Welcome to my English class Teachers Identity Md

Welcome to my English class

Teacher’s Identity Md. Muqtader Hossain Senior teacher(English) BCPSC, Bandarban Class : Nine-Ten Subject : English 1 st paper

Cock-fight Gollachut Dang-guli Kabadi/hadudu Ludo

Have you heard about these games? Yes No Have you ever participated in these games? Yes No These are the games of teenagers in the past.

What are the pastimes of today’s teenagers? Watching TV Browsing internet Playing video games

So, it can be said that there is a complete change in pastimes of the teenagers. Do you think so? Yes No This is our today’s topic.

Pastimes vary Unit-2, Lesson- 5 (B)

Learning outcomes: After this lesson the students will be able to 1. read & understand the text. 2. ask and answer the questions. 3. talk about the young people’s tendency towards pastime.

50% 52% 48% 41% 38% 25% 23% 14% 9% Young people’s changing attitude to pastime.

There is change in people’s preferences for pastimes. A recent survey shows that during the last twenty years, teenagers have gone through significant changes in choosing their pastimes. The survey results are presented through a graph which shows that there is a steady rise in young people’s tendency to watch TV. In 1990, 40% of teenagers liked watching TV which increased to 48% in the next ten years and it further increased to 52% in the next decade. Unfortunately, the picture is grim in terms of young people’s attraction to field games and sports. While 50% of young stars opted for games and sports in the 1990 s, the figure was 12% less after a decade at 38%.

Though the young people have dissociated themselves noticeably from games and sports, there is a sharp and steady rise in their association with online or computer assisted programmes. In 1990 when the users of online or computer for pastimes were only 9%, in 2000 the number nearly doubled and reached 14%, and with a rapid increase in the next ten years it shot up to 23%. The survey also explains the reasons for this change. It says that television has become a part of everyday life even to the underprivileged section of society.

This has resulted in larger number of young people opting for watching TV as one of the most favourite pastimes. The increasing urbanization has reduced the number of open fields. Therefore, there is a fall in selecting games and sports as favourite pastimes, though it’s not a good news for the country. And the reason for selecting the computer assisted or online programmes is that computer technology is getting cheaper, easier, and more popular everyday. Indeed our young generations are stepping into the e-world.

Points to be noted: Watching TV has become a part of everyday life even to the underprivileged section of the society. The number of playground is decreasing so games and sports are losing their appeal to the young generation which is not a good news. Computer technology is getting cheaper and internet based programmes become cheaper. So, teenager’s interest on it is increasing day by day.

Let’s know the meaning of the following words.

Keywords Significant Important Steady Constant, stable Dissociate Detach Indeed Really, actually

Keywords Opt Choose, select Preference Likings Step into Advance Shot up Increase

Choose the best answer from the alternatives 1. The word ‘steady rise’ means __. (i) sudden rise (ii) abrupt rise (iii) continuous but smooth rise (iv) sharp rise 2. The word ‘significant’ stands for __. (i) important (ii) outstanding (iii) uncommon (iv) lofty 3. The word ‘tendency’ refers to __. (i) outlook (ii) fondness (iii) addiction (iv) inclining 4. The word ‘gone through’ means __. (i) come through (ii) met through (iii) passed through (iv) witnessed through

Choose the best answer from the alternatives 5. The word ‘persist’ refers to __. (i) consist (ii) content (iii) contend (iv) insist 6. What is the closest meaning of the word ‘dissociate’? (i) attach (ii) segregate (iii) connect (iv) disconnect 7. What is the main purpose of the author of the passage? (i) To highlight the change in our pastime (ii) To highlight the history and importance of TV (iii) To highlight the history of games and sports (iv) To highlight the importance of watching TV

Fill in the gaps with appropriate words trendin young people’s favourite There is a changing (a) ____ steady rise in pastime. A recent survey has shown a (b) _____ their tendency to watch TV. On the other hand, their (c) tendency to go to field is gradually on the (d) ____. wane _______ Though the young people have dethatched themselves noticeably from games and sports, there is a sharp and association with online or solid increase in their (e) _____ computer assisted programmes.

Answer the following questions (i) What is the rise of young people tendency for? Answer: The rise in the young people’s tendency is for watching television. (ii) What has reduced the number of open field? Answer: The increasing urbanization has reduced the number of open fields in our country.

Answer the following questions (iii) Why young people are selecting computer assisted programs or games? Answer: Our young people are selecting computer assisted or online programmes because technology is getting cheaper, easier, and more popular every day. (iv) Which pastimes have lost their attraction? Answer: Outdoor games and sports have lost their attraction. (v) How are our young generations stepping into e-world? Answer: Our young generations are stepping to an e-world as they are selecting the computer assisted or online