3 Social Studies -English Version-Board book Bangladesh

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Prescribed by National Curriculum and Textbook Board as a

Textbook (Bangla version) for Class Three from 200!

English version of the book from academic year 200"

Introduction to Environment :

Social StudiesClass Three

Written and edited by :Professor #a$i %odina

&bdul %alek 'elina &kter

%eher %oriam

%ohammad &bdul abber

Translated by :Professor asmin &hmed Professor %ariam Begum

National Curriculum and Textbook Board, Dhaka


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re$ace

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Contents

Cha%ter Sub(ect )atter a'e

4ne 7 4ur


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Cha%ter #ne

#ur EnvironmentWhat is Environment*@et us see Dhat social elements are around us5 %an has made

houses! buildings! roads! sho3s! schools! 3laygrounds!

mosues! tem3les! 3agodas and churches5 Those elements of the environment made and controlled by man make our social

environment5

Elements o$ Environment


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2 ntroduction to


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e ask our guests to sit in the living room5 e chat Dith

them5 e slee3 in our bed room and eat in the dinning room5

e cook in the kitchen5 e have a bath in the bathroom5 e

also use toilets5

e study in our schools5 e learn many things from our

teachers5 e s3end a long time in school5 .uring the interval

betDeen studies in school! De also 3lay different kinds of games5

Picture 27 'chool


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>oads are a made of communication5 e go from one house

to another by road5 e go to school as Dell as visit others by

road5 e also go to market by road5 e Dill take care of them

and kee3 them neat and clean for our healthy and beautiful

life5

Picture 7 >oad

@et us Drite about hoD different elements of social

environment are used in the table beloD5

Fouse

'chool

>oad

Playground

Environment ollutionf the environment of our house is dirty! De suffer from 3oor

health5 f the classrooms of the school remain unclean! it

causes illness5 f there are holes in the 3layground or if the

field is uneven! De Dill fall and get hurt5 f the road is dirty!

the bad smell of Dastes Dill make us sick5 Therefore! if our


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environment gets 3olluted in any Day! it Dill be harmful for

our life and for our health5 To destroy environment in this Day

is called environment 3ollution5

f the Daste is gathered inside or outside our house! the bad

smell of the Daste 3ollutes our environment5 f the toilet of our

house is not 3ro3erly cleaned! it 3ollutes the environment5

f there are ditches and stagnant Dater around our houses! it

breeds mosuitoes and flies5 %osuitoes and flies s3read

various diseases5 n addition! the environment of the house

gets 3olluted5

Coughing and s3itting on the road! Dhile Dalking! makes the

road dirty5 ThroDing banana 3eels and shells of nuts etc also

makes the road dirty5 'ometimes bricks and sand are ke3t on

the roadside to build houses5 &s a result! roads become

narroD5 Peo3le face difficulties to Dalk5 n this Day! the

environment of roads gets s3oilt5

f De make an unnecessary noise in the school! it disturbs

schoolDork5 The environment of the school gets s3oilt if

3eo3le use louds3eakers and bloD horns of vehicles loudly in

the neighbourhood5

.um3ing Dastes in the 3layground creates 3roblems for children Dhen they 3lay5 f the coDs and goats excrete on the

3layground it 3ollute its environment5

@et us Drite about hoD the different elements of social

environment are 3olluted in the table beloD5


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Fouse

'chool

>oad

Playground


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c5 e 555555555555555555555555 at school5

d5 >oad is a mode of55555555555555555

.- Write /T/ a'ainst the le$t sides o$ the correct statements

and 0+1 a'ainst the ri'ht sides o$ the incorrect ones :

a5 The elements in the environment that are made and

controlled by man form our social environment5

b5 Buildings and roads are the elements of the natural

environment5c5 f De make an unnecessary noise at schools! it 3ollutes

the environment5

d5 Playing mikes loudly does not 3ollute the

environment5

2- )atch the %hrases on the le$t "ith the ones on the ri'ht

and "rite them in your exercise book-

a5 The things De have around us rivers and canals

b5 ?ifts of nature are form our environment

c5


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3-2 Which one is not man7made*

a5 Ponds c5 Buildings

b5 >oads d5 Trees

3-3 Which one is man7made*

a5 'oil b5 &ir

c5 %osues d5 ater

8- !ns"er in brie$ "ords:

a5 hat is called the social environmentH rite doDn thenames of its elements5

b5 hat is called the natural environmentH rite doDn the

names of its elements5

c5 hat is environmental 3ollutionH FoD does the

environment of the school become 3ollutedH

d5 FoD can De kee3 the environment of house free from

3ollutionH

e5 FoD are roads 3ollutedH

f5 hat can De do to kee3 our environment free from 3ollutionH


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We Are All Human Beings

Those of us who read in class three.Students, teachers and sta of our school.

Those of us living in our house or home. Those of us living in our neighbourhood or community. Those of us living in our village or town. Those of us living in our country.

All the people of our world.

Cha%ter T"o

We are all 9uman Bein's

e read in class three5 There are many students in our school5

Besides! there are teachers and staff5


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n our country ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

e! 3eo3le of different religions live5

e! 3eo3le of different 3rofessions live5

e! 3eo3le of different ages live5

e! boys and girls! men and Domen live5

We "ill no" $ill u% the $ollo"in' table7

Those "ho live in our country are

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65

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4ur society is formed Dith all of us5 @et us knoD about the

society5

eo%le o$ Di$$erent eli'ions

Peo3le of four religions mainly live in Bangladesh5

These religions are, /5 slam 25 Finduism 65 Buddhism 5

Christianity5


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money and food to the 3oor5 4n this occasion! s3ecial food is

3re3ared in every house5 The children en-oy it in different

Days5s

4n the occasion of the birth of Fa$rat %uhammad ('%)! The

/2th of >abiul &Dal is celebrated as


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To the Findus @akshmi is the goddess of Dealth5 Therefore!

they celebrate the @akshmiPu-a Dith great fanfare5 The

children also en-oy the day in various Days5

Buddha Purnima is the gratest festival of the Buddhists5

Buddha Pumima is celebrated on the occasion of the birth of

Buddha5 .uring this time! the Buddhists 3erform s3ecial

Bandana to ?autama Buddha5 The children also take 3art inthis Bandana5

Picture 7 Buddha Purnima

@ike Buddha Purnima! the Buddhists also celebrate %aghi

Purnima Dith great devotion5 %en and Domen of all ages

3artici3ate in this celebration5Christmas is the greatest festival of the Christians5 Christ Das

born on 28th .ecember5 That is Dhy! the festival is celebrated

on this day5 .ifferent functions are arranged5 &ll the

Christians 3ray on this day5 The children Dear neD dresses

and have lots of fun5 The Christians also celebrate ?ood

;riday and


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icture 87 Christmas ;estival

We "ill no" $ill u% the $ollo"in' table :

Im%ortant +estivals o$ Di$$erent eli'ions

Name o$ eli'ion Name o$ +estival

/5 slam25 Finduism

65 Buddhism

5 Christianity

e all celebrate our oDn religious festivals and ceremonies5

e en-oy taking 3art in our oDn religious festivals5 e Dill

invite our class friends of other religions to these festivals5 eDill also invite our friends from school! neighbourhood or

community5 4n the occasion of the religious festivals! De

Dish our friends of all religions5 e Dill 3resent them

greeting cards and other things5 e Dill en-oy together5 e

Dill eat delicious food5 e Dill 3lay together5


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We Dill noD fill u3 the folloDing table 7

What "e "ill do $or our $riends o$ other reli'ion durin'

the reli'ious $estivals

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5eo%le o$ di$$erent %ro$essions

Peo3le of different 3rofessions live in our society5 ;or

exam3le! They are farmers! Deavers! fishermen! blacksmiths!

launderers! barbers! cobblers! rickshaD 3ullers! van,3ullers

and haDkers5 There are also teachers! doctors! engineers!

-udges! laDyers! businessmen! etc5 e are all human beings5

eo%le o$ di$$erent a'es

There are 3eo3le of different ages in our society5 %any arechildren like us5 &gain! many are younger than us5 %any are

older than us as Dell5 &lthough De are young and old in age!

