In this post, we’ll learn about Meeting an overseas friend, which is a topic from Chapter 11, English Subject, Class 6.
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Important Vocabularies For This Lesson
- Look for – খোঁজ করা
- Nearby – নিকটে
- Greetings – অভিবাদন
- Address – সম্বোধন করা
- Refusal – প্রত্যাখ্যান
- Friendly – বন্ধুসুলভ
- Interesting – আকর্ষণীয়
- Stranger – অপরিচিত ব্যাক্তি
- Respect – সম্মান করা
- Usually – সাধারণত
- Used to – অভ্যস্ত
- Cultural difference – সাংস্কৃতিক পার্থক্য
- Directly – সরাসরি
- Instead – পরিবর্তে
11.1 | Read the following conversations. Discuss in pairs and write how Depok addresses and greets different people in different situations. You can write using the following table. One is done for you. (নিচের কথোপকথনগুলো পড়ো। জোড়ায় আলোচনা করো এবং দেখ কীভাবে দীপক বিভিন্ন পরিস্থিতিতে ভিন্ন ভিন্ন লোকদেরকে সম্বোধন করেছে। তোমার সুবিধার জন্য একটি নিচের সারণিতে করে দেয়া হলো।)
Ans : Discussion in Pairs ( জোড়ায় আলোচনা)
| Minu : Hey Sinu! What’s up? Have you read the text about Depok? |
| Sinu : Yes, I’ve. |
| Minu : Can you say how Depok addresses different people in different situations? |
| Sinu : Yes, I can. He addresses his friend saying ‘Hey Robi!’, his younger sister saying ‘Hey Natasa!”, and a stranger saying ‘Excuse me, sister!. Now, you tell me how he greets different people. |
| Minu : Well. Depok greets his teacher and uncle saying ‘Good Morning”. |
| Sinu : Right! Thank you very much. |
| Minu : You’re welcome. |
11.2 | In pairs/groups discuss the following questions. Then, write the answers in the table below. One is done for you.
জোড়ায়/দলে নিচের প্রশ্নগুলো আলোচনা করো। তারপর নিচের সারণিতে উত্তরগুলো লেখ। তোমার সুবিধার জন্য একটি উত্তর নিচের সারণিতে করে দেয়া হলো।
a. Who do you talk to every day?
b. How do you greet them?
c. How do you address them?
d. How do you accept or refuse someone/something?
e. How do you end the conversations?
Ans: Group Discussion (দলগত আলোচনা)
| Mona : Dear friends, I would like to invite you to join me in a discussion. |
| Soma : Sure! We’re ready. What do you want to discuss? |
| Mona : Who do you talk to every day? |
| Priti : Well. Everyday I usually talk to my family members. friends, youngers, elderly people and unknown persons. Soma, would you tell us how you address and greet your family members? |
| Soma : I address my father ‘Baba’, my mother ‘ma’, my elder sister ‘apa’, and my bother ‘bhaiya’. And I greet the elders saying ‘Assalamu Alaikum’, and youngers saying ‘dear’. |
| Priti : How do you accept or refuse someone/ something? |
| Mona : I usually accept someone or something saying ‘Okay’, ‘It’s okay’, ‘Sure’, etc., and refuse saying ‘Sorry’, No, it’s not possible’, etc. Now, you tell us how do you end at conversation? |
| Soma : We usually end a conversation saying ‘good bye’, ‘bye’, ‘see you again’, ‘good night’, etc. |
| Mona : Well said! Thank you all for a fruitful conversation. |
Ans:
| The people I talk to everyday | |||||
| Family | Friends | Youngers | Elderly people | Unknown people | |
| Address | Baba | Dear | Dear sister | Uncle Habib | Aunty |
| evening, | Assalamu Alaikum, Good morning. Good evening | Hello, Hi, Hey | Hello, Hi, Hey | Assalamu Alaikum, Good morning. Good evening. | Assalamu Alaikum, Good morning. Good evening. |
| Refusal | Sorry, No | No, I’m not, Sorry | Sorry dear | Sorry uncle | Sorry aunty |
| End conversation | Bye, Good night | bye, see you again | Bye, good night. | Good night, Bye | Good night, Bye |
11.4 | Here are some words from the above conversation. The meanings of these words/phrases are given below with alternatives. Choose the best answer among the four উপরের কথোপকথন থেকে এখানে কিছু শব্দ দেয়া হলো। শব্দগুলোর অর্থ বিকল্প অর্থসহ নিচে দেয়া আছে। চারটি উত্তরের মধ্যে সবচেয়ে সঠিক উত্তরটি লেখ।
Ans:
