International English: brief course guides & free practice

What is this course, and why study it?

Build practical English for social, study and work situations. Choose an A2, B1, B2 or C1 preparation target that matches your current ability. Schools and standard versions assess A2-B2; Oxford Test of English Advanced assesses B2-C1. Confirm the appropriate test version with the examination centre.

ඔබේ වයස, පාසල් පාඨමාලාව හෝ විභාග අරමුණට ගැළපෙන මට්ටම තෝරන්න.

What should you study?

• Reading: main ideas, detail, opinion and meaning in context.
• Listening: key information, corrections, attitude and purpose.
• Speaking: relevant answers, descriptions, explanations and comparisons.
• Writing: audience, purpose, clear organisation and checking.
• Language: useful vocabulary, grammar, spelling and pronunciation in context.

Your brief learning map

• People, home, school, routines and simple plans
• Present and past forms, basic questions and everyday prepositions
• Finding names, times, places and changed arrangements
• Writing a short purposeful message and giving a clear familiar description

This is a brief EWS map with selected practice. Match the full school framework or examination specification to your own route; these starter sheets are not full official examination papers.

Short lessons to get started

A simple study routine

1. Listen with a purpose. Read the question before listening. Predict the information you need, then listen for meaning. A speaker may correct a time or change a plan; write the final confirmed detail.
2. Read, answer and prove it. Find the part of the text that supports your answer. The question may use different words. Explain an inference instead of adding information that the text never gives.
3. Write or speak, then improve. Plan a point, a reason and a relevant example. Make one complete response, compare the separate model, correct one weakness and try again using a different example.

කෙටි පාඩම බලන්න. ඔබම පුහුණු වී, වෙනම පිළිතුරු සසඳා නැවත උත්සාහ කරන්න.

Official information: Official test overview and format

What is this course, and why study it?

Build practical English for social, study and work situations. Choose an A2, B1, B2 or C1 preparation target that matches your current ability. Schools and standard versions assess A2-B2; Oxford Test of English Advanced assesses B2-C1. Confirm the appropriate test version with the examination centre.

ඔබේ වයස, පාසල් පාඨමාලාව හෝ විභාග අරමුණට ගැළපෙන මට්ටම තෝරන්න.

What should you study?

• Reading: main ideas, detail, opinion and meaning in context.
• Listening: key information, corrections, attitude and purpose.
• Speaking: relevant answers, descriptions, explanations and comparisons.
• Writing: audience, purpose, clear organisation and checking.
• Language: useful vocabulary, grammar, spelling and pronunciation in context.

Your brief learning map

• Describing experiences and sequencing events
• Explaining preferences and supporting opinions with reasons
• Real future conditions, relative clauses and connected sentences
• Understanding paraphrase and changes of plan; writing a connected email

This is a brief EWS map with selected practice. Match the full school framework or examination specification to your own route; these starter sheets are not full official examination papers.

Short lessons to get started

A simple study routine

1. Listen with a purpose. Read the question before listening. Predict the information you need, then listen for meaning. A speaker may correct a time or change a plan; write the final confirmed detail.
2. Read, answer and prove it. Find the part of the text that supports your answer. The question may use different words. Explain an inference instead of adding information that the text never gives.
3. Write or speak, then improve. Plan a point, a reason and a relevant example. Make one complete response, compare the separate model, correct one weakness and try again using a different example.

කෙටි පාඩම බලන්න. ඔබම පුහුණු වී, වෙනම පිළිතුරු සසඳා නැවත උත්සාහ කරන්න.

Official information: Official test overview and format

What is this course, and why study it?

Build practical English for social, study and work situations. Choose an A2, B1, B2 or C1 preparation target that matches your current ability. Schools and standard versions assess A2-B2; Oxford Test of English Advanced assesses B2-C1. Confirm the appropriate test version with the examination centre.

ඔබේ වයස, පාසල් පාඨමාලාව හෝ විභාග අරමුණට ගැළපෙන මට්ටම තෝරන්න.

What should you study?

• Reading: main ideas, detail, opinion and meaning in context.
• Listening: key information, corrections, attitude and purpose.
• Speaking: relevant answers, descriptions, explanations and comparisons.
• Writing: audience, purpose, clear organisation and checking.
• Language: useful vocabulary, grammar, spelling and pronunciation in context.

Your brief learning map

• Comparing viewpoints and recognising a qualified opinion
• Contrast clauses, passive forms, conditionals and reporting
• Evaluating advantages, limitations and a practical compromise
• Developing an organised argument and an extended spoken explanation

This is a brief EWS map with selected practice. Match the full school framework or examination specification to your own route; these starter sheets are not full official examination papers.

Short lessons to get started

A simple study routine

1. Listen with a purpose. Read the question before listening. Predict the information you need, then listen for meaning. A speaker may correct a time or change a plan; write the final confirmed detail.
2. Read, answer and prove it. Find the part of the text that supports your answer. The question may use different words. Explain an inference instead of adding information that the text never gives.
3. Write or speak, then improve. Plan a point, a reason and a relevant example. Make one complete response, compare the separate model, correct one weakness and try again using a different example.

කෙටි පාඩම බලන්න. ඔබම පුහුණු වී, වෙනම පිළිතුරු සසඳා නැවත උත්සාහ කරන්න.

Official information: Official test overview and format

What is this course, and why study it?

Build practical English for social, study and work situations. Choose an A2, B1, B2 or C1 preparation target that matches your current ability. Schools and standard versions assess A2-B2; Oxford Test of English Advanced assesses B2-C1. Confirm the appropriate test version with the examination centre.

ඔබේ වයස, පාසල් පාඨමාලාව හෝ විභාග අරමුණට ගැළපෙන මට්ටම තෝරන්න.

What should you study?

• Reading: main ideas, detail, opinion and meaning in context.
• Listening: key information, corrections, attitude and purpose.
• Speaking: relevant answers, descriptions, explanations and comparisons.
• Writing: audience, purpose, clear organisation and checking.
• Language: useful vocabulary, grammar, spelling and pronunciation in context.

Your brief learning map

• Following implication, reservations and complex viewpoints
• Choosing precise vocabulary, register and cautious claims
• Evaluating evidence and distinguishing reach from actual benefit
• Developing a nuanced argument and explaining a justified conclusion

This is a brief EWS map with selected practice. Match the full school framework or examination specification to your own route; these starter sheets are not full official examination papers.

Short lessons to get started

A simple study routine

1. Listen with a purpose. Read the question before listening. Predict the information you need, then listen for meaning. A speaker may correct a time or change a plan; write the final confirmed detail.
2. Read, answer and prove it. Find the part of the text that supports your answer. The question may use different words. Explain an inference instead of adding information that the text never gives.
3. Write or speak, then improve. Plan a point, a reason and a relevant example. Make one complete response, compare the separate model, correct one weakness and try again using a different example.

කෙටි පාඩම බලන්න. ඔබම පුහුණු වී, වෙනම පිළිතුරු සසඳා නැවත උත්සාහ කරන්න.

Official information: Official test overview and format

What is this course, and why study it?

Develop English for study, professional or everyday goals. Academic and General Training share Listening and Speaking but use different Reading and Writing tasks. Confirm which version and result your receiving organisation requires before booking.

ඔබේ වයස, පාසල් පාඨමාලාව හෝ විභාග අරමුණට ගැළපෙන මට්ටම තෝරන්න.

What should you study?

• Listening: follow four-part situations, details and distractors; use original practice audio.
• Reading: scan, infer and distinguish supported information from missing information.
• Writing: Academic visual information or General Training letters, plus a developed Task 2 argument.
• Speaking: familiar questions, an extended response and discussion.
• Language: accurate sentences, flexible vocabulary, cohesion and understandable pronunciation.

Your brief learning map

• Build an accurate IELTS study method: Use test selection accurately in context.; Use error analysis accurately in context.
• Listening in everyday situations: Use booking details accurately in context.; Use distractors accurately in context.
• Listening in education and training: Use speaker views accurately in context.; Use project decisions accurately in context.
• Read efficiently and locate precise evidence: Use passage mapping accurately in context.; Use evidence location accurately in context.
• Reading logic, reference and timing: Use factual claims accurately in context.; Use not-given logic accurately in context.
• Writing Task 1: Use key features accurately in context.; Use overview and comparisons accurately in context.
• Writing Task 2: a relevant, developed argument: Use task analysis accurately in context.; Use clear position accurately in context.
• Speaking Parts 1, 2 and 3: Use personal responses accurately in context.; Use relevant extension accurately in context.
• Language control and readiness review: Use grammatical control accurately in context.; Use sentence relationships accurately in context.

This is a brief EWS map with selected practice. Match the full school framework or examination specification to your own route; these starter sheets are not full official examination papers.

Short lessons to get started

A simple study routine

1. Listen with a purpose. Read the question before listening. Predict the information you need, then listen for meaning. A speaker may correct a time or change a plan; write the final confirmed detail.
2. Read, answer and prove it. Find the part of the text that supports your answer. The question may use different words. Explain an inference instead of adding information that the text never gives.
3. Write or speak, then improve. Plan a point, a reason and a relevant example. Make one complete response, compare the separate model, correct one weakness and try again using a different example.

කෙටි පාඩම බලන්න. ඔබම පුහුණු වී, වෙනම පිළිතුරු සසඳා නැවත උත්සාහ කරන්න.

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Official information: IELTS Academic format · Listening format

What is this course, and why study it?

Develop English for study, professional or everyday goals. Academic and General Training share Listening and Speaking but use different Reading and Writing tasks. Confirm which version and result your receiving organisation requires before booking.

ඔබේ වයස, පාසල් පාඨමාලාව හෝ විභාග අරමුණට ගැළපෙන මට්ටම තෝරන්න.

What should you study?

• Listening: follow four-part situations, details and distractors; use original practice audio.
• Reading: scan, infer and distinguish supported information from missing information.
• Writing: Academic visual information or General Training letters, plus a developed Task 2 argument.
• Speaking: familiar questions, an extended response and discussion.
• Language: accurate sentences, flexible vocabulary, cohesion and understandable pronunciation.

Your brief learning map

• Build an accurate IELTS study method: Use test selection accurately in context.; Use error analysis accurately in context.
• Listening in everyday situations: Use booking details accurately in context.; Use distractors accurately in context.
• Listening in education and training: Use speaker views accurately in context.; Use project decisions accurately in context.
• Read efficiently and locate precise evidence: Use everyday reading accurately in context.; Use conditions accurately in context.
• Reading logic, reference and timing: Use factual claims accurately in context.; Use not-given logic accurately in context.
• Writing Task 1: Use letter purpose accurately in context.; Use register accurately in context.
• Writing Task 2: a relevant, developed argument: Use task analysis accurately in context.; Use clear position accurately in context.
• Speaking Parts 1, 2 and 3: Use personal responses accurately in context.; Use relevant extension accurately in context.
• Language control and readiness review: Use grammatical control accurately in context.; Use sentence relationships accurately in context.

This is a brief EWS map with selected practice. Match the full school framework or examination specification to your own route; these starter sheets are not full official examination papers.

Short lessons to get started

A simple study routine

1. Listen with a purpose. Read the question before listening. Predict the information you need, then listen for meaning. A speaker may correct a time or change a plan; write the final confirmed detail.
2. Read, answer and prove it. Find the part of the text that supports your answer. The question may use different words. Explain an inference instead of adding information that the text never gives.
3. Write or speak, then improve. Plan a point, a reason and a relevant example. Make one complete response, compare the separate model, correct one weakness and try again using a different example.

කෙටි පාඩම බලන්න. ඔබම පුහුණු වී, වෙනම පිළිතුරු සසඳා නැවත උත්සාහ කරන්න.

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Official information: IELTS General Training format · Listening format

What is this course, and why study it?

