English Conversation A1.37

A1.37

Filling out a form

- Excuse me. Could you please help me to fill out this form?

- Sure. What do you need help with?

- This question says DD/MM/YY. What does that mean?

- It’s asking for your date of birth. DD means the day, MM means the months, and YY means the year.

- I don’t understand.

- When were you born?

- I was born on the 14^th of August 1985

- Then you fill in 14/08/85. Do you see?

- Yes, that makes sense to me now. Thanks

- Are there any other parts you don’t understand?

- Yes. It asks for answers in block capitals. What does that mean?

- It just means you use uppercase letters instead of lowercase. Uppercase letters are capitals.

- Oh, I see. Thanks. Right, I’d better get on with filling out the form then.

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