11 Western Province
11 Western Province
11 Western Province
Academic Guidance
Chapa Welagedara Senior Project Officer Department OF English -NIE
Panel of Editors
1. Dimuthu Kospelawaththa Assistant Director of Education, ZEO , Homagama.
2. Anusha Namarathne Assistant Director of Education, ZEO, Minuwangoda
3. Dulika Manori Assstant Director of Education, ZEO , Horana.
4. Yamuna Perera Director of Education, Zonal Education Office,Kalutara.
5. Deepani Hettiarachchi Assistant Director of Education, Negombo.
6. Hemanthi Ranaweera Assistant Director of Education, Piliyandala.
Panel of Writers
1. R.C. JayasingheIn service Advisor - ZEO, Sri Jayawardenapura
2. A.A. Pemasili In service Advisor - ZEO, Piliyandala
3. P. Gunawardena Coordinator – RESC , Gampaha
4. S.P. Sumanaweera Coordinator – RESC , Gampaha
5. T.D. Hapuarachchi Teacher Trainer, RESC , Hanwella
6. D.M.G.D.N. De Silva Teacher Trainer, RESC , Hanwella
7. Deepika Gunenayake Master Trainer, Zonal Education Office, Colombo
8. B.A.P. Dharmasena Resource person, Zonal Education Office, Kelaniya
Page Layout
Nilani D. Karunaarachchi – Teacher In Charge – RESC , Gampaha
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Content
Lesson Page No
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Lesson 1 – Let’s Say the Words
2) Look at the pictures with sound sh (/sh/) and name them using the words given in the
box.
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(3) Identify and write words with sound F (/f/)
farm, pan, shape, fight, height, feet, fun, fool, call, football
1. ………………
2. ………………
3. ………………
4. ………………
5. ………………
(5) Read these words aloud. Select and write words for each group.
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Lesson 02 – Say these words
Now fill in the blanks using the words given in the box.
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Lesson 03 – Nouns and Verbs
Nouns
What is a noun?
A noun is the name of a person, animal, place or thing.
E.g.:
Person - teacher, mother, Ravi, Malithi
Animal - dog, elephant, lion, tiger
Place - school, market, bank, town
Thing - table, tree, car, door
Activity 1
1. _____________________
2. _____________________
3. _____________________
4. _____________________
5. _____________________
6. _____________________
7. _____________________
8. _____________________
9. _____________________
10. ____________________
Activity 2
Underline the nouns in the following paragraph and write them in the given blanks.
Kasun wanted to play cricket with his brother and friends. After coming home from
school, they went to the playground together. Their mother asked them not to get late as the
sky was cloudy. They had an enjoyable time with their friends.
Eg: 1. Kasun 5. _________________ 9. _________________
2. _________________ 6. _________________ 10. _________________
3. _________________ 7. _________________ 11. _________________
4. _________________ 8. _________________
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Verbs
What is a verb?
am write will
is go would
are come shall
was dance should
were jump must
will be play may
shall be study might
ought to
‘be’ verbs and action verbs can be further categorized into two.
Verbs
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Activity 1
Activity 2
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Lesson 04 – Singular and Plural Nouns
Nouns
Singular means only one thing or person
plural means more than one thing or person ( two or more )
To change a singular noun into plural, there are changes in spellings as well as pronunciation.
Let’s see the spelling changes.
The singular nouns, which end in -s, -ss, -sh, -ch, -x are made into plural by adding -es to
the end of the singular noun.
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bench benches box boxes
Nouns which end with a consonant + o usually add -es to form the plural.
Some singular nouns which end with –o are made into plural by adding only -s.
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Nouns ending in Consonant+ -y -- drop –y and add -ies
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Nouns which end in -f, -ff, take only -s in their plurals.
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Lesson 05 – Writes Essays
Essay writing
1. An introduction 3. Conclusion
2. The body
Build up sentences
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Look at the following example.
2. Body
(i) features.
(ii) habits
(iii) likes
1. Introduction
(i) name
3. Conclusion
(ii) appearance
My pet (i) Why I like my pet
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Task 1
Read the following essay and identify the parts of an essay.