Develop integrated English skills for computer-based PTE Academic tasks. Practise understanding, speaking, reading and writing together. This route includes the updated Summarize Group Discussion and Respond to a Situation tasks. PTE Core and PTE Home are different tests.

ඔබේ වයස, පාසල් පාඨමාලාව හෝ විභාග අරමුණට ගැළපෙන මට්ටම තෝරන්න.

What should you study?

• Speaking and writing: read aloud, repeat, describe, retell, summarise and respond appropriately.
• Newer speaking tasks: Summarize Group Discussion and Respond to a Situation.
• Reading: meaning, cohesion, vocabulary, word order and gap choices.
• Listening: gist, detail, summaries, missing words and accurate dictation.
• Review: content, fluency, pronunciation, grammar and the exact task instructions.

Your brief learning map

• PTE foundations and accurate spoken reproduction: Use current task coverage accurately in context.; Use integrated skills accurately in context.
• Describe, retell and answer precisely: Use visual selection accurately in context.; Use comparisons and processes accurately in context.
• New speaking tasks and responsive communication: Use multiple perspectives accurately in context.; Use discussion summary accurately in context.
• Written summaries and essays: Use single-sentence summary accurately in context.; Use main ideas accurately in context.
• Reading: grammar, collocation and organisation: Use dropdown gaps accurately in context.; Use grammar and collocation accurately in context.
• Reading: evaluate answer options: Use single-answer reading accurately in context.; Use evidence checking accurately in context.
• Listening: summarise and capture detail: Use spoken-text summary accurately in context.; Use integrated listening and writing accurately in context.
• Listening: recognise summaries, endings and mismatches: Use summary recognition accurately in context.; Use whole-option comparison accurately in context.
• Dictation, integrated review and test readiness: Use dictation accuracy accurately in context.; Use written reconstruction accurately in context.

This is a brief EWS map with selected practice. Match the full school framework or examination specification to your own route; these starter sheets are not full official examination papers.

Short lessons to get started

A simple study routine

1. Listen with a purpose. Read the question before listening. Predict the information you need, then listen for meaning. A speaker may correct a time or change a plan; write the final confirmed detail.
2. Read, answer and prove it. Find the part of the text that supports your answer. The question may use different words. Explain an inference instead of adding information that the text never gives.
3. Write or speak, then improve. Plan a point, a reason and a relevant example. Make one complete response, compare the separate model, correct one weakness and try again using a different example.

කෙටි පාඩම බලන්න. ඔබම පුහුණු වී, වෙනම පිළිතුරු සසඳා නැවත උත්සාහ කරන්න.

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Official information: Current Speaking and Writing format · Current Reading format

What is this course, and why study it?

Develop the English needed to understand workplace conversations, announcements, emails and documents. The main course is TOEIC Listening & Reading. TOEIC Speaking & Writing is a separate test route; its official sample materials are linked from the main course.

ඔබේ වයස, පාසල් පාඨමාලාව හෝ විභාග අරමුණට ගැළපෙන මට්ටම තෝරන්න.

What should you study?

• Listening: photographs, question-response, conversations and talks.
• Reading: incomplete sentences, text completion and single or multiple passages.
• Language: workplace collocations, tense, word forms, reference and logical connections.
• Strategy: identify the question type, find evidence and notice revised plans or deadlines.
• Separate Speaking & Writing: use its own official task guide; do not assume the L&R format assesses productive skills.

Your brief learning map

• TOEIC Listening and Reading foundations: Use TOEIC scope accurately in context.; Use review method accurately in context.
• Part 1: understand photograph descriptions: Use visible actions accurately in context.; Use evidence boundaries accurately in context.
• Part 2: respond to questions and statements: Use question focus accurately in context.; Use indirect responses accurately in context.
• Part 3: follow workplace conversations: Use conversation context accurately in context.; Use speaker roles accurately in context.
• Part 4: understand announcements and talks: Use talk purpose accurately in context.; Use audience accurately in context.
• Part 5: complete sentences accurately: Use word forms accurately in context.; Use sentence structure accurately in context.
• Part 6: complete connected texts: Use document context accurately in context.; Use cohesion accurately in context.
• Part 7: read single documents with evidence: Use single-document reading accurately in context.; Use conditions accurately in context.
• Part 7: connect documents and prepare for the full test: Use cross-document evidence accurately in context.; Use updates accurately in context.

This is a brief EWS map with selected practice. Match the full school framework or examination specification to your own route; these starter sheets are not full official examination papers.

Short lessons to get started

A simple study routine

1. Listen with a purpose. Read the question before listening. Predict the information you need, then listen for meaning. A speaker may correct a time or change a plan; write the final confirmed detail.
2. Read, answer and prove it. Find the part of the text that supports your answer. The question may use different words. Explain an inference instead of adding information that the text never gives.
3. Write or speak, then improve. Plan a point, a reason and a relevant example. Make one complete response, compare the separate model, correct one weakness and try again using a different example.

කෙටි පාඩම බලන්න. ඔබම පුහුණු වී, වෙනම පිළිතුරු සසඳා නැවත උත්සාහ කරන්න.

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Official information: ETS TOEIC Listening and Reading format · Official TOEIC preparation materials

What is this course, and why study it?

Build the reading, writing, speaking, listening and language skills needed in school. Match the stage, subject and examination code to your own school programme. First Language English and English as a Second Language are different routes; school Grade and Cambridge Stage are not automatically the same.

ඔබේ වයස, පාසල් පාඨමාලාව හෝ විභාග අරමුණට ගැළපෙන මට්ටම තෝරන්න.

What should you study?

• Reading: understand texts, make inferences and explain evidence.
• Writing: plan for audience and purpose, develop ideas, draft and edit.
• Speaking and listening: understand instructions, discuss ideas and present clearly.
• Language: vocabulary, grammar, punctuation and spelling at the assigned stage.
• Progress: use the course map below and your school textbook or specification together.

Current route: 0058 - Primary English. Primary and Lower Secondary entries here support the English first-language pathway; the separate ESL programmes use different frameworks.

Your brief learning map

• Hear the first sound: Listen to the first sound in a spoken word before looking at its letters. An adult says sun, sock and map naturally. Sun and sock begin with the same /s/ sound; map begins differently. A letter name is different from its sound.
• Blend short words: An adult models the sounds in a regular short word, then joins them smoothly. Avoid adding an extra vowel to consonants. Begin with known sounds and use a real object or drawing to check the meaning.
• A sentence tells an idea: Read a short sentence together. A capital letter begins the sentence; spaces separate words and a full stop finishes a statement. Point to each word once. Read naturally again so meaning is not lost.
• Read for who and where: Read: Mina has a red bag. Her bag is on the chair. A who question asks for a person; a where question asks for a place. Find the answer in the text before guessing.
• Retell three events: A story has events in an order. Use first, next and finally to tell three connected events. Keep the same character and do not add an ending that contradicts the story. Draw before writing if helpful.
• Write and share: Say a sentence aloud before writing. Choose a familiar object, name it and add one true detail. An adult may scribe while the child explains. Reread and check meaning, spaces, capital and full stop.

This is a brief EWS map with selected practice. Match the full school framework or examination specification to your own route; these starter sheets are not full official examination papers.

Short lessons to get started

A simple study routine

1. Listen with a purpose. Read the question before listening. Predict the information you need, then listen for meaning. A speaker may correct a time or change a plan; write the final confirmed detail.
2. Read, answer and prove it. Find the part of the text that supports your answer. The question may use different words. Explain an inference instead of adding information that the text never gives.
3. Write or speak, then improve. Plan a point, a reason and a relevant example. Make one complete response, compare the separate model, correct one weakness and try again using a different example.

කෙටි පාඩම බලන්න. ඔබම පුහුණු වී, වෙනම පිළිතුරු සසඳා නැවත උත්සාහ කරන්න.

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Official information: Official programme overview

What is this course, and why study it?

Build the reading, writing, speaking, listening and language skills needed in school. Match the stage, subject and examination code to your own school programme. First Language English and English as a Second Language are different routes; school Grade and Cambridge Stage are not automatically the same.

ඔබේ වයස, පාසල් පාඨමාලාව හෝ විභාග අරමුණට ගැළපෙන මට්ටම තෝරන්න.

What should you study?

• Reading: understand texts, make inferences and explain evidence.
• Writing: plan for audience and purpose, develop ideas, draft and edit.
• Speaking and listening: understand instructions, discuss ideas and present clearly.
• Language: vocabulary, grammar, punctuation and spelling at the assigned stage.
• Progress: use the course map below and your school textbook or specification together.

Current route: 0058 - Primary English. Primary and Lower Secondary entries here support the English first-language pathway; the separate ESL programmes use different frameworks.

Your brief learning map

• Sounds and useful words: Blend sounds into words; Two letters, one sound
• Complete sentences: Build a complete sentence; Expand a noun phrase
• Stories and characters: Follow a story sequence; Find explicit information
• Questions and places: Ask useful questions; Show position and movement
• Useful written messages: Write instructions that can be followed; Adapt letters and emails to the reader
• Listen, rhyme and tell: Listen for purpose and detail; Read aloud with meaning

This is a brief EWS map with selected practice. Match the full school framework or examination specification to your own route; these starter sheets are not full official examination papers.

Short lessons to get started

A simple study routine

1. Listen with a purpose. Read the question before listening. Predict the information you need, then listen for meaning. A speaker may correct a time or change a plan; write the final confirmed detail.
2. Read, answer and prove it. Find the part of the text that supports your answer. The question may use different words. Explain an inference instead of adding information that the text never gives.
3. Write or speak, then improve. Plan a point, a reason and a relevant example. Make one complete response, compare the separate model, correct one weakness and try again using a different example.

කෙටි පාඩම බලන්න. ඔබම පුහුණු වී, වෙනම පිළිතුරු සසඳා නැවත උත්සාහ කරන්න.

Continue with the existing EWS lessons →

Official information: Cambridge Primary English (0058)

What is this course, and why study it?

Build the reading, writing, speaking, listening and language skills needed in school. Match the stage, subject and examination code to your own school programme. First Language English and English as a Second Language are different routes; school Grade and Cambridge Stage are not automatically the same.

ඔබේ වයස, පාසල් පාඨමාලාව හෝ විභාග අරමුණට ගැළපෙන මට්ටම තෝරන්න.

What should you study?

• Reading: understand texts, make inferences and explain evidence.
• Writing: plan for audience and purpose, develop ideas, draft and edit.
• Speaking and listening: understand instructions, discuss ideas and present clearly.
• Language: vocabulary, grammar, punctuation and spelling at the assigned stage.
• Progress: use the course map below and your school textbook or specification together.

Current route: 0058 - Primary English. Primary and Lower Secondary entries here support the English first-language pathway; the separate ESL programmes use different frameworks.

Your brief learning map

• Word building and accuracy: Compound words and meaning; Suffixes and word families
• Reading for meaning: Find explicit information; Follow a story sequence
• Past events and dialogue: Tell what happened in the past; Punctuate direct speech
• Information and instructions: Identify the main idea; Write instructions that can be followed
• Explain and describe: Join ideas with conjunctions; Choose adverbs for useful detail
• Share and improve: Listen for purpose and detail; Develop a respectful discussion

This is a brief EWS map with selected practice. Match the full school framework or examination specification to your own route; these starter sheets are not full official examination papers.

Short lessons to get started

A simple study routine

1. Listen with a purpose. Read the question before listening. Predict the information you need, then listen for meaning. A speaker may correct a time or change a plan; write the final confirmed detail.
2. Read, answer and prove it. Find the part of the text that supports your answer. The question may use different words. Explain an inference instead of adding information that the text never gives.
3. Write or speak, then improve. Plan a point, a reason and a relevant example. Make one complete response, compare the separate model, correct one weakness and try again using a different example.

කෙටි පාඩම බලන්න. ඔබම පුහුණු වී, වෙනම පිළිතුරු සසඳා නැවත උත්සාහ කරන්න.

