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Mijanur Rahman

Assistent TeacherJhikatia Girls’ High SchoolContact No: 01814366124

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Class EightEnglish First Paper Unit-7,Lesson -3(B).

What can you see in above picture?

Our today’s lesson is :The river gypsies

After ending lesson students will be able to – (a) guess the meaning of the words and choose the

correct meaning closest to the text.(b) know their living and life style.(c) understand the profession of the river gypsies .

Can you guess the meanings of the words:

• gypsy

• ethnic

• nomadic

• roam

• tarpaulin

One of a vagabond race, living by fortune-telling, snake charming

A human race who had their own culture and life style

Wandering from place to place

Wandering

Smear with tar

• tents

• remedy

• vend

• heal

• talisman

A portable lodge of canvas

Cure, make good, healing medicine, grow sound

Sell, give for money

Remedy, cure, make good, grow sound

And amulet, a magical stone, to word of evil

B Read the text and answer the following questions.River gypsies are an ethnic group in Bangladesh. They are known as bedey to localpeople. The gypsies have their own lifestyle and culture. They live in groups and donot own any land. Therefore, they live a nomadic life travelling from one place toanother. These people roam across our rivers and waters from May to December insmall country boats. These boats are their houses and these people are a part of ourwaters. In winter, many water bodies dry up. At that time they return to the mainlandand live in make-shift tarpaulin tents on open river banks. You can see their menrelaxing in the tents. Toddlers play with dogs or other pets in the dust. Women oftenidle away time by hair doing, picking off lice in twos or threes sitting in a row.Throughout the monsoon, they remain busy with fishing. They also dive for naturalpearls in waters. Sometimes, they camp for a couple of weeks. Men catch snakes andentertain people with snake charming and sell herbal cures. Women go from door todoor to sell bangles, cosmetics and other things. They also try to heal pains of oldpeople often by sucking out blood from their body.Many villagers believe in the magical power of the gypsies . They can an evil spiritleave someone’s body by magic or special Powers.

River gypsies are ethnic group of Bangladesh. Our local people call them bedey. They have special culture and live style . They do not have any land. They lead a nomadic life travelling from one place to another. They live in group. These people roam across our rivers and water from May to December in small country boats. These boat are their houses.

}{In winter, many water bodies dry up. At that time they return to their mainland and live in make-shift tarpaulin tents on open river banks. You can see their men relaxing in the tents. Children play with pat dogs and other animals.

The river gypsies main work is to catch snakes and entertain people by snake charming and sell herbal cures. Throughout the monsoon they remain busy with fishing. They also dive for pearls.

Women often idle away time by hair doing, picking off lice in twos or threes sitting in a row. But in season women undergo hard labour. They go from door to door to sell bangles, cosmetices, and other things. They also try to heal pains of old people by sucking out blood from their body

Guess the meaning of the following words and choose the correct meaning closest to the text.

(i) Local (a) global (b) traditional © regional (d) international(ii) Roam : (a) ride (b) travel © stay (d) live.(iii) special: (a) particular: (b) strange © ordinary (d) common.(iv) busy: (a) free (b) engaged © relaxed (d) open.(v) Catch : (a) throw (b) use © hold (d) leave.

Discuss with your partner and circle the right answer.

1 The term ‘ethnic’ is connected witha) people. b) plants. c) animals. d) fishes.

2 River gypsies roam around on their boats about ………...months a year.a) six b) seven c) eight d) nine

3 River gypsies live in tents ina) summer. b) winter. c) monsoon. d) spring.

4 The term ‘nomadic’ refers to a persona) living permanently at a place. b) travelling from place to place.c) living in one's own house. d) living in a rented house.

Group work:• Talk among yourselves about

the text and write the main points of the topic in your note books.

Evaluation :

(a)Who are river gypsies ?(b)What do river gypsies sometimes do through

out the monsoon ?(c) Where are river gypsies men seen to relax ?(d)How do they live ?(e)How do gypsy women try to heal pain off?

Home work

Write a paragraph about“The life of a farmer”

Thank you all