(1) I have a pet animal. My pet animal is a cat. Her name is Kitty.
(2) She is big with white and brown color fur on her coat.
(3) She has a long tail. She has four kittens. They all are very cute.
(5) Fish is her favourite food. I give her milk every day. She can climb trees.
(6) She likes to play with my toys. I like to play with my Kitty.
Introduction
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Body
i. ..............................
ii. ..............................
iii. .............................
Conclusion
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Task 2
1. My pet is a cat………………………………………………………………………..
2. ……………………………………………………………………………………….
3. ……………………………………………………………………………………….
4. ……………………………………………………………………………………….
5. ……………………………………………………………………………………….
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Task 3
Read the following paragraph about “My favourite person” and write a similar paragraph
about your favourite person.
Now write a similar paragraph about your favourite person. Start with the given sentence.
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Lesson 06 – Collective Nouns
Collective Nouns
Eg:
a team of horses a class of students a herd of elephants
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Now, do the following activities.
Activity 1
Fill in the blanks with the correct collective noun under each picture.
Activity 2
Fill in the blanks of the following sentences using the collective nouns given within brackets.
One is done for you.
(litter of puppies / gang of thieves / fleet of ships / herd of wild elephants / bouquet of flowers
/ bunch of grapes)
a) A herd of wild elephants has destroyed the paddy harvest and a few houses in
Dambulla.
c) A _______________________ had robbed the bank last night while the security
guard was away for dinner.
d)The hungry fox got angry because it could not reach the _______________________.
f) The captain of the ship sighted a _______________________ while sailing across the
Indian Ocean.
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Lesson 07 – Compound Nouns
Compound Nouns
We write compound words as one word, two words and more words with a hyphen.
As two words:
passer + by - passer - by
boy + scout - boy - scout
brother + in + law - brother - in - law
teacher + in + charge - teacher - in - charge
justice + of + peace - justice - of - peace
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Activity 1
Use a word from the box below and form a compound noun.
Activity 2
Form compound nouns from the words given below as shown in the example.
Eg: book: bookshop class: _____________
book shelf _____________ tennis knife
tank shelf
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fall shelf
Activity 3
Fill in the blanks using the compound nouns given in the box.
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Lesson 08 - Adjectives
Adjectives
Activity 1
Fill in blanks using the most suitable adjective given the box.
a b c
d e f
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Activity 2
Underline the adjectives in the following sentences. The first one is done for you.
Tips to remember
If there is ‘a’ or ‘an’ before the blank, you have to fill it in with a positive adjective.
If you see the word ‘than’ after the blank, you should use a comparative adjective.
If you see the word ‘the’ before the blank, you should use the superlative adjective.
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Learn the three degrees of these adjectives.
Activity 3
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the adjectives given in the brackets.
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Lesson 09 - Adverbs
Adverbs
Activity 1
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Learn these verbs and the adverbs that are mostly used together.
Fill in the blanks using the correct adverbs given in the box.
In the previous lessons, we learnt about nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs.
Now, let us learn how to use nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs in the sentences properly.
Study the following example.
Revision Activity
Analyze the following sentences as shown in the example above. Name nouns, verbs ,
adjectives and adverbs just below them.
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Lesson 10 - Modals
Competency 6 - Uses English grammar for the purpose of accurate and
effective communication.
1. Will
a. Used in invitations
E.g.; Will you have some tea?
b. Used in requests
E.g.; Will you convey the message?
2. Would
a. Used in invitations
E.g.; Would you have a cup of tea?
“Would you” is more polite than “Will you”.
3. May
a. Asking for or Giving permission
E.g.; May I go to the canteen? / You may sit here.
b. Possibility
E.g.; He may come today.
4. Might
a. Possibility that is less likely than may.
E.g.; It might rain today. (no dark clouds in the sky)
5. Could
a. Used to express past ability
E.g.; When I was a child, I could run fast.
b. To make a request
E.g.; Could you show me the way?
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Let’s tryout.
