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Study block 1 · U1

Speech clarity and attentive listening

By the end of this unit
  • Use listening before repeating in an appropriate real situation.
  • Use a comfortable clear speaking voice in an appropriate real situation.
  • Use a word as sound and meaning 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

Listening before repeating

Learn it simply

  • Listen to a short model for the message and the way words are grouped.
  • Notice one feature at a time, such as a final sound or a pause.
  • Repeat at a comfortable pace, then compare whether the meaning remains clear.

See it. Say it. Understand it.

Easy / Start here

Listen to the complete phrase before repeating it.

Moderate / Add a little

Compare a clear final word with one that fades away.

More detail for teachers and confident learners

Listen to a short model for the message and the way words are grouped. Notice one feature at a time, such as a final sound or a pause. Repeat at a comfortable pace, then compare whether the meaning remains clear. Mere speed does not show accurate listening.

Elocution develops clear, expressive communication through careful listening and purposeful speech. It does not require replacing a learner's identity or imitating one accent. Begin with short familiar texts and a comfortable speaking voice. A teacher can model a sound or phrase, then help the learner notice the difference in meaning or intelligibility. Select material appropriate to age and confidence. This EWS course is a practical sequence; current IESD grade requirements and prescribed pieces have not been mapped.

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

A comfortable clear speaking voice

Learn it simply

  • Use a relaxed posture and an easy breath.
  • Speak towards the listener with enough volume for the setting.
  • Do not force the throat or continue an exercise that causes pain.

See it. Say it. Understand it.

Easy / Start here

Use short phrases with natural breathing pauses.

Moderate / Add a little

Increase clarity before trying to increase volume.

More detail for teachers and confident learners

Use a relaxed posture and an easy breath. Speak towards the listener with enough volume for the setting. Do not force the throat or continue an exercise that causes pain. A microphone may be appropriate in a large space. Clarity depends on articulation and phrasing as well as loudness.

Elocution develops clear, expressive communication through careful listening and purposeful speech. It does not require replacing a learner's identity or imitating one accent. Begin with short familiar texts and a comfortable speaking voice. A teacher can model a sound or phrase, then help the learner notice the difference in meaning or intelligibility. Select material appropriate to age and confidence. This EWS course is a practical sequence; current IESD grade requirements and prescribed pieces have not been mapped.

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

A word as sound and meaning

Learn it simply

  • A written letter and a spoken sound are different things.
  • The same letter can represent different sounds, and a sound can be written in different ways.
  • Learn a word through its meaning, a reliable spoken model and its written form.

See it. Say it. Understand it.

Easy / Start here

The b in lamb is not normally pronounced.

Moderate / Add a little

The beginning of city differs from the beginning of cat.

More detail for teachers and confident learners

A written letter and a spoken sound are different things. The same letter can represent different sounds, and a sound can be written in different ways. Learn a word through its meaning, a reliable spoken model and its written form. Do not assume every letter needs a separate spoken sound.

Elocution develops clear, expressive communication through careful listening and purposeful speech. It does not require replacing a learner's identity or imitating one accent. Begin with short familiar texts and a comfortable speaking voice. A teacher can model a sound or phrase, then help the learner notice the difference in meaning or intelligibility. Select material appropriate to age and confidence. This EWS course is a practical sequence; current IESD grade requirements and prescribed pieces have not been mapped.

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.