am / is / are

 1.Fill in the blanks using is or are.

Mr.Siripala and his family ........................ is at home. Mr.Siripala .................... reading a book. Mrs.Siripala ................. cooking. Their children ............. there too. They .................. working. Rohan..................... sweeping the floor. Gihani ............. sewing a dress. Where ......... is the cat? It .......... sleeping under a chair.

2.Change the following into questions.

ex:-

    The boy is playing

    Is the boy playing?

1.Nethuli is doing her homework. - ..........................................................................

2.Mother is cooking rice.- ..........................................................................

3.Father is watching television.- ..........................................................................

4.Sister is playing under the table.- ..........................................................................

5.Brother is sleeping in the room.- ..........................................................................

6.Rohan is learning English.- ..........................................................................

7.The cat is climbing a tree.- ..........................................................................

8.Malith is cleaning the blackboard.- ..........................................................................

9.The class monitor is preparing a cleaning chart.

10.I am shouting.- ..........................................................................

3.Change the following as the example.

ex:-

    They are singers.

    Are they singers?

1.They are dancers.- ..........................................................................

2.The Students are writing an assessment.- ..........................................................................

3.You are sithuli-- ..........................................................................

4.The Players are sitting on the floor.- ..........................................................................

5.The Children are playing .- ..........................................................................

4.Change the following as negative sentences.

ex:-

    Malith is playing

    Malith is not playing

1.Asoka is swimming- ..........................................................................

2.Anoma is reading-- ..........................................................................

3.The children are learning.- ..........................................................................

4.The girls are sewing.- ..........................................................................

5.Lasith is reading.- ..........................................................................

6.He is singing.- ..........................................................................

7.She is sleeping.- ..........................................................................

8.It is running.- ..........................................................................

9.He is swimming.- ..........................................................................

10.She is sweeping.- ..........................................................................

5.Put the following words in their right order to form sentences.

a.)sweeping/ is/ Nimali

b.)is / Lasith/ playing

c.)he / working/ is

d.)cat/ the / climbing/the/ is / tree

e.)children / the / playing / football / are

Read and Answer

Anuki's House

This is a house

It is our house

It is not a big house.

Our house is near a paddy-field. 

It is our paddy-field

Our garden is in front of our house.

It is a large garden.

My Father and my brother are in it.

They are busy.

A. Are the following statements right or wrong?

    1.This is Anuki's house ( _ _ _ _ _ )

    2.It is a small house ( _ _ _ _ _ )

    3.It is near a paddy-field ( _ _ _ _ _ )

    4. The garden is behind the house ( _ _ _ _ _ )

    5. Anuki's father and mother are in the garden. ( _ _ _ _ _ )

B.Answer these Questions.

    1.Where is the house?

    2.Is it a big house or a small house?

    3.Where is the garden?

    4.Is it a large garden or a small garden?

    5.Who is in the garden?

In Their Garden

Manuka and Anuki are brother and sister. They are in their garden. They are playing. Their pets are there too. Kitty- their cat is climbing a tall tree. It is mewing. Meaow! Meaow! Meaow! Their dog - Spot is very angry. It is under the tree. It is barking. It is looking at the cat. It is barking at Kitty. Bow! Wow! Bow! Wow! The two little children are very happy. They are laughing. They are shouting. They are having fun.

Their father is standing near the door. He is watching the children. He is enjoying their fun. Their mother is in the garden too. She is near her vegetable-bed. She is not watching the children. She is working. She is watering her chillie plants. They are flowering. She is very happy.

