Focus on the requested detail and keep writing clear.
See it. Say it. Understand it.
Easy / Start here
We meet at ten, not nine.
Moderate / Add a little
Her surname is Hill: H-I-L-L.
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A short note may need one word or a number. Predict the answer type before listening. Focus on the requested detail and keep writing clear. A speaker may correct an earlier idea, so the final agreed information matters. When checking, compare spelling as well as meaning; a nearly correct name may still be a different name.
Use the question or visual choices to predict the kind of information needed, such as a place, a time or an object. Listen to the whole exchange before deciding. A speaker may mention several possible choices and then select one. For picture comparisons, describe a genuine difference using the same category on both sides.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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Similar pictures often differ in one significant detail, such as the weather, an object or an action.
Identify those differences before listening.
Keep the question in mind while hearing the whole conversation.
See it. Say it. Understand it.
Easy / Start here
I wanted the red coat, but I bought the blue one.
Moderate / Add a little
It was sunny earlier; now it is cloudy.
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Similar pictures often differ in one significant detail, such as the weather, an object or an action. Identify those differences before listening. Keep the question in mind while hearing the whole conversation. A mentioned object may be rejected, so choose the option that matches the final message rather than the first familiar word.
Use the question or visual choices to predict the kind of information needed, such as a place, a time or an object. Listen to the whole exchange before deciding. A speaker may mention several possible choices and then select one. For picture comparisons, describe a genuine difference using the same category on both sides.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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Use a balanced sentence that names the same feature in each picture.
Here there are two cats, but there is one cat there clearly identifies a number difference.
You can compare colour, location, weather or action.
See it. Say it. Understand it.
Easy / Start here
In this picture, the door is open; in that picture, it is closed.
Moderate / Add a little
Here the boy is sitting, but there he is standing.
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Use a balanced sentence that names the same feature in each picture. Here there are two cats, but there is one cat there clearly identifies a number difference. You can compare colour, location, weather or action. Choose differences you can explain accurately instead of trying to use the most difficult vocabulary.
Use the question or visual choices to predict the kind of information needed, such as a place, a time or an object. Listen to the whole exchange before deciding. A speaker may mention several possible choices and then select one. For picture comparisons, describe a genuine difference using the same category on both sides.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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