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Family Ties

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Learning

Using abbreviations
We often use abbreviations in notes and
postcards. These are the most common:
• morning and afternoon - am and pm
• people's titles - Mrs, Mr, Miss,
Ms, Dr
• ordinal numbers - 10th (tenth),
40th (fortieth)
• parts of the language - e.g. (for
example), etc. (etcetera), i.e. (that's
to say)
• some countries - USA, UK, UAE
• in addresses - Rd (road),
Ave (avenue), St (street)

A Rewrite the sentences below with abbreviations in your notebooks
1 I look like my mother's side of the family; that's to say, my grandmother, my aunt and my cousins.
2 It's mum's thirty-fifth birthday next week.
3 Carol lives in the United Arab Emirates.
4 Please bring food. For example, fruit, sandwiches or hotdogs.
5 I'm seeing Doctor Andrews at four o'clock in the afternoon.
6 Mister Jones says lessons start at eight forty-five in the morning.
7 Sixty-two Greendale Street, London, United Kingdom.
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8 Buses leave at ten in the morning, eleven in the morning, twelve n the morning, etcetera.
В Read the writing task below and answer the questions.

You are preparing for a special family occasion.
Write an email inviting one o f your relatives to
the party.
In your invitation, you should:
• say what the invitation is for
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• say when the party is
• say who is coming (35-45 words)
C a n L c o ; er aUSeit'SDad'S 50,hbirthday-
1 What do you have to write?
2 Who will read it?
fr ie n d s . f a m il V 3 r e C O m ‘ n g ' a s w e l1 a s D a d 's
3 Why are you writing?
I hope you can come too. Let me know.
Read the example email and underline Love,
the abbreviations.
Rashida

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