A. I find it interesting the way you address the people you meet. Here the underlined word means-
i) valuable
ii) familiar
iii)different √
iv) rare
B. We say hello to elders and strangers. Here the underlined word means-
v) Elderly persons
vi) Youngers
vii) Seniors
viii) Unknown persons √
C. We have cultural differences around the world. Here the underlined word means-
ix)Exchange
x) Choices
xi) Varieties √
xii) Practice
D. We usually say no directly. Here the underlined word means-
xiii) Personally
xiv) Simply
xv) Straightly √
xvi) Lately
E. I used to think that everyone greets the way we do. Here the underlined word means-
i) Never in the past
ii) Sometimes in the future
iii) Always in the past √
iv) Always in the future
11.5 Now in pairs/groups, ask and answer the following questions.
A. Who are Leonard and Dalia?
B. What interesting thing did Leonard find in addressing people?
C. In Canada, how do they call their teachers?
D. How do Muslims and Hindus greet each other in our country?
E. How do the people of Canada say ‘no’ to others?
Ans: Group Discussion (দলগত আলোচনা)
| Meena : Hi, friends, I think you’ve already read the conversation between Leonard and Dalia. Could you tell us who they are? |
| Raju : Yes, I could. Leonard is a Canadian boy who has come to visit a Bangladeshi school. And Dalia is a Bangladeshi girl who studies in that school. Both of them studies in the same class. |
| Orpa : Well said! You know what, Leonard finds something interesting in addressing people. Can you say what it is? |
| Raju : Yes, I can. He finds when we address someone we use their names and add something such as brother, sister, uncle or aunty later. Now, do you know how Canadians call their teachers? |
| Orpa : Yes, I do. It’s interesting. They usually call them by their last names. How do Muslims and Hindus greet each other in our country? |
| Meena : Muslims greet each other by salam and Hindus greet by namaskar. But how do the people of Canada say ‘no’ to others? |
| Orpa : They don’t say ‘no’ directly to others. To say ‘no’ to others, they say ‘sorry, but’, ‘apology’, ‘I am afraid’ etc. and then explain why they are refusing. |
| Meena : Right you’re! Thank you all very much. |
| Raju : You’re welcome. |
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11.6 | Read the conversation again and, in pairs/groups,write the cultural differences in the communication you have found between Bangladesh and Canada. জোড়ায় দলে নিচের কথোপকথনটি পড়ো। বাংলাদেশ ও কানাডার ক্ষেত্রে কি কি সাংস্কৃতিক পার্থক্য তুমি পেয়েছ তা দেখ।
| Bangladeshi Culture | Foreign/Canadian Culture | |
| Addressing elders | calling their first name and adding brother, sister, uncle or aunty later | calling first name for known person, and calling last name and adding Ms./Ms for newly introduced people. |
| Addressing strangers | calling brothers, sisters or uncles or aunties | saying “hello” |
| Addressing teachers | as ‘sir’ | calling by their last names |
| Greeting teachers | Muslims greet by Salam. Hindus greet by Namaskar and Adaab to other religious person | saying good morning and good night, and hello |
| Greeting elders | Muslims greet by Salam. Hindus greet by namaskar and Adaab to other religious person | saying hello. good morning and good night |
| Greeting strangers | saying good morning and good evening. Also Muslims greet by Salam. Hindus greet by namaskar and Adaab to other religious person | saying hello |
| Greeting friends/ youngers | saying hello, hi dear, dear sister/brother | saying hi |
| Refusing something/someone | saying ‘no’ directly; ‘no, I’m not | saying ‘apology’, ‘sorry, but’. ‘I am afraid’, and then explaining why refusing |
11.7 | Now read the following conversation in pairs/groups and complete it. with the appropriate words/expressions. Practise the conversation in pairs, And later, act it out in front of the class. জোড়ায় দলে পরের কথোপকথনটি পড়ো এবং সঠিক শব্দ অভিব্যক্তি দিয়ে শুন্যস্থান পূর্ণ করো। জোড়ায় আলোচনাটি অনুশীলন করো এবং পরবর্তীতে ক্লাসের সামনে তা অভিনয় করে দেখাও।
Ans:
| Rakib : Excuse me! Could I talk with you? |
| Scott : Oh! Sure. |
| Rakib : I see that you are holding a book on birds. Are you interested in wildlife? |
| Scott : Yes, I’m. I think you also like wild life. What about you? |
| Rakib : Yes indeed. That’s why when I saw you with this book, I had to ask you whether you are also an animal lover? I am Rakib by the way. |
| Scott : Hello Rakib. My name is Scott. |
| Rakib : So, Scott. What do you think about this book fair? |
| Scott : I read about this book fair earlier, but I did not know that there would be more than 400 stalls. There are so many books to check out and buy. |
| Rakib : Yes, it’s one of the biggest book fairs! The more stalls I visit, the more I want to buy. |
| Scott : I understand how you are feeling. I feel the same way. A copy of wildlife was the last book on my list. I will go home now. Bye, Rakib. |
| Rakib : I still have a book to buy. After that, I will go home, Bye, Scott. |