Continue with the existing EWS lessons →

Official information: Cambridge Primary English (0058)

What is this course, and why study it?

Build the reading, writing, speaking, listening and language skills needed in school. Match the stage, subject and examination code to your own school programme. First Language English and English as a Second Language are different routes; school Grade and Cambridge Stage are not automatically the same.

ඔබේ වයස, පාසල් පාඨමාලාව හෝ විභාග අරමුණට ගැළපෙන මට්ටම තෝරන්න.

What should you study?

• Reading: understand texts, make inferences and explain evidence.
• Writing: plan for audience and purpose, develop ideas, draft and edit.
• Speaking and listening: understand instructions, discuss ideas and present clearly.
• Language: vocabulary, grammar, punctuation and spelling at the assigned stage.
• Progress: use the course map below and your school textbook or specification together.

Current route: 0058 - Primary English. Primary and Lower Secondary entries here support the English first-language pathway; the separate ESL programmes use different frameworks.

Your brief learning map

• Word families and sentence control: Prefixes change meaning; Suffixes and word families
• Stories and viewpoints: Understand character through action; Infer from evidence
• Information and evidence: Identify the main idea; Find explicit information
• Time and relationships: Tell what happened in the past; Talk about plans and predictions
• Purposeful writing: Write an informative report; Adapt letters and emails to the reader
• Poetry and spoken response: Explain imagery and word choice; Read aloud with meaning

This is a brief EWS map with selected practice. Match the full school framework or examination specification to your own route; these starter sheets are not full official examination papers.

Short lessons to get started

A simple study routine

1. Listen with a purpose. Read the question before listening. Predict the information you need, then listen for meaning. A speaker may correct a time or change a plan; write the final confirmed detail.
2. Read, answer and prove it. Find the part of the text that supports your answer. The question may use different words. Explain an inference instead of adding information that the text never gives.
3. Write or speak, then improve. Plan a point, a reason and a relevant example. Make one complete response, compare the separate model, correct one weakness and try again using a different example.

කෙටි පාඩම බලන්න. ඔබම පුහුණු වී, වෙනම පිළිතුරු සසඳා නැවත උත්සාහ කරන්න.

Continue with the existing EWS lessons →

Official information: Cambridge Primary English (0058)

What is this course, and why study it?

Build the reading, writing, speaking, listening and language skills needed in school. Match the stage, subject and examination code to your own school programme. First Language English and English as a Second Language are different routes; school Grade and Cambridge Stage are not automatically the same.

ඔබේ වයස, පාසල් පාඨමාලාව හෝ විභාග අරමුණට ගැළපෙන මට්ටම තෝරන්න.

What should you study?

• Reading: understand texts, make inferences and explain evidence.
• Writing: plan for audience and purpose, develop ideas, draft and edit.
• Speaking and listening: understand instructions, discuss ideas and present clearly.
• Language: vocabulary, grammar, punctuation and spelling at the assigned stage.
• Progress: use the course map below and your school textbook or specification together.

Current route: 0058 - Primary English. Primary and Lower Secondary entries here support the English first-language pathway; the separate ESL programmes use different frameworks.

Your brief learning map

• Vocabulary and relationships: Suffixes and word families; Add information with relative clauses
• Read beyond the surface: Infer from evidence; Explain tone and attitude
• Information and summaries: Identify purpose and audience; Select and condense information
• Control and cohesion: Use main and subordinate clauses; Connect past and present
• Writing for a reader: Build a supported persuasive argument; Write a review with reasons
• Discussion and publication: Listen for purpose and detail; Develop a respectful discussion

This is a brief EWS map with selected practice. Match the full school framework or examination specification to your own route; these starter sheets are not full official examination papers.

Short lessons to get started

A simple study routine

1. Listen with a purpose. Read the question before listening. Predict the information you need, then listen for meaning. A speaker may correct a time or change a plan; write the final confirmed detail.
2. Read, answer and prove it. Find the part of the text that supports your answer. The question may use different words. Explain an inference instead of adding information that the text never gives.
3. Write or speak, then improve. Plan a point, a reason and a relevant example. Make one complete response, compare the separate model, correct one weakness and try again using a different example.

කෙටි පාඩම බලන්න. ඔබම පුහුණු වී, වෙනම පිළිතුරු සසඳා නැවත උත්සාහ කරන්න.

Continue with the existing EWS lessons →

Official information: Cambridge Primary English (0058)

What is this course, and why study it?

Build the reading, writing, speaking, listening and language skills needed in school. Match the stage, subject and examination code to your own school programme. First Language English and English as a Second Language are different routes; school Grade and Cambridge Stage are not automatically the same.

ඔබේ වයස, පාසල් පාඨමාලාව හෝ විභාග අරමුණට ගැළපෙන මට්ටම තෝරන්න.

What should you study?

• Reading: understand texts, make inferences and explain evidence.
• Writing: plan for audience and purpose, develop ideas, draft and edit.
• Speaking and listening: understand instructions, discuss ideas and present clearly.
• Language: vocabulary, grammar, punctuation and spelling at the assigned stage.
• Progress: use the course map below and your school textbook or specification together.

Current route: 0058 - Primary English. Primary and Lower Secondary entries here support the English first-language pathway; the separate ESL programmes use different frameworks.

Your brief learning map

• Sentence choices and precision: Add information with relative clauses; Choose active or passive voice
• Interpret and compare: Infer from evidence; Explain imagery and word choice
• Evidence and information: Separate fact, opinion and evidence; Select and condense information
• Voice and organisation: Report speech accurately; Explain tone and attitude
• Extended composition: Create a controlled description; Build a supported persuasive argument
• Independent communication: Develop a respectful discussion; Read aloud with meaning

This is a brief EWS map with selected practice. Match the full school framework or examination specification to your own route; these starter sheets are not full official examination papers.

Short lessons to get started

A simple study routine

1. Listen with a purpose. Read the question before listening. Predict the information you need, then listen for meaning. A speaker may correct a time or change a plan; write the final confirmed detail.
2. Read, answer and prove it. Find the part of the text that supports your answer. The question may use different words. Explain an inference instead of adding information that the text never gives.
3. Write or speak, then improve. Plan a point, a reason and a relevant example. Make one complete response, compare the separate model, correct one weakness and try again using a different example.

කෙටි පාඩම බලන්න. ඔබම පුහුණු වී, වෙනම පිළිතුරු සසඳා නැවත උත්සාහ කරන්න.

Continue with the existing EWS lessons →

Official information: Cambridge Primary English (0058)

What is this course, and why study it?

Build the reading, writing, speaking, listening and language skills needed in school. Match the stage, subject and examination code to your own school programme. First Language English and English as a Second Language are different routes; school Grade and Cambridge Stage are not automatically the same.

ඔබේ වයස, පාසල් පාඨමාලාව හෝ විභාග අරමුණට ගැළපෙන මට්ටම තෝරන්න.

What should you study?

• Reading: understand texts, make inferences and explain evidence.
• Writing: plan for audience and purpose, develop ideas, draft and edit.
• Speaking and listening: understand instructions, discuss ideas and present clearly.
• Language: vocabulary, grammar, punctuation and spelling at the assigned stage.
• Progress: use the course map below and your school textbook or specification together.

Current route: 0861 - Lower Secondary English. Primary and Lower Secondary entries here support the English first-language pathway; the separate ESL programmes use different frameworks.

Your brief learning map

• Language choices in context: Keep subjects and verbs in agreement; Use main and subordinate clauses
• Narrative interpretation: Understand character through action; Infer from evidence
• Information and inquiry: Identify purpose and audience; Use sources responsibly
• Sentence range and reference: Add information with relative clauses; Choose active or passive voice
• Extended writing choices: Shape a narrative; Create a controlled description
• Poetry, discussion and revision: Explain imagery and word choice; Develop a respectful discussion

This is a brief EWS map with selected practice. Match the full school framework or examination specification to your own route; these starter sheets are not full official examination papers.

Short lessons to get started

A simple study routine

1. Listen with a purpose. Read the question before listening. Predict the information you need, then listen for meaning. A speaker may correct a time or change a plan; write the final confirmed detail.
2. Read, answer and prove it. Find the part of the text that supports your answer. The question may use different words. Explain an inference instead of adding information that the text never gives.
3. Write or speak, then improve. Plan a point, a reason and a relevant example. Make one complete response, compare the separate model, correct one weakness and try again using a different example.

කෙටි පාඩම බලන්න. ඔබම පුහුණු වී, වෙනම පිළිතුරු සසඳා නැවත උත්සාහ කරන්න.

Continue with the existing EWS lessons →

Official information: Cambridge Lower Secondary English (0861)

What is this course, and why study it?

Build the reading, writing, speaking, listening and language skills needed in school. Match the stage, subject and examination code to your own school programme. First Language English and English as a Second Language are different routes; school Grade and Cambridge Stage are not automatically the same.

ඔබේ වයස, පාසල් පාඨමාලාව හෝ විභාග අරමුණට ගැළපෙන මට්ටම තෝරන්න.

What should you study?

• Reading: understand texts, make inferences and explain evidence.
• Writing: plan for audience and purpose, develop ideas, draft and edit.
• Speaking and listening: understand instructions, discuss ideas and present clearly.
• Language: vocabulary, grammar, punctuation and spelling at the assigned stage.
• Progress: use the course map below and your school textbook or specification together.

Current route: 0861 - Lower Secondary English. Primary and Lower Secondary entries here support the English first-language pathway; the separate ESL programmes use different frameworks.

Your brief learning map

• Precision and clause relationships: Use main and subordinate clauses; Show conditions and consequences
• Writers and readers: Identify purpose and audience; Explain imagery and word choice
• Compare and evaluate sources: Compare texts through a shared focus; Separate fact, opinion and evidence
• Control narrative voices: Report speech accurately; Understand character through action
• Argue, evaluate and inform: Build a supported persuasive argument; Write a review with reasons
• Present and refine: Select and condense information; Read aloud with meaning

This is a brief EWS map with selected practice. Match the full school framework or examination specification to your own route; these starter sheets are not full official examination papers.

Short lessons to get started

A simple study routine

1. Listen with a purpose. Read the question before listening. Predict the information you need, then listen for meaning. A speaker may correct a time or change a plan; write the final confirmed detail.
2. Read, answer and prove it. Find the part of the text that supports your answer. The question may use different words. Explain an inference instead of adding information that the text never gives.
3. Write or speak, then improve. Plan a point, a reason and a relevant example. Make one complete response, compare the separate model, correct one weakness and try again using a different example.

කෙටි පාඩම බලන්න. ඔබම පුහුණු වී, වෙනම පිළිතුරු සසඳා නැවත උත්සාහ කරන්න.

Continue with the existing EWS lessons →

Official information: Cambridge Lower Secondary English (0861)

What is this course, and why study it?

Build the reading, writing, speaking, listening and language skills needed in school. Match the stage, subject and examination code to your own school programme. First Language English and English as a Second Language are different routes; school Grade and Cambridge Stage are not automatically the same.

ඔබේ වයස, පාසල් පාඨමාලාව හෝ විභාග අරමුණට ගැළපෙන මට්ටම තෝරන්න.

What should you study?

• Reading: understand texts, make inferences and explain evidence.
• Writing: plan for audience and purpose, develop ideas, draft and edit.
• Speaking and listening: understand instructions, discuss ideas and present clearly.
• Language: vocabulary, grammar, punctuation and spelling at the assigned stage.
• Progress: use the course map below and your school textbook or specification together.

Current route: 0861 - Lower Secondary English. Primary and Lower Secondary entries here support the English first-language pathway; the separate ESL programmes use different frameworks.

