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Speaking Work in small groups. List he IT acronyms y o u know.
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HTML (HyperText Markup Language) FTP (File Transfer Protocol) a standard
HTML is a mark-up language used to network protocol used to copy a file from one
describe the structure of a web page. host to another.

WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) A type
of local-area network that uses
high-frequency radio wires to communicate
between nodes.

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Listening 2 Listen and omplete this dialogue.
Bob, can o u (1) me, please?
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Sure.
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I don't understand his acronym. What does it (2) for?
Let me see. 'W3'. I'm not sure. Maybe WWW, he World Wide Web.
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OK. What does P2P tand for?
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(3) stands for person-to-person.
OK. What does IP (4) ?
It means Internet Protocol.
How do y o u (5) 'Protocol'?
p - r - o - t - o - c - o - 1 .
Thanks.
You're welcome.
Listen o he letters and repeat them.
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Speaking 4 Work n pairs. Make a list of acronyms.
Ask and answer questions.
Example:
A: What does HTML
stand for/mean?
B: It stands for/means ....

10 1 Working in the IT industry