Transcript introduction

AMYS PROJECT ON
SRI LANKA !!!!!
Sri Lanka is an island in the northern Indian ocean .
Up until 1972 Sri Lanka was called Ceylon .
Now though Sri lankas full name is the democratic socialist of Sri Lanka .
The national anthem of sri lanka is the Sri Lanka Matha .
The capital city of sri lanka is jayawardenapura kotte .
The official languages of sri lanka are sinhala and tamil
The people of sri lanka are called sri lankans .
Sri lanka is also known as the teardrop of the Indian ocean and its also known
as the pearl of the Indian ocean and it is known as the nation of smiling people
as well .
Sri lanka produced tea , coffee , rubber , coconuts , cinnamon and gemstones .
There are 20 , 277 , 597 people living in sri lanka .
The currency of sri lanka is sri lankan rupee .
The size of sri lanka is 65 610 square kilometres .
Sri lanka is the oldest democracy in south Asia .
sri lanka foods are either very hot or very mild .
sri lanka is famous for making tea , coffee and cinnamon .
Sri lanka is also famous for it spices .
Sri lanka people really love curry and rice almost every
home in sri lanka have curry and rice as a meal every day .
A very popular drink in sri lanka is faluda .
Juices are also very popular in sri lanka especially passion
fruit juice .
And there is a very popular dish called koolya which is made
from leftover curries .
A popular sweet is a kavun a kavun is a diamond shape .
Side dishes in sri lanka include pickles , chutneys and peppers .
Clothing in sri lanka is both interesting and beautiful .
Years ago people in sri lanka didn’t wear anYthing but
nowadays they do .
Women who are near the age of marrying or who are married
wear a sari .
Little girls wear a puvadai sattai which is a skirt with a
beautiful design and a blouse .
Some men wear a sarong and a shirt . Other men wear a patta
vetty .
Boys wear long shorts a shirt and a hat .
people in sri lanka don’t wear shoes .
Hello = hello
Goodbye = aayu bowan
Yes = owu
No = noeh
Please = karuna kara
Thank you = stuh tee
Sorry = kana gaatui
My name is = maaghe nama
What's your name = oyoaghe nama makke da
One = eka
Two = deka
Three = tuna
Four = hatara
Five = paha
Six = haya
Seven = hata
Eight =a teh
Nine = nawaya
Ten = dahaya
The worlds first female prime minister sirimavo bandaranayake .
Bbc broadcaster vernon corea .
Book prize winner Michael ondaatje .
Professore of mathematics and astronomy at cardiff university nalin
chandra wickramasinghre .
Sri lankas king of pop clarence wijewardena .
Broadcaster karunaratne abeysekera .
Singer and songwriter nemal mendis .
There are four different religions in sri lanka there is
buddhism , hinduism , christian and islam .
Seventy percent of people in sri lanka are buddhism ,
fifteen percent are hinduism , seven point five percent
are christian and seven point five percent are islam .
Sri lanka was ranked third most religious country in the
world .
Ninety nine percent of sri lankans said that religion is a
main part of their daily life .
The national flower of sri lanka is the
blue water lily .
It is so popular because of its beauty
and strong colour .
Another popular flower is the lotus
also known as the lotus of love .
It grows blue , red , pink , white and
yellow .
The native animal of sri lanka is the Asian
elephant .
Other popular animals are leopards , monkeys
, bears , deer , water buffalos , lizards , frogs
, geckos and crocodiles .
There is over eighty species of birds in sri
lanka .
There is only thirty five leopards in sri lanka
as there becoming extinct .
Weather in sri lanka is a bit like Ireland .
You never know if its going to rain or be sunny .
Usually it is sunny but sometimes it does rain .
Like when it does rain the streets in sri lanka
can be flooded within a few minutes .
The national sport of sri lanka is volleyball
Even though not many people play it .
The most popular sport is basketball ,
basketball was first introduced to sri lanka
in 1917 .
Other popular sports are football , water
sports , athletics , cricket and baseball .
Sri lanka is a home to great learning .
In primary and secondary school you only have to stay
in for six years .
The government give all the students free books and
uniforms at the start of the year .
In the schools they speak English , sinhala and Tamil .
Music in sri lanka is very popular .
The drums especially are super popular .
There are three different types of drums their
names are the yak bera , the dawula and the
udekki .
The yak bera and the dawula look very similar but
sound very different .
Western and rock music are very popular so is
poetry .
Drums are used to accompany poetry dances .
in sri lanka some people ride on buses and people also
sell things on buses .
The most popular form of transport is a motorcycle .
Cars aren't used much in sri lanka some people just go in
taxis .
Walking is also a very popular form of transport and
so is going by train .
And bike rides are very popular and there is lots of bike
tours every day .
Over one million people in sri lanka work picking tea
leaves .
You have to be over twelve to work .
The younger people just follow their mums and
grandmothers while picking tea leaves .
The women are the ones who mostly pick tea leaves and
they are also expected to do all the household chores .
Some men work picking tea leaves others work getting
the money for there family .
Question 1 . What's the language spoken in sri lanka name one ?
Question 2 . Name one of the things sri lanka produced ?
Question 3 . What's the name of the dress women wear ?
Question 4 . What animal is on sri lankas flag ?
Question 5 . What is the national flower of sri lanka ?
Question 6 . What's the most popular form of transport ?
Question 7 . WHATS THE NATIVE ANIMAL OF SRI LANKA ?
Question 8 . WHAT WAS SRI LANKA CALLED UNTIL 1972 ?
Question 9 . WHATS THE NATIONAL SPORT OF SRI LANKA ?
Question 10 . HOW MANY TYPES OF DRUMS ARE THERE ?
ANSWER 1. SINHALA OR TAMIL
ANSWER 2. TEA , COFFEE , COCONUTS , GEMSTONES , CINNAMON AND RUBBER
ANSWER 3. SARI
ANSWER 4. LION
ANSWER 5. BLUE WATER LILY
ANSWER 6. MOTORCYCLE
ANSWER 7. ELEPHANT
ANSWER 8. CEYLON
ANSWER 9. VOLLEYBALL
ANSWER 10. THREE
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