Your brief learning map

• Language, emphasis and responsibility: Choose active or passive voice; Express ability, advice and possibility
• Critical close reading: Explain imagery and word choice; Explain tone and attitude
• Evaluate information: Use sources responsibly; Separate fact, opinion and evidence
• Crafting extended texts: Shape a narrative; Create a controlled description
• Adapt to purpose and audience: Adapt letters and emails to the reader; Write a review with reasons
• Independent spoken and written response: Develop a respectful discussion; Read aloud with meaning

This is a brief EWS map with selected practice. Match the full school framework or examination specification to your own route; these starter sheets are not full official examination papers.

Short lessons to get started

A simple study routine

1. Listen with a purpose. Read the question before listening. Predict the information you need, then listen for meaning. A speaker may correct a time or change a plan; write the final confirmed detail.
2. Read, answer and prove it. Find the part of the text that supports your answer. The question may use different words. Explain an inference instead of adding information that the text never gives.
3. Write or speak, then improve. Plan a point, a reason and a relevant example. Make one complete response, compare the separate model, correct one weakness and try again using a different example.

කෙටි පාඩම බලන්න. ඔබම පුහුණු වී, වෙනම පිළිතුරු සසඳා නැවත උත්සාහ කරන්න.

Continue with the existing EWS lessons →

Official information: Cambridge Lower Secondary English (0861)

What is this course, and why study it?

Build the reading, writing, speaking, listening and language skills needed in school. Match the stage, subject and examination code to your own school programme. First Language English and English as a Second Language are different routes; school Grade and Cambridge Stage are not automatically the same.

ඔබේ වයස, පාසල් පාඨමාලාව හෝ විභාග අරමුණට ගැළපෙන මට්ටම තෝරන්න.

What should you study?

• Reading: understand texts, make inferences and explain evidence.
• Writing: plan for audience and purpose, develop ideas, draft and edit.
• Speaking and listening: understand instructions, discuss ideas and present clearly.
• Language: vocabulary, grammar, punctuation and spelling at the assigned stage.
• Progress: use the course map below and your school textbook or specification together.

Current route: 0500. Primary and Lower Secondary entries here support the English first-language pathway; the separate ESL programmes use different frameworks.

Your brief learning map

• Read accurately and infer: Find explicit information; Paraphrase without changing meaning
• Interpret language and attitude: Explain imagery and word choice; Explain tone and attitude
• Select, synthesise and evaluate: Select and condense information; Compare texts through a shared focus
• Write from reading: Identify purpose and audience; Transform source ideas for a new task
• Develop composition: Create a controlled description; Shape a narrative
• Control and review extended writing: Use main and subordinate clauses; Track cohesion and reference

This is a brief EWS map with selected practice. Match the full school framework or examination specification to your own route; these starter sheets are not full official examination papers.

Short lessons to get started

A simple study routine

1. Listen with a purpose. Read the question before listening. Predict the information you need, then listen for meaning. A speaker may correct a time or change a plan; write the final confirmed detail.
2. Read, answer and prove it. Find the part of the text that supports your answer. The question may use different words. Explain an inference instead of adding information that the text never gives.
3. Write or speak, then improve. Plan a point, a reason and a relevant example. Make one complete response, compare the separate model, correct one weakness and try again using a different example.

කෙටි පාඩම බලන්න. ඔබම පුහුණු වී, වෙනම පිළිතුරු සසඳා නැවත උත්සාහ කරන්න.

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Official information: 0500 official syllabus page: choose examination year · 0500 syllabus 2027–2029

What is this course, and why study it?

Build the reading, writing, speaking, listening and language skills needed in school. Match the stage, subject and examination code to your own school programme. First Language English and English as a Second Language are different routes; school Grade and Cambridge Stage are not automatically the same.

ඔබේ වයස, පාසල් පාඨමාලාව හෝ විභාග අරමුණට ගැළපෙන මට්ටම තෝරන්න.

What should you study?

• Reading: understand texts, make inferences and explain evidence.
• Writing: plan for audience and purpose, develop ideas, draft and edit.
• Speaking and listening: understand instructions, discuss ideas and present clearly.
• Language: vocabulary, grammar, punctuation and spelling at the assigned stage.
• Progress: use the course map below and your school textbook or specification together.

Current route: 0510. Primary and Lower Secondary entries here support the English first-language pathway; the separate ESL programmes use different frameworks.

Your brief learning map

• Understand and select reading information: Find explicit information; Identify the main idea
• Read viewpoints and relevant notes: Infer from evidence; Separate fact, opinion and evidence
• Write purposeful communication: Adapt letters and emails to the reader; Organise a clear paragraph
• Develop extended communication: Write an informative report; Write a review with reasons
• Listen for decisions and viewpoints: Listen for purpose and detail; Hear corrections and changed decisions
• Speak, clarify and improve: Develop a spoken answer naturally; Develop a respectful discussion

This is a brief EWS map with selected practice. Match the full school framework or examination specification to your own route; these starter sheets are not full official examination papers.

Short lessons to get started

A simple study routine

1. Listen with a purpose. Read the question before listening. Predict the information you need, then listen for meaning. A speaker may correct a time or change a plan; write the final confirmed detail.
2. Read, answer and prove it. Find the part of the text that supports your answer. The question may use different words. Explain an inference instead of adding information that the text never gives.
3. Write or speak, then improve. Plan a point, a reason and a relevant example. Make one complete response, compare the separate model, correct one weakness and try again using a different example.

කෙටි පාඩම බලන්න. ඔබම පුහුණු වී, වෙනම පිළිතුරු සසඳා නැවත උත්සාහ කරන්න.

Continue with the existing EWS lessons →

Official information: 0510 official syllabus page · 0510 syllabus 2027–2029

What is this course, and why study it?

Build the reading, writing, speaking, listening and language skills needed in school. Match the stage, subject and examination code to your own school programme. First Language English and English as a Second Language are different routes; school Grade and Cambridge Stage are not automatically the same.

ඔබේ වයස, පාසල් පාඨමාලාව හෝ විභාග අරමුණට ගැළපෙන මට්ටම තෝරන්න.

What should you study?

• Reading: understand texts, make inferences and explain evidence.
• Writing: plan for audience and purpose, develop ideas, draft and edit.
• Speaking and listening: understand instructions, discuss ideas and present clearly.
• Language: vocabulary, grammar, punctuation and spelling at the assigned stage.
• Progress: use the course map below and your school textbook or specification together.

Current route: 1123. Primary and Lower Secondary entries here support the English first-language pathway; the separate ESL programmes use different frameworks.

Your brief learning map

• Understand narrative reading: Find explicit information; Paraphrase without changing meaning
• Explain writers’ choices: Explain imagery and word choice; Explain tone and attitude
• Summarise and assess ideas: Select and condense information; Separate fact, opinion and evidence
• Respond through directed writing: Identify purpose and audience; Transform source ideas for a new task
• Compose with purpose: Create a controlled description; Shape a narrative
• Accuracy, cohesion and review: Use main and subordinate clauses; Track cohesion and reference

This is a brief EWS map with selected practice. Match the full school framework or examination specification to your own route; these starter sheets are not full official examination papers.

Short lessons to get started

A simple study routine

1. Listen with a purpose. Read the question before listening. Predict the information you need, then listen for meaning. A speaker may correct a time or change a plan; write the final confirmed detail.
2. Read, answer and prove it. Find the part of the text that supports your answer. The question may use different words. Explain an inference instead of adding information that the text never gives.
3. Write or speak, then improve. Plan a point, a reason and a relevant example. Make one complete response, compare the separate model, correct one weakness and try again using a different example.

කෙටි පාඩම බලන්න. ඔබම පුහුණු වී, වෙනම පිළිතුරු සසඳා නැවත උත්සාහ කරන්න.

Continue with the existing EWS lessons →

Official information: 1123 official syllabus page · 1123 syllabus 2027–2028

What is this course, and why study it?

Build the reading, writing, speaking, listening and language skills needed in school. Match the stage, subject and examination code to your own school programme. First Language English and English as a Second Language are different routes; school Grade and Cambridge Stage are not automatically the same.

ඔබේ වයස, පාසල් පාඨමාලාව හෝ විභාග අරමුණට ගැළපෙන මට්ටම තෝරන්න.

What should you study?

• Reading: understand texts, make inferences and explain evidence.
• Writing: plan for audience and purpose, develop ideas, draft and edit.
• Speaking and listening: understand instructions, discuss ideas and present clearly.
• Language: vocabulary, grammar, punctuation and spelling at the assigned stage.
• Progress: use the course map below and your school textbook or specification together.

Current route: 9093 AS. Primary and Lower Secondary entries here support the English first-language pathway; the separate ESL programmes use different frameworks.

Your brief learning map

• Context, genre and register: Identify purpose and audience; Use genre conventions flexibly
• Close analysis of language: Analyse lexis and semantic patterning; Analyse sentence structure and emphasis
• Directed response and comparison: Transform source ideas for a new task; Track cohesion and reference
• Shorter writing and reflection: Plan a focused shorter text; Control narrative voice and perspective
• Extended writing for purpose: Create a controlled description; Develop an extended discursive argument
• Evidence, control and improvement: Write an analytical paragraph; Evaluate viewpoints fairly

This is a brief EWS map with selected practice. Match the full school framework or examination specification to your own route; these starter sheets are not full official examination papers.

Short lessons to get started

A simple study routine

1. Listen with a purpose. Read the question before listening. Predict the information you need, then listen for meaning. A speaker may correct a time or change a plan; write the final confirmed detail.
2. Read, answer and prove it. Find the part of the text that supports your answer. The question may use different words. Explain an inference instead of adding information that the text never gives.
3. Write or speak, then improve. Plan a point, a reason and a relevant example. Make one complete response, compare the separate model, correct one weakness and try again using a different example.

කෙටි පාඩම බලන්න. ඔබම පුහුණු වී, වෙනම පිළිතුරු සසඳා නැවත උත්සාහ කරන්න.

Continue with the existing EWS lessons →

Official information: 9093 official syllabus page: choose examination year · 9093 syllabus 2027–2028

What is this course, and why study it?

Build the reading, writing, speaking, listening and language skills needed in school. Match the stage, subject and examination code to your own school programme. First Language English and English as a Second Language are different routes; school Grade and Cambridge Stage are not automatically the same.

ඔබේ වයස, පාසල් පාඨමාලාව හෝ විභාග අරමුණට ගැළපෙන මට්ටම තෝරන්න.

What should you study?

• Reading: understand texts, make inferences and explain evidence.
• Writing: plan for audience and purpose, develop ideas, draft and edit.
• Speaking and listening: understand instructions, discuss ideas and present clearly.
• Language: vocabulary, grammar, punctuation and spelling at the assigned stage.
• Progress: use the course map below and your school textbook or specification together.

Current route: 9093 A Level. Primary and Lower Secondary entries here support the English first-language pathway; the separate ESL programmes use different frameworks.

Your brief learning map

• Tools for language analysis: Choose the right linguistic level; Read spoken-language transcripts carefully
• Language change across time: Identify mechanisms of language change; Explain language change without a single-cause story
• Child language acquisition: Recognise patterns in child language; Evaluate explanations of acquisition
• English in the world: Explain the spread of English critically; Distinguish varieties, standards and intelligibility
• Language and the self: Analyse identity as contextual and negotiated; Explore accommodation and social variation
• Research, synthesis and argument: Design and evaluate a small language enquiry; Synthesise data, concepts and evaluation

This is a brief EWS map with selected practice. Match the full school framework or examination specification to your own route; these starter sheets are not full official examination papers.

Short lessons to get started

A simple study routine

1. Listen with a purpose. Read the question before listening. Predict the information you need, then listen for meaning. A speaker may correct a time or change a plan; write the final confirmed detail.
2. Read, answer and prove it. Find the part of the text that supports your answer. The question may use different words. Explain an inference instead of adding information that the text never gives.
3. Write or speak, then improve. Plan a point, a reason and a relevant example. Make one complete response, compare the separate model, correct one weakness and try again using a different example.