De are all human beings5 e Dill behave Dell Dith all5 f

necessary! De Dill take hel3 from others5 e Dill assist others

as Dell5

Boys and 4irls

There are many children in our society5 'ome of us are boys

and some are girls5 e are all eual5 e study together5 e 3lay together5 There are many Dho are older than us5

eo%le o$ di$$erent income 'rou%s


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But all are human beings5 Therefore! De Dill res3ect all De

Dill hel3 the 3oor living around our house5 e Dill J5 our

3oor 3laymates and classmates5 hat things can them DithH

e Dill hel3 them according to their need Dith food! clothes!

books! notebooks! 3ens! 3encils etc5 e Dill alDays behave

Dell Dith them5

We "ill no" $ill u% the $ollo"in' table :

With "hat thin's can "e "ill hel% our %oor %lay and class

/5 5

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9el%in' hands in household "ork

There are many 3eo3le to hel3 us in our household Dork5 They

hel3 in agriculture in various homes in the village5 The hel3

rearing cattle! goats! ducks and chickens5 They assist in doingvarious Dorks in different homes in the toDns5 They are all

human beings5 Kust like us! they also have desires and likings5

e alDays Dill be kind to them5 e Dill alDays behave Dell

Dith them5 e Dill never cause grief to them5 e Dill hel3

them in their needs and difficulties5

e have learnt about the 3eo3le of different religions!

3rofessions! age! income grou3s! etc5 in our country5 Peo3le of

different religions! 3rofessions! age! income grou3s andcolours also live in different countries of the Dorld5

Though De live in different countries De are all human beings5

e Dill alDays love one another5 e Dill come forDard in

one anotherEs difficulties5 e Dill coo3erate Dith one another5


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a. e are all !"th #abiul Awal

$a%rat Muhammad&s 'SM( we will show respectbirthday is")th *ecember

To others religionhuman beings +esus hrist&s birthday isnight of "-th #amadan

e Dill res3ect the religions of others5 n this Day! De Dill

establish 3eace in the Dorld5

Exercise- +ill in the blanks "ith the correct "ord:

a5 Peo3le of four 55555555555555555555555 mainly live in Bangladesh5

b5 ?irls and boys or555555555555555555 De are all human beings5

c5 e Dill hel3 our 555555555555555555 3laymates and classmates5

d5 n s3ite of living in different countries De are all55555555555555

.- Write /T/ a'ainst the correct statement and 0+1 a'ainst the

incorrect ones:

a5 Peo3le of different religions live in our country5

b5


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3-. ho is the 'oddess o$ %o"er $or the 9indus*

a5 .urga b5 @akshmi

c5 'arasDathi d5 #ali

3-2 Which occasion is celebrated on the birthday4autama Buddha*

a5 %aghi Purnima b5 Pindadan festival

c5 Buddha Purnima d5 #athin Chibardan festival

3-3 Which is the main $estival o$ Christianity*

a5 ?ood ;riday b5


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Cha%ter7 Three

#ur "ork in the +amily and School

e all live in a family5 The members of a family love andres3ect one another5 @ove! affection! care and res3ect kee3 one

another very close5


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;ather Dorks very hard5 Fe Dorks in the office! industries!

fields and runs business5 n some families! the mother also

goes out to Dork and earn money5 'omeoneEs mother is a

teacher! 'omeoneEs mother is a doctor or nurse5 'omeoneEs

mother is an engineer5 &gain! some mothers Dork in the

offices or counts5 Parents arrange necessary things for thefamily5 ;or exam3le! they buy food! clothes! shoes! books!

notebooks! 3ens! 3encils! and all other necessary things for the

family5 Besides! fathers hel3 the mothers in different

household Dorks5

#ur "ork

e can also do some Dork in the family5 e can arrange

reading table and school bag5 e can also arrange our clothes!toys and other things of our younger brothers and sisters5 e

can arrange the dining table5 e can bring our mother Dater5

e can feed the 3oultry5 e can Dater the vegetable gardens

or floDer and fruit 3lants around the house5 e can 3lant trees

and take care of them5 Besides! De can clean the courtyard and

the areas around the house5 e can go to the field Dith food

and Dater for our father5 e can also feed and give Dater the

goats5 Besides! at intervals! De can hel3 our 3arents in income,

generating Dork like 3oultry! goats and cattle raising bee,kee3ing! fish,farming! groDing vegetables! fruits and floDers!

etc5


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;et us $ill u% the table belo":

#ur "ork in the $amily1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Besides 3arents! brothers and sisters! there are also

grand3arents! uncles and aunts living in the family5 e can

also hel3 them5 ;or exam3le! De can hel3 our 3aternal or

maternal grand3arents to take their medicines5 e can bring

their food on time5 n the morning and in the afternoon! De

can

Picture /7 Fel3ing the grand3arents


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Dalk a little Dith them around the house5 e can read the

neDs3a3ers for them5 'ometimes De can accom3any5

Besides! De can hel3 uncles and aunts in their Dork5

#ur "ork in the school

e go to school to study5 Beside studies! De also have other Dork5 ;or exam3le! De can kee3 the classroom! school!

buildings and schoolyards neat and clean5 e can hel3 the

teachers in different Dorks5 e Dill kee3 chairs! tables!

benches and other furniture of the school clean5 e Dill look

after them so that they are not s3oiled5

e shall do these Dorks Dith disci3line5 e Dill learn through

scouting to do things in a disci3lined manner5 The boy and

girls of 8 to 28 years old can -oin the scouts5 There are threesections of scouts5 ;or exam3le! there are Cub 'cout! 'cout

and >over 'cout5 'couting hel3s make the boys and girls

3atriotic! good and ideal citi$ens5 n /+0"! @ord Baden PoDel

of Britain started the scout movement5 Fe established the Cu3

'cout 'ection for children of * to // years young ones old5

Cub means Eoffs3ring of the lionE5 &lmost every 3rimary school

in the country has Cub 'cout 'ection! n the same Day! @ady

Baden PoDel! established the ?irls ?uide for the girls5 The

first section of the ?irlsE ?uide is named =;locks of elloDBirds= Dith girls of * to /0 years old5 Through Cub 'cout and

;locks of elloD Birds! De Dill do different Dorks for our

school5 e Dill learn hoD to build u3 our character and to do

good to the society5


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Picture 27 Taking care of the school garden

#ther develo%ment "ork o$ the schoolThere are many Dorks in the school Dhich are not 3ossible to

be done alone5 &ll the students are to Dork together to do

those Dorks5 ;or the develo3ment of the school! De can groD

floDers and vegetables5 e can take 3art in 3lanting trees

during the =Tree Plantation eek=5 e can hel3 the elders infish farming in the school 3ond5 e Dill take 3art in these

develo3ment Dorks along Dith our studies5

Picture 67 #ee3ing the classrooms and the school 3remises neat and clean5


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@et us fill u3 the table Dith the develo3ment Dorks De do at

school5

1.

2.

3.

Develo%ment "ork o$ the locality

Besides family and school! De can 3artici3ate in different

develo3ment Dorks of the locality5 e can hel3 in re3airing a

damaged road and bridge of our neighbourhood or

community5 e can fix a 3articular 3lace for dum3ing Dastes5

e can also make a small library in our neighbourhood or

community5

&ll of us from the area Dill 3lant trees in various o3en s3aces5

e Dill take care of them5 'ometimes De Dill take 3art incleaning our area5 &s a result! our environment Dill not be

3olluted5 e Dill also save ourselves someDhat from the

attack of dengue and other serious diseases5 n this Day! De

can develo3 our family! school and the area5


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Exercise

- +ill in the blanks "ith the correct "ord:

a5 &ll of us live in a 55555555555555555555555555555555

b5 There are many Dorks in the school Dhich are not

3ossible to be done55555555555555555555555555

c5 e can also build a small55555555555555555555555555 in our

neighbourhood or community5

d5 Besides! at intervals! De can hel3 our 3arents in

55555555555555555555 -obs5

.- Write /T/ beside the correct statement and /+/ beside

the incorrect ones:

a5 ;ather Dorks very hard to bring us u3

b5 e go to school to study5

c5 n some families mother also Dorks outside the house5d5 n household Dork! father does not hel3 mother5

