মূল বিষয়বস্তু আৰু সাৰাংশ (Theme & Summary):

English: The lesson celebrates the core theme of “Unity in Diversity” and Inclusion. Through a vibrant poem and an inspiring story about Gurpreet, a new student in Assam, it shows that even though children speak different languages, wear different dresses, and have unique talents, they all belong together as friends. When we care, share, and respect each other’s differences, we create a joyful, kind, and united world. 

অসমীয়া অনুবাদ: এই পাঠটোৰ মূল বিষয় হৈছে ‘বৈচিত্ৰ্যৰ মাজত ঐক্য’ (Unity in Diversity) আৰু অন্তৰ্ভুক্তিকৰণ (Inclusion)। এটা সুন্দৰ কবিতা আৰু গুৰপ্ৰীত নামৰ এজন নতুন ছাত্ৰৰ কাহিনীৰ জৰিয়তে দেখুওৱা হৈছে যে বিভিন্ন ভাষা, পোছাক আৰু খাদ্যভাস থকা সত্ত্বেও এখন শ্ৰেণীকোঠাত সকলো শিক্ষাৰ্থী একতাৰ বান্ধোনেৰে বান্ধ খাই থাকে। ইজনে-সিজনক সন্মান, মৰম আৰু সহায় কৰিলে আমাৰ পৃথিৱীখন সুন্দৰ আৰু শক্তিশালী হৈ পৰে।

১. কবিতাৰ শব্দাৰ্থ (Word Meanings from the Poem — Page 49)

২. প্ৰাক-পাঠ আৰু কবিতাভিত্তিক কাৰ্যকলাপ (Pre-reading & Poem Activities — Pages 48-50)

Page 48: Pre-reading Discussion:

• i) Are they wearing the same dress?
  → No, they are wearing different traditional dresses representing different cultures of India.

• ii) Do they speak the same language at home?
  → No, they speak different languages at home such as Assamese, Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali, Bodo, Nepali, etc.

• iii) When do we hoist the National Flag?
  → We hoist the National Flag on Independence Day (15th August), Republic Day (26th January), and other national celebrations.

Activity 1: Learn the contextual meaning of words (Page 50):

1. “Beautiful classrooms, colours blend,” → Here ‘colours’ refers to children coming from different cultural and social backgrounds.

2. “Different tongues, but one big cheer,” → Here ‘tongues’ means the different mother tongues or languages children speak at home.

3. “Our joy is found in diversity“ → Here ‘diversity’ means the beauty of being different and unique in many ways.

Activity 2: Match Stanzas with their Explanations (Page 50):

৩. কবিতাভিত্তিক প্ৰশ্নোত্তৰ (Poem Questions & Answers — Page 50 – Activity 3)

1. a) What are the different ways of greeting each other? (ইজনে-সিজনক সম্বোধন জনোৱাৰ বিভিন্ন উপায়বোৰ কি কি?)

Answer: The poem mentions greeting each other by saying “Namaste” and “Hello, friend.” Other ways include handshakes, hugs, high-fives, and fist bumps.

উত্তৰ: কবিতাটোত “নমস্তে” (Namaste) আৰু “হেল্ল’ ফ্ৰেণ্ড” (Hello, friend) বুলি সম্বোধন কৰাৰ কথা উল্লেখ আছে।

1. b) What food items are mentioned in the poem? (কবিতাটোত কি কি খাদ্যৰ নাম উল্লেখ আছে?)

Answer: “Ladoos” (লাড়ু) and “pithas” (পিঠা) are the traditional food items mentioned in the poem.

উত্তৰ: কবিতাটোত লাড়ু আৰু পিঠাৰ কথা উল্লেখ কৰা হৈছে।

1. c) What is the poem about? (কবিতাটো কিহৰ বিষয়ে?)

Answer: The poem is about unity in diversity, friendship, sharing, caring, and the joyful feeling of belonging together in a classroom despite having different backgrounds.