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Lesson 11- Synonyms
Competency level - 4.3 Finds synonyms and antonyms for given words.
What is a synonym?
A synonym is a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning.
That is a big tree. We can say; That is a huge tree. That is a giant tree.
In the above sentences huge and giant are similar words for big. There can be one or more
similar words or synonyms for a single word.
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Mrs. Smith : Excuse me, I’ve come for a complaint.
Police officer : Yes, take a seat please.
Mrs. Smith : Thank you.
Police officer : May I know your name please?
Mrs. Smith : I’m Mrs. Smith.
Police officer : So tell me your problem?
Word Synonym
Mrs. Smith : When I was at my gate this morning,
a little boy came to me and ask a matter problem
name of a road. small l……………..
Police officer : Then?
skinny t……………..
Mrs. Smith : When I turned to show the way he
pulled me and took my hand sad s…………….
bag and ran away.
shabby u…………….
Police officer : Can you explain more about the boy?
Mrs. Smith : Yes, he is a thin boy with a sorrowful trapped c…………….
face. He was wearing a ragged shirt.
define d…………….
Police officer : Well, Is this your hand bag?
Mrs. Smith : Yes, but how did you get it? Can I have lane r……………..
it?
Police officer : The boy was caught while he was running.
You need to describe the things in the bag.
Read page 44 & 45 in your pupil’s book and match the words with their meanings.
Check
Word Meaning
answers
1. Extinct Roam freely 7
2. Global Warming No longer existing or living 1
3. Endangered risk 8
4. Poaching Threatened with extinction. 3
5. Natural habitant Massive 10
6. Declare Killing or hunting wild animals 4
illegally.
7. Wander Going down 9
8. Danger Natural environment of species. 5
(living)
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9. Decreased Say something in a solemn and 6
emphatic manner.
10. Largest Rapid increase in Earth’s average 2
surface temperature due to
greenhouse gasses.
c. Read the following passage and complete the given sentences. Use the underlined
words to fill the gaps.
I got the first prize for the best painting in a school competition and the notice for it, was
published in a magazine. I read the magazine regularly. Next month there’s another
painting competition for teenagers from all over the world. I hope I do well in that too.
My teacher says I should become a painter but I’m not sure. I prefer looking at them. I
like to draw natural beauty, flowers and designs. I hate painting human figures but I like
to draw brave soldiers. I hope to do an exhibition one day.
Can you match the synonyms? Cross out the odd one.
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Use the following synonyms in your writings.
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Lesson 12 - Antonyms
Competency level - 4.3 Finds synonyms and antonyms for given words.
ANTONYMS
What is an antonym?
An antonym is the opposite of a word.
Eg: tall - short
agree - disagree
pleasant - unpleasant
1. Read the following dialogue. Then fill the grid using the opposite words from the
dialogue.
A B
Roy: Are you okay?
open close
Tom: No, not really. good
Roy: Why? What’s the matter? early
Tom: Oh! I had a really bad start. I woke up late. departure
homework.
Roy: Oh, dear.
Tom: Yes, and I didn’t close my bedroom window.
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1. Read the following paragraph and find opposites to the given words.
It was a gloomy evening. It was windy too. We were ready to have our evening tea.
Suddenly a loud noise came from the backyard. We all ran to see what it was. Oh, it was
the jak tree. It was fallen on to our neighbour’s store house. Luckily nobody was injured.
All were safe. We all got together and started to clean the garden and the store house. All
of us worked hard and quickly as it was getting dark. We were able to cut and clear the
small branches. Then my mother called us to have some tea with her favourite pancakes.
My father asked all of us to go as we all love them. He finished the rest with uncle Anjo
and had a bath.
Backyard
Front yard
a. Can you find the opposites? b. Complete the following sentences with
the given words from column B.
A B
1. Hiru was able to finish the project work on
quiet time but her sister was ….unable…. to do
unsafe so.
dirty 2. It’s gloomy. I think it’s going to rain. In the
soft morning it was sunny and
slowly …………………..
unable 3. My sisters love to eat chocolate ice cream
hate but I ………………….. it.
bright 4. You must clean your home environment
daily. Nobody likes it if it is
front yard
…………………..
big
5. Although we walked to the hotel quickly
our grandma came …………………..
