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EWS Term 1 · U2

Language, structure and comparison

By the end of this unit
  • Analysing syntax without formula
  • Comparing ideas before techniques
  • Organising a sustained reading answer

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

පාඩම් සටහන් මුද්‍රණය කරගන්න.
01SMALL STEPS · BIG SMILES

Analysing syntax without formula

Learn it simply

  • Sentence choices can control emphasis, rhythm, pace and relationships.
  • Explain what the sentence does in its location.
  • A short sentence may make a decision feel final; a long one may accumulate detail.

See it. Say it. Understand it.

Easy / Start here

She waited. Nothing moved.

Moderate / Add a little

The market stretched through lanes crowded with voices, baskets and bright cloth.

More detail for teachers and confident learners

Sentence choices can control emphasis, rhythm, pace and relationships. Explain what the sentence does in its location. A short sentence may make a decision feel final; a long one may accumulate detail. Neither effect is automatic. Link syntax to the event, viewpoint or atmosphere instead of reciting a fixed rule.

The model “She waited. Nothing moved.” illustrates the method in a specific context. Compare it with “The market stretched through lanes crowded with voices, baskets and bright cloth.”. The useful question is how the change in wording affects meaning, emphasis or the relationship with the reader. A strong response connects a precise language choice to its purpose; naming a feature alone is insufficient. Explain the connection in ordinary language before adding a technical term. When reviewing your own response, remove unsupported claims and check that every detail serves the task you have been given.

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

Comparing ideas before techniques

Learn it simply

  • A comparison needs a shared focus and a clear relationship between texts.
  • Establish each writer’s idea or attitude, then explain how selected methods convey it.
  • Use evidence from both and develop the contrast or similarity.

See it. Say it. Understand it.

Easy / Start here

Both writers value the journey, but A stresses freedom while B stresses belonging.

Moderate / Add a little

A uses open landscapes; B focuses on remembered family voices.

More detail for teachers and confident learners

A comparison needs a shared focus and a clear relationship between texts. Establish each writer’s idea or attitude, then explain how selected methods convey it. Use evidence from both and develop the contrast or similarity. Do not compare unrelated features merely because you can name a technique in each passage.

The model “Both writers value the journey, but A stresses freedom while B stresses belonging.” illustrates the method in a specific context. Compare it with “A uses open landscapes; B focuses on remembered family voices.”. The useful question is how the change in wording affects meaning, emphasis or the relationship with the reader. A strong response connects a precise language choice to its purpose; naming a feature alone is insufficient. Explain the connection in ordinary language before adding a technical term. When reviewing your own response, remove unsupported claims and check that every detail serves the task you have been given.

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

Organising a sustained reading answer

Learn it simply

  • A developed answer needs purposeful points rather than a rigid number of paragraphs.
  • Group related evidence and explain it fully.
  • Begin each paragraph with a point that answers the focus.

See it. Say it. Understand it.

Easy / Start here

The opening makes the town seem welcoming; later details complicate that impression.

Moderate / Add a little

A paragraph can connect vocabulary and structure around one presentation.

More detail for teachers and confident learners

A developed answer needs purposeful points rather than a rigid number of paragraphs. Group related evidence and explain it fully. Begin each paragraph with a point that answers the focus. End by clarifying its significance when useful. Avoid repeating the same effect with different quotations unless the pattern itself matters.

The model “The opening makes the town seem welcoming; later details complicate that impression.” illustrates the method in a specific context. Compare it with “A paragraph can connect vocabulary and structure around one presentation.”. The useful question is how the change in wording affects meaning, emphasis or the relationship with the reader. A strong response connects a precise language choice to its purpose; naming a feature alone is insufficient. Explain the connection in ordinary language before adding a technical term. When reviewing your own response, remove unsupported claims and check that every detail serves the task you have been given.

වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්‍ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.

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

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

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

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

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

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