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Study block 3 · U5

Speaking independently and collaboratively

By the end of this unit
  • Use personal interview responses in an appropriate real situation.
  • Use describing a photograph in an appropriate real situation.
  • Use discussing options together in an appropriate real situation.

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ගෙවීමට පෙර වැඩපත්‍රයේ අන්තර්ගතය, ගාස්තු සහ ලබාදෙන දිනය WhatsApp මඟින් තහවුරු කරගන්න.

පාඩම් සටහන් මුද්‍රණය කරගන්න.
01SMALL STEPS · BIG SMILES

Personal interview responses

Learn it simply

  • Answer the question directly and expand through a reason, example or brief experience.
  • A natural response has enough detail to show meaning without becoming a long prepared speech.
  • Match the tense to the question and respond to follow-ups as new questions.

See it. Say it. Understand it.

Easy / Start here

I study best in the morning because the house is quiet.

Moderate / Add a little

Last holiday, I helped my uncle at his shop.

More detail for teachers and confident learners

Answer the question directly and expand through a reason, example or brief experience. A natural response has enough detail to show meaning without becoming a long prepared speech. Match the tense to the question and respond to follow-ups as new questions.

Give an organised contribution but leave space for interaction. In an individual description, select important details and explain relationships in the image. In a collaborative task, suggest, respond, compare and invite your partner's view. A decision matters less than the quality of the exchange. Listen actively so your response develops the conversation instead of returning to a memorised sentence that ignores your partner.

වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්‍ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.

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ඒකකය පුහුණු වීමට වැඩපත්‍ර සහ වෙනම පිළිතුරු හෝ ආදර්ශ පිළිතුරු මාර්ගෝපදේශයක් ලබාගත හැකිය.

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02SMALL STEPS · BIG SMILES

Describing a photograph

Learn it simply

  • Begin with the overall scene, then describe selected people, actions and positions.
  • Use present continuous for visible actions.
  • If inferring a feeling or situation, mark uncertainty with seems or might.

See it. Say it. Understand it.

Easy / Start here

The photo shows two people preparing food in a kitchen.

Moderate / Add a little

They seem to be enjoying the task.

More detail for teachers and confident learners

Begin with the overall scene, then describe selected people, actions and positions. Use present continuous for visible actions. If inferring a feeling or situation, mark uncertainty with seems or might. Do not spend all your time naming objects or inventing an unsupported story.

Give an organised contribution but leave space for interaction. In an individual description, select important details and explain relationships in the image. In a collaborative task, suggest, respond, compare and invite your partner's view. A decision matters less than the quality of the exchange. Listen actively so your response develops the conversation instead of returning to a memorised sentence that ignores your partner.

වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්‍ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.

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ඒකකය පුහුණු වීමට වැඩපත්‍ර සහ වෙනම පිළිතුරු හෝ ආදර්ශ පිළිතුරු මාර්ගෝපදේශයක් ලබාගත හැකිය.

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03SMALL STEPS · BIG SMILES

Discussing options together

Learn it simply

  • Suggest an option with a reason, react to your partner and compare alternatives.
  • Ask for their view and help move the exchange forward.
  • Polite disagreement can acknowledge a strength before raising a problem.

See it. Say it. Understand it.

Easy / Start here

That could work, but it might be too expensive.

Moderate / Add a little

Which option do you think is more suitable?

More detail for teachers and confident learners

Suggest an option with a reason, react to your partner and compare alternatives. Ask for their view and help move the exchange forward. Polite disagreement can acknowledge a strength before raising a problem. Avoid dominating or agreeing to everything without adding content.

Give an organised contribution but leave space for interaction. In an individual description, select important details and explain relationships in the image. In a collaborative task, suggest, respond, compare and invite your partner's view. A decision matters less than the quality of the exchange. Listen actively so your response develops the conversation instead of returning to a memorised sentence that ignores your partner.

වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්‍ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.

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ඒකකය පුහුණු වීමට වැඩපත්‍ර සහ වෙනම පිළිතුරු හෝ ආදර්ශ පිළිතුරු මාර්ගෝපදේශයක් ලබාගත හැකිය.

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මෙම ඒකකයේ සියලු පාඩම් ආවරණය කරන වැඩපත්‍රය සහ වෙනම පිළිතුරු සඳහා WhatsApp මඟින් විමසන්න.

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ඒකකය පුහුණු වීමට වැඩපත්‍ර සහ වෙනම පිළිතුරු හෝ ආදර්ශ පිළිතුරු මාර්ගෝපදේශයක් ලබාගත හැකිය.

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ගුරුවරුන්ට පාඩම් සැලසුම් කර ඉගැන්වීමටත්, දරුවන්ට හා වැඩිහිටියන්ට තනිව පුහුණු වී විභාගයට සූදානම් වීමටත් මෙම වෙබ් අඩවිය භාවිත කළ හැකිය. දෙමාපියන්ට නිවසේදී දරුවන්ට උදව් කළ හැකිය.

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ගුරුවරුන්ට පාඩම් සැලසුම් කිරීමටත්, දරුවන්ට හා වැඩිහිටියන්ට ස්වයං අධ්‍යයනය සහ විභාග පුහුණුව සඳහාත් මෙම වෙබ් අඩවිය භාවිත කළ හැක.