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EWS Term 2 · U4

Respond through directed writing

By the end of this unit
  • Identify purpose and audience
  • Transform source ideas for a new task
  • Adapt letters and emails to the reader

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

පාඩම් සටහන් මුද්‍රණය කරගන්න.
01SMALL STEPS · BIG SMILES

Identify purpose and audience

Learn it simply

  • A text's purpose is what it aims to achieve, while its audience is who it addresses.
  • A notice may instruct visitors; a review may evaluate a product; an advertisement may persuade customers.
  • Several purposes can coexist, so explain which seems dominant and support the choice with wording or structure.

See it. Say it. Understand it.

Easy / Start here

Please keep the gate closed: an instruction for users of the gate.

Moderate / Add a little

A beginners’ guide explains terms that an expert report can assume.

More detail for teachers and confident learners

A text's purpose is what it aims to achieve, while its audience is who it addresses. A notice may instruct visitors; a review may evaluate a product; an advertisement may persuade customers. Several purposes can coexist, so explain which seems dominant and support the choice with wording or structure. Audience affects what a writer explains, assumes, and emphasises. A technical term might be helpful for specialists but confusing for beginners. Avoid the empty claim that a text is for everyone when its specific details suggest a more precise readership.

ලියන්නේ කුමක් කිරීමටද සහ කා වෙනුවෙන්ද යන්න වචන හා අන්තර්ගතයෙන් හඳුනාගන්න. අරමුණු කිහිපයක් තිබුණත් ප්‍රධාන අරමුණට පාඨයෙන් සාක්ෂි දෙන්න.

A useful reading response moves from a clear claim to a precise piece of evidence and then to an explanation. Return to the exact part of the text before deciding. Short evidence is usually easier to analyse than a long copied passage. Keep the wording of the question in mind so that an accurate observation also becomes a relevant answer.

ප්‍රශ්නයට ගැළපෙන අදහස ලියා, පාඨයෙන් කෙටි සාක්ෂියක් ගෙන එය ඔබේ පිළිතුරට සම්බන්ධ වන හැටි පැහැදිලි කරන්න.

For 1123 practice, answer the particular reading or writing instruction before adding general knowledge. A short comprehension response, a selective summary, and a developed composition require different amounts of explanation. The examples here are original skill models and do not reproduce a Cambridge paper or its official marking scheme.

වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්‍ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.

Optional extra unit worksheet

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

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

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02SMALL STEPS · BIG SMILES

Transform source ideas for a new task

Learn it simply

  • A directed response uses source material for a new audience, purpose, form, or voice.
  • Read the instructions before selecting ideas: a speech to parents needs different emphasis from a private diary entry.
  • Retain what the source supports, develop relevant implications where the task allows, and avoid copying whole stretches.

See it. Say it. Understand it.

Easy / Start here

Source: a report on a park. New task: a letter recommending improvements.

Moderate / Add a little

A letter can group source details by priority instead of preserving report order.

More detail for teachers and confident learners

A directed response uses source material for a new audience, purpose, form, or voice. Read the instructions before selecting ideas: a speech to parents needs different emphasis from a private diary entry. Retain what the source supports, develop relevant implications where the task allows, and avoid copying whole stretches. Organisation should serve the new communication rather than follow the source paragraph by paragraph. A convincing transformation changes register and focus while preserving the required content. Check every required point and do not invent facts that contradict the supplied situation.

Plan before drafting: identify the reader, the purpose, and the information that must be included. Select a small number of useful details and place them in a logical order. After writing, check the effect on a reader who does not know your intentions. Revise unclear meaning first, then check sentence boundaries, verb forms, spelling, and punctuation.

ලියන්නේ කාටද, ඇයිද සහ ඇතුළත් කළ යුතු කරුණු මොනවාද යන්න මුලින් සැලසුම් කරන්න. අදහස් පිළිවෙළට ලියා, අර්ථය පැහැදිලි කර පසුව වාක්‍ය, ක්‍රියාපද, අක්ෂර වින්‍යාසය හා විරාම ලකුණු පරීක්ෂා කරන්න.

For 1123 practice, answer the particular reading or writing instruction before adding general knowledge. A short comprehension response, a selective summary, and a developed composition require different amounts of explanation. The examples here are original skill models and do not reproduce a Cambridge paper or its official marking scheme.

වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්‍ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.

Optional extra unit worksheet

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

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

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03SMALL STEPS · BIG SMILES

Adapt letters and emails to the reader

Learn it simply

  • A letter or email needs a clear purpose, appropriate relationship, and useful organisation.
  • State why you are writing early, give the information the recipient needs, and make any request specific.
  • A message to a friend can be conversational; a request to a principal usually needs a respectful register.

See it. Say it. Understand it.

Easy / Start here

I am writing to request permission to use the hall on Friday.

Moderate / Add a little

Could you please confirm whether the room is available?

More detail for teachers and confident learners

A letter or email needs a clear purpose, appropriate relationship, and useful organisation. State why you are writing early, give the information the recipient needs, and make any request specific. A message to a friend can be conversational; a request to a principal usually needs a respectful register. Format conventions support communication but do not replace meaningful content. End in a way that suits the relationship. Proofread names, dates, and the requested action because errors in these details can cause practical confusion.

ලියන්නේ ඇයිද යන්න මුලින් කියා ලබන්නාට අවශ්‍ය විස්තර හා ඉල්ලීම පැහැදිලිව ලියන්න. අදාළ ආචාරශීලී රටාව භාවිත කර නම, දිනය හා කළ යුතු දේ පරීක්ෂා කරන්න.

Plan before drafting: identify the reader, the purpose, and the information that must be included. Select a small number of useful details and place them in a logical order. After writing, check the effect on a reader who does not know your intentions. Revise unclear meaning first, then check sentence boundaries, verb forms, spelling, and punctuation.

ලියන්නේ කාටද, ඇයිද සහ ඇතුළත් කළ යුතු කරුණු මොනවාද යන්න මුලින් සැලසුම් කරන්න. අදහස් පිළිවෙළට ලියා, අර්ථය පැහැදිලි කර පසුව වාක්‍ය, ක්‍රියාපද, අක්ෂර වින්‍යාසය හා විරාම ලකුණු පරීක්ෂා කරන්න.

For 1123 practice, answer the particular reading or writing instruction before adding general knowledge. A short comprehension response, a selective summary, and a developed composition require different amounts of explanation. The examples here are original skill models and do not reproduce a Cambridge paper or its official marking scheme.

වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්‍ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.

Optional extra unit worksheet

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

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

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

Optional extra unit worksheet

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

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

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After EWS Term 2: paper practice

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

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Teachers can use our website to teach, plan and prepare their own lessons, and find practice worksheets and term-test papers. Children and adults can study independently, complete activities and build confidence for examinations. Parents can guide practice at home.

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.