Introduction Md. Zakir Hossain Assistant Teacher Sadipur High School, Sonargaon, Narayanganj Md. Zakir Hossain Assistant Teacher Sadipur High School, Sonargaon, Narayanganj Class-9 ( section-B ) English (Ist paper) Class-9 ( section-B ) English (Ist paper)

river

People live here happily.

River Erosion

People affected by river erosion.

The greed of the roaring rivers The greed of the roaring rivers Today’s topic

Learning outcomes By 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 to one lakh example affects

A Answers 1.homeless 2.due to 3.shortage of food 4.slum dweller 5.victims 6.threats 7.close to 8.one lakh 9.example 10.affects

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

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