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Mohammad Mustafizur RahmanAssistant Teacher (English)

E-mail: asm.mustafiz@yahoo.comWebsite: www.mustafizur.net

ID: ….., Section: BGovt. Teachers’ Training College, Dhaka

English For TodayClass: IX

Time: 50 Minutes

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Pahela Boishakh[Unit: 3, Lesson: 6]

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Word Meaning

Traditional [adj]Following or belonging to the customs

Word Meaning

Ethnic [adj]A particular race of people who are

different from other people of the country

Word Meaning

Festive [adj]Having or producing happy and enjoyable

feelings suitable for a special occasion

Word Meaning

Procession [n]A number of people moving forward in an orderly

fashion, especially as part of a ceremony

Pair Work

Questions:1. Do you go out in the morning of

Pahela Boishakh? If you do, wheredo go? If not, what do you do?

2. What kind of food do you eat in themorning of Pahela Boishakh?

3. Do you wear any special clothes onthis occasion?

Pair Work

For example:

1. Do you go out in the morning ofPahela Boishakh? If you do, wheredo go? If not, what do you do?

Ans: Yes, I go out in the morning ofPahela Boishakh. I attend the culturalfunction at………….. organised by………………..

Complete the passage with suitable words

The word Pahela means the first and Boishakh isthe _____ month of Bangla calendar. The day isobserved not _____ in Bangladesh but _____ insome other parts of the world. It is celebrated inWest Bengal, Assam and Tripura. It is also______ in Australia and the UK. In Australia, thelargest ______ for Bangla new year is the SydneyBoishakhi Mela held ______ Sydney OlympicPark. In England, the Bangalees ______celebrate the day with a street ________ inLondon. It is the ______ Asian festival in Europe,_______ Bangladesh and West Bengal.

Complete the passage with suitable words

The word Pahela means the first and Boishakh isthe _____ month of Bangla calendar. The day isobserved not _____ in Bangladesh but _____ insome other parts of the world. It is celebrated inWest Bengal, Assam and Tripura. It is also________ in Australia and the UK. In Australia,the largest ________ for Bangla new year is theSydney Boishakhi Mela held _____ SydneyOlympic Park. In England, the Bangalees ______celebrate the day with a street __________ inLondon. It is the __________ Asian festival inEurope, ________ Bangladesh and West Bengal.

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Home Work

Describe your own cultural orreligious festival that you celebrate.You can use the following words.You can also use other wordsrelevant to the festival.

colourful special traditional religiousdance cultural flowers foodsongs festive