Unit 2.6: All five together
Build a full request with context, task, constraints, format and example, and know which parts a request really needs.
You have learned each part on its own. Now put them together, and learn the most useful judgement in this level: which parts does this request need? A quick question needs a task. A letter to your landlord needs all five.
දැන් කොටස් පහම එකට දාලා සම්පූර්ණ ඉල්ලීමක් ලියනවා. ඒත් හැම ඉල්ලීමකටම කොටස් පහම ඕන නෑ. පොඩි ප්‍රශ්නයකට task එක ඇති. වැදගත් ලියුමකට, CV එකකට, ව්‍යාපාරික පණිවිඩයකට කොටස් පහම දාන්න.
A full request
All five parts
- ContextI am applying for a care worker job in the UK. I have three years' experience at a private elder-care home in Colombo. The reader is the hiring manager.
- TaskDraft a cover letter for this job advert: (paste it)
- ConstraintsUnder 250 words. Confident but humble. Mention my NVQ Level 4 in Elderly Care. Don't use the words "hardworking" or "passionate".
- FormatAs a letter with a greeting, three short paragraphs and a closing.
- ExampleUse the same style as this paragraph I like: "In three years at Sunrise Care, I learned that good care starts with listening…"
Which parts does it need?
| Request | Context | Task | Constraints | Format | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| What does "deadline" mean? | ✅ | ||||
| Explain osmosis for my exam | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ||
| Reply to an angry customer | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | |
| A Facebook post in your usual style | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| A cover letter for a job abroad | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | maybe |
The rule of thumb: the more the answer matters, and the more it should sound like you, the more parts it needs.
කෙටියෙන්: උත්තරය වැදගත් වෙන තරමට, සහ ඒක ඔයාගේම හඬින් එන්න ඕන වෙන තරමට, කොටස් වැඩිපුර දාන්න.
Before and after
In your world
I am an A/L history student revising for a paper in three weeks.
Summarise the causes, main events and results of the 1971 insurrection in Sri Lanka.
Simple English. Under 200 words. Use dates where you know them, and say if you are not sure of one.
Three headings: Causes, Events, Results, with bullet points under each.
Like the style of this note I made on the Kandyan Convention: (paste it)
Quick check
Tap an answer. Nothing is saved.
Which part does every request need?
"Plain text for WhatsApp" is which part?
You want the meaning of one word. What do you need?
How should you lay out a long request?
Your turn
Your turn
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Write a full request for something important to you this month: a letter, a post, an application or an answer to practise. Use all five parts, one per line, in order.
Score it: 0, 1 or 2 for each.
Clarity
AI එකට කරන්න ඕන දේ පැහැදිලිද?
Completeness
අවශ්‍ය විස්තර ඔක්කොම තියෙනවද?
Structure
කොටස් හරි පිළිවෙළටද?
Internationally clear
ලංකාවෙන් පිට කෙනෙක්ටත් තේරෙනවද?
Total: 0 / 8
Level 2 remix
Here is a weak request. Rewrite it with the parts it needs.
මේ ඉල්ලීමේ task එක දුර්වලයි (help me write something), context එක නෑ, constraints නෑ, format එක නෑ. Level 2 එකේ ඉගෙන ගත්ත හැම දෙයක්ම පාවිච්චි කරලා මේක නැවත ලියන්න.
Your turn
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Rewrite the landlord request. Invent the details you need: how long the water problem has lasted, what you have already tried, and how you will send the message.
Score it: 0, 1 or 2 for each.
Clarity
AI එකට කරන්න ඕන දේ පැහැදිලිද?
Completeness
අවශ්‍ය විස්තර ඔක්කොම තියෙනවද?
Structure
කොටස් හරි පිළිවෙළටද?
Internationally clear
ලංකාවෙන් පිට කෙනෙක්ටත් තේරෙනවද?
Total: 0 / 8
One possible answer, after you have tried:
I rent a house in Maharagama. For two weeks the water tank has leaked, and the landlord has not answered my two calls.
Write a message asking him to repair the tank by next Saturday.
Polite but firm. Mention the date I first told him (3 May). Under 80 words.
Plain text for WhatsApp.
That's Level 2 done. 🎉 Next comes Level 3: Repair and follow-up.
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