Personal information

Lesson 1

Name

Title: Name

/neɪm/

[noun]

Synonyms:

- title

Origin: nama

what someone is called

Her name is Mandy Wilson

what someone is called

To give someone or something a particular name ⇒ call

We named our daughter Sarah

To give someone or something a particular name ⇒ call

Last name

Title: Last name

/ˈlɑːst ˌneɪm/

Noun

Synonyms:

family name/ surname/forename

your family name, that you use in formal situations or with people you do not know well

My name is Sarah and my last name is Smith

your family name, that you use in formal situations or with people you do not know well

Age

Title: Age

/eɪdʒ/

[noun]

Synonyms:

- time, date

Antonyms: youth

Francis is the same age as me

Dad retired at the age of 56

Francis is the same age as me

Address

Title: Address

/əˈdres/

[noun]

Synonyms:

location

Antonyms: maladroitness

Example

What’s your new address? They have changed the address of their website

Example

Birthday

Title: Birthday

/ˈbɜːθ.deɪ/

Noun

your birthday is a day that is an exact number of years after the day you were born

It’s my birthday on Monday My aunt called to wish me a happy birthday

your birthday is a day that is an exact number of years after the day you were born

Single

Title: Single

/ˈsɪŋ.ɡəl/

[adjective]

Synonyms:

- one, lone, only

Antonyms: married, multiple

Example

They won the game by a single point

Example

Married

Title: Married

/ˈmær.id/

Adjective

Having a husband or a wife

Are you married or single?

Having a husband or a wife

Passport

Title: Passport

/ˈpɑːs.pɔːt/

[noun]

Synonyms: key, open sesame, password, ticket

Origin: passeport

Example

I have an Irish passport

Example

ID card

Title: ID card

/ˌaɪˈdiː ˌkɑːd/

noun [countable]

an identity card

Example

I lost my ID card but I have my passport

Example

Phone number

Title: Phone number

 

/ˈfəʊn ˌnʌm.bər/

Noun

Synonym:Telephone number

 

 

The number that you use to call a particular phone

Tell me your mobile number

The number that you use to call a particular phone