My Story
১. গুৰুত্বপূৰ্ণ শব্দ আৰু অৰ্থ (Important Vocabulary & Meanings)
Autobiography (আত্মজীৱনী) – An account of a person’s life or an entity written by oneself.
Biography (জীৱনী) – An account of someone’s life written by another person.
Stream (নিজৰা / জুৰি) – A small, narrow river of clear running water.
Polluted (প্ৰদূষিত / কলুষিত) – Contaminated with harmful, dirty, or poisonous substances.
Wasted (অপচয় কৰা) – Used carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose.
Preserve / Conserve (সংৰক্ষণ কৰা) – Maintain something in its original or existing state; protect from harm or waste.
Destitute (চৰম দৰিদ্ৰ / নিঃস্ব / আৰ্তজন) – Extremely poor and lacking the basic necessities of life (food, shelter, clothing).
Rainwater harvesting (বৰষুণৰ পানী সংৰক্ষণ) – The collection and storage of rainwater from rooftops for reuse before it reaches the aquifer.
Cultivation (খেতি / শস্য উৎপাদন) – The act of preparing the soil and growing crops.
Subject (উদ্দেশ্য / কৰ্তা) – The person, place, or thing that performs the action in a sentence.
Predicate (বিধেয় / কৰ্ম আৰু ক্ৰিয়া) – The part of a sentence containing a verb and stating something about the subject.
Expiry date (ম্যাদ উকলি যোৱাৰ তাৰিখ) – The date after which a medicine or consumable product should no longer be used.
Manufacture date (উৎপাদনৰ তাৰিখ) – The date on which a product or medicine was produced.
২. পাঠৰ সাৰাংশ (Lesson Summary)
English: In this lesson, Water narrates its own autobiography. Water has neither a fixed shape nor an inherent colour—it reflects the colours of its surroundings. It appears light blue in lakes and seas, sparkling silver in rushing streams, and glowing white, grey, orange, and gold in sunset clouds. Water is essential to human life—it fills school water bottles, keeps our bodies clean and healthy, irrigates crops, and brings life to nature. However, Water makes an earnest appeal: it dislikes being polluted with dirt and hates being wasted. It urges human beings to keep water bodies clean and conserve every single drop. The lesson also contrasts an autobiography (a story written about oneself, such as Water’s story or a pencil’s story) with a biography (a life story written by someone else, like Mother Teresa’s or Phuleswari Hazarika’s life story). Additionally, it teaches rainwater harvesting, steps of rice cultivation, and grammar concepts like Subject and Predicate and verb tenses.
অসমীয়া: এই পাঠটিত পানীয়ে নিজৰ আত্মজীৱনী বৰ্ণনা কৰিছে। পানীৰ কোনো নিৰ্দিষ্ট আকাৰ বা নিজা ৰং নাই— ই য’ত থাকে তাৰ ৰঙেই ধাৰণ কৰে। সাগৰ আৰু হ্ৰদত পানী পাতল নীলা, নিজৰাত ৰূপালী আৰু আকাশৰ মেঘত সূৰ্যৰ কিৰণ লৈ বগা, ধূসৰ, সুমথিৰা আৰু সোণালী ৰং লয়। পানী মানৱ জীৱনৰ অপৰিহাৰ্য উপাদান— ই বিদ্যালয়ৰ বটলত থাকে, আমাৰ গা পৰিষ্কাৰ আৰু সুস্থ ৰাখে, খেতি-বাতি আৰু গছ-গছনি ডাঙৰ কৰে আৰু পৃথিৱীলৈ প্ৰাণৰ সঞ্চাৰ কৰে। কিন্তু পানীয়ে মানুহক এটা কাতৰ অনুৰোধ জনাইছে: পানীয়ে আৱৰ্জনাৰে প্ৰদূষিত হ’বলৈ আৰু অপচয় হ’বলৈ বৰ বেয়া পায়। সেয়েহে আমি পানী সংৰক্ষণ কৰা আৰু জলাশয়বোৰ নিকা কৰি ৰখা উচিত। পাঠটিত আত্মজীৱনী (নিজে লিখা জীৱনৰ কথা) আৰু জীৱনীৰ (আনৰ বিষয়ে লিখা জীৱন কথা) পাৰ্থক্য বুজোৱাৰ লগতে বৰষুণৰ পানী সংৰক্ষণ, ধান খেতিৰ বিভিন্ন পৰ্যায়, আৰু বাক্যৰ Subject (উদ্দেশ্য) ও Predicate (বিধেয়) আদি গুৰুত্বপূৰ্ণ বিষয় সন্নিৱিষ্ট কৰা হৈছে।