2- )atch the "ords on the le$t "ith the ones on the ri'ht:

a5 %other %edicine

b5 ;ather &ll the students together

c5 Paternal ?rand3arents .omestic hel3er

d5 'choolEs develo3mental Pre3aring food

Dork To arrange for treatment


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3- 4ive a tick (Ν ) mark a'ainst the correct ans"er:

3- What does mother do "hen "e are sick*

a5 ?ives medicine

b5 >emains aDake for the Dhole night

c5 Takes care

d5 'he does all these Dorks

3-. Besides %arents and siblin's, "ho are the others

that 'enerally live in our $amily*

a5 Paternal grand3arents

b5 %aternal aunts and uncles

c5 Paternal uncles and aunts

d5 %aternal uncles and aunts

56 What are the thin's that "e do durin' the /Tree

lantation Week1Ha5 e 3lant trees

b5 e come to school on time

c5 e Dork according to the grou3 leader

d5 e res3ect the teachers

8- !ns"er in $e" "ords:

a5 hat kind of Dork do De do in the familyH

b5 hat kind of Dork do De do in the schoolH

c5 hat kind of Dork do De do in the neighbourhood orcommunityH

d5 hy Dill De make ECubE and Lflocks of elloD BirdsM

in the schoolH


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Cha%ter +our

ules !nd Disci%lines In The

+amily !nd School

The family has some general rules5


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Picture 7 / .raDing during free time

rite in table beloD Dhat De Dill do after returing from

school5

1.

2.3.

4.

5.

e Dill res3ect and honour our 3arents and other senior

members of the family5 e Dill behave Dell Dith them5 f

father! mother or any other member of the family is sick! De

Dill not make an unnecessary noise5 e Dill try our best to

take care of them5

What "e "ill do in the evenin'

n the evening! De Dill eat something after Dashing our hands

and face5 Then De Dill study5 &fter studying! De Dill sit

together Dith other members of the family to eat5 &fter eating


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e Dill brush our teeth5 e Dill talk to them for some time5

e Dill not remain aDake late at night but go to slee3 uickly5

icture 2 7


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the assembly of the school5 e Dill obey the advice of our

teachers5 e Dill behave Dell Dith our classmates and others5

.uring tiffin hour break time De Dill take tiffin and 3lay

games5 hen the bell rings! De Dill come back to our

classroom in time5 e Dill take 3art in the annual cultural

functions! s3orts com3etition and other functions of the

school5 e Dill kee3 the classroom and the school 3remises

neat and clean5 hen the school breaks u3! De Dill get out of the classroom in a ueue5 &fterDards! De Dill go to our oDn

houses5

Picture 67 'tanding to res3ect the teacher

rite doDn in the table beloD Dhat rules De obey at school

1.

2.3.

4.

e Dill live together in our family and school5 n this Day!

3eace and disci3line Dill be maintained in our family and

school5


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Exercise- +ill in the blanks "ith the correct "ord:

a5 The family has some general5555555555555555555555555555555

b5 e Dill learn our daily 555555555555555555555555 everyday5

c5 .uring 55555555555555555555 De Dill be attentive 5

d5 e Dill never make an unnecessary 55555555555555555 in the

classroom5

.- Write /T/ beside the correct statement and /+1 beside the

incorrect ones:

a5 e Dill behave Dell Dith all members of the family5

b5 e Dill not Dake u3 very early in the morning5

c5 e Dill not take off school dress after returning from school5

d5 e Dill behave Dell Dith classmates and others5

2- )atch the "ords on the le$t "ith the ones on the ri'ht:

;amily ?ood behaviour

@esson n ueue

'chool breaks u3 Parents! siblings

Classmates &ttentive


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3-. What "ill "e do a$ter returnin' $rom school*

a5 e Dill change our dress

b5 e Dill talk

c5 e Dill Datch T

d5 e Dill have snacks

3-2 What "ill "e do durin' ti$$in hour at school*

a5 e Dill make noise

b5 e Dill draD

c5 e Dill eat tiffin

d5 e Dill go home

8- !ns"er "ith a $e" "ords:

a5 hat Dill De do at home in the eveningH

b5 hat are the rules and regulations De obey in schoolH

c5 hat are things De Dill do after returning home from

schoolH

d5 hat Dill De do after the ringing of the closing bellH


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Cha%ter +ive

#ur Country

The name of our country is Bangladesh5 This country is our

motherland5 e love our motherland5 The full name of our

country is LThe Peo3leOs >e3ublic of BangladeshM5 t is an

inde3endent country5

rite doDn the full name of Bangladesh in the table beloD7

+ull name o$ Ban'ladesh

Bangladesh Das born

through the Dar of

inde3endence in /+"/5

&fter fighting for nine

months! De have

earned a neD country5

&long Dith it! De have

got a ma3 a national

flag! a national anthem!

a national emblem and

national days5

#ur )a%

The ma3 on the right is

the ma3 of Bangladesh5

e got this ma3

through the Dar of

inde3endence5 4ur ma3

is our 3ride5Picture / 7 The %a3 of Bangladesh


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#ur National +la'


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9o" to use the national $la'e Dill alDays honour our national flag5 That is Day De Dill

knoD hoD to use our national flag5


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The 2*th %arch is our nde3endence .ay5 4n this day our

national flag is hoisted everyDhere in the country5 The /*th.ecember is our ictory .ay5 4n this day the national flag isalso hoisted everyDhere5 4n these tDo days! besides educationalinstitutions! courts and government buildings! the national flag

is hoisted in the 3laces like commercial buildings! markets andin trans3orts etc5 The national flag is also Daved on the houses5

The 2/st ;ebruary is our %artyrsE .ay5 4n this day the

national flag is also Daved ineducational institution! courts

and 3ublic buildings5 FoDever!it is not hoisted fully! it is ke3thalf mast5 &t the event of thedeath of our Fead of the 'tate

or ?overnment! the flag is ke3thalf mast as a sign of mourning5 Besides at the deathof a very im3ortant 3erson! the

national flag is also ke3t half mast5

Picture 7 The national flag ke3t half

mast

&ccording to the decision of the ?overnment the national flag is

sometimes ke3t half mast at the death of the Fead of the other 'tate or of the ?overnment of the other country5

t is not -ustified to kee3 the national flag sometimes at night5e Dill 3ut doDn the national flag before sunset5


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#ur National !nthem

&ll countries have had national anthems5 Bangladesh also has

its national anthem5 t has been com3osed by global 3oet

>abindranath Tagore5 e have learnt our national anthem in

Class TDo5 t is sung everyday at the school assembly5 Besides

the national anthem is also sung at different functions of the

state5

#ur State Emblem

@et us look at the 3icture on

the right5 & Dater,lily is

floating on Dater5 TDo 3addy

sheafs on its tDo sides5 &bove

the lotus there are three -ute

leaves 3ut together5 there are

tDo stars are on each of the

leaves5 t is our state emblem5t is used at

different activities of the state5Picture 87 The 'tate


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.- #ur National +ruit Kackfruit

is our national fruit5 Kackfruit

is groDn more or

less in all 3arts of the country5

The 3ods in to the Kackfruit

are very -uicy5 t is a very

nutritious food5 e eat greenKackfruit by cooking5

Picture :7 The hilsha

3- #ur National !nimal The >oyal Bengal Tiger is our

national animal5 This tiger

Dith yelloD Dith black stri3es

on its body lives in the

'undarbans5 t is not foundanyDhere else in the Dorld5

This tiger is uite big in si$e5

t looks very beautiful5 But it

Picture "7 Kackfruit

2- #ur National +ish

The Filsha is our national

fish5 The Filsha is silvery5 t

looks very beautiful5 t is very

tasty5 The Filsha abounds in

the %eghna and the Padmarivers of Bangladesh and in

the Bay of Bengal5

is ferocious5 Picture +7 The >oyal Bengal Tiger


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8- #ur National Bird.oyel (the mag3ie robin) is

our national bird5 .oyel is

small in 'i$e5 ts body is

covered Dith black and Dhite

feathers5 t looks beautiful5

.oyel is seen everyDhere in

Bangladesh5 They fly aDayhere and there and chir3sDeetly5

Picture /07 .oyel

;et us no" $ill u% the table belo" :

