diff --git a/modules/angular2/docs/core/01_templates.md b/modules/angular2/docs/core/01_templates.md
index a85506bb9a91..9380066fcaf1 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/docs/core/01_templates.md
+++ b/modules/angular2/docs/core/01_templates.md
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ of the templates occures. One such example is foreach.
 </form>
 <ul>
   <template foreach #person [in]="people" #i="index">
-    <li>{{i}}. {{item}}<li>
+    <li>{{i}}. {{person}}<li>
   </template>
 </ul>
 ```
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ syntax is prefferable.
 
 ```
 <ul>
-  <li template="foreach; #person; in=people; #i=index;">{{i}}. {{item}}<li>
+  <li template="foreach; #person; in=people; #i=index;">{{i}}. {{person}}<li>
 </ul>
 ```
 
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ which allows us to further shorten the text.
 
 ```
 <ul>
-  <li template="foreach #person in people #i=index">{{i}}. {{item}}<li>
+  <li template="foreach #person in people #i=index">{{i}}. {{person}}<li>
 </ul>
 ```
 
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ microsyntax for `foreach`.
 
 ```
 <ul>
-  <li template="foreach: var person in people; var i=index">{{i}}. {{item}}<li>
+  <li template="foreach: var person in people; var i=index">{{i}}. {{person}}<li>
 </ul>
 ```
 
@@ -587,4 +587,4 @@ langugage, binding expressions behave differently in following ways:
 
 ## Further Reading
 
-* [Template Syntax Constraints and Reasoning](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HHy_zPLGqJj0bHMiWPzPCxn1pO5GlOYwmv-qGgl4f_s)
\ No newline at end of file
+* [Template Syntax Constraints and Reasoning](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HHy_zPLGqJj0bHMiWPzPCxn1pO5GlOYwmv-qGgl4f_s)