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English Year 3: Forms and messages

English, Year 3 (Portugal): Fill in a simple form with your details and answer a short message, with capital letters where English needs them.

A form asks for small details

A form has labels and empty lines. Example: “First name”: Ana. “Surname” (family name): Silva. “Age”: 8. “Country”: Portugal. Read each label and write only what it asks, often one word or a number. A form can be on paper or online. A message works the same way, with a few more words: “Hi Sam! I'm Ana.”

Why forms and messages

Forms and messages help you meet people when you cannot talk: a class exchange with a pen friend, a school club, a message in a class chat. A short, clear answer is polite and easy to read. “Hi!” at the start and “Bye!” at the end make a message friendly. Online, never write your address or phone number without a grown-up.

A form and a reply, step by step

Task: fill in a form, then answer a message. Step 1, the form: First name: Ana · Age: 8 · Country: Portugal (one word or number per line). Step 2: Sam writes: “Hi Ana! How are you?” Step 3: start with the name: “Hi Sam!” Step 4: answer: “I'm fine, thank you.” Step 5: end: “Bye, Ana.”

Big letters in English

In English, “I” is always a capital letter: “I'm from Portugal”, never “i'm”. Names, countries and languages start with a capital letter too: Ana, Portugal, Portuguese. Some languages write “I” (eu, yo, je, io) and words like “Portuguese” with a small letter, but English does not. Check your capital letters before you send.

Where you will use it

You use forms and messages when you join a club, write to a pen friend or answer a class chat, and, with a grown-up, when you register for a game or a website. Keep it short: a greeting, your answer, a goodbye. Ask a grown-up to check what you write before you send it online.

Test what you learned

  1. You are Ana Silva. A form says “First name: ___”. What do you write?

    • a) Silva
    • b) Portugal
    • c) 8
    • d) Ana

    Correct answer: d) Ana — Yes! “Ana” is your first name. “Silva” is your surname.

  2. Sam writes: “Hi! I'm Sam. Where are you from?” Which reply answers the question?

    • a) Hi Sam! I'm from Portugal. Bye!
    • b) Hi Sam! I'm eight. Bye!
    • c) Hi Sam! My name is Ana.
    • d) Hi Sam! I like cats.

    Correct answer: a) Hi Sam! I'm from Portugal. Bye! — Yes! It greets, answers “Where are you from?” and says goodbye.

  3. Which line is written correctly?

    • a) i'm from portugal.
    • b) I'm from Portugal.
    • c) I'm from portugal.
    • d) i'm from Portugal.

    Correct answer: b) I'm from Portugal. — Yes! “I” and “Portugal” both start with a capital letter.

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