කෙටි පාඩම බලන්න. ඔබම පුහුණු වී, වෙනම පිළිතුරු සසඳා නැවත උත්සාහ කරන්න.

Continue with the existing EWS lessons →

Official information: 9093 official syllabus page: choose examination year · 9093 syllabus 2027–2028

What is this course, and why study it?

Develop clear communication and become familiar with the tasks of a specific Cambridge English qualification. Choose the level and age-appropriate version, rather than moving by school grade alone. Young Learners build confidence through age-appropriate activities; higher levels require increasingly independent and precise English.

ඔබේ වයස, පාසල් පාඨමාලාව හෝ විභාග අරමුණට ගැළපෙන මට්ටම තෝරන්න.

What should you study?

• Reading: understand notices, stories, information and viewpoints at your level.
• Writing: produce the message or text type required by the qualification.
• Listening: understand details, gist, purpose and attitude; use matching official sample audio.
• Speaking: answer, describe, compare and interact with an examiner or partner, as appropriate.
• Language: useful vocabulary and grammar; B2 First, C1 Advanced and C2 Proficiency include Reading and Use of English.

Your brief learning map

• Hello, names and classroom words: Use greeting and naming yourself in an appropriate real situation.; Use listening to classroom instructions in an appropriate real situation.
• People, possessions and numbers: Use this is and these are in an appropriate real situation.; Use my family and possessive words in an appropriate real situation.
• Colours, clothes and locations: Use colour plus noun in an appropriate real situation.; Use on, in and under in an appropriate real situation.
• Actions, abilities and everyday food: Use actions happening now in an appropriate real situation.; Use can and cannot in an appropriate real situation.
• Reading and short written answers: Use a word and its picture in an appropriate real situation.; Use yes and no from a scene in an appropriate real situation.
• Listening and speaking with confidence: Use listening for names and descriptions in an appropriate real situation.; Use listening for numbers and spelling in an appropriate real situation.

This is a brief EWS map with selected practice. Match the full school framework or examination specification to your own route; these starter sheets are not full official examination papers.

Short lessons to get started

A simple study routine

1. Listen with a purpose. Read the question before listening. Predict the information you need, then listen for meaning. A speaker may correct a time or change a plan; write the final confirmed detail.
2. Read, answer and prove it. Find the part of the text that supports your answer. The question may use different words. Explain an inference instead of adding information that the text never gives.
3. Write or speak, then improve. Plan a point, a reason and a relevant example. Make one complete response, compare the separate model, correct one weakness and try again using a different example.

කෙටි පාඩම බලන්න. ඔබම පුහුණු වී, වෙනම පිළිතුරු සසඳා නැවත උත්සාහ කරන්න.

Continue with the existing EWS lessons →

Official information: Cambridge English official qualification format

What is this course, and why study it?

Develop clear communication and become familiar with the tasks of a specific Cambridge English qualification. Choose the level and age-appropriate version, rather than moving by school grade alone. Young Learners build confidence through age-appropriate activities; higher levels require increasingly independent and precise English.

ඔබේ වයස, පාසල් පාඨමාලාව හෝ විභාග අරමුණට ගැළපෙන මට්ටම තෝරන්න.

What should you study?

• Reading: understand notices, stories, information and viewpoints at your level.
• Writing: produce the message or text type required by the qualification.
• Listening: understand details, gist, purpose and attitude; use matching official sample audio.
• Speaking: answer, describe, compare and interact with an examiner or partner, as appropriate.
• Language: useful vocabulary and grammar; B2 First, C1 Advanced and C2 Proficiency include Reading and Use of English.

Your brief learning map

• People and everyday routines: Use habits with the present simple in an appropriate real situation.; Use now compared with usually in an appropriate real situation.
• Comparisons, places and directions: Use comparing two things in an appropriate real situation.; Use the biggest and the best in an appropriate real situation.
• Past events and short stories: Use past simple: regular and irregular verbs in an appropriate real situation.; Use joining a sequence in an appropriate real situation.
• Reading conversations and factual texts: Use choosing a natural reply in an appropriate real situation.; Use finding information in a text in an appropriate real situation.
• Listening for details and differences: Use recording a name, number or detail in an appropriate real situation.; Use choosing between similar pictures in an appropriate real situation.
• Clear sentences and speaking independence: Use a complete descriptive sentence in an appropriate real situation.; Use an odd one out with a reason in an appropriate real situation.

This is a brief EWS map with selected practice. Match the full school framework or examination specification to your own route; these starter sheets are not full official examination papers.

Short lessons to get started

A simple study routine

1. Listen with a purpose. Read the question before listening. Predict the information you need, then listen for meaning. A speaker may correct a time or change a plan; write the final confirmed detail.
2. Read, answer and prove it. Find the part of the text that supports your answer. The question may use different words. Explain an inference instead of adding information that the text never gives.
3. Write or speak, then improve. Plan a point, a reason and a relevant example. Make one complete response, compare the separate model, correct one weakness and try again using a different example.

කෙටි පාඩම බලන්න. ඔබම පුහුණු වී, වෙනම පිළිතුරු සසඳා නැවත උත්සාහ කරන්න.

Continue with the existing EWS lessons →

Official information: Cambridge English official qualification format

What is this course, and why study it?

Develop clear communication and become familiar with the tasks of a specific Cambridge English qualification. Choose the level and age-appropriate version, rather than moving by school grade alone. Young Learners build confidence through age-appropriate activities; higher levels require increasingly independent and precise English.

ඔබේ වයස, පාසල් පාඨමාලාව හෝ විභාග අරමුණට ගැළපෙන මට්ටම තෝරන්න.

What should you study?

• Reading: understand notices, stories, information and viewpoints at your level.
• Writing: produce the message or text type required by the qualification.
• Listening: understand details, gist, purpose and attitude; use matching official sample audio.
• Speaking: answer, describe, compare and interact with an examiner or partner, as appropriate.
• Language: useful vocabulary and grammar; B2 First, C1 Advanced and C2 Proficiency include Reading and Use of English.

Your brief learning map

• Experiences and developing stories: Use past events and past background in an appropriate real situation.; Use experiences with have and has in an appropriate real situation.
• Decisions, rules and future plans: Use future arrangements and intentions in an appropriate real situation.; Use must, have to and should in an appropriate real situation.
• Reading meaning across a text: Use definitions and precise vocabulary in an appropriate real situation.; Use following a dialogue in an appropriate real situation.
• Writing a short story and useful messages: Use a picture-based story with a result in an appropriate real situation.; Use reasons, contrast and relative clauses in an appropriate real situation.
• Listening and information exchange: Use details, corrections and spellings in an appropriate real situation.; Use asking for missing information in an appropriate real situation.
• Speaking about choices and experiences: Use comparing options and giving reasons in an appropriate real situation.; Use an experience with useful detail in an appropriate real situation.

This is a brief EWS map with selected practice. Match the full school framework or examination specification to your own route; these starter sheets are not full official examination papers.

Short lessons to get started

A simple study routine

1. Listen with a purpose. Read the question before listening. Predict the information you need, then listen for meaning. A speaker may correct a time or change a plan; write the final confirmed detail.
2. Read, answer and prove it. Find the part of the text that supports your answer. The question may use different words. Explain an inference instead of adding information that the text never gives.
3. Write or speak, then improve. Plan a point, a reason and a relevant example. Make one complete response, compare the separate model, correct one weakness and try again using a different example.

කෙටි පාඩම බලන්න. ඔබම පුහුණු වී, වෙනම පිළිතුරු සසඳා නැවත උත්සාහ කරන්න.

Continue with the existing EWS lessons →

Official information: Cambridge English official qualification format

What is this course, and why study it?

Develop clear communication and become familiar with the tasks of a specific Cambridge English qualification. Choose the level and age-appropriate version, rather than moving by school grade alone. Young Learners build confidence through age-appropriate activities; higher levels require increasingly independent and precise English.

ඔබේ වයස, පාසල් පාඨමාලාව හෝ විභාග අරමුණට ගැළපෙන මට්ටම තෝරන්න.

What should you study?

• Reading: understand notices, stories, information and viewpoints at your level.
• Writing: produce the message or text type required by the qualification.
• Listening: understand details, gist, purpose and attitude; use matching official sample audio.
• Speaking: answer, describe, compare and interact with an examiner or partner, as appropriate.
• Language: useful vocabulary and grammar; B2 First, C1 Advanced and C2 Proficiency include Reading and Use of English.

Your brief learning map

• Reading messages and matching meaning: Use notices, signs and short messages in an appropriate real situation.; Use matching short texts to information in an appropriate real situation.
• Vocabulary and grammar in context: Use choosing the right vocabulary in an appropriate real situation.; Use small grammar words in an appropriate real situation.
• Writing a message and a picture story: Use a short email with all the points in an appropriate real situation.; Use a connected story from pictures in an appropriate real situation.
• Listening for the final meaning: Use short recordings and picture choices in an appropriate real situation.; Use completing a note in an appropriate real situation.
• Speaking about yourself and sharing ideas: Use personal information with reasons in an appropriate real situation.; Use discussing likes and dislikes in an appropriate real situation.
• Combining skills and preparing responsibly: Use reading to plan a response in an appropriate real situation.; Use a personal error record in an appropriate real situation.

This is a brief EWS map with selected practice. Match the full school framework or examination specification to your own route; these starter sheets are not full official examination papers.

Short lessons to get started

A simple study routine

1. Listen with a purpose. Read the question before listening. Predict the information you need, then listen for meaning. A speaker may correct a time or change a plan; write the final confirmed detail.
2. Read, answer and prove it. Find the part of the text that supports your answer. The question may use different words. Explain an inference instead of adding information that the text never gives.
3. Write or speak, then improve. Plan a point, a reason and a relevant example. Make one complete response, compare the separate model, correct one weakness and try again using a different example.

කෙටි පාඩම බලන්න. ඔබම පුහුණු වී, වෙනම පිළිතුරු සසඳා නැවත උත්සාහ කරන්න.

Continue with the existing EWS lessons →

Official information: Cambridge English official qualification format

What is this course, and why study it?

Develop clear communication and become familiar with the tasks of a specific Cambridge English qualification. Choose the level and age-appropriate version, rather than moving by school grade alone. Young Learners build confidence through age-appropriate activities; higher levels require increasingly independent and precise English.

ඔබේ වයස, පාසල් පාඨමාලාව හෝ විභාග අරමුණට ගැළපෙන මට්ටම තෝරන්න.

What should you study?

• Reading: understand notices, stories, information and viewpoints at your level.
• Writing: produce the message or text type required by the qualification.
• Listening: understand details, gist, purpose and attitude; use matching official sample audio.
• Speaking: answer, describe, compare and interact with an examiner or partner, as appropriate.
• Language: useful vocabulary and grammar; B2 First, C1 Advanced and C2 Proficiency include Reading and Use of English.

Your brief learning map

• Reading purpose, detail and organisation: Use reading real-world messages in an appropriate real situation.; Use matching people to texts in an appropriate real situation.
• Grammar and vocabulary for B1 meaning: Use experiences, unfinished time and finished events in an appropriate real situation.; Use obligation, advice and possibility in an appropriate real situation.
• Writing an email and an article or story: Use replying to an email in an appropriate real situation.; Use writing an engaging article in an appropriate real situation.
• Listening for meaning and attitude: Use short dialogues and visual differences in an appropriate real situation.; Use attitudes in short exchanges in an appropriate real situation.
• Speaking independently and collaboratively: Use personal interview responses in an appropriate real situation.; Use describing a photograph in an appropriate real situation.
• Fluency, checking and an integrated project: Use paraphrasing when a word is missing in an appropriate real situation.; Use editing a connected response in an appropriate real situation.