6. Children are studying so don’t speak so
loud. Be …………………..
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2. Rewrite the following sentences replacing the underlined words with their
opposites.
2. The day was dull and Rosh was willing to stay at home. Happy-sad /
unwilling good able bright truth-false/
wise-foolish/
…………………………………………………………… wide-narrow/
dull-bright /
3. We love to see movies with happy endings.
healthy-unhealthy/
favourite glad sad hate
love- hate/
willing-unwilling/
…………………………………………………………… rude- polite/
honest-dishonest/
4. There was a steady bridge over the wide river.
steady-unsteady/
long narrow unsteady heavy
……………………………………………………………
5. The foolish guard was rude to the visitors who waited at the entrance.
polite happy quiet wise
………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………..
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Lesson 13 – Describing Places
Describing places
My village
Now complete the paragraph using the facts about your village.
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2. If you want to write about your school what are the points you collect?
Try and fill the blanks about your school. Then write.
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3. Let’s write about ‘Sigiriya’. Use the prompts given in the boxes.
A
rock fortress
Sigiriya is….
the lion’s mouth
It is situated in…..
enter through lion’s mouth
It is a ….. built by King Kashyapa
It has a …… water fountains at the top
It was surrounded by …… an can have a panoramic view. ancient city
Now we can see ……. in the Central Province
There is…… ruins
There are……. the mirror wall
It is very ….. tourist destination.
It was built by……. historical Sigiriya frescoes
Sigiriya graffiti
Sigiriya is a ………..
water fountains in the garden
Sigiriya
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4. Now try to do Activity 12 on page 33. Get the help from the following.
Nallur Kovil
Famous / devotees / visitors / special events / enjoy / beauty / sea shore / coastal area /
Lord Murugan /
Use simple present. (you need to use correct tense accordingly)
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Lesson 14 - Affixes
Affixes
What is an affix?
An affix is a letter or a group of letters which is added to the base form of a word to form a
new word.
Affixes
Prefixes Suffixes
Prefixes are added before the base Suffixes are added after the base
form of the word. form of the word.
E.g.: E.g.:
happy - unhappy happy - happiness
patient - impatient educate - education
These are some of the prefixes that These are some of the suffixes that
we use in our lessons. we use in our lessons.
In-, mis-, un-, im-, ir-, dis-, re- -ful, -ly, -less, -ness, -tion, -ment,
-ous, -er, -some
Prefixes
4. Adverbs 8. Interjections
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3. pleasant - unpleasant 6. regular - irregular
(adjective) (adjective) (adjective) (adjective)
7. like - dislike
4. possible - impossible (verb) (verb)
(adjective) (adjective)
5. locate - relocate
(verb) (verb)
Suffixes
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Learn some more examples for suffixes
Activity 1
Form new words using the correct prefixes.( un-, re-, in-, dis-, mis-, im-)
Activity 2
Use the word in the bracket with a prefix to fill in the blanks.
a) The teacher was not happy about my essay. She asked me to ______________ it.(write)
b) It is ______________ to walk on the left of the road. (legal)
c) You will get stomach problems if you drink ______________ water. (pure)
d) ______________ attendance to school may affect your examination results. (regular)
e) Water, milk and oil are examples for ______________ nouns. (countable)
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Activity 3.
Form new words using the correct suffixes given in the bracket. (-ful, -ly, -ness, -less, -ment,
-er)
a) harm - __________________ d) help - __________________
b) cricket - __________________ e) silent - __________________
c) tired - __________________ f) improve - __________________
Activity 4
Use the words in the brackets with a suffix to fill in the blank.
a) You should not go near the lion’s cage. It is a ______________ animal. (danger)
b) Switzerland is a ______________ country. (peace)
c) The ______________ imposed curfew to protect people from Covid-19 pandemic.
