Wednesday, November 24, 2010

SELF REVISION

It is  distressing  to note that many student tend to forget all and everything by the passing of the time. The knowledge is imported to student with almost difficulties. It is the consuming and exhausting..

Monday, November 15, 2010

THE EXCLAMATORY SENTENCES

[EXCLAMATORY----පුදූමය හගවන,,]

This kind is used to express a feeling it is followed by a mark of exclamation.

1.What a menacing bowler he is .!

[menace--tharjanathmaka/bayanaka]

[ohu monatharam,,,,, bayanaka pandu yawannekda !!!!!]

2.what a curvaceous figure she has !.

TECHNIQUES

THE TECHNIQUE OF LEARNING NEW WORDS,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

1.To make this project a success reading in a broader context is a must though listening is practice.

2. In the first place you must practice loud reading in order to grt used to correct and clear pronunciation of English words.
[get used to sth----yamakata purudu wenawa.]

3. when you come across new words in your reading mark them and continue your reading.

4.After reading write down the new word in your note book.


5.The first step is to find the pronunciation of the word in spite of practical difficulties.

6.The next step is to find its most common meaning of the word .


7.It possible a few synonyms and different shales of meaning. should be studied.  


8.The key word and others should be studied in examples.


9.Now, the sentence which contains the word should quoted inspite of practical difficulties.


10.At this stage the word is rather familiar to you , but you must try to use it very often lest you forget it.


11.Reading and dictionary reference are essentially necessary to reap the best result.
 


TO BE CONTINUED NEXT WEEK..........

Thursday, October 28, 2010

SENTENCE PATTERNS

MAIN STRUCTURE AS FOLLOWS;

IT + BE + OBJECTIVE (FOR NOUN/PRONOUN)+ TO INFINITIVE


1.It is easy to do something.
(යමක්  කිරිම හරිම   පහසූයී )

Eg:-
1. It is easy to insult others.
2. It is easy to criticize others.
3.It is easy for politicians to cheat ingnorant people.


Difficult words from above,
1.insult---Apahasa karanawa.
2.criticize--- viwechanaya karanawa.
3.ignorant people----- nuugath minisun.
4.cheat----- Rawattanawa.



2.It is difficult to do something.
(yamak kirima amarui)

Eg:-

1.It is difficult to make up my mind.
2.It is difficult to learn at strange.

3.It is necessary to do something.
[yamak kirima awassayyai(necessary)]

Eg:-

1.It is necessary for a good wife to get up early in the morning.
2.It is necessary to eradicate of poverty from sri lanka.

4. It is unnecessary to do something(sth-short form of something).
[yamak kirima anawassayyai(unnecessary)]

1.it is unnecessary to explain the pethatic state of the economy.




Sunday, March 14, 2010

When people are introduced, they used say as follows:

How do you do.
Hello.
Hi.

Glad / Happy /Pleased to meet you.

I am so Glad /happy /pleased to meet you.

it is lovely to meet you.

it is so nice to meet you.

IDIOMS

The importance of English Idioms

English Idioms cotribute a great deal to the richness of your vacabulary.
Each idiom should be added to your vacabulary as a new word.



1. Blow hot and cold (about something) ( Eng: Meaning:- Keep changing one's opinion (about s/th)

(Sinhala meaning:- yamak pilibada keneku darana mathaya hema vitama bida helanawa)



2. Like a fish out of water ( Eng: Meaning:- A person who feels uncomfortable or awkwart because he/she is in a strange surrunding)
(Sinhal meaning:-diyen goda demu maluweku wage..... ( apahasu thawayakin sitima))



3."Born with a silver spoon in one's mouth" ----------(Eng: Meaning :-A person Who Rich in born) [ Sinhala Meaning :-upathinma danawath kenek]



4. "Play a deep game"-------[sinhala meaning :- wanchasahagatha lesa katauthu karanawa.].


5. "When the cat is away, the mice will play"[Lula nethi walata kanaya pandithaya].