The names o$ our national emblems

/5 4ur national floDer

25 4ur national fruit

65 4ur national fish

5 4ur national animal

85 4ur national bird

#ur National Day

n our country there are some im3ortant days5 These are our

national days5 The national days are 7/5The %artyrs .ay! 25The nde3endence .ay G 65The ictory .ay5

These days have s3ecial meanings in our lives5


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The )artyrs/ DayThe 2/st of ;ebruary is our %artyrsE day5


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n .haka! the Central %artyrsE %emorial 'hahid %inar has been built in their memory5 n many educational institutionsand im3ortant 3laces %artyrsE %emorial have also been builtin the model of the Central %artyrsE %emorial5 ery earlymorning the 2/st ;ebruary! De Dalk bare footed to the %artyrsE%emorial Dith floDers and banners5

&t that time De all chant =Can De forget the 2/st of ;ebruarytinged Dith the blood of our brothers=5 &bdul ?affar

Choudhury has com3osed the song and its musician is 'hahid&ltaf %ahmud5 ahmanlaid doDn the * Point .emand for &utonomy! and the massmovement Das started5 n /+*+! the movement turned into a massu3rising5 n /+"0 a general election Das held all over Pakistan5 nthis election The &Dami @eague under the leadershi3 of BangabandhuDon the ma-ority seats in Pakistan National &ssembly5 But they Derenot alloDed to form a ?overnment5 &s a result 3eo3le of


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The Pakistani army arrested Bangabandhu on that very night5

Before he Das arrested! at midnight! that is on 2* %arch!

Bangabandhu declared the inde3endence of Bangladesh5 Thisdeclaration Das broadcast from the 'Dadin Bangla Beter #endra inChittagong5 n the evening of 2" %arch! %a-or iaur >ahman on

behalf of Bangabandhu read out the declaration of inde3endencefrom the same radio centre5 ;or this reason the 2*th of %arch is our

national day5 e celebrate the day by different functions5 4n thisday De 3ut floDers at the National %onument5

Picture /27 nde3endence .ay

#ur


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e Dill alDays kee3 in mind the names of our national days5

e Dill honour these days5 e Dill take 3art in the functions

arranged on these occasions5

#ur Social +estivals

e have some social festivals5 4ur main social festival is

Bengali NeD ear5

Ban'la Ne" =ear

Tne month of Baishakh is the first month of the Bengali year5

Pahela Baishakh the first day of Baishakh is celebrated as a

NeD ear5 n our social life this day is very im3ortant5

e celebrate this day by different functions and activities5 4n

this day fairs are organi$ed at many 3laces in our country5

arious toys and things made in our country are sold in these

fairs5 arious s3orts and games are organi$ed in these fairs5

Picture /67 NeD )earOs ;air


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.ifferent 3laces in the country celebrate the NeD ear in

different Days5 The im3ortant ones are music! s3orts! boat

races! 3u33et shoDs! merry,go,rounds etc5 The business

communities organi$e o3en neD account books on the NeD

ear day5 The indigenous 3eo3le of this country also celebrate

their NeD ear at this time5

#ur eli'ious +estivals

e celebrate different religious festivals5 ;or exam3le! the

%uslims celebrate the


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.- Write /T/ a'ainst the correct statements and 0+1 a'ainst

the incorrect ones-

a5 There is red and green color in our national flag5

b5 n /+82 the 'ubcontinent Das divided and ndia and

Pakistan came into being5

c5 4n nde3endence .ay and ictory .ay De 3ut floDers at

the National %onument in 'aver5

d5 ;airs are organi$ed on Bengli NeD ear day in many 3laces of Bangladesh5

2- )atch the "ords on the le$t "ith the "ords on the ri'ht-

a5 4ur nde3endence .ay is The National ;lag is hoisted

at half mast5

b5 4ur ictory .ay is the /*th .ecember5

c5 4n the %artyrsE .ay the hite Dater,lily5

d5 4ur national floDer is the 2*th %arch5

3- 4ive a tick (Ν ) mark a'ainst the correct ans"er-

3- Which are the %laces "e hoist the national $la'

everyday*

a5


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3-2 #n "hich date do "e celebrate Ben'ali Ne" =ear $estival*

a5 /st Chaitra b5 60th Chaitra

c5 /st Baishakh d5 60th Baishakh

8- !ns"er in brie$:

a5 .escribe the colours of the national flag of Bangladesh5

b5 n Dhich 3laces are the national flag Daved on thende3endence .ay and the ictory .ayH

c5 .escribe our state emblem5

d5 .escribe tDo of our national emblems5

e5 hat do De do on the %artyrEs .ayH

f5 FoD do De observe the Bengali NeD earH


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Cha%ter7 Six

The 4eo'ra%hical Environment #$

Ban'ladesh

The boundary of Bangladesh5

@et us see our country in the ma35 e knoD the u33er 3ortion

of the ma3 is north5 The loDer 3ortion is south5 f De stand

facing the north the east is on the right and the Dest is on the

left5 NoD let us see Dhich countries are there around

Bangladesh5 There are est Bengal! &sam and %egalaya of

ndia on the north5 n the east there are &sam and Tri3ura of

ndia and %yanmar5 est Bengal of ndia is on the Dest and

in the south there is a vast Dater body5 t is called the Bay of

Bengal5

;et us $ill in the $ollo"in' Tablen the North of Bangladesh there is

n the


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!rea

The ma3 of Bangladesh occu3ies a small s3ace in the Dorld

ma35 The area of Bangladesh is one lac forty seven thousand

and five hundred seventy kilometres5iver

Bangladesh is a land of rivers5 There are many rivers in the

country5 'ome rivers are small5 'ome rivers are big5

'ometimes tributaries floD from the big rivers5 &nd manyrivers fall into the big rivers5

The Padma! The Kamuna! The %eghna! and the #arnafuly are

the big rivers of our country There is another big river5 tEs

name is Brahma3utra5 The big rivers are generally originated

from the hills5 >ivers floD5

@et us see in the ma3!

Dhere these rivers have

come from and Dhere

they are floDing5 The

Padma floDs into

Bangladesh in the

district of >a-shahi! the

Destern boundary of

the country from ndia5

The Brahma3utra

comes from ndia to

Bangladesh near thedistrict of #urigram in

the north5 This river is

divided into tDo 3arts

near the .eDangan-5Picture 7>ivers of Bangladesh in the %a3


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4ne branch of it is called the Kamuna floDing toDards the

south5 The other branch is called the Brahma3utra5 The

Kamuna meets the Padma near .aDlatdia5 The %eghna is

floDing from the north,east of the country5

The Padma falls into the %eghna near Chand3ur5 Then the

%eghna ;alls into the Bay of Bengal5 The #arnanfuly enters

into Bangladesh from along the south,east boundary and falls

into the Bay of Bengals5

No" "rite the names o$ main rivers in the $ollo"in' table-

/5

25

3.

4.

;et us $ill u% the table belo":

here does the %eghna fallH

hich river has the Kamuna metH

here does the Padma met the %aghna5

here does the #arnafuly fallH

There are many rivers in our country5 'o our main communication

is Dater Days5 Peo3le use boats launches! steamers to -ourney on

the river5 ?oods are also carried on the Day5

n the rainy season generally the Dater of the rivers rise5 Then the

river Dater enters the land5


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hich is our main communicationH

hat do De use in the river DayH

hat ha33ens Dhen the river Dater enters the landH

hat is de3osited after river Dater goes aDayH

The ca%ital o$ Ban'ladesh and Divisional CitiesThe name of the ca3ital

of Bangladesh is

.haka5 here is

.hakaH @et us see in

the ma35 .haka is in

the middle of the

country5

Bangladesh is divided

into six divisions5These six divisions are

.haka! Chittagong!