(govern)
d) Our new English teacher is a very ______________ person. (friend)
e) The traffic police officer fined the ______________ driver. (care)
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Lesson 15 – Describes Pictures
Describing Pictures
Let’s see, how to describe a picture. Study the sentence patterns given below.
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There is a smart board on the wall.
When there are more than one thing/more than one person, we use:
There are ____________.
E.g.: There are some students in this class.
There are a lot of desks and chairs.
Is + verb + ing
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Who are in the picture?
children, a boy, two girls
What are in the picture?
kites, field, clouds, trees
What are they doing?
Flying kites, having fun, enjoying,
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Lesson 16 – Describes a Famous Place
Competency 7 - Uses English creatively and innovatively in written
communication
A B
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(2) Look at the following picture and fill in the blanks with the given words in the box.
(3) Look at the following two pictures, read the given sentences below and write the relevant
sentence under the correct picture.
a. It is located in Sabaragamuwa and Southern Provinces.
b. Animals are in cages.
c. It is in Western Province.
d. It is a world heritage site.
e. We can see lots of animals in cages.
f. There are a lot of trees.
g. It is a rainforest.
h. It is one of the oldest zoos in Asia.
Dehiwala Zoo
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Example: This is a picture of Sinharaja This is a picture of Dehiwala zoo.
forest.
(4) Look at the following picture of Galle Fort and describe it in your own words.
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Lesson 17 – ‘Wh’ Questions
Competency 5 - Extract necessary information from various types of texts
Competency level - 5.2 Extracts specific information from various types of simple
texts.
‘Wh’ questions
Today is November 16th It’s Deshani’s birthday. She is seventeen years of age. She is
seated in the living room. Deshani is expecting all her friends to come. They will be here
very soon. They are going to bring many beautiful presents with them. Deshani’s mother
has made a cake and some sweetmeats for them. The young people are going to play
games. They will have a wonderful time together.
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2. Look at the “Wh” question words.
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1. Underline only the words that you can see in the following picture.
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Rohith: Let’s see.
4. Read the sentences. Write True or False.
Kasun,
I am going to the library tomorrow to find information for the
project. I have to return a book too. Manjula and Siheth are
coming too. Can you come around 9.30 a.m.? Better if you
can. We can select some reference materials too.
Ruwangi
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7. Join the words with the meaning.
1. library search
2. information to give back what was borrowed
3. return facts about a topic
4. find a place to read and refer books
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Lesson 18 – Names of Young Animals
Activity 1 Underline the young animals that you know the names.
Some of the adult animals and their young animals are given below
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Some names are common to several young animals.
Activity 2 Match the young animals with their adult animals. Write the names.
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Activity 3 Match the adult animals with the young animals.
Activity 4 - Read the story and mark whether the given statements are True (T) or False
Mr. Robert has a large farm. In that farm he has a lot of animals. Some of them are
cows, pigs, chickens, sheep, horses and ducks. He has farm dogs to look after the
other animals. These days Mr. Robert is really busy as he has lots of young animals.
Now he is going to sell 20 young cows. Yesterday he sold 10 young pigs as the sty
was crowded. He has built a new pond for young ducks and a hut for young sheep. He
repaired an old stable for young horses. There is a separate place for young chickens
in his farm. Recently he hired a trainer to train his new young dogs.
(F).
1. He is going to sell 20 calves. (………)
2. He sold 20 piglets yesterday. (……....)
3. He has built a new hut for lambs. (………)
4. There is a new pond for ducks. (……....)
5. Foals have a newly built stable. (……....)
6. He is going to sell the puppies. (…..…..)
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Lesson 19 – Describes Animals
Competency 7 - Use English creatively and innovatively in written
communication.
Activity 1
dog /cat / rabbit / lion / deer / elephant / man / leopard / stag / cow
horse /tiger / bear / tiger /goat
Activity 2
Elephant is a very large animal. It is grey in colour. It has large ears, a long trunk and
a long tail. It has very small eyes. We can see elephants in forests. It eats leaves. It
helps people.
