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River bank erosion

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Unit Five Nature and Environment Lesson 1

Learning outcomes At the of the lesson, the students will be able to- § Read the text of “ The Greed of the mighty rivers” § Identify new words and find its meanings § Watch/Lesson to a video clip § Use appropriate words to write meaningful sentences § Converse on the effects of river erosion

Vocabs Embankment : Dam, Barrage, Barricade, Obstruction A wall of stone or earth make to keep water back.

Mighty river: Roaring or howling of rivers. Rivers that flow strongly making wild sound.

Whispering wind: Murmuring sound Wind that blows with a hissing sound.

Shattered: Demolished, Destroyed, Ruined or disrupted one’s mind

River erosion: Decay of river, Destruction of river The process eroding by wind, water or other natural agents.

Answer: 1(a)---rivers that have huge volumes of water and very strong currents. 2(d)---property used only as an agricultural farm. 3(b)---wind that blows with a hissing sound. 4(c)--- flames that are made unstable by the blast of air.

Answer: 1. Meherjan uses fallen leaves and straw to make fire for cooking her meals. b. Due to river erosion, Meherjan lost her cultivable land, cattle, trees, house, vegetables garden and the bamboo bush. c. Once upon a time, Meherjan had a happy family. She lost her husband her family due to disease. d. River erosion most likely occurs during monsoon season. e. Here, the Jamuna has been compared to greedy person, who claims everythings from the other people around him. That is why, the phrase “greedy Jamuna” is used here. Here I notice that the river has gradually consumed the cultivable land, trees, house, vegetable garden and bamboo bush of Meherjan family.

D Complete the summery of Meherjan’s life with words/ phrases from the box Meherjan is a typical (1)---woman who lives in a slum. She lost her shelter and properties (2)---the erosion of river Jamuna. She also lost her family. Her husband had died of disease caused by poverty and (3)---. Now, she is only a (4)---. Like Meherjan there are many people who have become the (5)---of river erosion. River erosion is still posing (6)---to the lives and properties of thousands of people. People living (7)--- the rivers are the most likely victims of river erosion. Each year about (8)---people become homeless due to river erosion in Bangladesh. Meherjan’s life is just one (9)---of how climate change (10)---the lives of thousands of people. victims threats lakh affects close to example due to slum dweller homeless shortage of food one

Answer: 1. Homeless 2. due to 3. Shortage of food 4. Slum dweller 5. Victims 6. threats 7. close to 8. one lakh 9. example 10. affects

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