ГДЗ Упражнение 30, Unit 4, из Английский язык Афанасьева О.В., Михеева И.В. 10 класс

Focus on Word-Building Shortening is a comparatively new way of word-building. Nowadays it has achieved a high degree of productivity especially in American English. Shortenings (contracted words are produced in two ways. I. Some words lose their beginnings or their ends and new words appear. Sometimes a word can lose both its beginning and its ending. II. A new word is formed from the initial letters of a word group. These are called abbreviations. the United Nations the -> UN the British Broadcasting Corporation the -> BBC member of Parliament -> MP personal computer -> PC Both types of shortenings are characteristic of informal speech though abbreviations are found among formal words, too. 30 A Look at the pictures on p. 170 and match them with the things that Alice mentions. a — Mum, where are my PJs? — I’ve put them in the wash. Take your clean nightie, please. b Fancy! They have given me new brown wellies and a wonderful woollen cardie for my birthday. c Have you bought any veggies? d I see neither tatties nor caulie in the kitchen. e I’m rather hungry. I can do with a butty. f John is so fond of playing footie he can do it all day long. g Where are the biscies? I would like to have some with milk. h The vac is in the bedroom, I am going to clean it. i I’ve lost my lippy. Can’t find it anywhere. B Make up a word list of abbreviations and shortenings that you know.