evenings
-
M-F - Monday through
Friday
-
sal -salary
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$9 p/h - $9 per hour
-
$450/wk - $450 per
week
-
$1,200/mo - $1,200
per month
-
No exp req - no
experience required
-
exp pref -
experience preferred
-
exp req - experience
required
-
2 yrs exp pref - 2
years of experience preferred
-
min 2 yrs exp -
minimum of 2 years experience
-
refs - reference
letters required
-
avail immed -
available immediately
-
apply ASAP - apply
as soon as possible
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