Andijon davlat universiteti ingliz tili fonetikasi kafedrasi til aspektlari amaliyoti

80 minutes

Aim: Material: Aids:

to analyse abbreviations and their use; to develop practical understanding of key terms 1. Lewis, M (1997). Implementing the Lexical Approach. Hove: LTP. 2. B.J.Tomas (1986) Intermediate Vocabulary. Cambridge 3. McCarthy, M. and O’Dell, F (2004). English Vocabulary in Use. Upper-intermediate and advanced. Cambridge: CUP Text-books. charts, laptop with speakers, handouts

Lead-in (5 min.): Teacher asks the questions:

1. What is abbreviation?

2. Give examples for abbreviations and their meaning

3. Why do we need abbreviations?

Handout 1. The meaning and use of abbreviations in English

Abbreviations and Acronyms are similar to each other as they both are short forms of longer words; however they are two different parts of the English language.

Abbreviations are shortened versions of one or two words which are still pronounced the same way, even if they are written as an abbreviation: Mr. Hall is pronounced Mister Hall and not M-R Hall.

This rule is only relaxed when the abbreviation is of a word taken from another language like e.g. which actually stands for exempli gratia. In this case, we say the meaning of the phrase instead of the phrase it self - for example instead of exempli gratia.

Acronyms, on the other hand, are shortened versions of phrases that are most often the names of something. They are pronounced as their short forms rather than their actual full form.

NATO is pronounced NAY-TOE and not as North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Acronyms are also pronounced by the individual alphabet like with U.N, FBI, etc.