4. *Which river is the video about? *What is considered this river in a song, do you know? *why is it called so? what do you think? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izHmK578r zE River bank erosion in Bangladesh

6. By the end of the lesson, the learners will be able to *ask and answer questions (pair wise) *take part in debates on given topics (group wise) *fill in the blanks *write the summary of the passage

7. Meherjan lives in a slum on the Sirajgonj Town Protection Embankment.

13. (n.)the process by which the surface of the earth is worn away by the action of water, glaciers,winds,waves,etc

14. (n) : a seasonal wind of S Asia that blows from the southwest in summer, bringing heavy rains, and from the northeast in winter

15. wind blows making a low continuous indistinct/murmuring sound

16. n

18. In this term I’ll go for giving them a task of gap filling activity. I’ll supply them sheets individually so that they can easily and smoothly do the work within the given time.I’ll check the their sheets through exchanging them within the other learners’ sheets. Complete the summery of Meherjan’s life with words/ phrases from the box Meherjan is a typical (1)….. woman who lives in a slum. She lost her shelter and properties (2)…… the erosion of river Jamuna. She also lost her family. Her husband had died of disease caused by poverty and (3)……. Now, she is only a (4)…….. Like Meherjan there are many people who have become the (5)…… of river erosion. River erosion is still possing (6) …… to the lives and properties of thousands of people. People living ….. Rivers are most likely victimes 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. 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.

20. Ans.Here the river Jamuna has beeen compared to a greedy person who claims everything from the other people around him.In such a way the Jamuna has gradually consumed the cultivable land, trees, house,vegetable gardenand bamboo bush of Meherjan Ans.River erosion most likely occurs in the monsoon season. Ans.Once Meherjan had a happy family. Due to hunger and poverty caused diseases,she lost her husband and family. Now she is all alone. Ans.There will be thousands of more Meherjans in our towns and villages every year. Summarize the passage.

21. Write the summery of the passage from your reading.