79 | can understand abbreviations and short forms TTT, A Numbers and measurements 6% metric Tength ; vem (centimetre) = 10min (millimetres) m (metre) 1000 kg = 1 t (tonne) metric capacity 1 el (centilitre) 100 cl=11 (litre) money | UK £1 (pound) = 100 p (pence) (a sum of money, penny ri. perinies (coins) USA $1 (dollar) = 100 c/ct (cents) (0 ml (millilitres) speed metric: 80 kph (kilometres per hour) = non-metric: 50 mph (miles per hour) @ Write the correct abbreviation or symbol for each word. > litre! 1 metre __ 5 tonne 9 centimetre 13° gram 2 pence 6 miles perhour— 10 milligram 14° millimetre 3. kilometre 7 centilitre — 11 cents — 15° pound _ 4 milllitre kilogram 12 kilometres per hour 16 dollar _ Complete the sentences with an appropriate measurement or amount of money. > Forsale: 20_! petrol cans at reduced prices. 1 Initaly you can doa maximum speed of 130 on the motorway, or 81 —___ 2 You need a piece of card 20 — thick. 3 To make pasta for one, cook about 70-80 _ of spaghetti. 4 The cheapest thing you can buy in the café is a coffee for 85 B Shortened forms 6% ‘The shortened forms in the table are used commonly in spoken English, Short form | Full form/ Meaning Short form | Full form/ Meaning u ad,advert | advertisement paper newspaper _ pub public house pst. a place where | deli delicatessen a shop or part ofa 7 you can bay and drink alcohol supermarket that sells special or = unusual foreign food. : flu influenza ra, TV, telly we | tele ———-- gym gymnasium) board a Jab ine laboratory a place used for vet. ae a sclentifie resoereh o vet Xeternary surgeon a doctor for sei | animals popular music Ske ss bike bicycle or motorbieycle - a lorbike fridge refrigerator ai 196 STYLES OF ENGLISH CamScanner ile tarand!write the short form of these words TN, telly 4 television bicycle & newspaper veterinary surgeon 5. gymnasium 9° public house 2. popular music 6 aeroplane 10 delicatessen 5. refrigerator 7 blackboard 11 laboratory @ complete the dialogues with shortened words from the table. Have you taken the cat to the. vet yet? ~ Yes, I'm waiting for test results from the 7 Could you buy some cheese from the 2 ~ I got some earlier - it’s in the 2. Ae you stil looking for a job? ~ Yes, I'm just looking at some in th 3, Doyou fancy a drink at the tonight? ~ Well, | was planning to watch the 4 How are you? ~ | feel awful; I think I've got C Abbreviations 6% 1 2 ‘The abbreviations marked * are pronounced like words, e.g. ALDS is pronounced ‘aids’, Other e abbreviations are pronounced as individual letters, e.g. BBC is pronounced ‘b-b-c’, It stands for British Broadcasting Corporation. || North Aulantic Treaty Organization UFO! unidentified flying object 1 acquired immune deficiency syndrome | PIN® personal identification number | (often called ‘SIDA’ in other languages) {you use this with a creditcard. | for instance) Union of European Pootball Association | VAT value added tax (a tax added to goods and services) automatic teller machine (a cash ISP internet service provider, e.g. machine) | AOL | the European Union DVD? | digital versatile disc | the United Nations IT information technology | curriculum vitae (a formalist ofyour | ID eard | identity eard (a card with your — education or work experience that you name and photo which is proof of need when you apply for a job) who you are) © complete the abbreviations. > NATO is a European and North American organization. 1 Ifyou use an AT..., you'll need your...IN. 7. Milllons are suffering from —_1DS in Africa. 2. Ifyou apply for a job, send in a C.. 8 We watched a DV_ about UF _s last night. 3. | showed my |....card to the police. 9 There are over 25 countries in the U. 4 You have to pay VA...on those goods. 10._The...Vis an international organization. 5 Who won the U........A Cup last year? 11 An... SP provides access to the internet and email. 6 He's good with computers: he’s in | © Bh test yourselt. Cover the full forms and meanings in the tables in sections Band ¢, and {ook at the short forms and abbreviations. What are the full forms? CamScanner ile tarand