>a-shahi! #hulna! B

arisal and 'ylhet5

.haka is the main city

of .haka .ivision5

Chittagong is the main

city of Chittagong

.ivision Picture 27 The ca3ital of Bangladeshand divisional 3ities

situated in the east,south region division of the country5 The

main city of >a-shahi .ivision >a-shahi Dhich is situated in

the north,Dest5 The main city of the countryEs south,Destern

division! #hulna .ivision is #hulna5 Barisal is the main city


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The name of our country isangladesh is a land of

The main communication of our country is the/n the middle of the countryis situated

#iver way*ha0a *ivision#ivers

angladesh country.

of Barisal .ivision5 The main city of 'ylhet .ivision is 'ylhetDhich is situated on the north, east5

Exercise

- +ill in the 'a%s "ith a%%ro%riate "ords

a5 Big rivers are generally originated from 5

b5 The %eghna has fallen5

c5 'ilt is de3osited after the flood Dater goes aDay5

d5 Bangladesh is divided into divisions5

.- Write >T> a'ainst the true sentence and "rite >+> a'ainst

the $alse sentence:

a5 The u33er side of the ma3 is North

b5 The #arnafully has fallen into the Bay of Bengal5

c5 ater rises in the river in Dinter5

d5 Kessore is the main city of #hulna .ivision5

2- )atch the "ords on the le$t "ith the one on the ri'ht


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3- Write a tick 5


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Cha%ter Seven

#ur Wealth

n our daily Dork De use various things from around us in

various Days5 ;or exam3le! De study in schools5 e 3ray at

mosues5 e cook Dith gas5


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on Dithout Dater5 e Dill not Daste Dater5 e Dill turn off

ta3s tightly after using ta3 Dater5 e must not Daste Dater

from tube Dells5 e must use 3ond Dater 3ro3erly5

No" "e "ill "rite about the use$ulness o$ "ater in the

table belo":

/5

25

65

5

85

Natural 4as:

Those of us Dho live in cities use gas for cooking5 NoD,a,

days! in many villages! gas is also used for cooking5

Natural gas 3roduces heat light and 3oDer5 'o in the mills andfactories gas is used as fuel5 ?as is used for the 3roduction of

fertili$er and 3esticide5 4ur house is lit Dith gas5 NoD,a,days

De use gas for running cars5 ?as is our national Dealth5 e

get this Dealth from nature5 f De Daste gas it Dill be finished

uickly5 e must not kee3 the burners on Dhen De do not need

it5 e must turn off the burners after De finish cooking5 e

have to use gas in the mills and factories Dhen De need it5

No" "e shall "rite about the uses o$ 'as in the tablebelo"

/5

25

65

5


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Electricity

adio and television inform us of Dhat is

ha33ening in the Dorld5 &ll these ha33ens Dith the hel3 of

electricity5 Q,ray machine is used to diagnose different

diseases5 t is also run Dith the hel3 of electricity5 Com3uter is

also run Dith the hel3 of electricity5 e also use Dater 3um3s

Dhich are used in agricultural land and in industries5

We shall "rite about the uses o$ electricity in the table

belo"

/5

25

65

5


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We shall "rite the names o$ some social "ealth in the table

belo":

/5

25

65

5

85

*5

Picture of building schools Picture of re3airing bridges Picture of making roads

Picture 27 Picture of 'ocial ealth

Besides national and social Dealth! there are 3ersonal Dealthtoo! such as our houses! lands! cars! buffaloes and goats etc5

National Dealth! social Dealth and 3ersonal Dealth are im3ortant

for our social life5 t is the duty of all! big and small! to take careof all Dealth and maintain them 3ro3erly5


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Exercise

- +ill in the blank "ith ri'ht "ords

a5


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3-. What is our social "ealth *

a5 culvert b5 Dind

c5 gas d5 electricity

3-2 Which %revents crosion o$ soil*

a5 river9canals b5 fuel

c5 trees d5 birds

3-3 What is used as $uel in the mills and $actories*a5 Dater b5 gas

c5 trees d5 fertili$er

8- !ns"er brie$ly:

a5 hat is Dealth and hoD many kinds of Dealth are thereH

b5 rite about the im3ortance of Dater as Dealth5

c5 hat harm Dill ha33en if De Daste gasH

d5 .escribe the im3ortance of trees5

e5 hat is the usefulness of social DealthH

f5 rite doDn the names of 3laces Dhere De shall 3lant trees!

g5 hat 3roblems Dill De face if De Daste electricityH


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Cha%ter7Ei'ht

#ur i'hts !nd Duties

i'hts and duties:

e knoD that De need some hel3 to make our life beautiful5

e need food to live5 e need education to become good

human beings5 e need treatment if De are sick5 e needmany ty3es of assistance to lead a healthy life5 These are

called rights5 e get all these from our family! society and

state5 n our family our 3arents give us love! affection! care!

food and treatment! 4ur 3arents hel3 us get education5 e get

these rights from our families5 &ll that our 3arents do for us

are their duties5 'o! De have some duties Dhen De en-oy such

rights5 .uty is Dhat De do for others5

#ur ri'hts and duties as children

Picture /7 e are all children


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e are children5 'loDly De Dill groD u35 e Dill make

ourselves good human beings5 e Dill Dork for the good of

our family! society and country5 ;or this De need to build u3

career in a nice Day5

e need some hel3 to build u3 our career 3ro3erly5 These

called rights of all children5

e Dill knoD about some im3ortant rights of children fromtable beloD5

Children/s ri'hts

/5 >ight to get love and affection

25 >ight to get a name and nationality

65 >ight to get healthy food and treatment

5 >ight to 3lay games and right to recreation

85 >ight to education

*5


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#ur ri'hts as children

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25

65

5

85

#ur ri'hts in the $amily

e are born in the family5 e groD u3 in the family5 4ur 3arents give us food and treatment for our good Dealth5 These

are necessary for us to live5

Besides! our 3arents love us5 They make arrangements for our

education5 They take care of our study5 e get our name from

the family5 e are knoDn by these names in society5 ;amily

3lays a great role in building u3 our character5 ;amily teaches

us hoD to behave Dith others! hoD to res3ect elders and also

hoD to love our country5 These hel3 us to build u3 our career

nicely5 4ur right is to get all these from the family5 & familymay have both boys and girls5 Both boys and girls have eual

rights in the family5

Picture 27 Brother and sister are Picture 67 Both boys and girls are eual5

having the same meal


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t is the duty of 3arents to give eual o33ortunities to both and

girls5 Children are different from their elders res3ect of their

choice! likes! dislikes and thoughts5 'o the needs and rights of

children should be taken care of5 e have learnt about the

rights of children in the family5 NoD let us fill in the table

beloD7

Child/s ri'hts in the $amily

/5

25

65

5

85

#ur ri'hts in schoolBesides the family! De have some rights to our schools5 t is

our greatest right to get education in school5 &ll children

regardless of rich! 3oor! religion have this right5 Besides these

De have some other rights to school! such as good school

environment and love and care from teachers5 e have the

right to 3lay games! dance! sing! draD 3ictures and to have

other 3astimes5

#ur duty to the $amily and school

e knoD that to have our rights! De must do our duties5 e

have learnt earlier that duty is the Dork that De do for others5

e have many rights in the family and school5 'o De have

some duties too to do5 e can learn about these from the table

beloD7


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#ur duties to the $amily #ur duties to the school/5 To obey the rules of our

family/5 To obey the rules of schools

25 To res3ect our 3arents and

elders

25 To res3ect the teachers

65 To behave Dell Dith all 65 To folloD the advice of the

teachers

5 To nurse the sick in the family 5 To behave Dell Dith class,mates and others

85 To hel3 3arents and others in

household Dork

5. To take 3art in all activities

and functions school5

*5 To res3ect elder brothers and

sisters and to love the younger

*5 To kee3 class,rooms!

3layground and schools clean

etc5

#ur duty to society

Besides family and school! De have also some duties to

society5 There are many kinds of 3eo3le in society5 4ur mainduty is to live Dith all5 &3art from these! De Dill res3ect the

elders! behave Dell Dith our neighbours! hel3 them in times of

need5 e Dill be hos3itable to our neighbours Dhen they visit

our home5Besides! De Dill be kind to the 3oor and hel3less5

NoD let us fill in the table beloD by Driting five of our duties

to family! school and society each5

.uty to family .uty to school .uty to society/5 /5 /

25 2.

