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Do you know what means PS in English?

The purpose of this activity is to make you learn about abbreviations, as in Portuguese, there many abbreviations in English and they are very used by people especially through computers, cell phones and other kinds of gadgets for communication.
The Flatmates is a series produced by BBC through BBC Learning English, in this series four mates live everyday life experiences. There are 26 episodes that are already posted on YouTube, and I recommend you watch in another opportunity, this one choosen for this activity is not posted there yet to be watched, but you can listen to it following the text or not, if you prefer, after you are going to click on the link The Language point and read the explanation about the language topic of the episode.
I wish you have a nice activity and improve your English a little bit more, ok?!
Remember to leave your comments evaluating the activity.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/flatmates/episode130/index.shtml

Are you good at English text messages?

With the usage of tecnology many things got easier nowadays, especially when we are talking about communication, but the communication is being adapted according to this new world, through the inclusion of codes and abbreviations to optimize time what many times can be confusing or strange for those who don't know how to use them.
Now you're going to have an opportunity to learn about it from a crossword by BBC site.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/quizzes/crossword/100122_crossword_text.shtml

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