Unit 10-এর Lesson-7 নিয়ে আলোচনা করব। তোমাদের সুবিধার্থে এ অংশের
উচ্চারণসহ অর্থ করে দেওয়া হলো। তোমরা যত্নসহকারে নিজে নিজে চেষ্টা করবে।
Feroza’s childhood was full of sufferings and sorrows. She never had a moment of happiness in her life. All she remembered from her childhood was the extreme want of food, want of shelter and want of clothing. In 1972 at the age of 12, she was married to a 24 years old unemployed man. Feroza entered into her husband’s house with the dreams and hope of a young girl but all she saw was more want. It was Feroza who worked for a handful of grains to feed herself, her mother-in-law and her husband. When her first son was born she was 19. The birth of a child meant another mouth for feed. Feroza’s toiling days became harder with the birth of her second son in 1982. Her husband was still unwilling to work and therefore she had to work even harder to feed all the five mouths. From morning till dark she worked. When she was 24, her third son was born. Each day became more difficult for Feroza. No matter how hard she worked she could never earn enough to feed everyone. Eight years went by and Feroza was still struggling for herself and her family. Then she came to learn about the Grameen bank. She became a member of the Bank, took a loan and started her own `rice husking’ business. Gradually she managed to improve her conditions and managed to repay the loan she had borrowed from the Grameen Bank. In 1995 Feroza took an even larger loan and started a stationery shop alongside her husking business. She went to the adult literacy centre and learned to read and write. By 2000 Feroza’s worst days were over. She had solvency, security and happiness.
2. Write whether the following statements are true or false. If false, give the correct answer.
(a) Grameen Bank emerged as a bless for Feroza.
(b) Feroza took loan from Grameen Bank twice.
(c) Feroza’s income was insufficient to manage her family.
(d) By cultivating paddy Feroza improved her condition.
(e) She started a stationery shop alongside her house.
(f) Feroza could not repay the loan that she took from Grameen Bank.
(g) Feroza became literate.
(h) She overcame all her miseries through hard-work.
(i) Feroza was fighting for improving her condition for 8 years in vain.
(j) Her evil days were over by 2000.
3. Fill in each gap in the following passage with a suitable word from the list. There are more words than necessary.
A.
memories—employment—extreme—dream—however—off past—determination—reality—reshaped—overcame—days
Feroza’s a) — days were full of sufferings. She had bitter b) — of childhood. Her father married her c) — at an early age. Her husband had no d) — . Feroza’s e) — was shattered by the stern f) —. She became a victim of g) — poverty. h) —, she did not get upset. Through i) — and labour she j) — her own life.
B.
obviously—birth—tender-aged—poverty—reluctant—danger— unemployed—expectations—teens—dreams—extreme —frustrated
Feroza had her (a) — in a poverty-stricken family. Her childhood was not (b) — happy. She was in (c) — want of food. Shelter and clothing. She was married before her (d) —. Her husband was an (e) — person. Even he was (f) — to work. Feroza entered her in-law’s house with lofty (g) — and (h) — like other (j) — girls, but what she saw was utter (j) — .
4. Read the passage in A again. Now write a paragraph based on the information about Feroza’s struggle. Use the clues in the box below. Write the information in the correct sequence as it appears in the text. The paragraph should not exceed 70 words.
husband’s house—husband’s role—childhood—Grameen Bank —motherhood—golden days—education—marriage
5. Read the passage in A again. Now answer the following questions in your own words.
(a) What do you think, Feroza’s dreams were about?
(b) How did she change her life?
(c) Do you think her dream shattered down after her marriage? Why?
(d) What sort of a person do you think her busband was?
(e) Why did Feroza work hard?
(f) Why did Feroza take loan from Grameen Bank?
(g) What kind of business did Feroza start?
(h) Why did Grameen Bank give Feroza another loan?
(i) How was Feroza benefited by Grameen Bank?
(j) When did Feroza establish herself as a solvent person?
ANSWER SHEET
2. True/False
(a) True. (b) True. (c) True.
(d) False. Correct Answer: By the business of husking paddy, Feroza improved her condition.
