ESOL Materials to support lesson aimed at improving learners' use of spelling codes used by businesses and authorities. Focus: vocabulary spelling pronunciation conveying correct information Learners will internalise/connect with the vocabulary and convey important information clearly and effectively.

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Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet
Letter Code word Pronunciation Letter Code word Pronunciation
A Alpha AL fah O Oscar OSS car
B Bravo BRAH voh P Papa PAH pah
C Charlie CHAR lee
Q Quebec qua BECK
D Delta DEL tah
R Romeo ROW me oh
E Echo EKK oh
F Foxtrot FOKS trot S Sierra see AIR ah
G Golf Golf T Tango TANG go
H Hotel HO tell U Uniform YOU nee form
I India IN dee ah V Victor VIK ter
J Juliet JEW lee ett
W Whiskey WISS key
K Kilo KEY lo
X X-ray EKS ray
L Lima LEE ma
M Mike Mike Y Yankee YANG kee
N November NO vem ber Z Zulu ZOO loo
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Vocabulary - Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet
Word Definition
A Alpha the first letter of the Greek alphabet
B Bravo used to show approval when someone has done something very well
C Charlie Man's name
D Delta the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet
E Echo a sound that you hear again after a loud noise
F Foxtrot a dance with short quick steps with long slow steps
G Golf a game, you hit a small white ball into holes in the ground
H Hotel a building where people pay to stay and eat meals
I India a large country in South Asia. Population: 1,030,000,000
J Juliet woman's name (Romeo and Juliet)
K Kilo kilogram, a unit for measuring weight, 1000 grams
L Lima the capital city of Peru
M Mike microphone (informal)
N November the eleventh month
O Oscar a prize that is given for film makers and actors
P Papa old-fashioned a way of talking to or about your father
Q Quebec a province in Canada
R Romeo man's name (Romeo and Juliet)
S Sierra a row or area of sharply pointed mountains
T Tango a fast dance from South America
U Uniform clothing worn by all the members of a group or organization such as the police, the army etc
V Victor the winner of a battle, game, competition etc
W Whiskey a strong alcoholic drink made from grain
X X-ray a beam of radiation, used for photographing the inside of the body
Y Yankee a soldier who fought on the side of the Union (the northern states) during the American Civil War
Z Zulu a group of people who live in South Africa
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cut into strips, students take a strip, write their word in the first column and the code in the second
word Whiskey Oscar Romeo Delta
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