A colour word describes a noun and normally comes before it in a simple English noun phrase.
The phrase a blue hat gives more information than a hat.
When listening, keep both details in mind: the required colour and the correct object.
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Easy / Start here
a yellow shirt
Moderate / Add a little
The bag is green.
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A colour word describes a noun and normally comes before it in a simple English noun phrase. The phrase a blue hat gives more information than a hat. When listening, keep both details in mind: the required colour and the correct object. Colouring the wrong object with the correct colour does not fulfil the instruction.
Build a description with the most useful detail first. The listener needs to know which object is meant before following a location or colour instruction. Show the difference between two similar objects, then model the words that distinguish them. Keep the pace slow enough for the child to act on the whole message.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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In means inside. On means touching the top surface. Between means in the space separating two things.
Use the word that shows the correct place or movement.
See it. Say it. Understand it.
Easy / Start here
The ball is in the box.
Moderate / Add a little
The book is on the desk.
Challenge / Try when ready
Nila sits between Ravi and Amal.
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A position word explains where something is. In means inside; on usually describes contact with a surface, such as a book on a table or a picture on a wall; under means below. The sentence needs both the object being located and the reference object. Moving a toy while repeating the sentence makes these small words easier to understand than translating them as isolated vocabulary.
Build a description with the most useful detail first. The listener needs to know which object is meant before following a location or colour instruction. Show the difference between two similar objects, then model the words that distinguish them. Keep the pace slow enough for the child to act on the whole message.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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Clothes words become useful when they help identify a person.
Combine a person, an item and a colour.
Wearing describes clothing on the body now; has can describe a possession.
See it. Say it. Understand it.
Easy / Start here
The girl is wearing a pink dress.
Moderate / Add a little
He has a blue cap.
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Clothes words become useful when they help identify a person. Combine a person, an item and a colour. Wearing describes clothing on the body now; has can describe a possession. A detail such as a red skirt may identify one person among several. Check that the colour belongs to the correct item.
Build a description with the most useful detail first. The listener needs to know which object is meant before following a location or colour instruction. Show the difference between two similar objects, then model the words that distinguish them. Keep the pace slow enough for the child to act on the whole message.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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