WORKING WITH WORDS (p.43)
Act. I
Your students can be asked to bring out print-outs of other abbreviations/acronyms from the Internet to the classroom. They will make a synthesis of the major organisations concerned with peace and human relief all across the world and make a classroom wall sheet . You can check the pronunciation of the acronms/abbreviations in the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary of Current English or in the Oxford Advanced Leaner’s Encyclopedic Dictionary. Please remember that some of the abbreviations/acronyms can stand for various organisations. Those suggested here are not necessarily the ones that your students will suggest.
Abbreviation/Acronym
Full form
Description
UNWRA
United Nations Relief Works Agency
The UNWRA is the U.N organization which brings relief to people in need.
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ABC
American Broadcasting Company
ABC is one of the four most important TV channels in the United States of America.
A-BOMB
Atomic bomb
A bomb which derives its destructive power from the rapid release of energy by fission of
heavy atomic nuclei. The first atomic bomb to be used was dropped on Hiroshima , Japan on 6 August 1945 by the USA.
AID
Agency for International Development
BBC
British Broadcasting Corporation
CIA
Central Intelligence Agency
CNN
Cable News Network
FBI
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FIFA
Federation Internationale de Football Association (International Association Football Association)
GB
Great Britain
Great Britain comprises ...
MBC
Middle East Broadcasting Company
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
NBA
National Basketball Association
OPEC
Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Ph.D
Doctor of Philosophy
PTA
Parent-teacher Association / Passenger Transport Authority
UK
United Kingdom
WBA
World Boxing Association
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