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Describe the animals given.
very colourful
long feathers
eats grains and worms
believed to be the vehicle of
the god Kataragama
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short fore legs
long hind legs
pouch to carry kids
can run fast
found in Australia
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Activity 3
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Lesson 20 – Let’s Read Poems
Look at the underlined words. These words end with the same sound. They are RHYMING
WORDS.
1. grow ………. Toe 2. eyes ………. size.
my / buy
boat / coat
see / me
go / for
2. Look at the picture. Let’s write the words that we know.
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bear b……………….
honey p………………
money t………………
Honey Bear
There was a big bear
who lived in a cave,
his greatest love
was honey.
He had two pence a week
which he never could save,
so he never had
any money.
I bought him a money till
red and brown,
in which to put his money.
He saved and saved
till he got a pound,
then spent it all
on honey.
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1. The big bear lived ……...in a cave……………….
2. He loved ………………………………..
5. He saved a …………………………………
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Lesson 21 - Prepositions
In
in January
in 2020
in the office
in the morning
prepositions
at
on
at the bank
on Monday
at the meeting
on poyaday
at 2.30 pm
on 25th July
at midnight
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2. Read the following notice and complete the grid given below.
NOTICE
This programme will give you an awareness on dengue, its causes and
prevention.
……………………………….
Secretary
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4. Lasith couldn’t attend the last Social Services Club meeting. His friend has sent this note
to him. Read the notice once again, and complete the note.
28th Monday
Lasith,
Hope you are fine. You were not there at the last meeting. We decided to
organize a 1.Dengue Awareness Camp. It is on 2. …………………………
from 3. ………………………… The camp will be at 4.
……………………………….. This camp will give an awareness on
5. ………………………… its causes and prevention. Come a bit early to
arrange the place.
Anjana
Dear Praween,
We are moving to our new house on Monday. It’s in Beligala. Our house is next to
the famous Beligala Temple. I want you to come with Sudeera. My father will come
in his vehicle to take both of you. Can you get permission from your parents?
Inura
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Praween: I got a note from (1) ……………………
Sudeera: Where is he? He was absent for two days.
Praween: They are moving to a (2) …………………… It is in (3) ……………………
Sudeera: Where about is it?
Praween: His new house is near the (4) …………………… By the way I forgot to tell
you. He wants (5) …………………… of us to come.
Sudeera: When are they shifting?
Praween: They are going on (6) …………………… He says that he would send his
father to pick us up. So we have to take (7) …………………… from our
parents.
Sudeera: Ok, let’s ask them and be ready
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Lesson 22 - Invitations
Competency 7 - Uses English creatively and innovatively in written
communication
Competency level - 7.3 Writes for personal purposes
Invitations
Look at the following invitation and notice the underlined phrases. They are the main
components of an invitation.
Invitation
The English Literary Association
of
Dharmapala Maha Vidyalaya
cordially invites
The Principal, Rajasingha Maha Vidyalaya
to the Event – English Day 2020
English day – 2020 Date – 6th of December
on Thursday 6th of December Time – 9. 00 a.m.
at 9.00 am Venue / place – the school main
in the school main hall hall
Your presence will be a great motivation for us! Invitee – The Principal
Rajasingha Maha
Organizing Committee. Vidyalaya
(1) Now look at the following invitation and complete the grid.
Invitation
The Nature club
of
Buddhagosha Maha Vidyalaya
cordially invites
The President of the Nature Club,
Sri Sangamitta Girls School
to the
Art Exhibition – 2020
on Friday 10th December.
From 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
Your presence is a great encouragement for us.
Organizing Committee
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(2) Read the following invitation and fill in the blanks with the phrases given in the box.
Invitation
The Debate Association
of
Sirisumana Maha Vidyalaya
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The Teacher in charge, Debate Association
Mahamaya Vidyalaya
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Lesson 23 – Constructs Simple Sentences
Eg: 1. I do my studies.
2. ___________________________________.
3. ___________________________________.
Now write another 2 sentences to talk about that happens every day.
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Present Continuous Tense
I am
We are
You verb + - ing
They
He is
She
It
3. ________________________________.
Write another 2 sentences what other members of your family are doing now.
