Use Hello or Hi, followed by your name when meeting someone.
My name is introduces a name; I am can introduce a person too.
See it. Say it. Understand it.
Easy / Start here
Hello. My name is Sahan.
Moderate / Add a little
What is your name? My name is Nila.
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A greeting starts a friendly conversation. Use Hello or Hi, followed by your name when meeting someone. My name is introduces a name; I am can introduce a person too. A question needs an answer that gives the missing information. Listen for name before speaking, rather than repeating the whole question.
Use real objects and short exchanges before reading labels. An adult models the complete sentence once, then leaves time for a response. Revisit the same word in a different place so understanding does not depend on memorising a picture. Accuracy grows through brief, friendly repetition; long speeches are unnecessary at this level.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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Instructions tell us what to do. The action word is especially useful: open, close, listen, point or stand. Look at the speaker while listening, but wait until the instruction is finished before moving. A polite please does not change the action. Ask for repetition if you did not hear the word clearly.
Use real objects and short exchanges before reading labels. An adult models the complete sentence once, then leaves time for a response. Revisit the same word in a different place so understanding does not depend on memorising a picture. Accuracy grows through brief, friendly repetition; long speeches are unnecessary at this level.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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A clearly spoken letter name helps someone write a word accurately.
Say the letters of your name in their correct order, pausing slightly between them.
The spoken letter name and the sound inside a word may differ.
See it. Say it. Understand it.
Easy / Start here
Nila: N-I-L-A.
Moderate / Add a little
Ben: B-E-N.
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A clearly spoken letter name helps someone write a word accurately. Say the letters of your name in their correct order, pausing slightly between them. The spoken letter name and the sound inside a word may differ. When copying a name, check the first capital letter and then compare each remaining letter with the model.
Use real objects and short exchanges before reading labels. An adult models the complete sentence once, then leaves time for a response. Revisit the same word in a different place so understanding does not depend on memorising a picture. Accuracy grows through brief, friendly repetition; long speeches are unnecessary at this level.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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