Goal: use past perfect for "earlier-of-two-past-actions" stories, transform imperatives to passive recipe form, describe a simple-living lifestyle, write a 200-word "simple is the smarter rich" essay.
📐 Past perfect
- Recipe: had + V3.
- The EARLIER of two past events.
- Triggers: by then · before · after · when · already.
Kavindu's grandfather had had a fall.
When his friends arrived, he had swept the house.
📐 Imperative → Passive (recipes)
- The [object] is / are + V3.
- String with first, next, then, after that, finally.
Dice the vegetables → The vegetables are diced.
Boil water → Water is boiled.
Stir for 10 min → The mixture is stirred for 10 minutes.
🌱 Simple-living vocabulary
- self-sufficient · stress-free · home-cooked · kitchen garden
- reuse · recycle · repair · give away · share
- chena cultivation · compost · save · earn
- wealthy = rich (use it for a "twist" in essays — wealth ≠ money)
👵 Real-life examples
- Grandmother's earthen stove → 0 kWh
- Yoghurt cup nursery → fresh chillies for 0 rupees
- Repaired kettle → 10 years' service
- Patched school shoe → full term saved
- Carrom Friday → free family bonding
✍️ Writing — recipe & essay
- Notice (Test 6): 40–50 words.
- Paragraph (Test 8): 50–60 words.
- Recipe / letter (Test 14): ~100 words. Pure passive instructions, sequencing words, real Sri Lankan dish.
- Simple-living essay (Test 16): ~200 words. Hook (a paradox) → 3 reasons (calm · careful · kind) → "simple is the smarter rich" close.