English for today Class Eight, Unite 5, Lesson 3 | Ever beautiful Shamima
Unit Five
Making a difference
Lesson 3: Ever beautiful Shamima
Key words: outward vow disabled unstitched dignity regret
ill-fated product grudge
A. Look at the picture. Talk about the picture and read the questions.
1. Who did Shamima work with?
2. What is Shamima's present dream?
B. Now read the text and ask and answer the above questions.
Shamima's misery started the day she
was married. Her husband was a greedy person and he used to abuse her verbally
and physically. Within a few months into her marriage she had to leave her
husband Kamal Uddin Joardar.
Now Shamima vows to work with women,
who are ill-fated like her. She has 43 female members in her organisation
working for her. She herself trains the members and then provides them with
work. She designs fabrics, makes block-print, brush-paint and hand-embroidered
saris. She also makes three-piece dresses for women, and fatuas for men. She
sells these products in her shop and supplies them outside.
Shamima has a dream now, a dream to
do something for the helpless people. She wants them to feel useful. They can
live with self-respect and dignity. With this in view, she goes out looking for
such people.
Shamima finished her story with a
smile. Shamima has no complaints, no regrets, no grudges. Her husband could
destroy her outward beauty but not the beauty of her mind. All she wants to do
is to bring a smile on the faces of those women who are unfortunate. Shamima
wants to become a famous designer.
C. What do you understand by, "Her husband could destroy her outward beauty but not the beauty of her mind.?"
D. True or false? If
false, give the correct information.
1. Shamima's husband destroyed her.
2. Shamima promised to stand beside the helpless women.
3. She has some trainers to train the women of her organisation.
1. Shamima's husband destroyed her.
2. Shamima promised to stand beside the helpless women.
3. She has some trainers to train the women of her organisation.
4. Shamima wants to become a wealthy
person to help others.
E. Project: Find a person in your
locality who has succeeded in the face of difficulties and write about her/him.
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