ASSISTANT TEACHER COX’SBAZAR GOVERNMENT HIGH SCHOOL. ID NO:80 BATCH:55 GROUP:B VANUE:CHITTAGONG TEACHERS TRAINING COLLEGE.

SUBJECT:ENGLISH FIRST PAPER CLASS:EIGHT TIME:50 MINUTES

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TODAY’S LESSON: RIVER GYPSIES IN BANGLADESH(1) UNIT:7(DIFFERENT PEOPLE,DIFFERENT OCCUPATIONS) LESSON:3PAGE:(74-75)

LEARNING OUTCOMES: By the end of the lesson students will be able to-  learn some key words  know about the life styles of river gypsies  answer simple questions  Write a short paragraph

River gypsies are an ethnic group in Bangladesh.

They are known as bedey to local people. The gypsies has their won lifestyl and culture.

They live in a nomadic life travelling from one place to another.

Gypsies roam across our rivers and water from May to December. The boats are used as their homes too.

Gypsies live in the tarpaulin tents during the dry season.

Women often idle away time by hair doing, picking lice in twos or threes sitting in a row.

Men gypsies catch snake and entertain people with snake charming for earning.

Bedey is going to sell cosmetics. Selling churi

They also try to heal pains of old people often by sucking out blood.

In dry season, they live in land.

Men gypsies sell bangles

Vocabulary Toddler Tarpaulin Tent Temporary living place / camp A kind of water proof clothe used for making tent Children aged between one to three.

Pearls Grey or bluish white concretion in oyster or other shells. A preparation used to beautify hair or skin Cosmetics

Pair work Make a dialogue on river gypsies with your partner.

 Who are river gypsies?  When do they come back to main land?  When do the river gypsies live in boats?

 The river gypsies are ethnic people in Bangladesh.  They come back to main land during the dry season.  The river gypsies live in boats during the rainy season. ANSWERS:

Suppose you have visited a bede family. Now write a short paragraph about their ways of life HOME WORK