2. __________________________________.
3. __________________________________.
E.g.: 1. Some people are working from home during this pandemic period.
2. _____________________________________.
3. _____________________________________.
2. For an action happening at Present but not necessarily at the moment of speaking.
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Eg 1. I am following online lessons these days.
2. __________________________________________.
3. __________________________________________.
1. We use present perfect tense to describe recently happened actions which have a
present result. The recently happened action has a connection with now or at
least it is important to the present moment.
Mali cut her hair last week. Mali has cut her hair.
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past participle
I
We
You have cleaned
They finished
done
gone
had
made
He has
She
It
Let’s see what we have done today.
Eg: 1. The teacher has taught a grammar lesson.
2. You have learnt three tenses.
For actions that began in the past and are still continuing or just stopped.
Now turn to page number 63, and do the activity 5 in your textbook.
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Lesson 24 – Writes Simple Compositions
1. My name is ………
2. I am ……… years old.
3. I have ……… brother/s and ……….
sisters.
4. I live in ………
5. I go to ………
6. My hobby is ………
7. My favourite dish is ………
8. I want to be a ………
You can also write about your favourite subject , school ,about your father and mother etc.
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1. Now write about your best friend.
You need to know the pronouns.
My best friend
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Now write about your mother.
You can get the help of the pronoun chart.
My mother
* She is…. ……………………………………………………
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* She has….
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* She likes …. ……………………………………………………
* Her leisure ……………………………………………………
activity is …. ……………………………………………………
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c. Write few sentences about your favourite person.
When you are asked to write about a person you should collect all the facts. Arrange
them in a logical order. Then recall the sentence patterns we have learnt. Then write
leisurely.
a. My sister / My brother.
b. My parents.
c. The person I like most.
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Lesson 25 – Writes Personal Letters
Read the parts of the letter and put them in the correct order.
With love
Minula
261 B
Vihara Mawatha
Mahawa
Dear Menula
How are you? Think you are in good
health. I have a good news to tell you.
My pen friend Harris visits Sri Lanka
next year. He is going to stay at my
place. I would like you to come and
stay with us. Then we can plan our
stay. What are you doing these days?
We have lots of online classes. What
about you? Please write me when you
are free. I will remain now. May the
triple jems bless you.
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(2) Read the following letter and fill in the blanks with the words given in the box.
Please send me your paper, Thank you very much for it, Looking forward to
hearing from you, Think you are okay, I got 85 marks.
13 B,
Vihara Road,
Matale.
13- 11-2020.
Dear Diana,
How are you? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I received your letter. --------------------------------- Last week we had our English
monthly test.
It was easy for me. ------------------------------------------------------------------. What
about you? Did you have yours? ----------------------------------------------------------------
I will send mine. We can get together and discuss the difficult questions. I’ll remain
now. --------------------------------------------------------------------.
With love,
Dilrukshi
(3) The following is a letter written by Samitha about what she did during the Covid 19
pandemic. Read the letter and write what you did.
36 c,
Mallahawa Road,
Gampaha.
06.10.2020.
Dear Anuttara,
How are you? Think you are in good health. What are you doing these days? We can’t go
out of the house because of the Covid 19 pandemic. We have online classes these days.
We have created a WhatsApp group and teachers send work through that. How about
your parents and sister? Give my love to them. I’ll remain now.
With love,
Gayali
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Lesson 26 – Filling in Applications
Activity 1
Study the application forms. What details do you want to fill in them ?
Activity 2
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Activity 3
1. Thenmoli Nadaraja
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2. Ihalagedara Nadeeka Pathirana
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Activity 4 -Fill in the following application for the post of a sales manager.
1.Post-
2.Name-
(a) in full : /Mr./Mrs./Ms.
(b) with initials:
3. Address:
(postal)
5. Age-
6. Date of birth-
7. Civil status-
8. Whether Citizen of Sri Lanka:
9. Record of education
(Names of schools
attended)
10.Educational qualifications
12 Proficiency in languages
a. Sinhala
b. Tamil
c. English
13. Extra-curricular activities
16. Referees
Name 1………………………………. 2. ……………………………………….
