Acronym

An acronym is a word formed from the first or first few letters of several words. 

It is pronounced as a single word. 

Now listen to seven acronyms and some information about them. Write down the full name of these organizations.

Key words

economic cooperation        secretariat

association     member      organization

administration   headquarters

Vocabulary

vehicle  encompass  treaty  aeronautics  petroleum  integral

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Malaysia  Thailand  Cambodia   Brunei Darussalam  

Laos    Myanmar  

Luxembourg    the Netherlands   Portugal 

Algeria   Ecuador    Kuwait    Libya     Saudi Arabia

1. APEC----                                           , established in 1989, has since become the primary regional vehicle for promoting open trade and practical economic cooperation among Asia-Pacific economies. Its secretariat(秘书处，书记处) is located in Singapore.

2. ASEAN --                                           , was formed in 1967 by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand to promote political and economic cooperation among the member countries. Now it encompasses all ten countries of Southeast Asia by admitting Cambodia, Brunei Darussalam(文莱), Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar(缅甸).

3. NATO --                                            , was created by a treaty signed in 1949 among Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom and the United States. Greece, Turkey and Germany later joined the organization.

4. NASA --                                                        is a government agency in the U. S.

5. OPEC --                                                    , was created in 1960. Among its members are Algeria, Ecuador, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, and Saudi Arabia.

6. UNESCO --                                                      , is an agent of the UN with its headquarters in Paris.

7. UNICEF --                                                           , an integral part of the United Nations system, was created at the end of World War II to relieve the suffering of children in war torn Europe. For more than 53 years UNICEF has been helping governments, communities and families make the world a better place for children. Its headquarters is in New York.