What is it for?
Write personal details clearly so other people can understand them.
What to include
- Write your first name and surname with capital letters.
- Write the day, month in words, and year in a date.
- Write numbers from 0 to 100 in digits and words.
- Write phone numbers in groups and read each digit separately.
- Write email addresses with small letters, no spaces, at, and dot.
- Write an address with a number, street name, city, country, and postcode or zip code.
How to organise it
- First name and surname
- Date of birth: day, month in words, and year
- Phone number: groups of digits
- Email address: small letters, at, and dot
- Address: number and street, city, country, and postcode or zip code
Model text
A Contact Card
Name
First name: Sofia. Surname: Mendes.
Date of birth
21 April 1990. April starts with a capital letter.
Phone
555 0100. Read each digit separately.
Email
sofia.mendes@example.com. Read @ as at and . as dot.
Address
Number and street: 24 Bluebird Road.
City and country: Lima, Peru.
Postcode: AB12 3CD.
City and country: Lima, Peru.
Postcode: AB12 3CD.
Key language
| Rule or pattern | Example | Another example |
|---|---|---|
| First name and surname start with capital letters. | First name: Sofia. | Surname: Mendes. |
| Write a date with the day, month in words, and year. | 21 April 1990 | 15 September 2001 |
| Month names always start with capital letters. | 21 April 1990 | 15 September 2001 |
| Write numbers from 21 to 99 with a hyphen. | twenty-one | ninety-nine |
| Write a phone number in groups and read each digit separately. | 555 0100 | 555 0142 |
| Write email addresses in small letters with no spaces. | ana.lee@example.com | omar.khan@example.com |
| Write an address with a number, street, city, and country. | 24 Bluebird Road, Lima, Peru | 16 Silver Street, Accra, Ghana |
UK / US: For dates, 21/04/1990 is UK style and 04/21/1990 is US style. Write 21 April 1990 to avoid confusion. In the UK, use postcode. In the US, use zip code.
Practice
Match Numbers and Words
Match each number in digits with its name in words.
1.21
2.30
3.45
4.67
5.82
6.99
Choose the Correct Details
Choose the one correctly written option.
1.Which name is correct?
Both the first name and surname start with capital letters.
2.Which date is clear and correct?
The month starts with a capital letter and is written in words.
3.Which number is correct?
Numbers from 21 to 99 use a hyphen between the words.
4.Which email address is correct?
This email address has small letters and no spaces.
5.Which address line is correct?
The number comes before the street name in this address.
6.Which date uses the month in words?
The month name starts with a capital letter and avoids numeric confusion.
Correct the Details
Rewrite each line correctly.
1.first name: sofia
The label and first name start with capital letters.
2.Surname: mendes
A surname starts with a capital letter.
3.21 april 1990
Month names start with capital letters.
4.forty five
Numbers from 21 to 99 use a hyphen.
5.Number and street: bluebird Road 24
The number comes before the street name in this address.
6.15 september 2001
September starts with a capital letter.
Write Numbers in Words
Write each number in words in the gap.
1.21 = .
Twenty-one has a hyphen in standard written English.
2.34 = .
Thirty-four uses a hyphen between the two words.
3.50 = .
Fifty is the word for the number 50.
4.67 = .
Sixty-seven uses a hyphen between the two words.
5.82 = .
Eighty-two uses a hyphen between the two words.
6.99 = .
Ninety-nine uses a hyphen between the two words.
Now write
Your task
Write a contact card for a made-up person. Include a full name, date of birth, phone number, email address, and simple address.
Word bank
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Sentence starters
- First name:
- Surname:
- Date of birth:
- Phone:
- Email:
- Number and street:
- City and country:
- Postcode or zip code: