Md Shahjahan Ali Prodhan B S S BEd
Md. Shahjahan Ali Prodhan B. S. S, B-Ed, M. A (History) Assistant Teacher Kawamari Aptar Uddin Prodhan High School Patgram, Lalmonirhat. shahjahanict 38@gmai. com Class : Eight Subject : EFT Unit : 07, Lesson: 03 Total ss : 110 Section : A Date : 17 August, 2017
River Gypsies in Bangladesh
Vocabulary Travelling from place to place Nomadic The river gypsies live a nomadic life.
Roam To move from place to place The gypsies roam across our rivers and waters from May to December
A large piece of heavy waterproof cloth Tarpaulin They make tarpaulin tents.
Shelter Tent They make tarpaulin tents on open field.
A medicine or treatment that cure Remedy is a kind of medicine.
Monsoon time Catching snake Collecting pearl Catching fish
In winter Selling herbal cure Selling bangles
Section-B : Read out passage and answer the questions 1 -5. Answer: 1. River gypsies are known as bedey to the local people in Bangladesh. 2. They live in a small country boats travelling from one place to another. 3. At that time they return to the mainland live in tents. 4. The gypsy men catch snakes and entertain people with snakes charming and sell herbal cures. 5. River gypsy women go from door to door and sell bangles, cosmetics and other things.
Section-B (pair work): Choose the best answer Answer: 1. (a) people 2. (c) eight 3. (b) winter 4. (b) travel from place to place
Section-C : Listen the audio and fill in the gaps Answer: 1. poorest 2. 98 3. Health care 4. Average of 5. illiteracy
Section-D : In Summer vacation last May. Sohan went to Lauhakang in Munshigonk to visit his maternal uncle. His elder cousin Jihan studies sociology at Dhaka University. One afternoon Jihan took Sohan to a bedey camp to know abut their life. They Talked to a middle aged bedey woman who was cooking in front of her tent. Listen the conversation.
Evaluation 1. How do they live? 2. How many month they are the fishing? 3. In winter, what are they doing? 4. They have magical power. Do you believe it? Why/ Why not?
Section-F : (Home work) Have you ever seen any gypsies /bedey/ snakes charmers or any person Selling things from door to door in your area? Write your experience About any one of them.
Thank you
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