Public Speaking Competition - Results

English Language Finalists

Junior Category 

• Abdulla Athif
• Helitha Cooray
• Vihara Sewwandi
• Radhia Simms
• Nereesha Kurukulasuriya

Middle Category 

• Viduni Piyasiri
• Anuththara Basnayaka
• Salome Sritharan
• Migara Rodrego
• Chenul Gomez

Senior Category 

• Chaga Mahingoda
• Gazar Khalid
• Tahani Nazeem
• Shimasha Niyaz
• Nabeeha Mobeen 

Sinhala Language Finalists 

Junior Category 

• Helitha Cooray
• Ranumi Dahanagama Arachchi 
• Sithira Edirisinghe
• Chanuli Gomez
• Vihara Gunathilake 
• Indipa Rajapaksha

Middle Category 

• Viduni Piyasiri
• Nishini Minethka
• Naveeshi Lavanya
• Udana Wickramarathna 

Senior Category 

• Chaga Mahingoda
• Dinukshi Samarawickrama
• Kavindi Wattage
• Nethmi Vehara
• Yoshitha Manaranjana 

Urdu Language Finalists 

Junior Category 

• Ashna 
• Mustafa 
• Danish 
• Unzila
• Mohammed 

Middle Category 

• Manahil Rabbani 
• Ibaad Hussain
• Hashir 
• Bilal 
• Hamza

Senior Category 

• Fathima Hayyam 
• Gazar Khalid 

Tamil Language Finalists 

Junior Category 

• Fathima Hafsana Thoufeek 
• Rina Dinesh 
• Akef Ahmed
• Nawal Ahmed Zakee
• Ramza Abdul Rahman

Middle Category 

• Akshayan Manoharan 
• Narmada Aathithan 
• Leelaloshini Sureshkumar
• Nusra Rahman 
• Ganadharshan Aathithan 

Senior Category 

• Nabeeha Mubeen 
• Shimasha Niyas

Public Speaking Competition 2016

The Department of Languages has decided to host the first ever Public Speaking Competition for the students in the following languages

•          English
•          Sinhala
•          Tamil
•          Urdu

The age categories for all will be as follows;

•          Junior Category – Year 6 – 7
•          Middle Category – Year 8 – 9
•          Senior Category – Year 10 onwards

Topics for contestants of SInhala / Tamil / Urdu Languages 

Junior Category (Duration: 1 Minute) : 

• My favourite book
• Food should make you fit not fat
• Animals - human's best friends

Middle Category (Duration: 2 Minutes):

• Winning is not so important as participating
• The best lesson I have learnt in my life is... 
• Should there be more parks for community use? 

Senior Category (Duration: 3 Minutes): 

• The life in 2050 will be ...
• We should protect our culture and traditions
• Education is the most powerful weapon that can change the world

Rules and regulations:

1. You must select only ONE topic given in the list and be prepared. 
2. Papers are allowed for Preliminary round but you MUST NOT READ from the paper .
3. Speakers will be disqualified if 30 seconds exceeds. 

Topics for contestants of English Language 

Junior Category (Duration: 2 Minutes) : 

• What rights should a child have
• If I had three wishes, they would be...
• My secret life as a hero

Middle Category (Duration: 3 Minutes):

• Should notebook computers replace traditional textbooks?
• My biggest concern for the future is ...
• Real wealth is never measured in money or possessions

Senior Category (Duration: 5 Minutes): 

• Facebook kills face to face conversational skills
• Intelligence is not enough 
• Poverty is a state of mind

Rules and regulations:

1. You must select only ONE topic given in the list and be prepared. 
2. Papers are allowed for Preliminary round but you MUST NOT READ from the paper .
3. Speakers will be disqualified if 30 seconds exceeds. 

The students are advised to submit the names to the following teachers on or before 20^th September. 

• Contestants for English Language - Ms. Saranga Fonseka
• Contestants for Sinhala Language - Ms. Ruwandini Karunarathna
• Contestants for Tamil Language - Ms. Sashikala Sandanakrishnan
• Contestants for Urdu Language - Dr. Fara Zabeeh

·         Preliminary rounds will be held on 21^st September for English Language.

·         Preliminary rounds will be held on 25^th September for Sinhala/ Tamil/ Urdu Languages. 

ALL LANGUAGES PUBLIC SPEAKING COMPETITION 2016

Welcome to the New Academic Year 2016 / 17!

We are glad to welcome two new teachers of English and one teacher for Sinhala.

Ms. Pubudu Kasthurirathna - Teacher of English
Mr. Hiran Rathnayaka          - Teacher of English
Ms. Vinodini Wickramasinghe - Teacher of Sinhala

Wish them a pleasant stay at SLSM