This is a brief EWS map with selected practice. Match the full school framework or examination specification to your own route; these starter sheets are not full official examination papers.

Short lessons to get started

A simple study routine

1. Listen with a purpose. Read the question before listening. Predict the information you need, then listen for meaning. A speaker may correct a time or change a plan; write the final confirmed detail.
2. Read, answer and prove it. Find the part of the text that supports your answer. The question may use different words. Explain an inference instead of adding information that the text never gives.
3. Write or speak, then improve. Plan a point, a reason and a relevant example. Make one complete response, compare the separate model, correct one weakness and try again using a different example.

කෙටි පාඩම බලන්න. ඔබම පුහුණු වී, වෙනම පිළිතුරු සසඳා නැවත උත්සාහ කරන්න.

Continue with the existing EWS lessons →

Official information: Cambridge English official qualification format

What is this course, and why study it?

Develop clear communication and become familiar with the tasks of a specific Cambridge English qualification. Choose the level and age-appropriate version, rather than moving by school grade alone. Young Learners build confidence through age-appropriate activities; higher levels require increasingly independent and precise English.

ඔබේ වයස, පාසල් පාඨමාලාව හෝ විභාග අරමුණට ගැළපෙන මට්ටම තෝරන්න.

What should you study?

• Reading: understand notices, stories, information and viewpoints at your level.
• Writing: produce the message or text type required by the qualification.
• Listening: understand details, gist, purpose and attitude; use matching official sample audio.
• Speaking: answer, describe, compare and interact with an examiner or partner, as appropriate.
• Language: useful vocabulary and grammar; B2 First, C1 Advanced and C2 Proficiency include Reading and Use of English.

Your brief learning map

• Reading and Use of English: accurate choices: Use collocations and fixed patterns in an appropriate real situation.; Use open cloze and grammatical links in an appropriate real situation.
• Transformations and reading organisation: Use key-word transformations in an appropriate real situation.; Use reading detail, purpose and attitude in an appropriate real situation.
• Writing an essay and a purposeful second text: Use an essay with supported argument in an appropriate real situation.; Use letters, emails, reports and reviews in an appropriate real situation.
• Listening to argument, detail and implication: Use short extracts and speaker purpose in an appropriate real situation.; Use sentence completion and exact details in an appropriate real situation.
• Speaking: comparison, speculation and interaction: Use comparing photographs in an appropriate real situation.; Use collaborative discussion and decision in an appropriate real situation.
• Integrated performance and independent revision: Use evaluating evidence in a discussion in an appropriate real situation.; Use a revision log that improves use in an appropriate real situation.

This is a brief EWS map with selected practice. Match the full school framework or examination specification to your own route; these starter sheets are not full official examination papers.

Short lessons to get started

A simple study routine

1. Listen with a purpose. Read the question before listening. Predict the information you need, then listen for meaning. A speaker may correct a time or change a plan; write the final confirmed detail.
2. Read, answer and prove it. Find the part of the text that supports your answer. The question may use different words. Explain an inference instead of adding information that the text never gives.
3. Write or speak, then improve. Plan a point, a reason and a relevant example. Make one complete response, compare the separate model, correct one weakness and try again using a different example.

කෙටි පාඩම බලන්න. ඔබම පුහුණු වී, වෙනම පිළිතුරු සසඳා නැවත උත්සාහ කරන්න.

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Official information: Cambridge English official qualification format

What is this course, and why study it?

Develop clear communication and become familiar with the tasks of a specific Cambridge English qualification. Choose the level and age-appropriate version, rather than moving by school grade alone. Young Learners build confidence through age-appropriate activities; higher levels require increasingly independent and precise English.

ඔබේ වයස, පාසල් පාඨමාලාව හෝ විභාග අරමුණට ගැළපෙන මට්ටම තෝරන්න.

What should you study?

• Reading: understand notices, stories, information and viewpoints at your level.
• Writing: produce the message or text type required by the qualification.
• Listening: understand details, gist, purpose and attitude; use matching official sample audio.
• Speaking: answer, describe, compare and interact with an examiner or partner, as appropriate.
• Language: useful vocabulary and grammar; B2 First, C1 Advanced and C2 Proficiency include Reading and Use of English.

Your brief learning map

• Reading and Use of English: cloze, word formation, transformations and text organisation
• Reading across viewpoints, purpose, attitude and supporting detail
• Writing: plan essays, correspondence, reports, proposals and reviews
• Listening for meaning and attitude; individual and collaborative speaking

This is a brief EWS map with selected practice. Match the full school framework or examination specification to your own route; these starter sheets are not full official examination papers.

Short lessons to get started

A simple study routine

1. Listen with a purpose. Read the question before listening. Predict the information you need, then listen for meaning. A speaker may correct a time or change a plan; write the final confirmed detail.
2. Read, answer and prove it. Find the part of the text that supports your answer. The question may use different words. Explain an inference instead of adding information that the text never gives.
3. Write or speak, then improve. Plan a point, a reason and a relevant example. Make one complete response, compare the separate model, correct one weakness and try again using a different example.

කෙටි පාඩම බලන්න. ඔබම පුහුණු වී, වෙනම පිළිතුරු සසඳා නැවත උත්සාහ කරන්න.

Official information: Official test overview and format

What is this course, and why study it?

Develop clear communication and become familiar with the tasks of a specific Cambridge English qualification. Choose the level and age-appropriate version, rather than moving by school grade alone. Young Learners build confidence through age-appropriate activities; higher levels require increasingly independent and precise English.

ඔබේ වයස, පාසල් පාඨමාලාව හෝ විභාග අරමුණට ගැළපෙන මට්ටම තෝරන්න.

What should you study?

• Reading: understand notices, stories, information and viewpoints at your level.
• Writing: produce the message or text type required by the qualification.
• Listening: understand details, gist, purpose and attitude; use matching official sample audio.
• Speaking: answer, describe, compare and interact with an examiner or partner, as appropriate.
• Language: useful vocabulary and grammar; B2 First, C1 Advanced and C2 Proficiency include Reading and Use of English.

Your brief learning map

• Reading and Use of English: precise collocations, grammar, word formation and transformations
• Cohesion, subtle stance and comparison across complex texts
• Writing: synthesise, evaluate and produce purposeful essays, reports or reviews
• Follow extended speech and discuss abstract ideas flexibly and precisely

This is a brief EWS map with selected practice. Match the full school framework or examination specification to your own route; these starter sheets are not full official examination papers.

Short lessons to get started

A simple study routine

1. Listen with a purpose. Read the question before listening. Predict the information you need, then listen for meaning. A speaker may correct a time or change a plan; write the final confirmed detail.
2. Read, answer and prove it. Find the part of the text that supports your answer. The question may use different words. Explain an inference instead of adding information that the text never gives.
3. Write or speak, then improve. Plan a point, a reason and a relevant example. Make one complete response, compare the separate model, correct one weakness and try again using a different example.

කෙටි පාඩම බලන්න. ඔබම පුහුණු වී, වෙනම පිළිතුරු සසඳා නැවත උත්සාහ කරන්න.

Official information: Official test overview and format

What is this course, and why study it?

Build English for school learning and later examinations. The younger routes support primary and lower-secondary language skills. Upper-school practice follows the displayed specification or unit. Confirm your school programme: a school Grade is a navigation label, not an official Pearson examination code.

ඔබේ වයස, පාසල් පාඨමාලාව හෝ විභාග අරමුණට ගැළපෙන මට්ටම තෝරන්න.

What should you study?

• Reading: literal meaning, inference, vocabulary and evidence.
• Writing: purpose, audience, organisation, accuracy and effective expression.
• Speaking and listening: discussion, instructions and presentation during learning.
• Language: grammar, spelling and vocabulary applied to meaningful texts.
• Examination routes: check 4EB1, IAS/IAL unit codes or your school specification before selecting practice.

Your brief learning map

• Take turns in a conversation: A conversation has a speaker and a listener. Greet your partner, say your name and pause for their reply. Listening is part of speaking well. Practise with familiar names before meeting someone new.
• Listen to sound changes: Changing one sound can change a word and its meaning. Say cat, then cap. Their final sounds differ. Use drawings or actions to check the meaning rather than simply copying letter shapes.
• Name and describe: A noun can name an object. A describing word adds a useful detail. Start with a familiar noun such as bag or cup, then add a true colour or size. A word group is not always a complete sentence.
• Find a detail in a text: Read: Sam has two books. One book is about birds. He reads it with his sister. Read for meaning first, then find exact details. The text says sister; do not change that to brother.
• Order a simple story: Read: It rains. Leela takes her umbrella. She walks to school. The events are connected. Tell them in order and explain why the umbrella is useful. Keep the reason linked to the rain.
• Make and improve a sentence: Say a clear sentence about a person or object. Add a relevant detail rather than several unrelated ideas. In writing, begin with a capital and finish a statement with a full stop. Read it back to a listener.

This is a brief EWS map with selected practice. Match the full school framework or examination specification to your own route; these starter sheets are not full official examination papers.

Short lessons to get started

A simple study routine

1. Listen with a purpose. Read the question before listening. Predict the information you need, then listen for meaning. A speaker may correct a time or change a plan; write the final confirmed detail.
2. Read, answer and prove it. Find the part of the text that supports your answer. The question may use different words. Explain an inference instead of adding information that the text never gives.
3. Write or speak, then improve. Plan a point, a reason and a relevant example. Make one complete response, compare the separate model, correct one weakness and try again using a different example.

කෙටි පාඩම බලන්න. ඔබම පුහුණු වී, වෙනම පිළිතුරු සසඳා නැවත උත්සාහ කරන්න.

Continue with the existing EWS lessons →

Official information: Official programme overview

What is this course, and why study it?

Build English for school learning and later examinations. The younger routes support primary and lower-secondary language skills. Upper-school practice follows the displayed specification or unit. Confirm your school programme: a school Grade is a navigation label, not an official Pearson examination code.

ඔබේ වයස, පාසල් පාඨමාලාව හෝ විභාග අරමුණට ගැළපෙන මට්ටම තෝරන්න.

What should you study?

• Reading: literal meaning, inference, vocabulary and evidence.
• Writing: purpose, audience, organisation, accuracy and effective expression.
• Speaking and listening: discussion, instructions and presentation during learning.
• Language: grammar, spelling and vocabulary applied to meaningful texts.
• Examination routes: check 4EB1, IAS/IAL unit codes or your school specification before selecting practice.

Your brief learning map

• Hello, school and sounds: Greetings and turn-taking; Hearing and blending simple words
• People and things: Naming people, places and objects; One thing and more than one
• Actions and everyday life: Everyday action words; Things I like
• Where things are: In, on and under; This and that
• Stories and messages: Beginning, middle and ending; Writing a complete short sentence
• Sharing and checking: Asking a clear question; Listening and remembering two details

This is a brief EWS map with selected practice. Match the full school framework or examination specification to your own route; these starter sheets are not full official examination papers.

Short lessons to get started

A simple study routine

1. Listen with a purpose. Read the question before listening. Predict the information you need, then listen for meaning. A speaker may correct a time or change a plan; write the final confirmed detail.
2. Read, answer and prove it. Find the part of the text that supports your answer. The question may use different words. Explain an inference instead of adding information that the text never gives.
3. Write or speak, then improve. Plan a point, a reason and a relevant example. Make one complete response, compare the separate model, correct one weakness and try again using a different example.

කෙටි පාඩම බලන්න. ඔබම පුහුණු වී, වෙනම පිළිතුරු සසඳා නැවත උත්සාහ කරන්න.

Continue with the existing EWS lessons →

Official information: Pearson Edexcel iPrimary English programme

What is this course, and why study it?

Build English for school learning and later examinations. The younger routes support primary and lower-secondary language skills. Upper-school practice follows the displayed specification or unit. Confirm your school programme: a school Grade is a navigation label, not an official Pearson examination code.

