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Institute of English Speech and Drama Sri Lanka

Local Grade 1 English

20 main and skill lessons · Beginner → Intermediate → Advanced

Learn a little, practise, check and try again. These stages are steps within this grade.

Adult-supported listening and speaking. These reviews are not formal written English examinations.

2026 Book I / Term 1 topics are checked against the official materials. Later-term reviews here are EWS supplementary practice; official Terms 2 and 3 are not yet fully verified.

Term grouping follows the EWS recommended teaching sequence; your school plan may differ.

About language and pronunciation help

The short study instruction and written sound aids follow the selected language. The lesson content remains English; Sinhala support is available. New full vocabulary translations still need language review. Tap a word or use Word pronunciation to hear it in your chosen standard English voice.

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Worksheets and separate answers

The first two sample worksheets and their matching answer pages are free.

Two free worksheets and two separate answer sheets per grade. All offered question papers are free. More worksheet sets and EWS explained paper answers: charges apply.

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Three terms · four papers in every term

Parent/teacher-led oral and listening review sheets.

Download the twelve-paper PDF booklet

Term 1

  1. Paper 1 - A new friend at school
  2. Paper 2 - The open school bag
  3. Paper 3 - A short school walk
  4. Paper 4 - Tidy tables and coloured cards

Term 2

  1. Paper 1 - Mala’s family drawing
  2. Paper 2 - A colourful little house
  3. Paper 3 - Nila’s helpful morning
  4. Paper 4 - The school flower corner

Term 3

  1. Paper 1 - Fruit cards at the stall
  2. Paper 2 - A vegetable parade
  3. Paper 3 - New Year at grandmother’s home
  4. Paper 4 - A community picture display
Curriculum check and original sources

An adult reads the English text and questions aloud. The child points, acts, draws/colours or answers orally. The child is not required to read these prompts or write English answers. Accept natural appropriate answers; never infer a test score from a model response.

Terms in these original EWS lessons and review papers are a recommended practice sequence, not an official allocation. Use the child’s school plan.

The official sources inspected are the 2026 Grade 1 Activity Book I and combined Term 1 teacher guide. All numbered activities 1–46 in Book I are mapped below. Official Term 2 and Term 3 books were not found in the inspected official public catalogue, so full-year official verification is NOT established.

The 2026 teacher guide includes alphabet/sound awareness and tracing as readiness goals; optional readiness activities must not become a claim of an official formal written English examination.

Teacher-source song text is not reproduced here. New conversations, examples, stories and tasks are original EWS supplementary practice.

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