(e) False. Correct Answer: She started a stationery shop alongside her husking business.
(f) False. Correct Answer: Feroza repaid the loan that she took from Grameen Bank.
(g) True. (h) True. (i) False. Correct Answer: Feroza became solvent after fighting for improving her condition for 8 years.
(j) True.
3. Filling in gaps with clues
A. (a) past (b) memories (c) off (d) employment (e) dream (f) reality (g) extreme (h) However (i) determination (j) reshaped.
B. (a) birth (b) obviously (c) extreme (d) teens (e) unemployed (f) reluctant (g) dreams (h) expectations (i) tender-aged (j) poverty.
4. Information transfer
Feroza’s early age was full of sorrows. She never saw the face of happiness. She expected to be happy in her husband’s house. But she found more poverty there because her husband was jobless. She had to work hard to feed her family. She became a mother of three sons when she was 24. Even then her husband was not going out to work. So, her struggle was going on but of no avail. At last she was informed of Grameen Bank. She took loan from that bank and began her own rice-husking business. After repaying the loan, She took another larger loan in 1995. Then, she started a stationery shop besides her husking business. She also became literate. And by 2000 Feroza’s happy days really came. She became self-reliant.
5. Open ended
(a) I think, Feroza’s dreams were such that a young girl wants to get in her husband’s house.
(b) By taking loan from Grameen Bank she started her business and changed her life through strong determination and hard work.
(c) Yes, I think Feroza’s dream shattered down after her marriage because she had to work very hard to feed her family members due to her unemployed busband.
(d) I think her husband was a blacksheep as he had no responsibilities towards his family.
(e) Feroza worked hard for a handful of grains to feed herself and her family members.
(f) Feroza could not earn enough to feed every member of her family, So she took loan from Grameen Bank and started her business.
(g) Feroza started a business of rice-husking.
(h) Grameen Bank gave Feroza another loan seeing her success and capability.
(i) Feroza took loan from Grameen Bank and started rice-husking business and gradually she managed to improve her condition.
(j) After 2000, Feroza established herself as a solvent person and became literate.
6. Fill in each gap with a suitable word of your own, based on the information from the text in A.
A. This (a) — in about Feroza, a (b) — girl from Dhamrai. She was married at a (c) — age. She had to work (d) — as her husband had no (e) —. Her sufferings became (f) — when she (g) — a mother of three. Her struggle finally (h) —. She ran her own business through hard work and (i) —. Feroza set a good (j) — for the people in the village.
B. Feroza was (a) — for her family (b) — years. Her husband was not (c) — her. She became the sole (d) — in her family. In spite of working (e) — she could not see the face of happiness. At last, she was informed (f) — Grameen Bank. She (g) — loan from Grameen Bank. With that money she (h) — rice husking business. Slowly, she began improving her (i) —. And she could be able to repay the (j) — that she took from Grameen Bank.
7. Read the passage in A again. Imagine that you are Feroza. You got married at your early age and you suffered very much. Now write in about 70-80 words about your struggle after marriage.
8. Read the passage in A again. Now write the main ideas of the passage in your own words in not more than five sentences.
ANSWER SHEET
6. Filling in gaps without clues.
A. (a) text (b) poor (c) tender/young (d) hard (e) job/work
(f) worse (g) became (h) ended (i) succeeded (j) example
B. (a) struggling. (b) for, (c) helping, (d) earner, (e) hard, (f) about, (g) took, (h) started, (i) condition, (j) loan.
7. Rewriting in a different form.
I am Feroza. I was married at the age of 12. My husband was an unemployed man. After marriage I wanted to be happy, but my dream could not be fulfilled. At the age of 24, I became a mother of three sons. Still then, my husband was jobless. So, I had to work hard to feed my family. At last in 1992 I came to know about Grameen Bank. I took loan from the bank and started rice-husking business. I was able to repay the loan. As a result, the bank gave me a larger loan in 1995. Then I opened a stationery shop besides my husking business. As days went on, my sorrowful days were over. By 2000 my golden days began shining. I became self-reliant and happy.