A. Are these true or false?

    1.Manuka is in his house. (__________)

    2.Anuki is playing.(__________)

    3.The cat is under the tree.(__________)

    4.The cat's name is kitty.(__________)

    5.The dog's name is Spot.(__________)

    6.Their father is not watching the children.(__________)

    7.Their father is enjoying the fun.(__________)

    8.Their mother is weeding her vegetable-bed.(__________)

    9.The chillie plants are flowering.(__________)

    10.Manuka is climbing a tree. (__________)

B.Give the correct answer

1.The two little children are

        a.)playing

        b.)working

        c.)running

2.Kitty is climbing

        a.)a window

        b.)a tree

        c.)the roof

3.The dog is 

        a.)barking

        b.)mewing

        c.)shouting

4.Their mother is 

        a.)in the house

        b.)near the vegetable bed

        c.)at the door

Phonic Practice - "e"

bed,fed,red,led,wed

bet,get,jet,let,met,net,pet,set,wet,yet

ben,den,hen,len,men,pen,sen,ten,yen,zen

beg,egg,leg,peg

bend,lend,mend,rend,send,tend

bent,dent,lent,rent,sent,tent,went

Informal and Formal

 Informal                            Formal

• Seem                        Appear
• Stand for                  Represent
• Leave out                 Omit
• Go up                       Increase
• But                           However
• Point out                  Indicate
• Think about             Consider
• In the end                 Finally
• To sum up                Conclusion
• I think                      In my opinion
• Ask                           Enquire
• Ask for                     Request
• Book                        Reserve 
• Check                      Verify
• Get                           Receive
• Help                         Assist
• Need                        Request
• Say Sorry                 Apologies
• Start / Begin             Commence
• End                          Terminate / Finish
• Deal with                 Handle
• Tell                           Inform
• Wait for                    Await
• Fight                        Combat
• Use / Eat                  Consume
• Go                            Depart
• Tough                       Difficult
• Small                       Diminutive
• Explain                     Disclose

Change of Time and Place

 Direct Speech                                        Indirect Speech

    1.Now                                                    1.Then

    2.Today                                                  2.That day                

    3.Here                                                    3.There

    4.Tonight                                               4.That Night

    5.Tomorrow                                           5.The following day

    6.Yesterday                                            6.The Previous day

    7.Next Week                                          7.The following week

    8.Last Week                                           8.The week before

    9.This                                                     9.That

    10.Ago                                                   10.Before / Previously

How many

a                   ---------------------------> 1

a couple       ---------------------------> 2

a few           ---------------------------> 3,4,5

Several        ---------------------------> 6,7,8

many           ---------------------------> 10+

a dozen        ---------------------------> 12

Common Mistakes

Don't say	Say
You can do more better	You can do better
I wish, I was there	I wish, I were there
Don't forget to reply back	Don't forget to reply
Not mention it, sir	Don't mention it, sir
I have headache	I have a headache
You like ice cream, isn't it?	You like ice cream, don't you?
Why do you need hundred rupees?	Why do you need a hundred rupees?
Please persuade him, don't do that	Please persuade him not to do that
I don't use a watch	I don't wear a watch
We regret informing you that	We regret to inform you that
Leave me in peace	Leave me alone

Formal and Informal

• Informal language is more casual. It is used when communicating with others.
• Formal language is used when writing for professional or academic purposes like university or school assignments.. 

Informal	Formal	Informal	Formal
sorry	apologize	check	verify
tell	inform	get	receive
need	require	help	assist
ask	request	start	commence
mad	insane	go up	increase
tough	difficult	book (v)	reserve
so	therefore	choose	select
look for	seek / search	may be	perhaps
say no	reject	buy	purchase

7 different ways to "Gratitude"

• Sincere thanks.
• I owe you one.
• You are the best.
• I am grateful.
• That was very kind of you.
• I can't thank you enough for...
• If anyone deserves thanks, it's you.

7 different ways to say "Leave me alone"

• Go away
• Give me a break.
• Buzz off
• Get off my back
• Take a hike
• Get lost
• Go fly a kite

7 ways to say "I am sorry"

• Pardon me for this
• It's all my fault
• Sorry about that
• I'm terribly sorry for..
• Please forgive me for..
• I apologize for
• I beg your pardon..