A. Look at the pictures, discuss in groups and say the names of the persons. If you do not know any or some of them, ask your teacher.
A baby bay is born after a long time. With him happiness comes down to the family. A few minutes later, the baby is put on the lap of his elder sister.
The newborn baby looks like a shining star. Everybody is amazed to see him. He gets love and affection from everybody around him. Yet life is not easy and smooth for him.
He first visits the prison at the age of one and a half years.
After that he often visits the prison to see his father. His father is put there for his fight for the freedom of the nation. In the jail gate the kid never smiles before seeing his father. Only when his father comes to the meeting room, he jumps into his arms and smiles.
At their home, mother raises pigeons. The little boy feeds the birds with his mother. He plays with them. He likes pigeons. So, he never eats the meat of the birds he loves. The boy is very kind, like his mother.
He has a great heart like his father. Can you guess who the boy is? He is Sheikh Russel, the youngest son of the Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
B. Listen to the story and repeat after teacher. In pairs read the sentences aloud.
C. Read the story again and answer the questions in groups.
1. Who is this little boy?
2. Who is his father?
3. Who is his elder sister?
4. Why does the boy often visit the prison?
5. Who raises pigeons?
D. Read the story individually and fill in the gap in each sentence with the right word.
1. With the birth of the baby the family becomes.
2. The newborn baby looks like a star.
3. The baby never at the jail gate.
4. His father is put in jail for his fight for the of the nation.
5. The name of the boy is
E. Read the story again and write answers to the following ques- tions.
1. What happens to the family when the baby boy is born?
2. What does the newborn baby look like?
3. Why is the father of the baby put in jail?
4. What does the baby do when his father meets them in the prison meeting room?
5. Why doesn't the boy eat pigeons' meat?
F. Write a few lines about your birth and early childhood.
G. Listen to the rhyme, read each line in groups. Recite it in chorus.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
When the blazing sun is gone,
When he nothing shines upon,
Then you show your little light,
Twinkle, twinkle, all the night.
H. Draw the picture from the dots.
I. Colour the picture given below and write the name of the person under the picture.
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