8. Summarizing.
Feroza suffered a lot in her early age. Even after her marriage, she could not see the light of happiness. Then she took loans from Grameen bank to eradicate poverty from her family. She invested the money in two businesses with success. And soon her golden days began shining.
Feroza’s childhood was full of sufferings and sorrows. She never had a moment of happiness in her life. All she remembered from her childhood was the extreme want of food, want of shelter and want of clothing. In 1972 at the age of 12, she was married to a 24 years old unemployed man. Feroza entered into her husband’s house with the dreams and hope of a young girl but all she saw was more want. It was Feroza who worked for a handful of grains to feed herself, her mother-in-law and her husband. When her first son was born she was 19. The birth of a child meant another mouth for feed. Feroza’s toiling days became harder with the birth of her second son in 1982. Her husband was still unwilling to work and therefore she had to work even harder to feed all the five mouths. From morning till dark she worked. When she was 24, her third son was born. Each day became more difficult for Feroza. No matter how hard she worked she could never earn enough to feed everyone. Eight years went by and Feroza was still struggling for herself and her family. Then she came to learn about the Grameen bank. She became a member of the Bank, took a loan and started her own `rice husking’ business. Gradually she managed to improve her conditions and managed to repay the loan she had borrowed from the Grameen Bank. In 1995 Feroza took an even larger loan and started a stationery shop alongside her husking business. She went to the adult literacy centre and learned to read and write. By 2000 Feroza’s worst days were over. She had solvency, security and happiness.
2. Write whether the following statements are true or false. If false, give the correct answer.
(a) Grameen Bank emerged as a bless for Feroza.
(b) Feroza took loan from Grameen Bank twice.
(c) Feroza’s income was insufficient to manage her family.
(d) By cultivating paddy Feroza improved her condition.
(e) She started a stationery shop alongside her house.
(f) Feroza could not repay the loan that she took from Grameen Bank.
(g) Feroza became literate.
(h) She overcame all her miseries through hard-work.
(i) Feroza was fighting for improving her condition for 8 years in vain.
(j) Her evil days were over by 2000.
3. Fill in each gap in the following passage with a suitable word from the list. There are more words than necessary.
A.
memories—employment—extreme—dream—however—off past—determination—reality—reshaped—overcame—days
Feroza’s a) — days were full of sufferings. She had bitter b) — of childhood. Her father married her c) — at an early age. Her husband had no d) — . Feroza’s e) — was shattered by the stern f) —. She became a victim of g) — poverty. h) —, she did not get upset. Through i) — and labour she j) — her own life.
B.
obviously—birth—tender-aged—poverty—reluctant—danger— unemployed—expectations—teens—dreams—extreme —frustrated
Feroza had her (a) — in a poverty-stricken family. Her childhood was not (b) — happy. She was in (c) — want of food. Shelter and clothing. She was married before her (d) —. Her husband was an (e) — person. Even he was (f) — to work. Feroza entered her in-law’s house with lofty (g) — and (h) — like other (j) — girls, but what she saw was utter (j) — .
4. Read the passage in A again. Now write a paragraph based on the information about Feroza’s struggle. Use the clues in the box below. Write the information in the correct sequence as it appears in the text. The paragraph should not exceed 70 words.
husband’s house—husband’s role—childhood—Grameen Bank —motherhood—golden days—education—marriage
5. Read the passage in A again. Now answer the following questions in your own words.
(a) What do you think, Feroza’s dreams were about?
(b) How did she change her life?
(c) Do you think her dream shattered down after her marriage? Why?
(d) What sort of a person do you think her busband was?
(e) Why did Feroza work hard?
(f) Why did Feroza take loan from Grameen Bank?
(g) What kind of business did Feroza start?
(h) Why did Grameen Bank give Feroza another loan?
(i) How was Feroza benefited by Grameen Bank?
(j) When did Feroza establish herself as a solvent person?
ANSWER SHEET
2. True/False
(a) True. (b) True. (c) True.
(d) False. Correct Answer: By the business of husking paddy, Feroza improved her condition.
(e) False. Correct Answer: She started a stationery shop alongside her husking business.
(f) False. Correct Answer: Feroza repaid the loan that she took from Grameen Bank.
