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Let`s watch a video about Parth Protim Majumder.

Meaning Click here Meaning Click here In the primitive age people used to signs and gesture as a language. Relating to human society at a very early stage to development ( old / ancient ).

A movement of part of body to show what you mean or how you feel. Meaning Click here Meaning Click here

Meaning Click here Meaning Click here Someone who can do something very well, famous artist.

Meaning Click here Meaning Click here A thing done by one person unaccompanied.

1. Before the use of speech, communication took place through language. a) writtenb) signc) spokend) art 2. In what form have the silent gestures evolved into ? a) dramab) cinema c) mime d) dance Answer

3. In olden times the actors who performed mime used to put white paint on their a) limbsb) body c) face d) hair 4. In the sentence “It touched a little boy’s heart while he was watching a performance in his village”. Here ‘touched’ means. a) appealedb) requestedc) taught d) broke 5. In the passage the word ‘turning’ is a/an a) nounb) verbc) adjective d) Gerund Answer

1. False: corr. Inf. In the primitive age communications took place between humans through signs and gestures. 2. False: False, Corr. Inf. Humans used signs and gestures as the primary means of interaction. 3. False, corr. Inf.Partha Pratim Majumder is the pioneer in the field of mime in Bangladesh. 4. True 5. False, Corr. Inf. Marcel Marceau`s school of mime is in France. Ans:

Read the text again then write the answers to the following questions. 1.What is mime ? 2.What helped Partha to express himself clearly while performing mime ? 3.What did he use to describe through his performance at the beginning ? 4.Why was the French ambassador impressed when he saw Majumder`s performance ? 5.Describe in sequence shy Majumder was given a number of the highest awards in art and culture. What were the awards ? 1.What is mime ? 2.What helped Partha to express himself clearly while performing mime ? 3.What did he use to describe through his performance at the beginning ? 4.Why was the French ambassador impressed when he saw Majumder`s performance ? 5.Describe in sequence shy Majumder was given a number of the highest awards in art and culture. What were the awards ?