ENGLISH FOR TODAY

CLASS: XI

PRESENTED BY......

MOSTAFIZUR RAHMAN SHAMIMLECTURER, DEPAREMENT OF ENGLISH

BHERAMARA COLLEGE

Unit -Thirteen: We and Our Rights, Lesson- 1: Children have their rights

Textual Example:(i) He is preferred by the passengers and

for this he gets beaten by other porters.(ii) He used to be tied to(iii) a camel race so that his terrified

screens would make the camel run faster.

Unit- 13: We and Our Rights, Lesson 2:Women have rights too

Key Features:(i) Helplessness of women in Bangladesh.(ii) The need and importance of female

education.(iii) The importance of awareness of

women about their right.(iv) The importance of the enforcement of

women repression Act

Summary: Women are thought inferior to men. They lack education and awareness of their rights. They are deprived and tortured in many ways. They should have education. They should, thereby, have self-dependence.

Unit-13: We and Our Rights, Lesson-3: The

rights of the old must not be

Key Features: (i) The retirement age for govt. employee in

Bangladesh is 57 years and for university teachers is 63 years.

(ii) In developed countries the retirement age is 65 years.

(iii) Social security free medical facilities are given by the government in the form of old age benefits in developed countries but in Bangladesh it is rare.

(iv) In Bangladesh housewives are not eligible for any pension.

(v) The retired age old people must be an asset for the society.

(vi) They need much care because they have served their family and nation.

QUESTIONS: A. What do you think about the title and the

rights of the old people in our country? B. Read the passage from the text and identify

the right words in the brackets. C. Find out the different phrases from the

passage and make ten sentences with them about your family.

Summary:

For govt. employees 57 is the age for retirement. After retirement the government provides some facilities such as pension and gratuity. But these are not enough. Besides, there are many who do not work in govt. offices and are therefore, not eligible for pension. According to the report of the Bureau of Statistics 6% of the population of our country are aged people. They have served their nation and families throughout their life. So, in their old age it is their right to get service from us in return.

Unit 4: Pastimes Lesson 1: Things we enjoy doing

Objectives: By the end of the lesson you will have

filled in two grids with specific information. read a passage on leisure activities in other

parts of the world. labeled pictures of different types of sports. written questions for given answers based on

a reading passage. written a paragraph on common leisure

activities.

Unit-13: We and Our Rights, Lesson-6: Citizens and their rights

Key Features:(i) Relaxation in the German citizenship

law.(ii) The process of acquiring German

citizenship(iii) The features of their process

Summary: Non German children residing in Germany can apply for German citizenship; the citizenship law has been made more relaxed than before in Germany. This citizenship reform has some points that have to be followed by foreigners as mandatory for the naturalisation of citizenship. These points are— the ability to support themselves without social security payment, to refrain from committing crime, having knowledge of German language, obligation to military service.

Unit- 13: We and Our Rights, Lesson-7: What would you call him ?

Key words: (i) A street beggar of teen age named Robi

living in a makeshift hut begged in Dhaka

Medical College area. (ii) His deprivation and under nourishment are

very pathetic. (iii) His dream, merely a square meal (iv) His dream fulfilled by Zayed and two of his

two friends.

Summary: Zayed and his friends, the students of Dhaka medical college one day found a street beggar looking smaller than his age for under nourishment and deprivation. His name was Robi. He lived in a makeshift hut, His dream of life was merely a square meal of rice chickens and sweets. Zayed and his friends made his dream come true by entertaining him in the cafe behind the medical college.

Unit-14: Human Resources, Lesson-1: Literacy: an age-old concept

Key feature: (i) Literacy was first institutionalized in

Mesopotamia, Syria, Egypt and China. (ii) It was institutionalized after the invention of

the art of writing. (iii) Only male children were sent to school by

the Greeks. (iv) Islamic civilization Pivoted on literacy. (v) It was considered one of the most

important social phenomenon during the middle ages.

Summary: Islamic civilization pivoted on literacy and

patronage of scholarship. Ibn Sina, one of the most famous Muslim philosophers of all times, saw the task of education as creating a complete citizen physically, mentally and morally, Education was one of the most important social phenomena which made sure that the individual was prepared to acquire

values and knowledge from an early age.

Unit -14 : Human Resources, Lesson- 3: Enriching the workforce

Key Feature: (i) In the past women were confined only to

household chores. (ii) Their role in agricultural sector and in

household were not recognised as work. (iii) Today women are being engaged in different

professions out side. (iv) They play a very important role in enhancing

the income of the family (v) Not only educated women but also uneducated

women have come out their cocoons to earn and became self-reliant.

(vi) They have to fulfill their traditional role of wife mother and home maker.

Summary: The passage is about the work force and also

the rights and responsibilities of women in our country. In our country women have to work at home and also outside the home. They have to participate agricultural house hold and official work, but all these are not recognised as work. Both the educated and uneducated women have come out of their cocoons to earn and become self-reliant and they have to compete with the male to prove their value. So the life is more difficult for women in our country.

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