Reading and Writing Portfolio 1

Reading addresses; hotel

registration forms
At the hotel Writing capital letters (1); addresses;
filling in a hotel registration form
1 Look at the envelope. Then write these words in the Review be; personal details
correct places 1–8.

title house number town/city postcode

first name street name country surname

1 title 5 1Mr 2James 3Williams

472 5Albert St
2 6 6Oxford

7OX2 6AY
3 7 8UK

4 8

HELP WITH WRITING 3 Write these addresses on the envelopes. Use capital letters.
Capital letters (1); addresses
a mr e stevens 71 portland st manchester m23 7rx
2 a In English we use capital letters
b ms jane fox 56 gilmour rd cambridge cb1 5ns uk
(A, B, etc.) for these things.
● names: Rebecca Smith
1
● streets and roads: Walworth Rd
● towns and cities: London
● postcodes: SE6 2DJ
● countries: UK, Australia
● nationalities: British
TIP • We say the UK, but we write UK in
addresses.

b Notice the short forms we use in

addresses. They all start with capital
letters.
● Mr = a man (married or single)
● Ms = a woman (married or single) 2
● Mrs = a married woman
● Miss = a single woman
● Dr = doctor
● Rd = road
● St = street

c Underline all the capital letters and

short forms on the envelope in 1.

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4 Read about Lisa. Then write the capital letters in the
correct places.

L
Hello, my name’s lisa sanders. I’m british and I’m from bristol, in

england. I’m a teacher and I’m married. My address is

67 wood road, bristol, br2 5gl. My home phone number is 0117

496 3429. I’m in london for a conference this week.

5 Lisa is at the conference hotel. Fill in her hotel form.

Hilder Hotel Park Rd London W1V 9FL

Tel 020 7946 2788 email: enquiries@hilderhotel.co.uk

Registration form
Title 1 Mrs

First name 2

Surname 3

Nationality 4

Address 5

Postcode 6

Phone 7

Room number 8 203

6 Fill in the form for you.

Hilder Hotel Park Rd London W1V 9FL

Tel 020 7946 2788 email: enquiries@hilderhotel.co.uk 7 Read about Lisa in 4 again. Then
write five sentences about you.
Registration form ● Use capital letters.
Title ● Read and check for mistakes.
First name ● Give your sentences to your
teacher next class.
Surname
Nationality
Address
Postcode
Phone Tick the things you can do in
English in the Reading and
Room number 412
Writing Progress Portfolio, p88.

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