৩. পাঠভিত্তিক প্ৰশ্নোত্তৰ আৰু কাৰ্যাৱলী (Textbook Activities & Solutions)
Activity 1: Autobiography of Water — Bubble Sentences (পানীৰ বিষয়ে বাক্য পূৰণ)
1. I help to… (মই সহায় কৰোঁ…):
i) keep you clean, fresh and healthy. (তোমালোকক পৰিষ্কাৰ, সতেজ আৰু সুস্থ কৰি ৰখাত)
ii) grow your plants and trees and bring life to the world. (গছ-গছনি ডাঙৰ কৰাত আৰু পৃথিৱীলৈ প্ৰাণ কঢ়িয়াই অনাত)
2. You see me… (তোমালোকে মোক দেখা পোৱা…):
i) in seas, lakes, and rapid mountain streams. (সাগৰ, হ্ৰদ আৰু পাহাৰীয়া নিজৰাত)
ii) sailing in the sky as clouds and in your school water bottle. (আকাশত ডাৱৰ হৈ আৰু বিদ্যালয়ৰ পানীৰ বটলত)
3. I don’t like… (মই বেয়া পাওঁ…):
i) to be polluted with dirty things and waste. (লেতেৰা বস্তুৰে প্ৰদূষিত হ’বলৈ)
ii) to be wasted carelessly. (অযথা অপচয় হ’বলৈ)
Activity 2: Synonyms of ‘Beautiful’ & Sentence Making (সমৰ্থক শব্দ আৰু বাক্য ৰচনা)
Attractive: She wore an attractive dress on her birthday. (আকৰ্ষণীয়)
Pretty: The garden is full of pretty flowers. (ধুনীয়া)
Good-looking: He is a good-looking and polite boy. (সুদৰ্শন)
Charming: The village has a charming natural view. (মনোমোহা)
Handsome: The prince was tall, brave, and handsome. (সুন্দৰ / কান্তিময়)
Activity 3 & 4: Action Words in Present, Past, and Future Tenses (ক্ৰিয়াৰ তিনিটা কাল)
What happens today (Present) | What happened in the past (Past) | What is likely to happen (Future) |
|---|---|---|
Arun Das drives a bus. | Arun Das drove a bus. | Arun Das will drive a bus. |
Miss Amiya teaches English. | Miss Amiya taught English. | Miss Amiya will teach English. |
Raghu Bora ploughs the field. | Raghu Bora ploughed the field. | Raghu Bora will plough the field. |
Water lives in clouds. | Water lived in clouds. | Water will live in clouds. |
Birds fly in the sky. | Birds flew in the sky. | Birds will fly in the sky. |
Smoke pollutes the air. | Smoke polluted the air. | Smoke will pollute the air. |
Students write letters. | Students wrote letters. | Students will write letters. |
She dances gracefully. | She danced gracefully. | She will dance gracefully. |
Friends help each other. | Friends helped each other. | Friends will help each other. |
Activity 5: Reading Medicine Labels (ঔষধৰ লেবেল অধ্যয়ন)
The name of the medicine is: CAFFRI COUGH SYRUP
The date of manufacture is: 18/8/2017
The date of expiry is: 21/7/2020
The price is: Rs. 47.00
Manufactured by: Assam Medicine Company
Activity 6 & 7: Biography of Mother Teresa & Wh-Questions (মাদাৰ টেৰেছাৰ জীৱনী আৰু প্ৰশ্ন গঠন)
Framing Questions (Activity 6):
What was Mother Teresa’s real name?
Answer: Her real name was Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu.
Who founded the Missionaries of Charity?