(g) True. (h) True. (i) False. Correct Answer: Feroza became solvent after fighting for improving her condition for 8 years.
(j) True.
3. Filling in gaps with clues
A. (a) past (b) memories (c) off (d) employment (e) dream (f) reality (g) extreme (h) However (i) determination (j) reshaped.
B. (a) birth (b) obviously (c) extreme (d) teens (e) unemployed (f) reluctant (g) dreams (h) expectations (i) tender-aged (j) poverty.
4. Information transfer
Feroza’s early age was full of sorrows. She never saw the face of happiness. She expected to be happy in her husband’s house. But she found more poverty there because her husband was jobless. She had to work hard to feed her family. She became a mother of three sons when she was 24. Even then her husband was not going out to work. So, her struggle was going on but of no avail. At last she was informed of Grameen Bank. She took loan from that bank and began her own rice-husking business. After repaying the loan, She took another larger loan in 1995. Then, she started a stationery shop besides her husking business. She also became literate. And by 2000 Feroza’s happy days really came. She became self-reliant.
5. Open ended
(a) I think, Feroza’s dreams were such that a young girl wants to get in her husband’s house.
(b) By taking loan from Grameen Bank she started her business and changed her life through strong determination and hard work.
(c) Yes, I think Feroza’s dream shattered down after her marriage because she had to work very hard to feed her family members due to her unemployed busband.
(d) I think her husband was a blacksheep as he had no responsibilities towards his family.
(e) Feroza worked hard for a handful of grains to feed herself and her family members.
(f) Feroza could not earn enough to feed every member of her family, So she took loan from Grameen Bank and started her business.
(g) Feroza started a business of rice-husking.
(h) Grameen Bank gave Feroza another loan seeing her success and capability.
(i) Feroza took loan from Grameen Bank and started rice-husking business and gradually she managed to improve her condition.
(j) After 2000, Feroza established herself as a solvent person and became literate.
6. Fill in each gap with a suitable word of your own, based on the information from the text in A.
A. This (a) — in about Feroza, a (b) — girl from Dhamrai. She was married at a (c) — age. She had to work (d) — as her husband had no (e) —. Her sufferings became (f) — when she (g) — a mother of three. Her struggle finally (h) —. She ran her own business through hard work and (i) —. Feroza set a good (j) — for the people in the village.
B. Feroza was (a) — for her family (b) — years. Her husband was not (c) — her. She became the sole (d) — in her family. In spite of working (e) — she could not see the face of happiness. At last, she was informed (f) — Grameen Bank. She (g) — loan from Grameen Bank. With that money she (h) — rice husking business. Slowly, she began improving her (i) —. And she could be able to repay the (j) — that she took from Grameen Bank.
7. Read the passage in A again. Imagine that you are Feroza. You got married at your early age and you suffered very much. Now write in about 70-80 words about your struggle after marriage.
8. Read the passage in A again. Now write the main ideas of the passage in your own words in not more than five sentences.
ANSWER SHEET
6. Filling in gaps without clues.
A. (a) text (b) poor (c) tender/young (d) hard (e) job/work
(f) worse (g) became (h) ended (i) succeeded (j) example
B. (a) struggling. (b) for, (c) helping, (d) earner, (e) hard, (f) about, (g) took, (h) started, (i) condition, (j) loan.
7. Rewriting in a different form.
I am Feroza. I was married at the age of 12. My husband was an unemployed man. After marriage I wanted to be happy, but my dream could not be fulfilled. At the age of 24, I became a mother of three sons. Still then, my husband was jobless. So, I had to work hard to feed my family. At last in 1992 I came to know about Grameen Bank. I took loan from the bank and started rice-husking business. I was able to repay the loan. As a result, the bank gave me a larger loan in 1995. Then I opened a stationery shop besides my husking business. As days went on, my sorrowful days were over. By 2000 my golden days began shining. I became self-reliant and happy.
8. Summarizing.
Feroza suffered a lot in her early age. Even after her marriage, she could not see the light of happiness. Then she took loans from Grameen bank to eradicate poverty from her family. She invested the money in two businesses with success. And soon her golden days began shining.
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