উত্তৰ: কবিতাটো বৈচিত্ৰ্যৰ মাজত একতা, বন্ধুত্ব, মৰম-চেনেহ আৰু বিভিন্ন ভাষা-সংস্কৃতি থকা সত্ত্বেও একেলগে থকাৰ আনন্দৰ বিষয়ে লিখা হৈছে।

1. d) How does friendship grow? (বন্ধুত্ব কেনেকৈ বাঢ়ি উঠে?)

Answer: Friendship grows when hearts are near, and when children learn to care, share, and respect one another.

উত্তৰ: যেতিয়া মনবোৰ ওচৰ চাপি আহে আৰু এজনে আনজনক মৰম কৰিবলৈ আৰু ভাগ-বতৰা কৰিবলৈ শিকে, তেতিয়া বন্ধুত্ব গঢ় লৈ উঠে।

1. e) Why do some children say ‘namaste’ and others say ‘hello’? (কিছুমান ল’ৰা-ছোৱালীয়ে ‘নমস্তে’ আৰু আন কিছুমানে ‘হেল্ল” কিয় কয়?)

Answer: Some children say ‘namaste’ and others say ‘hello’ because they come from diverse cultural backgrounds and speak different languages at home.

উত্তৰ: বিভিন্ন পৰিয়াল আৰু সাংস্কৃতিক পৰিৱেশৰ পৰা অহা বাবে তথা ঘৰত বেলেগ বেলেগ ভাষা কোৱা বাবে কিছুমানে ‘নমস্তে’ আৰু কিছুমানে ‘হেল্ল” কয়।

1. f) Where can we find joy? (আমি আনন্দ ক’ত বিচাৰি পাওঁ?)

Answer: Our true joy is found in diversity and in celebrating our togetherness.

উত্তৰ: আমি আমাৰ বৈচিত্ৰ্য আৰু একতাৰ মাজত প্ৰকৃত আনন্দ বিচাৰি পাওঁ।

৪. ছন্দ মিলোৱা শব্দ আৰু উপমা (Rhyming Words & Metaphor — Page 51)

Activity 4: Rhyming words from the poem:

• a) blend → friend

• b) near → clear / cheer

• c) dance → chance

• d) song → belong 

• e) share → there

• f) far → star

Activity 5. b) Complete sentences using expressions from the box:

1. My school is a garden of flowers.

2. Our class is a colourful garden.

3. My friend is a shining star.

4. She is an angel in our class.

Activity 6. a) In what way is each one a ‘shining star’?

• Rita: Rita is a ‘shining star’ because she is a good singer.

• Puja: Puja is a ‘shining star’ because she is a creative artist/painter.

• Minu: Minu is a ‘shining star’ because she is a graceful dancer.

৫. শব্দ গঠন আৰু উচ্চাৰণ (Word Building & Phonics — Pages 52-54)

Activity 7: Words made from the letters of ‘DIVERSITY’:

Activity 8. b) & 8. c) Pronunciation of ‘th’: Voiceless /θ/ vs Voiced /ð/:

৬. খাদ্য মেলা অনুচ্ছেদ (Paragraph on Food Fair — Page 56 – Activity 13. b)

People are having fun at the food fair. Men, women, and children are dressed in colourful traditional dresses. People are cooking and serving delicious traditional food items. Families and friends are sitting together and sharing delicious meals. The fair beautifully displays our rich culture, unity, and friendship. People are happy to be together.

৭. গুৰপ্ৰীতৰ কাহিনীভিত্তিক প্ৰশ্নোত্তৰ (Case Study: Gurpreet’s Story — Pages 56-58)

Activity 15. a) Say ‘True’ or ‘False’:

• i) Gurpreet was from Nepal. → False

• ii) Gurpreet was not hesitant to talk to his classmates because he could understand their language. → False

• iii) Gurpreet performed a group Bihu dance. → True

• iv) Madam Preeti asked the children to make a poster. → False (She asked them to make greetings cards)

• v) The class teacher narrated a story about kindness and understanding. → True

• vi) We can create a united world by respecting each other’s uniqueness. → True

Activity 15. b) Comprehension Questions:

1. a) Who was Gurpreet?

