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EWS Term 2 · U3

Source-based transactional writing

By the end of this unit
  • Selecting and transforming source ideas
  • Writing an article for a named readership
  • Writing a purposeful speech or talk

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

පාඩම් සටහන් මුද්‍රණය කරගන්න.
01SMALL STEPS · BIG SMILES

Selecting and transforming source ideas

Learn it simply

  • For source-based writing, identify the task’s audience, form and purpose before selecting material.
  • Use source ideas accurately but reorganise them for the new response.
  • Distinguish the source’s claims from your own judgement where necessary.

See it. Say it. Understand it.

Easy / Start here

A discussion of travel costs becomes a letter recommending a practical option.

Moderate / Add a little

Two contrasting accounts become a balanced website contribution.

More detail for teachers and confident learners

For source-based writing, identify the task’s audience, form and purpose before selecting material. Use source ideas accurately but reorganise them for the new response. Distinguish the source’s claims from your own judgement where necessary. Copying large stretches weakens adaptation; changing facts to make them convenient weakens accuracy.

The model “A discussion of travel costs becomes a letter recommending a practical option.” illustrates the method in a specific context. Compare it with “Two contrasting accounts become a balanced website contribution.”. The useful question is how the change in wording affects meaning, emphasis or the relationship with the reader. A strong response connects a precise language choice to its purpose; naming a feature alone is insufficient. Explain the connection in ordinary language before adding a technical term. When reviewing your own response, remove unsupported claims and check that every detail serves the task you have been given.

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

Writing an article for a named readership

Learn it simply

  • A strong article establishes its angle, develops related points and speaks to its intended readers.
  • Use a suitable headline and opening, then organise paragraphs by idea.
  • Examples and reasons should support the purpose.

See it. Say it. Understand it.

Easy / Start here

A quieter school: small changes that could help.

Moderate / Add a little

For pupils preparing for examinations, a calm reading space could matter.

More detail for teachers and confident learners

A strong article establishes its angle, develops related points and speaks to its intended readers. Use a suitable headline and opening, then organise paragraphs by idea. Examples and reasons should support the purpose. Do not adopt a sensational tone automatically; a school magazine and a national newspaper may need different choices.

The model “A quieter school: small changes that could help.” illustrates the method in a specific context. Compare it with “For pupils preparing for examinations, a calm reading space could matter.”. The useful question is how the change in wording affects meaning, emphasis or the relationship with the reader. A strong response connects a precise language choice to its purpose; naming a feature alone is insufficient. Explain the connection in ordinary language before adding a technical term. When reviewing your own response, remove unsupported claims and check that every detail serves the task you have been given.

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

Writing a purposeful speech or talk

Learn it simply

  • A speech needs a listener-friendly argument or explanation.
  • Establish the issue, signal the main points and use concrete examples.
  • Purposeful direct address can engage the audience.

See it. Say it. Understand it.

Easy / Start here

Today I want to explain a simple way to share more books.

Moderate / Add a little

We do not need a large room; we need an organised beginning.

More detail for teachers and confident learners

A speech needs a listener-friendly argument or explanation. Establish the issue, signal the main points and use concrete examples. Purposeful direct address can engage the audience. Avoid overloading the piece with rhetorical questions or slogans. Finish with a clear conclusion or realistic action that follows from the content.

The model “Today I want to explain a simple way to share more books.” illustrates the method in a specific context. Compare it with “We do not need a large room; we need an organised beginning.”. The useful question is how the change in wording affects meaning, emphasis or the relationship with the reader. A strong response connects a precise language choice to its purpose; naming a feature alone is insufficient. Explain the connection in ordinary language before adding a technical term. When reviewing your own response, remove unsupported claims and check that every detail serves the task you have been given.

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.