Goal: describe Sri Lanka in clean factual prose; use a / an / the correctly; build comparative & superlative forms; complete a data sheet; write a 100-word heritage description and a 200-word Sri Lanka essay.
📐 Articles a · an · the
- a / an — any one of many (first mention)
- the — specific or unique
- an before vowel SOUND (an MBA, an honest)
- a before consonant sound (a university)
- The: oceans, seas, rivers, ranges, papers, hotels.
- NO the: most countries, cities, languages, meals.
The Indian Ocean · the Mahaweli · the Temple of the Tooth
NOT: the Sri Lanka · the Sinhala · the Colombo
📐 Comparatives & superlatives
- 1 syll: + -er / + -est (tall · taller · tallest)
- 2+ syll: more / the most + adj (beautiful · more beautiful · the most beautiful)
- y → ier / iest (happy · happier · the happiest)
- Irregular: good · better · the best · bad · worse · the worst · far · farther · the farthest
🏛 Sri Lankan heritage in 60 seconds
- Sigiriya — King Kashyapa, 5th C, frescoes, mirror wall.
- Polonnaruwa — 11th C, Gal Vihara, Parakrama Samudra.
- Anuradhapura — earliest capital, Sri Maha Bodhi, dagobas.
- Galle Fort — 17th C Dutch ramparts.
- Sinharaja — rainforest, 60% endemic trees.
- Horton Plains — 2,100 m, World's End, Baker's Falls.
- Dambulla — golden cave temple.
- Kandy — Temple of the Tooth, hill capital.
🌏 Data-sheet vocabulary
- is located in · stretches across · dates back to
- was built by · was declared UNESCO in
- covers ___ hectares / square kilometres
- home to · biodiversity hotspot · endemic species
- best season · entry village · entrance fee · local guide
✍️ Writing — official word counts
- Notice (Test 6): 40–50 words.
- Short paragraph (Test 8): 50–60 words.
- Heritage description / letter (Test 14): ~100 words. Location → year/king → 2 attractions → UNESCO line.
- Sri Lanka article / essay / speech (Test 16): ~200 words. Hook → 3 riches (nature, culture, people) → warning → call to action.