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EWS Term 3 · U6

Spoken communication and examination habits

By the end of this unit
  • Preparing a formal spoken presentation
  • Listening and responding to questions
  • Using timed practice responsibly

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

පාඩම් සටහන් මුද්‍රණය කරගන්න.
01SMALL STEPS · BIG SMILES

Preparing a formal spoken presentation

Learn it simply

  • A formal presentation needs a clear topic, suitable evidence and an audience-aware structure.
  • Rehearse to be audible and intelligible, using notes rather than reading without engagement.
  • Prepare for questions and explain uncertain points honestly.

See it. Say it. Understand it.

Easy / Start here

My presentation argues for a supervised reading club.

Moderate / Add a little

I will explain the need, a practical plan and how we could review it.

More detail for teachers and confident learners

A formal presentation needs a clear topic, suitable evidence and an audience-aware structure. Rehearse to be audible and intelligible, using notes rather than reading without engagement. Prepare for questions and explain uncertain points honestly. Optional spoken endorsement practice is distinct from the written 4EB1 component and must follow centre arrangements.

The model “My presentation argues for a supervised reading club.” illustrates the method in a specific context. Compare it with “I will explain the need, a practical plan and how we could review it.”. 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.

Optional extra unit worksheet

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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

Listening and responding to questions

Learn it simply

  • A good response answers the question actually asked.
  • Pause, identify its focus and give a concise answer with support.
  • If the question is unclear, ask for clarification.

See it. Say it. Understand it.

Easy / Start here

That is a useful concern about cost; a small trial could help us estimate it.

Moderate / Add a little

Could you clarify whether you mean access or supervision?

More detail for teachers and confident learners

A good response answers the question actually asked. Pause, identify its focus and give a concise answer with support. If the question is unclear, ask for clarification. Acknowledge a limitation without abandoning the main idea. Avoid repeating the entire prepared speech or treating a reasonable challenge as a personal attack.

The model “That is a useful concern about cost; a small trial could help us estimate it.” illustrates the method in a specific context. Compare it with “Could you clarify whether you mean access or supervision?”. 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.

Optional extra unit worksheet

Practise the whole unit and receive a separate answer or model guide.

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

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03SMALL STEPS · BIG SMILES

Using timed practice responsibly

Learn it simply

  • Timed practice develops task selection, pace and checking habits.
  • Use the current specification and a suitable complete paper when practising a full mock.
  • Unit exercises are for targeted skills.

See it. Say it. Understand it.

Easy / Start here

A reading answer needs enough time for evidence and explanation.

Moderate / Add a little

A writing draft needs time for task coverage and proofreading.

More detail for teachers and confident learners

Timed practice develops task selection, pace and checking habits. Use the current specification and a suitable complete paper when practising a full mock. Unit exercises are for targeted skills. After practice, identify where time was spent and what caused errors. A model response is one possible solution, not a paragraph to memorise for every task.

The model “A reading answer needs enough time for evidence and explanation.” illustrates the method in a specific context. Compare it with “A writing draft needs time for task coverage and proofreading.”. 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.

Optional extra unit worksheet

Practise the whole unit and receive a separate answer or model guide.

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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After EWS Term 3: paper practice

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ප්‍රශ්න පත්‍ර නොමිලේ. වෙනම EWS පිළිතුරු මාර්ගෝපදේශයක ගාස්තුව හා ලබාගත හැකිද යන්න තහවුරු කරන්න; දැනට නොමිලේ දෙන පිළිතුරු එලෙසම පවතී.

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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.