Part 1 asks about familiar topics such as home, study, work and interests.
Answer the question directly, then add a reason, example or small detail.
A one-word answer gives little evidence of your language, but a long unrelated speech is also unhelpful.
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Question: Do you enjoy cooking? Model: Yes, especially at weekends, because I have time to try a new dish.
Moderate / Add a little
Past contrast: I rarely cooked as a child, but now I prepare dinner several times a week.
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Part 1 asks about familiar topics such as home, study, work and interests. Answer the question directly, then add a reason, example or small detail. A one-word answer gives little evidence of your language, but a long unrelated speech is also unhelpful. Listen to the tense: a question about childhood needs a different response from one about present habits or future plans.
Build flexible language from your own life. If asked whether you enjoy reading, you might state your preference, describe what you read and explain when you find time. You do not need a dramatic life story or an impressive occupation. Clear, relevant language matters more than unusual facts. Record a short response and listen for repeated fillers, unfinished sentences and unclear endings. Improve one feature at a time. Memorised paragraphs can sound unnatural and may fail to answer the actual question when its wording changes.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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Part 2 gives a topic card and preparation time before an extended individual response.
Use brief notes rather than writing a script you cannot finish.
Choose an example with enough detail, even if it seems ordinary.
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Opening: I’d like to talk about learning to cook simple meals with my grandmother.
Moderate / Add a little
Development: At first I used too much water, so she showed me how to measure it correctly.
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Part 2 gives a topic card and preparation time before an extended individual response. Use brief notes rather than writing a script you cannot finish. Choose an example with enough detail, even if it seems ordinary. Organise the talk around a clear sequence: identify the person, place or event, describe relevant circumstances and explain why it matters. Use the card’s points to develop the topic without reading them aloud as a list.
Original EWS cue card: Describe a skill you learned from another person. Say what the skill was, who helped you, how you learned it, and explain why it has been useful. Notes might be “cooking rice; grandmother; watched then tried; independent at university”. Develop these into connected speech with time markers and a small specific incident. If a word is missing, explain its meaning instead of stopping. This is a practice cue card, not a prediction of a live examination topic.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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Part 3 develops the topic into broader discussion.
Move beyond your own experience when the question asks about society, education, work or change.
A useful response states an idea, explains why it may be true and gives an example or qualification.
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Qualified idea: Online tutorials can widen access, although learners still benefit from feedback.
Moderate / Add a little
Comparison: Children may have more time to practise, whereas adults can draw on relevant experience.
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Part 3 develops the topic into broader discussion. Move beyond your own experience when the question asks about society, education, work or change. A useful response states an idea, explains why it may be true and gives an example or qualification. You can compare groups, times or situations while avoiding unsupported claims about everyone. A balanced answer does not require saying both sides are equally strong.
After a cue card about learning a skill, wider questions might ask whether practical skills belong in school, how technology changes learning or why adults find some skills difficult. These are original EWS discussion prompts. Use careful language such as tends to, in some cases and may when the claim is uncertain. If you need a moment to think, use a short natural pause rather than filling every second. Speaking assessment includes fluency, vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation; speed alone does not demonstrate quality.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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