ඔබේ වයස, පාසල් පාඨමාලාව හෝ විභාග අරමුණට ගැළපෙන මට්ටම තෝරන්න.

What should you study?

• Reading: literal meaning, inference, vocabulary and evidence.
• Writing: purpose, audience, organisation, accuracy and effective expression.
• Speaking and listening: discussion, instructions and presentation during learning.
• Language: grammar, spelling and vocabulary applied to meaningful texts.
• Examination routes: check 4EB1, IAS/IAL unit codes or your school specification before selecting practice.

Your brief learning map

• People, sentences and questions: Complete ideas and simple statements; Am, is and are
• Description and place: Adjectives make descriptions precise; Possession with my, your, his and her
• Routines, actions and time: The present simple for routines; Actions happening now
• Reading and retelling: Finding stated details; Sequencing a recount
• Connecting and composing: And, but and because; A paragraph about a familiar person
• Spoken sharing and revision: Listening for the main message; Presenting a favourite object

This is a brief EWS map with selected practice. Match the full school framework or examination specification to your own route; these starter sheets are not full official examination papers.

Short lessons to get started

A simple study routine

1. Listen with a purpose. Read the question before listening. Predict the information you need, then listen for meaning. A speaker may correct a time or change a plan; write the final confirmed detail.
2. Read, answer and prove it. Find the part of the text that supports your answer. The question may use different words. Explain an inference instead of adding information that the text never gives.
3. Write or speak, then improve. Plan a point, a reason and a relevant example. Make one complete response, compare the separate model, correct one weakness and try again using a different example.

කෙටි පාඩම බලන්න. ඔබම පුහුණු වී, වෙනම පිළිතුරු සසඳා නැවත උත්සාහ කරන්න.

Continue with the existing EWS lessons →

Official information: Pearson Edexcel iPrimary English programme

What is this course, and why study it?

Build English for school learning and later examinations. The younger routes support primary and lower-secondary language skills. Upper-school practice follows the displayed specification or unit. Confirm your school programme: a school Grade is a navigation label, not an official Pearson examination code.

ඔබේ වයස, පාසල් පාඨමාලාව හෝ විභාග අරමුණට ගැළපෙන මට්ටම තෝරන්න.

What should you study?

• Reading: literal meaning, inference, vocabulary and evidence.
• Writing: purpose, audience, organisation, accuracy and effective expression.
• Speaking and listening: discussion, instructions and presentation during learning.
• Language: grammar, spelling and vocabulary applied to meaningful texts.
• Examination routes: check 4EB1, IAS/IAL unit codes or your school specification before selecting practice.

Your brief learning map

• Descriptions and sentence choices: Expanded noun phrases; Sentence types for different purposes
• Habits, actions and finished events: Present simple and present continuous; Past verbs in a recount
• Reading fiction with evidence: Characters through actions; Setting and atmosphere
• Non-fiction and useful messages: Headings and information retrieval; Facts and opinions
• Paragraphs, stories and letters: One main idea in a paragraph; Building a small story problem
• Speaking, listening and improvement: Listening for sequence and detail; Explaining an opinion politely

This is a brief EWS map with selected practice. Match the full school framework or examination specification to your own route; these starter sheets are not full official examination papers.

Short lessons to get started

A simple study routine

1. Listen with a purpose. Read the question before listening. Predict the information you need, then listen for meaning. A speaker may correct a time or change a plan; write the final confirmed detail.
2. Read, answer and prove it. Find the part of the text that supports your answer. The question may use different words. Explain an inference instead of adding information that the text never gives.
3. Write or speak, then improve. Plan a point, a reason and a relevant example. Make one complete response, compare the separate model, correct one weakness and try again using a different example.

කෙටි පාඩම බලන්න. ඔබම පුහුණු වී, වෙනම පිළිතුරු සසඳා නැවත උත්සාහ කරන්න.

Continue with the existing EWS lessons →

Official information: Pearson Edexcel iPrimary English programme

What is this course, and why study it?

Build English for school learning and later examinations. The younger routes support primary and lower-secondary language skills. Upper-school practice follows the displayed specification or unit. Confirm your school programme: a school Grade is a navigation label, not an official Pearson examination code.

ඔබේ වයස, පාසල් පාඨමාලාව හෝ විභාග අරමුණට ගැළපෙන මට්ටම තෝරන්න.

What should you study?

• Reading: literal meaning, inference, vocabulary and evidence.
• Writing: purpose, audience, organisation, accuracy and effective expression.
• Speaking and listening: discussion, instructions and presentation during learning.
• Language: grammar, spelling and vocabulary applied to meaningful texts.
• Examination routes: check 4EB1, IAS/IAL unit codes or your school specification before selecting practice.

Your brief learning map

• Accurate sentences and linked ideas: Subject–verb agreement; Joining with coordination and subordination
• Tense, detail and narrative control: Past continuous and interrupted actions; Adverbs and precise verbs
• Reading closely: Inference with more than one clue; Language choices and sensory detail
• Reading information and viewpoints: Purpose and intended audience; Comparing two short texts
• Writing for readers: A balanced information article; A letter making a request
• Communication and independent checking: Taking useful listening notes; A short organised explanation

This is a brief EWS map with selected practice. Match the full school framework or examination specification to your own route; these starter sheets are not full official examination papers.

Short lessons to get started

A simple study routine

1. Listen with a purpose. Read the question before listening. Predict the information you need, then listen for meaning. A speaker may correct a time or change a plan; write the final confirmed detail.
2. Read, answer and prove it. Find the part of the text that supports your answer. The question may use different words. Explain an inference instead of adding information that the text never gives.
3. Write or speak, then improve. Plan a point, a reason and a relevant example. Make one complete response, compare the separate model, correct one weakness and try again using a different example.

කෙටි පාඩම බලන්න. ඔබම පුහුණු වී, වෙනම පිළිතුරු සසඳා නැවත උත්සාහ කරන්න.

Continue with the existing EWS lessons →

Official information: Pearson Edexcel iPrimary English programme

What is this course, and why study it?

Build English for school learning and later examinations. The younger routes support primary and lower-secondary language skills. Upper-school practice follows the displayed specification or unit. Confirm your school programme: a school Grade is a navigation label, not an official Pearson examination code.

ඔබේ වයස, පාසල් පාඨමාලාව හෝ විභාග අරමුණට ගැළපෙන මට්ටම තෝරන්න.

What should you study?

• Reading: literal meaning, inference, vocabulary and evidence.
• Writing: purpose, audience, organisation, accuracy and effective expression.
• Speaking and listening: discussion, instructions and presentation during learning.
• Language: grammar, spelling and vocabulary applied to meaningful texts.
• Examination routes: check 4EB1, IAS/IAL unit codes or your school specification before selecting practice.

Your brief learning map

• Grammar as a tool for meaning: Controlling simple, compound and complex sentences; Modals for possibility, advice and obligation
• Reading fiction and figurative language: Narrative viewpoint; Simile, metaphor and precise effects
• Non-fiction reading and comparison: Evaluating a writer’s viewpoint; Comparing ideas and methods together
• Purposeful transactional writing: An article with an organising argument; A speech that reaches listeners
• Imaginative writing and revision: Building tension through controlled detail; Showing emotion through action
• Discussion and assessment preparation: Listening to an argument; Responding constructively in discussion

This is a brief EWS map with selected practice. Match the full school framework or examination specification to your own route; these starter sheets are not full official examination papers.

Short lessons to get started

A simple study routine

1. Listen with a purpose. Read the question before listening. Predict the information you need, then listen for meaning. A speaker may correct a time or change a plan; write the final confirmed detail.
2. Read, answer and prove it. Find the part of the text that supports your answer. The question may use different words. Explain an inference instead of adding information that the text never gives.
3. Write or speak, then improve. Plan a point, a reason and a relevant example. Make one complete response, compare the separate model, correct one weakness and try again using a different example.

කෙටි පාඩම බලන්න. ඔබම පුහුණු වී, වෙනම පිළිතුරු සසඳා නැවත උත්සාහ කරන්න.

Continue with the existing EWS lessons →

Official information: Pearson Edexcel iPrimary English programme

What is this course, and why study it?

Build English for school learning and later examinations. The younger routes support primary and lower-secondary language skills. Upper-school practice follows the displayed specification or unit. Confirm your school programme: a school Grade is a navigation label, not an official Pearson examination code.

ඔබේ වයස, පාසල් පාඨමාලාව හෝ විභාග අරමුණට ගැළපෙන මට්ටම තෝරන්න.

What should you study?

• Reading: literal meaning, inference, vocabulary and evidence.
• Writing: purpose, audience, organisation, accuracy and effective expression.
• Speaking and listening: discussion, instructions and presentation during learning.
• Language: grammar, spelling and vocabulary applied to meaningful texts.
• Examination routes: check 4EB1, IAS/IAL unit codes or your school specification before selecting practice.

Your brief learning map

• Stronger foundations for lower secondary: Clause boundaries and comma splices; Pronoun reference and clarity
• Reading fiction beyond the surface: Conflicting motives in a character; Foreshadowing and delayed information
• Non-fiction viewpoints and comparison: Tone through vocabulary and syntax; Distinguishing claim, reason and evidence
• Writing information and argument: Explaining a process clearly; Building a supported argument
• Crafting narrative and description: Controlling narrative pace; Using setting as part of a story
• Spoken reasoning and independent revision: Listening for qualification and correction; Presenting and defending an idea

This is a brief EWS map with selected practice. Match the full school framework or examination specification to your own route; these starter sheets are not full official examination papers.

Short lessons to get started

A simple study routine

1. Listen with a purpose. Read the question before listening. Predict the information you need, then listen for meaning. A speaker may correct a time or change a plan; write the final confirmed detail.
2. Read, answer and prove it. Find the part of the text that supports your answer. The question may use different words. Explain an inference instead of adding information that the text never gives.
3. Write or speak, then improve. Plan a point, a reason and a relevant example. Make one complete response, compare the separate model, correct one weakness and try again using a different example.

කෙටි පාඩම බලන්න. ඔබම පුහුණු වී, වෙනම පිළිතුරු සසඳා නැවත උත්සාහ කරන්න.

Continue with the existing EWS lessons →

Official information: Pearson Edexcel iLowerSecondary English

What is this course, and why study it?

Build English for school learning and later examinations. The younger routes support primary and lower-secondary language skills. Upper-school practice follows the displayed specification or unit. Confirm your school programme: a school Grade is a navigation label, not an official Pearson examination code.

ඔබේ වයස, පාසල් පාඨමාලාව හෝ විභාග අරමුණට ගැළපෙන මට්ටම තෝරන්න.

What should you study?

• Reading: literal meaning, inference, vocabulary and evidence.
• Writing: purpose, audience, organisation, accuracy and effective expression.
• Speaking and listening: discussion, instructions and presentation during learning.
• Language: grammar, spelling and vocabulary applied to meaningful texts.
• Examination routes: check 4EB1, IAS/IAL unit codes or your school specification before selecting practice.

Your brief learning map

• Grammar that shapes emphasis: Varying sentence openings purposefully; Conditionals and degrees of possibility
• Reading narrative complexity: Unreliable or limited narrators; Patterns, motifs and developing meaning
• Public information and competing accounts: Framing through selection and omission; Comparing perspectives within similar forms
• Shaping a reasoned public voice: Counterarguments and proportionate responses; Information hierarchy for a website contribution
• Crafting imaginative prose: Contrasting scenes and meaningful shifts; Paragraph breaks for narrative effect
• Discussion, listening and review: Synthesising spoken information; Questions that test an explanation

This is a brief EWS map with selected practice. Match the full school framework or examination specification to your own route; these starter sheets are not full official examination papers.

