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Study block 1 · U1

Reading purpose, detail and organisation

By the end of this unit
  • Use reading real-world messages in an appropriate real situation.
  • Use matching people to texts in an appropriate real situation.
  • Use attitude, reference and missing sentences in an appropriate real situation.

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

පාඩම් සටහන් මුද්‍රණය කරගන්න.
01SMALL STEPS · BIG SMILES

Reading real-world messages

Learn it simply

  • Identify the practical meaning of a notice or message, including who must act and any conditions.
  • A paraphrase can change every major word while preserving the message.
  • Check negatives and exceptions, especially when an option seems correct at first glance.

See it. Say it. Understand it.

Easy / Start here

Keep the entrance clear: do not leave objects in front of it.

Moderate / Add a little

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More detail for teachers and confident learners

Identify the practical meaning of a notice or message, including who must act and any conditions. A paraphrase can change every major word while preserving the message. Check negatives and exceptions, especially when an option seems correct at first glance.

A successful reading approach combines an initial overview with close attention to evidence. Read the title and opening to establish the situation, then follow the argument or event sequence. When evaluating an answer, identify the exact sentence or relationship supporting it. Repeated vocabulary is less important than matching the whole meaning. Note whether the writer is informing, recommending, criticising or entertaining; that purpose can explain the language used.

වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්‍ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.

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

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02SMALL STEPS · BIG SMILES

Matching people to texts

Learn it simply

  • Identify all the person's requirements before comparing descriptions.
  • A match must satisfy the combination, such as location, cost and activity type.
  • Cross out choices that fail an essential requirement even if they share a keyword.

See it. Say it. Understand it.

Easy / Start here

A beginner needs an introductory class, not simply a nearby class.

Moderate / Add a little

A vegetarian needs suitable food as well as a low price.

More detail for teachers and confident learners

Identify all the person's requirements before comparing descriptions. A match must satisfy the combination, such as location, cost and activity type. Cross out choices that fail an essential requirement even if they share a keyword. Keep each person's preferences separate.

A successful reading approach combines an initial overview with close attention to evidence. Read the title and opening to establish the situation, then follow the argument or event sequence. When evaluating an answer, identify the exact sentence or relationship supporting it. Repeated vocabulary is less important than matching the whole meaning. Note whether the writer is informing, recommending, criticising or entertaining; that purpose can explain the language used.

වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්‍ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.

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

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03SMALL STEPS · BIG SMILES

Attitude, reference and missing sentences

Learn it simply

  • A writer's attitude comes from evaluative words and the wider context.
  • In a gapped text, pronouns, connectors and repeated ideas link sentences.
  • Check both sides of a proposed insertion.

See it. Say it. Understand it.

Easy / Start here

However signals a contrast with the preceding idea.

Moderate / Add a little

This problem needs an earlier problem to refer to.

More detail for teachers and confident learners

A writer's attitude comes from evaluative words and the wider context. In a gapped text, pronouns, connectors and repeated ideas link sentences. Check both sides of a proposed insertion. It must develop the topic naturally and refer clearly to people or events.

A successful reading approach combines an initial overview with close attention to evidence. Read the title and opening to establish the situation, then follow the argument or event sequence. When evaluating an answer, identify the exact sentence or relationship supporting it. Repeated vocabulary is less important than matching the whole meaning. Note whether the writer is informing, recommending, criticising or entertaining; that purpose can explain the language used.

වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්‍ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.

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

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මෙම ඒකකයේ සියලු පාඩම් ආවරණය කරන වැඩපත්‍රය සහ වෙනම පිළිතුරු සඳහා WhatsApp මඟින් විමසන්න.

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

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ගුරුවරුන්ට පාඩම් සැලසුම් කර ඉගැන්වීමටත්, දරුවන්ට හා වැඩිහිටියන්ට තනිව පුහුණු වී විභාගයට සූදානම් වීමටත් මෙම වෙබ් අඩවිය භාවිත කළ හැකිය. දෙමාපියන්ට නිවසේදී දරුවන්ට උදව් කළ හැකිය.

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ගුරුවරුන්ට පාඩම් සැලසුම් කිරීමටත්, දරුවන්ට හා වැඩිහිටියන්ට ස්වයං අධ්‍යයනය සහ විභාග පුහුණුව සඳහාත් මෙම වෙබ් අඩවිය භාවිත කළ හැක.