Andy : Hello, Tamal! How are you?
Tamal : Hello, Andy! I’m fine, thanks, And you?
Andy : Fine, thanks. Listen. I’m going to the Book Fair. Would you like to come?
Tamal : I’m Sorry. I can’t right now. I have to take this medicine to my grandmother. But I can meet you in an hour.
Andy : OK. Great! I ‘ll see you at the Book Fair.
Tamal : Right. See you later. Bye!
Andy : See you!
Vocabulary:
How (adj)- কেমন, fine (adj)- ভালো, book fair (phr)- বই মেলা, have to go (phr)- যেতে হবে, these (pro)- এইগুলো, an hour (phr)- একঘণ্টা, fair (n)- মেলা, would you like to (phr) – তুমি কি চাও, thank (v) – ধন্যবাদ দেয়া, sorry (adj) –দুঃখিত, medicine (n)- ঔষধ, join (n) যোগ দেয়া, see (v)- দেখা, watch (v)- দেখা, visit (v) – ভ্রমণ করা।
2. Match the words of the column A with their meaning that is mentioned in the text in the column B ( extra two
are given in column B)
Column A
Column B
(a) Fine
(b) Listen
(c) Sorry
(d) Medicine
(e) Join
(i) to involve in any work
(ii) feeling sadness or sympathy
(iii) a substance specially in the form of liquid or pil
(iv) to give attention to someone or something
(v) to heat unwisely
(vi) beautiful
(vii) to work in a school
Answer to the Question Number 2:
(a) + (vi), Fine – beautiful
(b) + (vi), Listen – to given attention to someone or something
(c) + (vi), Sorry – feeling sadness or sympathy
(d) + (vi), Medicine – a substance specially in the form of liquid or pill
(e) + (vi), Join- to involve in any work
Or, Fill in the blank with the correct words.
(a) Tamal is __________.
(b) He is __________ to the book fair.
(c) Tamal wants Andy to ________ with him.
(d) Andy will meet Tamal at the book ___________.
(e) Tamal will ________ for Andy.
Answer: (a) fine (b) going (c) go (d) fair (e) wait
3. Answer the following questions.
(a) Where is Andy going?
(b) Why will not Tamal be able to go with Andy?
(c) Suppose, you visted a book fair yesterday. Now write about it.
(d) Why will Tamal have to go home?
(e) When can Tamal join Andy?
Answer to the question number3:
(a) Andy is going to the Book Fair.
(b) Tamal will not be able to go with Andy because he will have to go home to drop some medicines.
(c) Yesterday I went to the Bangla Academy Boi Mela with my father. I went to drop different stalls.
I bought books of rhymes, jokes, stories, etc. I also took light snacks. I reached home in the evening.
(d) Tamal will have to go home to drop some medicines.
(e) Tamal can join Andy after an hour.
4. Write a short composition on “Your Visit to a Village Fair” in five sentences. Answer the following questions
in your composition (Remember to use capital letters, full stops and correct spelling.)
(a) When and where was the fair held?
(b) Who accompanied you to the fair?
(c) What types of shops did you find there?
(d) What did you buy?
(e) When did you retu home?
Or, Write a short composition on “Your Visit to a Village Fair” in five sentences.(Remember to use capital letters, full stops and correct spelling.)
Answer to the question number4:
My Visit to a Village Fair.
On the occasion of the Nabanna Festival a fair was held under the age old banyan tree situated in our village. I went to the fair with some of my friends at 4 pm in the afteoon. There were shops of different types. There were wooden toys, clay dolls, balloons and food items etc. in the shops. I bought candy, dolls, flower vase etc. from the mela. I retued home in the evening tired but happy.
