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Introduction

Md. Zakir HossainAssistant Teacher

Sadipur High School, Sonargaon, Narayanganj

Class-9 (section-B) English

(Ist paper)

river

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People live here happily.

River Erosion

People affected by river erosion.

The greed

of

the roaring rivers

Today’s topic

Learning outcomesBy the end of the lesson, students will be able to—

1. comprehend the passage;2. tell the meanings of the words/phrases-

roaring river, flame, turmoil, straw, protection embankment, homeless, shatter, cattle;

3. complete a summery of the passage;4. make a dialogue.

r

Rivers that flow strongly making wild sound.

New vocabularies

fire

The Jamuna is one of the roaring rivers in Bangladesh.

We make a flame to cook our meal.

roaring river

flame

shelterless

To break into pieces

Natural calamity like river erosion makes people homeless.

River erosion shatters Meherjan’s dream in life.

homeless

shatter

cattle

straw

The cattle are grazing.

The house is roofed by straw.

damage

The government has already made some protection embankments on some rivers to prevent river erosion.

protection embankment

turmoil

River erosion turmoils Meherjans’s life.

Group work“River erosion is one of the main dangers

caused by climate change.’’

What actions should we take to adapt to climate change ?

Discuss and give your opinion.

Fill in the blanks with words given in the box.

Meherjan is a typical (1)------------ ---woman who lives in a slum.She lost her shelter and properties (2)----------- the erosion of Jamuna.She aldso lost her family. Her husband had died of diseases caused by poverty and (3)------------------ .Now, she isonly a (4)-------------- . Like Merjan there are many people who have become the (5)----------- ----of river erosion .River erosion is still posing (6)-------------- to the lives and properties of thousands of people . People living(7)--------------the riversare the most likely victims of river erosion. Each year about (8)-----------------people become homeless due to river erosion in Bangladesh. Meherjan’s life is just one (9)----------- --- of how climate change (10)-------------the lives of thousands of people.

victims, affects, close to, slum dweller, homeless, threats, example due to shortage of food, one lakh

Evalation

homeless

due to

Shortage of food Slum dweller

victims threats

close toone lakh

example

affects

AAnswers

1. homeless2. due to 3. shortage of

food4. slum dweller5. victims6. threats7. close to8. one lakh 9. example10.affects

Home task

What changes does river erosion bring about in the field of our social and economics?

Thank you all very much.