Answer the question directly and expand through a reason, example or brief experience.
A natural response has enough detail to show meaning without becoming a long prepared speech.
Match the tense to the question and respond to follow-ups as new questions.
See it. Say it. Understand it.
Easy / Start here
I study best in the morning because the house is quiet.
Moderate / Add a little
Last holiday, I helped my uncle at his shop.
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Answer the question directly and expand through a reason, example or brief experience. A natural response has enough detail to show meaning without becoming a long prepared speech. Match the tense to the question and respond to follow-ups as new questions.
Give an organised contribution but leave space for interaction. In an individual description, select important details and explain relationships in the image. In a collaborative task, suggest, respond, compare and invite your partner's view. A decision matters less than the quality of the exchange. Listen actively so your response develops the conversation instead of returning to a memorised sentence that ignores your partner.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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Begin with the overall scene, then describe selected people, actions and positions.
Use present continuous for visible actions.
If inferring a feeling or situation, mark uncertainty with seems or might.
See it. Say it. Understand it.
Easy / Start here
The photo shows two people preparing food in a kitchen.
Moderate / Add a little
They seem to be enjoying the task.
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Begin with the overall scene, then describe selected people, actions and positions. Use present continuous for visible actions. If inferring a feeling or situation, mark uncertainty with seems or might. Do not spend all your time naming objects or inventing an unsupported story.
Give an organised contribution but leave space for interaction. In an individual description, select important details and explain relationships in the image. In a collaborative task, suggest, respond, compare and invite your partner's view. A decision matters less than the quality of the exchange. Listen actively so your response develops the conversation instead of returning to a memorised sentence that ignores your partner.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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Suggest an option with a reason, react to your partner and compare alternatives.
Ask for their view and help move the exchange forward.
Polite disagreement can acknowledge a strength before raising a problem.
See it. Say it. Understand it.
Easy / Start here
That could work, but it might be too expensive.
Moderate / Add a little
Which option do you think is more suitable?
More detail for teachers and confident learners
Suggest an option with a reason, react to your partner and compare alternatives. Ask for their view and help move the exchange forward. Polite disagreement can acknowledge a strength before raising a problem. Avoid dominating or agreeing to everything without adding content.
Give an organised contribution but leave space for interaction. In an individual description, select important details and explain relationships in the image. In a collaborative task, suggest, respond, compare and invite your partner's view. A decision matters less than the quality of the exchange. Listen actively so your response develops the conversation instead of returning to a memorised sentence that ignores your partner.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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