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FINAL MONTH WEEK - 2

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Conversation 1 – listen   Man: What do you drink with your lunch or dinner? Woman: I like tea – straight tea, no sugar. Man: (1) ..................... Woman: Coffee? Oh, I can’t stand that. Man: Why not? Woman: It’s so bitter. If I drink coffee, it has to be with a lot of milk and sugar so it doesn’t taste bitter. Man: How about juice? Or soft drinks? Woman: I drink juice sometimes – fruit juices or vegetable juice. Man: Like tomato. Woman: (2) .................... Man: Me neither. All that sugary stuff makes me fat.   Conversation 2 – listen   Woman 1: When you go to a restaurant and you have a choice, which do you get: bread, rice, or pasta? Woman 2: (3) .................. Woman 1: Me too! Red sauce or cream sauce or . . . Woman 2: Doesn’t matter, just as long as it’s got chili peppers in it. Woman 1: Chili peppers . . . eeew! You don’t mind the heat? Woman 2: No. I don’t care! I like that spicy taste. What do you like in your pasta? Woman 1: (4) ..........................

FINAL MONTH - WEEK 1

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Conversation 1.1 - listen Man: So, nice to meet you. Woman: You too! Man: Where are you from? Woman: From? I’m from here! Well, near here. I live just outside the city in the suburbs with my family. Man: (1) ......................... Woman: Who has time for hobbies? Um, I guess I like studying. Man: Studying? Woman: Yeah, well that’s what I do most of the time. I want to work – get a good job later, so studying is what I’m into right now. Man: (2) ................................... Woman: Thanks! How about you? Man: Me? I like to draw and design stuff . . . Conversation 1.2  -  listen Woman 1: So, do you live by yourself or with your family? Woman 2: I live alone. (3) ......................... Woman 1: Downtown? Woman 2: Yeah, right. It’s not so convenient, but um, it’s OK. I miss my family sometimes. Woman 1: Really? Woman 2: Yeah, except for my brother and his guitar – it’s so noisy. Woman 1: Pardon me? Woman 2: I said I don’t miss my brother. (4) ............................

GETTING TO KNOW SOMEONE

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  1. ඔයාට කොහොමද අද ? – How are you today? 2.   ඔයාගේ දවස කොහොම උනාද ? – How was your day? 3. ඔයා මෙහෙට අලුත්ද ? – Are you new here? 4.   මේ ඔයාගේ පළවෙනි වතාවද මෙහෙ ? – Is this your first time here? 5. ඔයා මොකද කරන්නේ මෙහේ රත්නපුරේ ? – What are you doing here in Ratnapura? 6. අද කාලගුණය මොන වගේද ? – What’s the weather like today? 7. ඊයේ කාලගුණය මොන වගේ උනාද ? – What was the weather like yesterday? 8. හෙට කාලගුණය මොන වගේ වේවිද ? – What will the weather be like tomorrow? 9. අපි කලින් හමුවෙලා තියෙනවද ? – Have we met before? 10. ඔයා හිතන්නේ අපි කලින් හමුවෙලා තියෙනවා කියලද ? – Do you think we have met before? 11. අපි කවද්ද මුලින්ම හමුවුනේ ? – When did you first meet? 12. ඔයා ....? ( නම ) – You’re Mr …..? / You’re Ms …..? 13. ඔයාගේ නම ? – Your name please? 14. මොකක්ද ඔයගේ නම ? – What’s your name? 15. මම ඔයාට සමන් කියලා කථාකරන්නද නැත්නම් කුමාර කියලා කථාකරන්නද ? – Shall I / Can I call you Saman or Kumara? 16. මම ඔයාට මො...