Ans: Gurpreet was a nine-year-old boy whose father was Punjabi and mother was Assamese, and who newly joined Class IV at Gyandeep Academy in Assam.

1. b) What was the name of his class teacher?

Ans: The name of his class teacher was Madam Preeti.

1. c) Why was Gurpreet hesitant to speak Assamese?

Ans: Gurpreet was hesitant to speak Assamese because he could not understand the language well and felt nervous that friends might laugh at him.

1. d) Why did Gurpreet make a colourful ‘Thank You’ card in Punjabi?

Ans: Gurpreet made a ‘Thank You’ card in Punjabi to thank his classmates for welcoming him with beautiful greeting cards in different languages.

1. e) How did Gurpreet become confident to perform the group Bihu dance?

Ans: Gurpreet became confident because his friends lovingly helped him learn the dance steps and cheered for him during rehearsals.

৮. ব্যাকৰণ শাখা (Grammar Section)

A. ‘Be’ Verbs: Past (‘was’, ‘were’) & Present (‘am’, ‘is’, ‘are’) (Pages 58 & 59)

Activity 16. b) Fill in the blanks with ‘was’ and ‘were’:

Gurpreet was sitting alone in the classroom. His friends were outside in the garden. They were playing hide and seek. Sumi noticed that Gurpreet was upset. She invited Gurpreet to join them. Gurpreet was happy.

Activity 17: Fill in the conversation with ‘am’, ‘is’, ‘are’:

“My name is Shilpi. I am the class monitor. Sumi, Dwithun, Prem and Gurpreet are my friends.”

B. Adjectives (নাম-বিশেষণ — Page 59 – Activity 18)

Describing Words (Adjectives):

• From textbook: brilliant, lovely, beautiful, smart, nervous, happy, strong, kind, confident

• Additional Adjectives: friendly, helpful, polite, cheerful, brave, honest, gentle

Activity 19: Five sentences describing a friend:

1. My best friend is Sumi.

2. She is very smart and polite in her behavior.

3. She is always joyful and helps everyone in need.

4. She has a charming smile and is very creative.

5. We sit together in class and share our lunch every day.

C. Greeting Card Completion (Page 61 – Activity 20. b)

Dear Gurpreet,

We warmly welcome you to our class.

We are happy to have you as our new friend.

We can talk about our food habits, festivals and traditions. We hope you will love our school and make great memories with us.

With love and warm wishes,

Yours lovingly, Sumi and classmates

D. Shortened / Contracted Forms (Page 62 – Activity 21)

E. Simple Past Tense (অতীত কাল — Pages 62 & 63 – Activities 22 & 23)

Activity 22. b) Add ‘-d’ or ‘-ed’:

• celebrate → celebrated

• share → shared

• learn → learned

• hoist → hoisted

• perform → performed

• enjoy → enjoyed

Activity 23. a) Choose correct past tense verbs:

Yesterday, our class formed (formed/form) teams. We played (play/played) a game together. We shared (share/shared) our ideas and helped (helped/help) each other in the team. That day we enjoyed (enjoy/enjoyed) a lot.

Activity 23. b) Present Time vs Past Time Words:

৯. শব্দ বিচাৰ আৰু ৰচনা (Word Grid & Creative Writing — Page 64)

Activity 24: Meaningful Words found from the grid:

Words: DIVERSITY, DANCE, LANGUAGE, BELONG, FRIEND, FOOD, CULTURE, UNITY, HEART, SHARE, CARE, TOGETHER.

Activity 25: Short Paragraph — “Different food I like to eat”:

I love trying different varieties of food from different cultures. During Bihu, I enjoy eating traditional Assamese delicacies like pitha, ladoo, and doi-sira. I also love South Indian dosa, Tibetan momos, and Punjabi parathas. Eating different kinds of food with friends teaches us about their cultures and brings us closer together.

শ্লোগান (Slogan):

“UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL”

(একতাই বল, বিভেদেই পতন)