Lesson 7: The Homemaker (1)

A. Look at the Pictures and Discuss.

Look at the pictures and discuss the following question in pairs: Where do you think the family lives?

Ask and answer the question in pairs: What do you see in picture 1/2/3/4/5/6/7?

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 is illiterate.

B. Make Lists.

Make two lists of what Nazma and Joynul do in the table below.

| List A (Nazma) | List B (Joynul) | ------- | --------

1. cooks | 1. makes stools |
2. washes clothes | 2. |
3. cleans..... | 3. | Continue... | Continue... |

C. Match the Phrases/Words.

Phrases/Words | 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. alphabet | all the letters in a language. illiterate | a person who does not know how to read and write. rain or shine | in good or bad weather.

D. Discuss and Write.

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?