Textbook (verbatim transcription): Poem Tears of the Earth
Verbatim transcription of the printed NCTB textbook pages.
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1.1 Let's go for a walk in the nature around your school campus. Observe and take notes what you see.
1.2 Now, discuss the following questions with your friends.
a) What did you see around your school campus? b) How did you feel when you were walking?
1.3 Read and recite.
Abdullah Al-Mamun
Once the river was clear and bright, Now hides its tears from sunny daylight. The sky seems dim, the soil has sore, The trees can't dance just like before.
The birds aren't seen near, the flowers get fade, In smoky air with heavy dark shade. The ocean cries loud because of pain, With a lot of waste instead of rain.
But a small effort can make it right, That can give us a beautiful sight. Let's love our earth, both land and sea, And make it safe for you and me.
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2.1 Ask and discuss in pairs.
a) Why is the earth crying? b) What changes do we see in nature according to the poem? c) What can we do to save the earth?
2.2 Read the poem again and match the words with their meanings. One is done for you.
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hide | trying hard to do something |
| sore | something having a lot of weight |
| fade | keeping something secret |
| heavy | becoming less bright |
| instead | painful or hurting |
| effort | choosing one thing over another |
2.3 Make sentences using the following words.
Hide : …………………………………………………………….. Sore : …………………………………………………………….. Fade : …………………………………………………………….. Heavy : …………………………………………………………….. Instead: …………………………………………………………….. Effort : ……………………………………………………………..
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3.1 Language Focus: Rhyming Words
Rhyming words are two or more words that have the same ending sound. Examples: pain – rain right – sight fade – shade sea – me
4.1 Identify the rhyming words in the poem and make a list of them. One is done for you.
a) clear – tear b) …………………… c) …………………… d) …………………… e) …………………… f) ……………………
4.2 See the pictures of a 'Happy Earth' and a 'Sad Earth'. Write two actions that can make earth happy and sad.
Figure
Labels: Happy Earth; Sad Earth Description: Two cartoon globes with faces. The left globe has a wide smile; the right globe has a frown. Each picture has a caption below it.
a) …………………………………… a) …………………………………… b) …………………………………… b) ……………………………………
4.3 Work in groups. Make a poster titled Promise to the Earth. Each student will write a promise that he or she will do to make the Earth smile.
Figure
Labels: Promise to the Earth Description: An easel holding a blank poster; the title "Promise to the Earth" is printed at the top of the poster.
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