Summary
Summary:
Mrs. Nazma and Mr. Joynul Ali reside in a small village with their two daughters, Mitu (7) and Nitu (5). Joynul, a carpenter, creates furniture and performs minor repairs, but struggles to find consistent work, living from hand to mouth. Nazma manages all household tasks daily and occasionally teaches basic Bangla and English to her daughters, who do not attend school. While Nazma completed up to class 5, Joynul did not receive any formal education.
Tasks:
- List A (Nazma):
- cooks
- washes clothes
- cleans
- List B (Joynul):
- makes stools
- does small repairs
Phrases and Their Meanings:
- live from hand to mouth: spend all the money you earn on basic needs, e.g., food and clothes; you cannot save any money.
- rain or shine: in good or bad weather.
- alphabet: all the letters in a language.
- illiterate: a person who does not know how to read and write.
Discussion Point: The reason Mitu and Nitu do not go to school could be due to financial constraints or lack of access to education.
B Ask and answer the question in pairs: What do you see in picture 1/2/3/4/5/6?
C Read about the family.
Mrs Nazma and Mr Joynul Ali live in a small village with their daughters, Mitu aged 7 and Nitu aged 5. Joynul is a carpenter. He is hired by the villagers to make chairs, tables, pira (low stool) and other furniture. He is also asked to do small repair work. But Joynul does not find work every day. He lives from hand to mouth.
Nazma does all the work at home from morning to night, rain or shine. Sometimes she sits with Mitu and Nitu, and teaches them Bangla and English alphabets and some numbers. They do not go to school. Nazma could study only up to class 5. Joynul could not study.
D Make two lists of what Nazma and Joynul do in the table below.
| List A (Nazma) | List B (Joynul) |
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E Match the phrases/words with their meanings.
| Phrases/Words | Meanings |
| live from hand to mouth | all the letters in a language |
| rain or shinealphabet | a person who does not know how to read and write |
| alphabet | spend all the money you earn on basic needs, e.g. food and clothes you cannot save any money |
| illiterate | in good or bad weather |
F First discuss in groups and then write an answer to this question.
What do you think is the reason why Mitu and Nitu do not go to school?