65 65 6

5 5 5

85 85 85


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#ur ri'hts and duties as citiens

e are the citi$ens of Bangladesh5 Asually citi$ens are thoise

Dho live 3ermanently in a country5 ;or exam3le! De are born

in Bangladesh and also live in this country5 'o! De are all

citi$ens of Bangladesh5 n the same Day the 3eo3le of ndia

are the citi$ens of ndia! the 3eo3le of Ne3al are the citi$ens of

Ne3al5

e have learnt before that different kinds of benefits or rights

are needed to build u3 our career 3ro3erly5 e get these

o33ortunities from family! school and society5 &s citi$ens De

have also some rights to our state5

e Dill knoD about some rights as citi$ens from the table

beloD5

#ur ri'hts as citiens

/5 >ight to live

25 >ight to set education

6! >ight to medical treatment

5 >ight to get 3ro3erty and right to 3rotection

85 >ight to folloD our religions

*5 >ight to get freedom of ex3ression

"5 >ight to save the dignity of our mother language

These rights are very im3ortant in the life of a citi$en5 t is the

duty of the state to ensure these rights5 e cannot sim3ly havethese rights as citi$ens5 e have some also duties to the state5

t is the main duty of a citi$en to love his9her country and to

3rotect the freedom of his9her motherland5


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The other duties are to obey the rules of the country! to 3ay

taxes timely! to cast vote in election! to honour all religions

and to take care of the national Dealth5

There are many organi$ations to ensure the rights of citi$ens5

n rural areas every union has a Anion Council5 Chairman is

the head of the Anion Council5 There are some members also5

&ll of them are elected by the 3eo3le of the union 5 The dutyof the Anion Council is to 3rotect the rights and facilities of its

3eo3le5

n cities there are city cor3orations5


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t can be mentioned that no foreigner! no mad 3erson and no

convict can cast votes5 'o De can see that De are the members

of a family and society5 e also have various rights as citi$ens

of a country5 e do some duties and in exchange of these

duties De en-oy some rights5 e all should remember that De

Dill do our duties if De Dant to en-oy rights5

9uman ri'hts

e are all human beings5 e live in different countries of the

Dorld5 The right to live Dell as human beings is called human

rights5 The Anited Nations has made a declaration on human

rights5

&ll countries obey this declaration5 This declaration has stated

rights for the thoughts! actions! religions! security of every

human being5 &@ 3eo3le regardless of male! female! religion

and caste Dill en-oy these rights eually5&ccording to this declaration 3eo3le cannot be o33ressed and

su33ressed5 e shall obey the AN declaration of human rights

so that all can live in a good environment5 %any organi$ations

Dork for human rights5 The &mnesty nternational is a

remarkable one5 t Dorks for the rights of the 3eo3le of all

countries5 E@egal &id CentreE E&dhikarE are other human rights

organi$ations of our country5 &ll the countries of the Dorld

observe Fuman >ights .ay on /0th of .ecember5


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Exercise- +ill in the 'a%s "ith the ri'ht "ords-

a5 To be a good human being De need education and

facilities5

b5 To en-oy are rights De must do our also

c5 Children have the rights to get love and 5

d5 Both boys and girls have the rights5

.- Write do"n /T/ $or true and /+/ $or $alse statements belo":

a5 n a family boys have more rights than girls5

b5 4ur greatest right in school is the right to get education!

c5 Children and elders have the same likes and dislikes5

d5 e have different ty3es of duties to our neighbours5

2- )atch the sentences on the le$t "ith the ones on the ri'ht-

a5 To develo3 childrenEs life in a

beautiful Day

a5 is a child right

b5 To obey the rules in schools is our b5 duty

c5 To observe oneEs religion is c5 our right

d5 & citi$enEs duty is d5 to love the country

e5 right of the citi$en

3- ut a tick 5


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Cha%ter Nine

Di'nity #$ ;abour

'ome of us live in villages and some in toDns5 e all live in

houses5 4ur houses should alDays be clean5 e feel Dell to

live in clean houses5 4ur health Dill also be good5 e can

study better5 'o De Dill alDays kee3 our houses clean andtidy5 hat should De do to kee3 our houses nice and tidyH @et

us read the table beloD5

To kee% houses nice and tidy

/5 e Dill sDee3 the com3ound every morning and evening5

25 e Dill dust the furniture everyday5

65 e Dill arrange things in the house everyday5

5 e Dill clean the toilet and bathroom every morning and

85 The rubbish should be throDn in a 3articular 3lace5t is not enough to kee3 the house clean5 e Dill kee3 the

surroundings clean also5 4r dust and dirt Dill be 3iled u35 This

makes our environment dirty5 Nobody likes a dirty

environment5 e Dill be attacked Dith diseases if De live in

this kind of environment5

4ur 3arents Dork to kee3 the house cleanS others also Dork for

it5 They sDee3 the rooms and the com3ound5 They make beds!

chairs and tables and almirahs clean5 They Dash 3lates!

glasses! -ugs and boDls5


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e Dill not be afraid of any Dork5 e shall not dislike to do

any Dork5 e Dill love do Dork Dith our oDn hands5

e have learnt about different kinds of Dorks in the house5

e need many needs in society! such as De need food!

clothes! houses! trans3ort! education! medical services etc5

Peo3le from different 3rofessions meet our needs5

Workers'ome 3eo3le do 3hysical Dork5 They are called labourers5 The

main ty3es of labours of our country are7

/ 5 ;armer +5 Porter

25 eaver /05 FaDker

65 ;isherman //5 Boatman

5 Blacksmith /25 >ickshaD3uller 85 Potter /65 %ason

*5 Tailor /5 Car3enter

"5 Barber /85


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;isherman7 & fisherman catches fish in canals rivers and seas ;ish

is our favourite food5

Blacksmith: & blacksmith makes 3loughs! scissors and knives

e use them for various Dorks5

Potter 7 & 3otter makes floDer 3ots! -ars! 3ots! Dater -ars Dith

clay5 e use them for various Dorks5Tailor 7 & tailor makes our dresses5

Barber 7 & barber cuts hair5

Cobbler 7 & cobbler mends our shoes5

orter 7 & 3orter Dorks at railDay stations! steamer ghats! busterminals and ba$ars5 They carry our goods59a"ker 7 & haDker sells things in lanes and localities5


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Boatman 7 & boatman roDs boats5 Fe carries us as Dell as our

goods5

icksha"%uller: & rickshaD3uller takes us to different 3laces

and carries our goods to different 3laces as Dell5

)ason 7 & mason builds our house Dith bricks! cement! sand!iron rods etc5

Car%enter 7 & car3enter makes chairs! tables! beds! doors

DindoDs amirahs Dith Dood5

Electrician 7 &n electrician installs electric lines! electricalgoods and also re3airs them5

+actory Workers: They Dork in different factories5 They

make many useful goods for us5


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There are many Dorkmen around us5 e Dill Drite some

name of the Dorkmen in the table beloD5

Workers around us

/5 652. 4.

ro$essional:There are some 3rofessions also5 Their 3rofessions do not

need 3hysical labour5 Peo3le do their Dork Dith their

knoDledge and intelligence5 They are called 3rofessionals5

n our country the main 3rofessionals are —

/5 Teacher 85 .octor

25 Kudge *5


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Doctor 7 & doctor treats our diseases5