Address ………………………………. ………………………………………
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Tel- ………………………………. ………………………………………
18. signature –
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Lesson 27 – Let’s Read Poems
We Are Opposites
We are opposites
And I’ll tell you more.
I say after,
And you say before.
I look up
And you look down
I like to walk
You run to town
I say stop
And you say go
We are opposites
I told you so
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2. Look at the bold words. Can you write them in the space given?
1 after 5
2 6
3 7
4 8
1. after ……before………………
2. ……………… …………………………..
3. ……………… …………………………..
4. ………………. ………………………….
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4. Read the poem. Draw your attention to the highlighted words .
Synonym song
Synonym is similar
Do you know,
1. synonym similar
2. truth ………………….
3. huge … ………………….
4. house ………………….
fast - quick
End - finish
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7. Let’s match some similar words.
1. rich same
2. beautiful middle
3. quiet wealthy
4. alike pretty
5. center silent
6. round circle
Grammar Poem
Every name is called a noun
As field and fountain, street and town
In place of noun the pronoun stands,
As he and she can clap their hands
An adjective describes something
Like magic wind or bridal ring
A verb means action, something done
To read, to write, to jump and run
Look at the examples and write more words from the poem
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9. Read the poem and answer the questions.
The Quarrel
a. – fight - ……………….
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Lesson 28 – ‘If’ Types
If type 1
(2) Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with the words in the box.
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If type 2
If type 2 is used to explain unrealistic conditions. The condition in the if clause is impossible
to happen or unlikely to be fulfilled. Here if clause refers to the present or future. The simple
past tense that is used in the if clause does not refer to the past. Here past tense is used to
indicate improbability (not likely to be true or to happen).
(2) Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with words given in the box.
If type 3
We use if type 3 to talk about past situations that did not happen. We can also use
should, could or might instead of would. Past condition that did not happen is given in
the if clause and what could have happened is given in the main clause.
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(1) Match “A” with “B”
A B
If I had run faster, there would have been floods
If Ruwani had come late the teacher would have appreciated him
If it had rained heavily I would have won the race.
If you had called me I would have answered
If he had completed his homework she would have missed the lesson
(2) Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with the words given in the box
(2) If Navindu had ------------------ the exam, he would have gone to the university.
(3) If Malith had gone to America, he would have ----------------- a lot of money.
(4) If Chandana had finished his task, he would have ………………….. early
(5) If Mr. Pathirana had earned a lot of money, he wouldn’t have ……… the country.
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Lesson 29 – Writes Dialogues
Writing dialogues
Activity 1
Functions Utterances
Activity 2
Complete the following dialogue.
Thanu : Hello dear, what are your plans for the next school vacation?
Shall we go on a trip to Sigiriya?
Sahan : Well it's a good idea. Shall we ask other friends too? ……………………..
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Lesson 30 – Writes Articles
Writes articles
Article is written to a magazine or newspaper.
It informs and enlightens the reader about current issues.
Activity 2
Read the following article and identify the introduction, body and the conclusion.
Arrange them in the correct order.
Uses of water
(1) Moreover, our body itself comprises of 70% water. This, in turn, helps our body to
function normally. Lack of sufficient water can cause serious health problems for
humans. Therefore, the amount and quality of water which we consume is essential for
our physical health plus fitness.
(2) When we talk about our personal lives, water is the foundation of our existence. The
human body needs water for the day to day survival. We may be able to survive without
any food but not without water.
(3) Water plays a major role in every living being’s life. It is the home for aquatic animals.
From a tiny insect to a whale, every organism needs water to survive.
(4) Therefore, we see how not only human beings but plants and animals too require water.
The earth depends on water to function. We cannot be selfish and use it up for our uses
without caring about the environment.
(5) Further, our daily activities cannot be fulfilled without water. From the moment we get
up, till we go to bed we consume water for many activities which are important for our
existence.
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Number Paragraph
1- Introduction 3
2- …………….
3- ……………..
4- ………………
5- ……………….
Activity 3
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