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3. Introduction A. R. Farrukh Ahamed Lecturer (English) Simrail Alim Madrasa Siddirgonj, Narayangonj. Class- Ten Subject: English 1 st Paper Unit-18, Lesson-03

6. By the end of the lesson learners will have practiced 1. speaking skill through talking about 21 st February and UNESCO. 2. reading skill through matching information with pictures and filling an extract with words kept in a box. 3. writing skill through writing activities of people on February 21. 4. vocabularies : tribute, adopt, proclaim nation, multilingual Objectives

7. Vocabularies 1. Tribute = Honour 1. We pay honour to the language martyrs.

8. UNESCO took the decision in a resolution. = to take in 2. Adopt

9. The declaration came from the office. 3. Proclamation = Announcement, declaration

10. 4. Multilingual He can speak more than two languages. = Able to speak more than two languages

11. 1. What language do you speak? 2.. Do you speak the same language at home and outside? 3. How many languages do you speak? 4. How do you learn a different language? Discuss the following questions with your friend-

12.  Mother language is the language that a person learns to speak from his/her mother. What is meant by mother language?

13.  International Mother Language Day refers to a day symbolising respects to the mother tongue of all people of the world.  UNESCO is the United Nations Education, Science and Cultural Organisation. What is meant by International Mother Language Day? What is Who declared International Mother Language Day? When did UNESCO announce International Mother Language Day?  In November, 1999.

14. Read the following extracts and fill in the blanks with the clues from the box. proclaimedgloballymartyrsrightful form UNESCO The UNESCO has --------------------- 21st February as the International Mother Language Day to be observed ----------------------- in recognition of the sacrifices of the ---------------------------------- for establishing the ----------------------------- place of Bangla. The proclamation came in the ------------------------- of a resolution unanimously adopted in plenary of the ------------------------- at its headquarters in Paris in 1999.

15. Group Task Why should we celebrate International Mother Language Day?

16. Home work What do people usually do on 21 st February? 1.Wake up at dawn 2.Walk barefoot 3.Put on black badges 4.Go to the Shahid Minar 5.Pay homage 6.Offer flowers 7.Pray for the salvation of the martyrs Clues given for making answer…

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