1.1 Abbreviations

English first additional language

Grade 7

Module 2

Abbreviations

Abbreviations!

• What is an abbreviation? Can you give an example?

• What is the difference between an abbreviation and an acronym?

• Supply the correct abbreviations for the following:

1. kilometre
2. standard
3. street
4. avenue
5. doctor
6. example
7. et cetera
8. page
9. kilogram
10. centimetre

• As a class, decide on 10 more abbreviations and write them down.

Stop! time to write . . . !!

A story has a ⇐ Beginning

⇐ Middle

⇐ End

Form groups of four to make up a story, using the following signs to help you. You don’t have to use all the signs. Try to be creative!

(*Remember to jot down your ideas ⇐ plan your story ⇐ organise your ideas ⇐ write a draft ⇐ proofread and edit it ⇐ write a final draft)

Imagine any road sign. write a poem either within the shape, or in the shape of the road sign.

Road signs

10 11 127 8 94 5 61 2 3

Silent reading

Match the description of Paula’s route with the road signs on the accompanying page.

Paula turned left when she came out of her house. She rode to the end of the road and turned right at the crossroads. Queen Street was very bumpy, so she had to slow down. When she got to the end, she turned right into North Road. She had to stop quickly, because someone was crossing at the zebra crossing.

She had to change gears to get up the steep hill. When she got to Bridge Street, she wanted to turn right but she couldn’t. She turned left instead. She thought she might have to wait at the river. She was lucky and she rode straight over the bridge. The road was very wet and slippery. Paula then turned right along Gardens Grove. She took the third turning off the traffic circle. She crossed the river and passed a school. She turned right into John Street. The road became very narrow. At the end of the road she turned left. She was back home.

Deduction

Study the accompanying map and key. Write either true (t), or false (f) or not enough evidence (nee) next to the sentences below.

1. There is a picnic spot in the wood.
2. There is a lake in the park.
3. One of the churches is near a caravan park.
4. There is a footpath from the school to the lighthouse.
5. The town hall was built in 1435.
6. There are four bridges over water on the map.
7. The cliffs are very dangerous.
8. There are graveyards next to both churches.
9. There is a swimming pool at the school.
10. Both churches are near road junctions.
11. The railway line crosses the canal next to the town hall.
12. The canal goes under the railway line next to the park.
13. One of the footpaths goes from the railway to the battlefield.
14. The footpath from the railway station leads to the cemetery.
15. To get from the town hall to the quarry, you must cross the canal.
16. The school is west of the wood.
17. The railway station is south of the caravan park.
18. The railway crosses the canal north of the park.
19. The stream from the lake runs into the sea just south of the cliffs.
20. If you walk east from the church near the quarry, you will come tothe lake in the wood.

Assessment