En'ineer 7 &n engineer makes 3lans of roads! bridges and big

buildings5 They su3ervise the making of these things5 They

also make different ty3es of machines5

!'riculturist: &n agriculturist Dorks for the develo3ment of

agriculture5 Fe does research about hoD to breed neD seeds of

cro3s5Nurse 7 & nurse looks after the sick5

e shall Drite about more 3rofessionals in the table beloD7

/5 65

25 5

e have learnt about some Dorkers and 3rofessionals5 e

have also learnt about their Dorks5 &ll the Dorkers and

3rofessionals


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are im3ortant5 e de3end on them for various reasons5 e

res3ect all Dorkers and 3rofessionals and all their Dorks5

Exercise

- +ill in the blanks "ith ri'ht "ords-/5 'he Dill alDays kee3 our houses 5

25 To kee3 our house beautiful and clean De shall

our 3arents and other5

65 Those Dho do 3hysical Dork are called 5

5 e shall all Dorkers and 3rofessionals5

.- Write /T $or true and + $or $alse by the le$t o$ the

$ollo"in' statements/5 e shall love to Dork Dith our oDn hands5

25 & farmer Deaves clothes in a loom5

65 & blacksmith makes 3ots Dith clay5

5 n our society De need Dorkers and 3rofessionals5

2- )atch the "ords on the ri'ht "ith the ones on the le$t-

a5 No Dork Dill make us fisherman

b5 n a court the Dork of a a laDyer

-udge is hel3ed by afraid

c5 ;ish is caught from canals res3ected

and rivers by Kudge

d5 &ll Dorks should be


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3- ut a tick 5

6 mark a'ainst the correct ans"er-

3- Who cultivates %addy, "heat, %ulse and ve'etables*

a5 ;isherman b5 Blacksmith

c5 ;armer d5 Potter

3-. Who builds our house "ith bricks, cement, sand and

iron rods etc*a5 %ason b5 Blacksmith

c5 FaDker d5 Tailor

3-2 Who hel%s the (ud'e in his "orks*

a5 Kudge b5 @aDyer

c5 Teacher d5 .octor

3-3 Who teaches us*

a5 &griculturist c5


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Cha%ter Ten

Democratic !ttitude

e are young5 e live in a family Dith our 3arents! brother

and sister5 Besides! there are many neighbours! relatives and

friends5 e have classmates and teachers and others in the

school5 &ll of them are 3art of our society5 Peo3le of different

ages live in our society5 'ome are senior to us and some are

-unior to us5 e shall think for a Dhile about Dho are senior to

us and Dho are -unior to us in our houses and schools5

NoD De Dill Drite the names in the table beloD5

'enior to us Kunior to us

n the house, n the house,

n school , n school,

hat can De learn from the tableH n our house and school

there are some 3eo3le Dho are senior to us5 The senior 3ersons

give their o3inion on different matters5 'ometimes the young

also ex3ress their vieDs5 & 3erson can ex3ress his 3ersonal

vieDs! give advice on different matters5 .ifferent 3ersons canhave different ideas on different matters5

No Dork can be done 3ro3erly if the o3inions differ5 ;or this

the ma-ority must have the same o3inion5 &ll should come to a

conclusion5 e must acce3t the o3inion of the ma-ority5 hen

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attitude5 e can solve many 3roblems in the house and in the

school if De are democratic5 e must listen to our seniors in

the house and in the school5 e shall res3ect the o3inion of

the ma-ority5 e shall shoD democratic attitude in all

activities5

9o" to choose a class ca%tain or class leader*

n school every class has a ca3tain or a class,leader5 %any of

us Dould like to be a ca3tain5 But is it 3ossible to make all

ca3tainsH FoD is it 3ossible to make one a ca3tainH & story

Dill let us knoD all about it5

t is class 'ection ECE5 The year begins5 The class has thirty

students5 4ne student Dill be elected ca3tain5 Naila ex3resses

her desire that she Dants to be a ca3tain5 'eeing it! %amunalso Dants to be the ca3tain5 Three or four other students also

ex3ress the same desire5 The teacher face a 3roblem as many

students Dant to become ca3tain5 FoD to elect the ca3tainH &t

last the ca3tain Das elected according to a rule5 t Das

&t first the teacher Drote the names of the students Dho

Danted to be ca3tain5 Fe then called their names one by one5

Then he asked the students to raise their hands on behalf of a

3articular student they Danted to choose as the ca3tain5

Counting the hands he Drote the number against the name of

the 3ros3ective candidate5 t Das seen that the number against

NailaEs name Das the largest5 n other Dords! the ma-ority of

the students Dere in NailaEs favour so she Das elected ca3tain5


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Picture7 /5


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8-

& class,leader does many duties everybody! for exam3le (a) to

kee3 the blackboard clean (b) to collect the homeDork from

his classmates and submit them to the teacher (c) to inform the

class teacher or headmaster of the illness of any student or of

any 3roblem (d) to kee3 the classroom clean Dith the hel3 of

other classmates5 'o a class ca3tain does many things5 But themain duty of the ca3tain is to hel3 the class teacher in his

Dork and also to maintain disci3line in the classroom! &

Ca3tain cannot 3erform duties alone5 n our house De cannot

do Dithout the hel3 of our 3arents! brothers and sisters5 n our

school De cannot study Dithout the hel3 of our class ca3tain5

'o in the class De shall hel3 the class ca3tain in different

activities5 ;or! he is our elected leader5 e Dill alDays kee3 in

mind that he is our classmate and friend5

t is not that there Dill be only one leader in a class all the year

round5 %any of us may strongly desire to be the class leader5

hat can De do thenH NeD leader may be elected from time

to time5 This may fulfill the desire of many5 This Dill create

neD leaders also5 e Dill alDays shoD democratic attitude in

electing a leader5 n other Dords! De Dill elected a neD leader

on the basis of the o3inion of the ma-ority5


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3- ut a tick ( ) mark a'ainst the correct ans"er-

3- What is democratic attitude*

a5 To res3ect the o3inions of all

b5 To im3ose u3on others

c5 To res3ect the o3inion of the ma-ority5

d5 Not to acce3t the o3inion of the ma-ority5

3-. Why should "e hel% our class ca%tain in various

"orks*

a5 4ur classmate b5 4ur elected leader

c5 ?ood at study d5 Teacher likes it

3-2 Why "as Naila made ca%tain in the story o$ the

election o$ a class leaderH

a5 No other student Danted to become ca3tain5

b5 The teacher liked Naila more5

c5 The ma-ority of the students chose Naila as their

ca3tain5

d5 Naila became ca3tain by force5

8- !ns"er brie$ly:

a5 FoD can De come to a conclusion if De differ in our

o3inion in a 3articular matterH

b5 hat is democratic attitudeH

c5 hy should De shoD democratic attitude in different

mattersH

d5 hat are the res3onsibilities and duties of a class leaderH

e5 hy should De hel3 the class leader in different DorksH


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Cha%ter Eleven

Di$$erent Cultures o$ Di$$erent %eo%le

e eat different kinds of food5 e Dear different kinds of

clothes e s3eak in different languages5 e 3lay different

kinds of games5 e observe different kinds of festivals5 &llthese form the culture of a country5 Culture shoDs us different

sides of the life of a man5

n the Dorld culture differs from one region to another5

Culture of other regions are sometimes similar and sometimeS

dissimilar to that of Bangladesh54ur neighbouring countries are ndia! %ayanmar! Ne3al and

Bhutan5

Fere De Dill learn about the cultures of the tDo neighbouring

countries5 The countries are ndia and %ayanmar5

India

ndia is a large country5 This large country surrounds three

sides of our oDn country5 %any 3eo3le live in ndia5

Peo3le of different areas in ndia look different5 'ome are

black! some are fair and some are of mixed colour some have

shar3 noses and some have blunt noses and some have flat

noses5n ndia! different of ethnicity ethic grou3s s3eak in different

languages5 There are seventeen main languages in that country5

&mong them Bangla! Ardu! Pun-abi! &ssomia! Aria! ?u-rati!

%arathi! Telegu! Tamil are im3ortant5 Besides these! different

small ethnic grou3s of 3eo3les have their oDn languages5


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@ike the 3eo3le of Bangladesh! most of the 3eo3le of ndia eat

rice! fish! 3ulse and vegetables5 %any of them eat bread! 3ulse

and vegetables5 'ome of them eat bread and meat as sta3le

foods5

.ifferent ethnic of ndia Dear different kinds of dresses5 @ike

our Domen! many Domen of ndia Dear saris and blouses5'ome Dear shalDar and kamee$5 'ome Dear frock,skirt andother Dear long skirt and blouse5 %en Dear trousers and shirts5%any Dear 3y-amakorta5 %en from many areas Dear shirt anddhuti,3un-abi5

Picture /7 Peo3le of ndia are Dearing various ty3es of clothes5

! list o$ the dresses o$ the %eo%le o$ India and Ban'ladesh

%anEs dress omanEs dressndia Bangladesh ndia Bangladesh/5 /5

25 25

65 65

5 5


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%ost of the 3eo3le of ndia are folloDers of Finduism5 But in

that country there are also 3eo3le Dho are %uslims!

