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Study block 1 · U2

Structure, signposting and slide sequence

By the end of this unit
  • Use opening and previewing the route in an appropriate real situation.
  • Use one main point per slide in an appropriate real situation.
  • Use transitions and the final recommendation 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

Opening and previewing the route

Learn it simply

  • Open with the relevant issue and state the purpose.
  • A brief preview helps listeners understand how the parts fit together.
  • Avoid reading a long agenda word for word.

See it. Say it. Understand it.

Easy / Start here

Today I will explain the change, show its effect and confirm the next steps.

Moderate / Add a little

Our aim is to choose a date that works for all teams.

More detail for teachers and confident learners

Open with the relevant issue and state the purpose. A brief preview helps listeners understand how the parts fit together. Avoid reading a long agenda word for word. The opening should establish why the topic matters and what the audience will gain from following the presentation.

A presentation needs a clear relationship among its parts. Preview the main route, develop one message at a time and use transitions to show why the next slide follows. A slide title can state the point rather than merely name the topic. Plan the sequence before formatting. If an audience cannot explain the connection between two slides, add the missing reasoning or remove the interruption rather than relying on a transition animation to create coherence.

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

One main point per slide

Learn it simply

  • A slide should support one central message, even if it contains several related details.
  • Use a title that tells the audience what to notice.
  • Remove text that duplicates the spoken explanation without adding support.

See it. Say it. Understand it.

Easy / Start here

Title: Morning sessions have the strongest attendance.

Moderate / Add a little

Supporting detail: a clear comparison of the relevant sessions.

More detail for teachers and confident learners

A slide should support one central message, even if it contains several related details. Use a title that tells the audience what to notice. Remove text that duplicates the spoken explanation without adding support. A simpler slide gives listeners room to listen and interpret.

A presentation needs a clear relationship among its parts. Preview the main route, develop one message at a time and use transitions to show why the next slide follows. A slide title can state the point rather than merely name the topic. Plan the sequence before formatting. If an audience cannot explain the connection between two slides, add the missing reasoning or remove the interruption rather than relying on a transition animation to create coherence.

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

Transitions and the final recommendation

Learn it simply

  • Explain how the next section follows from the previous one.
  • A conclusion should bring the evidence back to the original purpose and identify the required action.
  • Do not end with a new unsupported proposal.

See it. Say it. Understand it.

Easy / Start here

Now that the cost is clear, we can compare the two schedules.

Moderate / Add a little

I recommend option B, subject to room availability.

More detail for teachers and confident learners

Explain how the next section follows from the previous one. A conclusion should bring the evidence back to the original purpose and identify the required action. Do not end with a new unsupported proposal. If an item remains uncertain, state what must be checked before a final decision.

A presentation needs a clear relationship among its parts. Preview the main route, develop one message at a time and use transitions to show why the next slide follows. A slide title can state the point rather than merely name the topic. Plan the sequence before formatting. If an audience cannot explain the connection between two slides, add the missing reasoning or remove the interruption rather than relying on a transition animation to create coherence.

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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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.