Short lessons to get started

A simple study routine

1. Listen with a purpose. Read the question before listening. Predict the information you need, then listen for meaning. A speaker may correct a time or change a plan; write the final confirmed detail.
2. Read, answer and prove it. Find the part of the text that supports your answer. The question may use different words. Explain an inference instead of adding information that the text never gives.
3. Write or speak, then improve. Plan a point, a reason and a relevant example. Make one complete response, compare the separate model, correct one weakness and try again using a different example.

කෙටි පාඩම බලන්න. ඔබම පුහුණු වී, වෙනම පිළිතුරු සසඳා නැවත උත්සාහ කරන්න.

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Official information: Pearson Edexcel iLowerSecondary English

What is this course, and why study it?

Build English for school learning and later examinations. The younger routes support primary and lower-secondary language skills. Upper-school practice follows the displayed specification or unit. Confirm your school programme: a school Grade is a navigation label, not an official Pearson examination code.

ඔබේ වයස, පාසල් පාඨමාලාව හෝ විභාග අරමුණට ගැළපෙන මට්ටම තෝරන්න.

What should you study?

• Reading: literal meaning, inference, vocabulary and evidence.
• Writing: purpose, audience, organisation, accuracy and effective expression.
• Speaking and listening: discussion, instructions and presentation during learning.
• Language: grammar, spelling and vocabulary applied to meaningful texts.
• Examination routes: check 4EB1, IAS/IAL unit codes or your school specification before selecting practice.

Your brief learning map

• Sentence control for developed writing: Managing a complex sentence safely; Tense and time shifts in extended writing
• Fiction analysis with depth: Interpreting ambiguity responsibly; Language and structure working together
• Reading and connecting non-fiction: Comparison across ideas, attitude and method; Recognising assumptions behind a viewpoint
• Writing a public response: Transforming source ideas for a new audience; Balancing persuasion and credibility
• Developing original writing: Planning a narrative arc under time limits; Descriptive movement and focus
• Communication and next-stage readiness: Analysing a spoken contribution; Sustaining a discussion towards a decision

This is a brief EWS map with selected practice. Match the full school framework or examination specification to your own route; these starter sheets are not full official examination papers.

Short lessons to get started

A simple study routine

1. Listen with a purpose. Read the question before listening. Predict the information you need, then listen for meaning. A speaker may correct a time or change a plan; write the final confirmed detail.
2. Read, answer and prove it. Find the part of the text that supports your answer. The question may use different words. Explain an inference instead of adding information that the text never gives.
3. Write or speak, then improve. Plan a point, a reason and a relevant example. Make one complete response, compare the separate model, correct one weakness and try again using a different example.

කෙටි පාඩම බලන්න. ඔබම පුහුණු වී, වෙනම පිළිතුරු සසඳා නැවත උත්සාහ කරන්න.

Continue with the existing EWS lessons →

Official information: Pearson Edexcel iLowerSecondary English

What is this course, and why study it?

Build English for school learning and later examinations. The younger routes support primary and lower-secondary language skills. Upper-school practice follows the displayed specification or unit. Confirm your school programme: a school Grade is a navigation label, not an official Pearson examination code.

ඔබේ වයස, පාසල් පාඨමාලාව හෝ විභාග අරමුණට ගැළපෙන මට්ටම තෝරන්න.

What should you study?

• Reading: literal meaning, inference, vocabulary and evidence.
• Writing: purpose, audience, organisation, accuracy and effective expression.
• Speaking and listening: discussion, instructions and presentation during learning.
• Language: grammar, spelling and vocabulary applied to meaningful texts.
• Examination routes: check 4EB1, IAS/IAL unit codes or your school specification before selecting practice.

Current specification / unit: 4EB1 / 4EB1/01. Other specifications or units need their own matching practice.

Your brief learning map

• 4EB1 reading foundations: Reading the question before selecting evidence; Inference and perspective in unseen prose
• Language, structure and comparison: Analysing syntax without formula; Comparing ideas before techniques
• Source-based transactional writing: Selecting and transforming source ideas; Writing an article for a named readership
• Letters and website contributions: Letters that achieve a specific response; Contributing to a website
• Section C writing choices: Discursive writing with a reasoned position; Narrative writing around a meaningful change
• Spoken communication and examination habits: Preparing a formal spoken presentation; Listening and responding to questions

This is a brief EWS map with selected practice. Match the full school framework or examination specification to your own route; these starter sheets are not full official examination papers.

Short lessons to get started

A simple study routine

1. Listen with a purpose. Read the question before listening. Predict the information you need, then listen for meaning. A speaker may correct a time or change a plan; write the final confirmed detail.
2. Read, answer and prove it. Find the part of the text that supports your answer. The question may use different words. Explain an inference instead of adding information that the text never gives.
3. Write or speak, then improve. Plan a point, a reason and a relevant example. Make one complete response, compare the separate model, correct one weakness and try again using a different example.

කෙටි පාඩම බලන්න. ඔබම පුහුණු වී, වෙනම පිළිතුරු සසඳා නැවත උත්සාහ කරන්න.

Continue with the existing EWS lessons →

Official information: Pearson 4EB1 specification, Issue 4, August 2025

What is this course, and why study it?

Build English for school learning and later examinations. The younger routes support primary and lower-secondary language skills. Upper-school practice follows the displayed specification or unit. Confirm your school programme: a school Grade is a navigation label, not an official Pearson examination code.

ඔබේ වයස, පාසල් පාඨමාලාව හෝ විභාග අරමුණට ගැළපෙන මට්ටම තෝරන්න.

What should you study?

• Reading: literal meaning, inference, vocabulary and evidence.
• Writing: purpose, audience, organisation, accuracy and effective expression.
• Speaking and listening: discussion, instructions and presentation during learning.
• Language: grammar, spelling and vocabulary applied to meaningful texts.
• Examination routes: check 4EB1, IAS/IAL unit codes or your school specification before selecting practice.

Current specification / unit: 4EB1 / 4EB1/01. Other specifications or units need their own matching practice.

Your brief learning map

• Consolidating 4EB1 reading precision: Interpreting command words and scope; Nuanced inference from a passage
• Analytical depth and comparative control: Explaining effects without generic claims; Tracking shifts across a text
• Refining source-based writing: Accuracy before adaptation; An article with a consistent editorial voice
• Completing the transactional repertoire: Formal letters with proportionate claims; Website contributions that serve their users
• Refining Section C choices: Discursive writing that develops rather than lists; Narratives with earned endings
• Oral response, review and readiness: Handling questions after a presentation; Reading and writing under examination conditions

This is a brief EWS map with selected practice. Match the full school framework or examination specification to your own route; these starter sheets are not full official examination papers.

Short lessons to get started

A simple study routine

1. Listen with a purpose. Read the question before listening. Predict the information you need, then listen for meaning. A speaker may correct a time or change a plan; write the final confirmed detail.
2. Read, answer and prove it. Find the part of the text that supports your answer. The question may use different words. Explain an inference instead of adding information that the text never gives.
3. Write or speak, then improve. Plan a point, a reason and a relevant example. Make one complete response, compare the separate model, correct one weakness and try again using a different example.

කෙටි පාඩම බලන්න. ඔබම පුහුණු වී, වෙනම පිළිතුරු සසඳා නැවත උත්සාහ කරන්න.

Continue with the existing EWS lessons →

Official information: Pearson 4EB1 specification, Issue 4, August 2025

What is this course, and why study it?

Build English for school learning and later examinations. The younger routes support primary and lower-secondary language skills. Upper-school practice follows the displayed specification or unit. Confirm your school programme: a school Grade is a navigation label, not an official Pearson examination code.

ඔබේ වයස, පාසල් පාඨමාලාව හෝ විභාග අරමුණට ගැළපෙන මට්ටම තෝරන්න.

What should you study?

• Reading: literal meaning, inference, vocabulary and evidence.
• Writing: purpose, audience, organisation, accuracy and effective expression.
• Speaking and listening: discussion, instructions and presentation during learning.
• Language: grammar, spelling and vocabulary applied to meaningful texts.
• Examination routes: check 4EB1, IAS/IAL unit codes or your school specification before selecting practice.

Current specification / unit: IAS XEN01 / WEN01 and WEN02. Other specifications or units need their own matching practice.

Your brief learning map

• WEN01: language frameworks: Lexis, semantics and contextual meaning; Morphology, grammar and representation
• WEN01: context, identity and comparison: Mode, field, function and audience; Identity as constructed through language
• WEN01: multimodality and original writing: Sound, graphology and multimodal meaning; Creating a text for a specified context
• WEN02: spoken discourse and variation: Reading transcripts as selective representations; Turn-taking, repair and shared understanding
• WEN02: English variation and change: Mechanisms of lexical and semantic change; Global Englishes and language contact
• WEN02: attitudes, historical evidence and evaluation: Describing change without a decline narrative; Comparing earlier writing with contemporary speech

This is a brief EWS map with selected practice. Match the full school framework or examination specification to your own route; these starter sheets are not full official examination papers.

Short lessons to get started

A simple study routine

1. Listen with a purpose. Read the question before listening. Predict the information you need, then listen for meaning. A speaker may correct a time or change a plan; write the final confirmed detail.
2. Read, answer and prove it. Find the part of the text that supports your answer. The question may use different words. Explain an inference instead of adding information that the text never gives.
3. Write or speak, then improve. Plan a point, a reason and a relevant example. Make one complete response, compare the separate model, correct one weakness and try again using a different example.

කෙටි පාඩම බලන්න. ඔබම පුහුණු වී, වෙනම පිළිතුරු සසඳා නැවත උත්සාහ කරන්න.

Continue with the existing EWS lessons →

Official information: Pearson IAS/IAL English Language specification, Issue 4, February 2026

What is this course, and why study it?

Build English for school learning and later examinations. The younger routes support primary and lower-secondary language skills. Upper-school practice follows the displayed specification or unit. Confirm your school programme: a school Grade is a navigation label, not an official Pearson examination code.

ඔබේ වයස, පාසල් පාඨමාලාව හෝ විභාග අරමුණට ගැළපෙන මට්ටම තෝරන්න.

What should you study?

• Reading: literal meaning, inference, vocabulary and evidence.
• Writing: purpose, audience, organisation, accuracy and effective expression.
• Speaking and listening: discussion, instructions and presentation during learning.
• Language: grammar, spelling and vocabulary applied to meaningful texts.
• Examination routes: check 4EB1, IAS/IAL unit codes or your school specification before selecting practice.

Current specification / unit: IAL YEN01 / IA2 WEN03 and WEN04; IAS prerequisite. Other specifications or units need their own matching practice.

Your brief learning map

• WEN03: genre, sources and design: Analysing style models as a writer; Reshaping source material into a new genre
• WEN03: writing across suggested genres: Feature articles and journalistic interviews; Speeches and travel writing
• WEN03: commentary and revision: Explaining decisions in an analytical commentary; Connecting source transformation to language choices
• WEN04: research foundations: From topic area to research question; Data selection, consent and ethical handling
• WEN04: topic lenses: Investigating Global English; Investigating child language development
• WEN04: technology, data analysis and evaluation: Investigating language and technology; Analysing unseen data with research knowledge

This is a brief EWS map with selected practice. Match the full school framework or examination specification to your own route; these starter sheets are not full official examination papers.

Short lessons to get started

A simple study routine

1. Listen with a purpose. Read the question before listening. Predict the information you need, then listen for meaning. A speaker may correct a time or change a plan; write the final confirmed detail.
2. Read, answer and prove it. Find the part of the text that supports your answer. The question may use different words. Explain an inference instead of adding information that the text never gives.
3. Write or speak, then improve. Plan a point, a reason and a relevant example. Make one complete response, compare the separate model, correct one weakness and try again using a different example.

කෙටි පාඩම බලන්න. ඔබම පුහුණු වී, වෙනම පිළිතුරු සසඳා නැවත උත්සාහ කරන්න.

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Official information: Pearson IAS/IAL English Language specification, Issue 4, February 2026