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Our folk songs

অষ্টম শ্রেণি (মাধ্যমিক) - English for Today - A glimpse of our culture | | NCTB BOOK
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Key words : folk musical instruments

A. Work in pairs. Look at the names of the musical instruments and answer the following questions.

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tablapianoharmoniumek-taraviolin
  1. Can you sing a song?
  2. Can you play any of these musical instruments?
  3. Do you know anybody who can play any of these instruments? Tell what you know about her/him.

 

B. Read the text and answer the following questions.

Folk songs are songs sung in the traditional style of a community or country. Here the traditional style includes the themes, words and tunes of the songs that have existed for a long time among the common people.

We have a rich history and collection of folk songs in Bangladesh. Of them Palligiti, Bhatiali, Bhawaiya, Jari, Sari, Gambhira, Lalongiti, Palagaan and songs of Hason Raja are very popular. The traditional musical instruments are usually played with these songs.

Questions

  1. Who usually likes our folk songs?
  2. Can you name some well known folk singers?
  3. Do you like folk songs? If you do, who is your favourite folk singer? Which song or songs do you like most?

 

C Discuss in groups and write a paragraph on the following question. Do you like to listen to folk songs? Why? Why not?

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Rezwan Siddiki Tamim

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