1. Welcome

2. INTRODUCTION Presnted by Prosanto Kishore Chakrabarty B.A.(Hons) M.A.in English English Lecturer Edited by Md. Abdul Hakim Assistant Teacher in English Fultala Mohammadia High School Munshganj Sadar,Munshiganj. Barajamalpur Alim Madrasha

3. Look at the picture and tell about it !!

4. THE ISLAND MALDIVES

5. English For Today Class:9-10 Maldives Unit : -sixLesson : -three

6. Watch video of MALDIVES

7. LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE LESSON : After reading the text, You will learn :- Geographical Information of Maldives !!Naturally attractive beauties in Maldives !!Climatically destructive Change in the island !!Natural calamities in recent years !!

8. Look at pictures of The Maldives :

9. GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION IMPORTANT INFORMATION The Republic of Maldives is an island country in the Indian Ocean. It has 1199 island that are clustered into 26 major atolls. An atoll is a ring –shaped coral reef or a string of closely spaced island. The natural coral reef of Maldives surrounded by lagoons make each island stand out as a pearl in the Indian Ocean. The Maldives stand at eighth position amongst the smallest countries in the world with an area of 300 square kilometers only. It is also the smallest Asian country with respect to population and size. Please keep reading …………………….

10. SOME NEW W o RDS A land in sea. Island

11. A picnic Sport Resort

12. Dweller Settlers

13. Excessive Heat Global Warming

14. Group work : Give correct answer. What is the name of this Island? A Do you know that it is country or not? B Tell me where it is located in the world? C What do you mean by Resort? D Maldives Yes, Country In Asia Picnic Spot

15. NATURAL BEAUTIES IN MALDIVES! Tourist Resort in the Maldives Maldives is famous as a tourist destination because of its enjoyable weather, heavenly beaches and lagoons, luxurious holiday resorts and the peace loving people. Being an island country, it enjoys a pleasant weather throughout the year. The Maldives has been ranked as the best country brand for beach, rest and relaxation in 2008. In the same year, it was also ranked second as the best country brand for natural beauty Please continue reading……………………….. Please watch a video clips……

16. Pair Work : Choose the best answer : 1.The Maldives is situated in the ………... Indian OceanAtlantic Ocean 2. Why is the Maldives famous for………..? Natural resourcesNatural beauties

17. Natural Beauties in Maldives.

18. Single Work : Write down your answer. Information: Answer:  Maldives got independence ----------------.  Maldives is very famous for ----------------.  A famous scholar and historian ----------------.

19. Natural Calamities in Island. The Maldives have held a cabinet meeting to highlight the bad effects of the global warming in the world. Calamities: Floods, Tsunami, cyclone and earthquakes as well as rising sea level are called natural calamities. Reason: The main reasons for this calamities in the world specially in Maldives are global warming caused by excessive carbon dioxide around the earth. Results: The dry part of the Maldives have been washed away by Tsunami in recent years and killed many lives.

20. Natural Calamities in the Maldives:

21. Final Work : Give the answers to the questions. 1. Where is the Maldives situated in the world? 2. Why have they held a cabinet meeting under water ? 3. What makes the Maldives an ideal place for the tourist? 4. When was Islam introduced in the Maldives ? 5. Where did the primitive settlers come from ?

22. Look at the pictures carefully.

23.  Home Work : Writing Test.  Write a paragraph about Maldives in ten sentences.

24. gOODBYE