In this post, we’ll learn about My Books, which is a topic from Chapter 13, English Subject, Class 6.
Important Vocabularies For This Lesson
- Peer – সতীর্থ, সহপাঠী
- Recitation – আবৃত্তি
- Knights – বীরযোদ্ধা
- Gnomes – বামন, বুড়ো লোক
- Quaint – অদ্ভুত রকমের কিন্তু মজার
- Adventuring – দুঃসাহসিক অভিযান
- Courage – সাহস
- Imaginary – কাল্পনিক
- Reflect – প্রতিফলিত হওয়া
- Wonderland – স্বপ্নের দেশ
- Edit – সংশোধন করা
13.1 | Ask and answer the following questions in pairs/groups. (জোড়ায়/দলীয়ভাবে নিচের প্রশ্নগুলো জিজ্ঞাসা করো এবং উত্তর দাও) :
Ans: Discussion In Pairs ( জোড়ায় আলোচনা)
| Riya: Hi, Piya, do you read and collect books other than textbooks? If yes, why? |
| Piya: Yes, I do. Because by reading other books. I can know about queens and fairies, the brave persons in the history, make a call on quaint persons, and go to the wonderland. By the way, have you learned any new words or phrases from this textbook? Tell 6-10 new words you have learned. |
| Riya: Yes, I’ve learned some new words such as gnomes, quaint, winding, wrap up, accent, left out, long face, predominantly, sneaky, well-struck ball, etc. So, have you learned anything new such as how to talk in formal and informal situations? |
| Piya: Yes, a little bit. In a formal situation, one should use expressions like ‘Hello!’, ‘It’s a pleasure to meet you’, ‘Could you please help me?”, ‘How are you doing?, I’m not able to attend, etc. But in an informal situation, one should use expressions like ‘Hi!/Hey!’, ‘Nice to meet you’, ‘Can you help me?/Help me!’, ‘What’s going on?/What’s up’. “I can’t make it’, etc. |
| Riya: Really, You’ve learned a great thing! We need it in our daily conversation. I also learned an item. It’s to describe someone or something using adjectives. For example, Meena is a kind girl. She is also cooperative and friendly. She is polite also. By the way, have you learned anything interesting from this book? |
| Piya: Of course. From this book I’ve learned about some foreign cultures. They are very different from ours. Infact, every culture has its own way to lead its lifestyle. |
| Riya: You’re right. Thank you very much. |
| Piya: Same to you |
13.2 | Let’s get to know our friends better!
Ask the question to your peers and share the answers with the class -“Why do you read books?”
Ans: They said that they read books because they get pleasure. Also they can know the unknown, and see the unseen through reading books. Moreover, they can know about the famous persons in the history and visit the wonderland. Infact, they read books mainly for getting pleasure.
13.3 | Now, listen to the recitation of the poem ‘My Books’. Then in pairs, practice and recite it to the class.
( বঙ্গানুবাদ সহ)
| Text | বঙ্গানুবাদ |
| MY BOOKS I love my books. They are the homes of queens and fairies, Knights and gnomes. Each time I read I make a call On some quaint person large or small, Who welcomes me with hearty hand And lead me through his wonderland. Each books like A city street Along whose winding way I meet New friends and old who laugh and sing And take me off adventuring! | আমার বইগুলো আমি ভালোবাসি আমার বইগুলো এরা হলো আবাস রানীদের আর পরীদের, বীরযোদ্ধাদের আর বামনভূতদের। প্রতিবার যখন আমি পড়ি আমার যোগাযোগ হয় বড় বা ছোট অদ্ভুত এক লোকের সাথে, সে আমায় স্বাগত জানায় প্রাণবন্ত হাতে আর একদল লোকের মাঝে নিয়ে যায় তারা আজবদেশে। প্রতিটি বই হলো একটি শহরের রাস্তার মত যে রাস্তার বিভিন্ন দিকে আমার সাক্ষাৎ হয় নতুন এবং পুরাতন বন্ধুদের সাথে যারা হাসে আর গান করে আর আমাকে নিয়ে যায় দুঃসাহসিক কাজে! |
13.4 | Work in pairs. Match the words given in column A with their meanings in column B. One is for you.
(জোড়ায় কাজ করো। Column A এবং Column B তে দেওয়া শব্দের অর্থের সাথে মিলাও। একটি উত্তর তোমার জন্য করে দেয়া হলো।)
Ans:
| Column A | Column B |
| a. Knights | iv. A rank of honour for courage or special achievements |
| b. Gnomes | vi . An imaginary small old bearded man with a hat in children’s storybooks. |
| c. Quaint | viii. Interesting person |
| d. Hearty | iii. Lively |
| e. Through | i. Across |
| f. Lead | ii. To show the way to a group of people |
| g. Winding | vii. A road with many turns |
| h. Adventuring | v. Exciting experience |
13.5 | In pairs/groups discuss the characteristics of a poem and identify the stanzas and the rhyming words in the poem ‘My Books. If you need, go back to the poem ‘Little Things’
Ans. Discussion in Pairs ( জোড়ায় আলোচনা)
| Sheena : Hello. Tina, what are the characteristics of a poem? Can you identify the stanzas in the poem ‘My books”? |
| Tina : Yes. I can. A poem is a kind of literary writing. It has some characteristics such as stanza, rhyming, etc. And, the stanzas of the poem are ‘I love my……. gnomes’. ‘Each time wonderland’, and ‘Each book ….. off adventuring’. Now, can you say about the rhyming words in this poem? |
| Sheena : Well. The rhyming word of this poem is: homes-gnomes. |
| Tina : Right. Thank you. |
| Sheena : Same to you. |
13.6 | Read the poem again and choose the answers to the following questions. You can choose more than one answer.
(কবিতাটি বারবার পড়ো এবং নিচের প্রশ্নগুলোর উত্তর দাও। একটির বেশি উত্তর তুমি নির্বাচন করতে পার)
a) Books are the homes of queens and fairies.’- what does the sentence mean?
i) Queens live in books happily.
ii) Fairies live in the books happily.
iii) Both queens and fairies love to live in the books
iv) By reading books you can know about queens and fairies.
ans: √ iv) By reading books you can know about queens and fairies.
b) With what does the poet compare books?
i) Gnomes
ii) Quaint person
iii) City street
iv) New friends
Ans: √ iii) City street
c) What does the poem say about what you can do by reading books?
i) Know the brave persons in history
ii) Go to the wonderland
iii) Make a call
iv) Meet all the lovely people
Ans:√ i) Know the brave persons in history / ii) Go to the wonderland / iii) Make a call
d) How many stanzas are there in this poem?
i) Two
ii) Three
iii) Four
iv) Five
Ans: √ ii) Three
e) What is the rhyming word for ‘homes”?
i) Queens
ii) Small
iii) Friends
iv) Gnomes
Ans: √ iv) Gnomes