Buddhists! Christians! 'hikhs! Persi and Kains5

&s in Bangladesh! football! cricket! kite,flying are 3o3ular in

ndia5 Besides they 3lay local games like ha,do,do!

gollachhut! kanamasi etc5

&s in Bangladesh! in ndia the singers sing classical music!

folk,song! and modern songs5 'ome famous dances of ndia

are 4risi! Bharat Natyam! %oni3uri! #athak etc5

)ayanmar:

%ayanmar is on the south,east coast of Bangladesh5 The

3revious name of the country Das Burma5 The eyes of the 3eo3le of this country are small5 The faces are someDhat

round5 Noses are not shar35 %ost of the 3eo3le of %ayanmar

s3eak Barmi! 'ome of them s3eak E&rakaniE

%ost of the 3eo3le of %ayanmar are the Buddhist religion5

But there are many 3eo3le in that country Dho are %uslims!

Findus and Christians5 n %ayanmar there are E%athsE in both

toDns and villages5 The Buddhist 3riests live in these 3agodas

and teach religious education5 Pagodas or Buddhist tem3les

are loved by the 3eo3le of %ayanmar5

@ike the 3eo3le of our country! most of the 3eo3le of

%ayanmar live in villages5 %ost of the houses in the villages

are made of bamboos and fences5 But the rich families live in

Dooden houses5 n cities most of the houses are brick,built5

The Domen of %ayanmar Dear coloured lungis and blouses5

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floDers in their hair5 %en Dear shirt Dith lungi5 NoD,a,days

many 3eo3le of %ayanmar Dear modern cloths5 omen

Dear frock,shirt and men Dear trouser and shirt5

Picture 27 arious kinds of dresses of the 3eo3le of %ayanmar5

The 3eo3le of %ayanmar mainly eat rice5 They eat rice from

small round boDls instead of 3lates5 Their favorite dish is

Ekhaushay5E

t is cooked Dith noodles mixed Dith chickens5 &nother

favourite dish is fish,ko3ta

The birth anniversary of ?outama Buddha is the greatest

festival of %ayanmar5 The 3a33et dance is also 3o3ular in%ayanmar5 Their favourite games are football! kite flying

hide and seek and boat,race etc! Tobin tong! 4u$i and ai yak

are favourite dances of the 3eo3le of %ayangmar5

The cultures of ndia and %ayanmar are sometimes different

and sometimes similar5


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We shall $ill in the table belo"-Name o$

the country

)ain )ain

;an'ua'e

)ain +ood

eli'ion

Dress 'ames

Bangladesh

ndia

%ayanmar

e shall res3ect different cultures5

Exercise

- +ill in the blanks "ith ri'ht "ords

a5 n ndia different ethic grou3s s3eak in languages5

b5 %ayanmar is on the of Bangladesh5c5 The ma-ority of the 3eo3le of %ayanmar s3eak 5

d5 The 3eo3le of ndia Dear different kinds of 5

.- Write /T/ a'ainst the true statement ant /+/ a'ainst $alse

statement-

a5 Culture shoDs all sides of human life5

b5 ndia is a small country5

c5 %any 3eo3le live in ndia5

d5 %ost of the 3eo3le in %ayanmar are %uslims5

2- )atch the "ords on the ri'ht "ith the ones on le$t-

a5 The main language of ndia is Barmi

b5 The main religion of ndia is Findi

c5 The main language of Cricket

%ayanmar is Findu >eligion


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d. Thefavouritegameof Mayanmar isPuppet1dance

3- ut a tick ( ) mark a'ainst the correct ans"er-

3- What is culture*

a5 .ress of 3eo3le b5 ;ood for 3eo3le

c5 @anguage of 3eo3le d5 &ll

3-. What is the main lan'ua'e o$ India*

a5 Bangla b5 ice

(c) ?ame birth d5 'Deets

3-3 What is the $avorite 'ame of the %eo%le o$ India*

(a) #anamasi b5 Tennis

(c) olly,ball d5 Cricket

8- !ns"er brie$ly:

a5 hat kinds of clothes do the 3eo3le of ndia DearH

b5 hat kinds of games do the 3eo3le of ndia 3layH

c5 .escribe the food of the 3eo3le of %ayanmar5

d5 hich are the 3o3ular dances of %ayanmarH


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Cha%ter T"elve

The 9i'h 4ro"th o$ o%ulation in

Ban'ladesh and its roblemsThe area and %o%ulation o$ Ban'ladesh:

n Dorld ma3 Bangladesh is a very small country5 ts area is

/:"58"0 suare kilometer5 4ur country is very small in

com3arison to the neighbouring countries like ndia and

%ayanmar5 Though Bangladesh is a small country! it has a

large 3o3ulation5 The census of 200/ says that the 3o3ulation

of the country Das thirteen crores and thirty thousand5 This 3o3ulation is larger than that of any country5 The number of

male is 8/ 3ercent and the number of female is +5

e have learnt about the area and 3o3ulation of our small but

beautiful country5 NoD De shall fill in the table beloD Driting

in our exercise book5

&rea

Po3ulation

Percentage of the females

Percentage of the males

n res3ect of area Bangladesh is the ninetieth country of the

Dorld! but in res3ect of 3o3ulation it holds the ninth 3osition5

'o De can reali$e that the 3o3ulation of our country is very

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The 3o3ulation of our country is increasing fast5 f De look

around! De can only see large croDds5 @arge number of 3eo3le

are seen on roads and in trans3orts5 'o! the groDing

3o3ulation is the main 3roblem of Bangladesh The

government has marked this f as its main 3roblem5

Picture / 7 CroDds of 3eo3le can be seen on roads and in trans3orts5

+amily and %o%ulation

e live in families5 Asually a family consists of 3arents!

children! grandfather! grandmother! uncles and aunts5 Besides!

there are other 3ersons also5 &ll the members of all the

families in the country form the total 3o3ulation of the

country5 The 3o3ulation of the country is less if each family

has feD members5 The 3o3ulation increases fast if themembers in the family are large in number5

There are 3ictures of tDo families beloD5 e shall count the

members of the families and Drite doDn beloD5


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icture 27 the number of members icture 67 number of members

hat can De see in the 3icturesH n the 3icture in the left hand

side De see a family Dith tDo children,there are four

members5 n the 3icture in the right hand side De see a family

Dith nine members5 @et us decide Dhich family is big and

Dhich is small5Asually! a small family consists of feD children5 &nd a big

family consists of a large number of children5 n our country a

small family consists of tDo children5

e have learnt about a small and a big family5 NoD De shall

count our family members and the numbers of members in

some families De knoD! and Drite them doDn in our exercise

books5 NoD De shall com3are the si$e of the family5 n this

Day De can identify a big and a small family easily5

The advanta'es o$ a small $amily

e need foods! clothes! books! exercise books! 3encils etc5 for

our daily use in the family5 The needs of a small family can be

easily fulfilled5 Parents can 3rovide nutritious food if there are

feD children5 Besides! De can Dear nice clothes5 e can live

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Besides necessary clothes are not available for all5 ;or this!

children suffer in Dinter5 n a big family many 3eo3le huddle

together in one room and many have to slee3 on one bed5 t

causes troubles to all5 n big families the children do not get

chance5 'o they remain illiterate5 & big family can only give

the boys o33ortunity for education and other facilities5 &s a

result the girls lag behind in education5 They also do not get

other facilities5 But the education for girls is necessary for thedevelo3ment of a country5

There are tDo 3ictures of a small and a big families in the

3revious 3age5 e Dill look at the 3ictures carefully and fill

the table beloD by Driting doDn some advantages and

disadvantages of big and small families5The advanta'es o$ a small $amily The disadvanta'es o$ a bi' $amily

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.- .-

2- 2-

o%ulation and environment& good environment is very necessary for a healthy living!

But the environment is becoming unhealthy day by day5 De

can find out its reason easily5 ts main reason is the ra3id

groDth of 3o3ulation5 ?roDth of 3o3ulation s3oils the

environment of homes and on the other hand it affects the

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