WELC OME MD ABDUS SALAM Assistant TeacherEnglish Buraiya

WELC OME

MD ABDUS SALAM Assistant Teacher(English) Buraiya School & College, Chhatak, Sunamga nj. 01517163501

Lesson Information Class Eight Subject: English For Today Unit: 7 Lesson: 7. 3 Time: 50 Minutes Date: 09 -05 -2020

What is the picture about? Gypsy woman is trying to heal pains of old people by sucking out blood from their body

Where do the river gypsies come in winter? In winter the river gypsies come to the main land

What is the picture about? This is the picture of snake charming

Where do the river gypsies live from May to December ?

Lesson declaration: River gypsies in Bangladesh

Learning outcomes:

What are the river gypsies doing? They are roaming in search of living by boat

What is the picture about? Herbal cures

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Individual work (b) How do they live? (Ans. ) They live in groups travelling from one place to another by boats. (c) What do river gypsy men do for a living? (Ans. ) Men catch snakes and entertain people with snake charming and sell herbal cures. (d) What do river gypsy women do for a living? (Ans. ) Women go from door to sell bangles, cosmetics and try to heal pains of the old people sucking out blood from their body.

PEER WORK Make a dialogue between you and your friend about the life style of river gypsy

Write the meaning of the following words: Gypsy- Nomad/������ Tarpaulin- A thick cloth used for roof/������ Toddler- Baby/���� Bangle- Bracelet/����� Magic-- Black art/�����

Evaluation: Choose the best answer from the alternatives: (a) The term ethnic is connected to (i) people (ii) plants (iii) animals (iv) fishes (b) river gypsies roam around on their boats about ---- months a year (i) six (ii) seven (iii) eight (iv) nine (c) River gypsies live in tents (i) summer (ii) winter (iii) monsoon (iv) spring (d) The term ‘nomadic’ refers to a person who (i) stays permanently at a place (ii) travels from place to place (iii) lives in one’s house (iv) lives in a rented house (a) The gypsy women sells-- (i) bangles (ii) cosmetics (iii) both i and ii (iv) none

Fill in the gaps with appropriate words: Through out the (a) they remain busy with (b) They also dive for (c) pearls in water. Men catch (d) and entertain people natural fishing with snake (e) and sell herbal cures. snakes charming

y whether the following sentences are ue or false. If false give the right answer. River gypsies are known as bedey to the local people. They have own life style and culture. True They have their own lands. True False. They do not have their own lands n winter, many water bodies dry up. True Women catch snakes and entertain people with snake charming. False. Men catch snakes and entertain people with snake charming

HOME WOTK Write a paragraph about “The river gypsies”.