Answer: Mother Teresa founded the Missionaries of Charity.
Where was Mother Teresa born?
Answer: She was born in Skopje.
When was Mother Teresa awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?
Answer: She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.
Meaning of ‘Destitute’ (Activity 7):
Destitute: Extremely poor, helpless, and lacking basic food, clothing, and shelter. (নিঃস্ব / অতিশয় দৰিদ্ৰ)
Synonyms: impoverished, penniless, needy, homeless.
Activity 8: Rainwater Harvesting at School (বৰষুণৰ পানী সংৰক্ষণ)
Rainwater harvesting is a smart and sustainable method of collecting and storing rainwater from rooftops through pipes and channels into a large storage tank. This filtered water is used for watering school gardens, washing utensils, cleaning toilets, and replenishing the groundwater level.
Activity 9: Steps of Rice Cultivation in Chronological Order (ধান খেতিৰ পৰ্যায়সমূহ)
The land is ploughed. (মাটি চহোৱা / হাল বোৱা)
Rice seedlings are grown in nursery fields. (ধানৰ কঠিয়া সিঁচা)
Seedlings are collected from fields. (কঠিয়া তোলা)
Seedlings are planted in rows (plenty of water is required). (শাৰী শাৰীকৈ কঠিয়া ৰোৱা)
When paddy ripens, the crop is harvested. (ধান পকিলে কাচিৰে ধান দোৱা)
The paddy stalks are threshed to separate the grains of rice from the stalks. (ধান মৰণা মৰা / শস্য পৃথক কৰা)
The grains of rice are collected in gunny bags. (ধান বস্তাত ভৰোৱা)
Activity 10: Grammar — Subject and Predicate (উদ্দেশ্য আৰু বিধেয়)
Subject: The person or thing performing the action.
Predicate: What the person or thing is doing.
Subject (উদ্দেশ্য) | Predicate (বিধেয়) |
|---|---|
Abhi | is opening the tap. |
Nita, Gita and Raju | are discussing their contribution. |
The farmer | is ploughing the field. |
The sun | is shining brightly. |
The children | are watching a football match. |
Activity 12: Mini Autobiography of a Pencil (পেঞ্চিলৰ আত্মজীৱনী)
“I am a pencil. I was born in a factory. I am made of lead and wood. I have many names. Children love to draw and write with me. I become shorter and shorter when children sharpen me.”
Activity 13: Mini Biography of Phuleswari Hazarika (ফুলেশ্বৰী হাজৰিকাৰ জীৱনী)
Phuleswari Hazarika was born on 8th September 1956 in Dergaon, Assam. Her parents were Late Madhav Hazarika and Late Phulmoti Hazarika. She dedicated her life to social work and was widely celebrated as a popular children’s storybook writer. She passed away on 9th November 2012, leaving behind a rich legacy of literature and social service.
Activity 14 & 15: Past Continuous Tense in Classroom Situation (ঘটি থকা অতীত কাল)
Passage Completion:
At 10 o’clock yesterday, we were sitting in our classroom. Our teacher was writing on the blackboard. Suddenly the doors and the windows began shaking. The children were running out of the classroom. Soon there was an announcement. A man was sitting on a rickshaw with a microphone in his hand. He was telling people what to do during an earthquake.
Activity 16: Auxiliary Verbs in Polite Questions & Requests (সহায়ক ক্ৰিয়াৰ ব্যৱহাৰ)
Can you give me the phone number of the civil hospital? (অনুগ্ৰহ কৰি মোক অসামৰিক চিকিৎসালয়ৰ ফোন নম্বৰটো দিব পাৰিবনে?)
Could you switch off the lights, please? (অনুগ্ৰহ কৰি লাইটবোৰ বন্ধ কৰি দিবনে?)
Do you know the time when the fire broke out? (জুই কেতিয়া লাগিছিল আপুনি জানেনে?)
Would you like to visit the sick people? (আপুনি ৰুগীয়া মানুহখিনিক চাবলৈ যাব বিচাৰিবনে?)
Could you carry some medicine with you? (আপুনি লগত কিছু ঔষধ লৈ যাব পাৰিবনে?)