Md Hasan Hafizur Rahman Senior Lecturer Department of English Campus-5 Cambrian School & College Dhaka. Class-8 English First Paper Class-8 English First.

Md Hasan Hafizur RahmanSenior Lecturer Department of EnglishCampus-5Cambrian School & CollegeDhaka.Class-8English First Paper

Introduction

Package

Let us watch a video

Have you guessed about the video?Divers

Let us see what our todays lesson is-

Our today’s lesson is-The Ama Diver

Unit-7 Lesson-2 (B)

After we have studied this unit, we will be able to----read and understand tenets through silent readinglisten for informationask and answer questionswrite down the main ideas in our own words

Learning outcomes

Key words

Main word

Bengali Synonyms

Rare দু�র্ল�ভOccasional, Uncommon Irregular, Scarce, Few, Sporadic

Descendনা�মা�/ অবতরণকর�

Slope, incline, drop away, run down, derive

Hazardous

বিবপজ্জনাক/ক্ষবিতকর

Dangerous, risky, harmful, lethal

rely বিনাভ� র কর� Trust, depend on, be sure of, bank on, count on

A fishing village along the coast of Japan,

There are amazing groups of women known as ‘Ama’.

These women worked and are still working as Ama.

The word 'Ama' means 'women of the sea or sea women'.

They are independent divers. They make their living by diving.

They can dive to the depth of the sea up to 25 meters. And they dive without using oxygen tanks or other breathing equipment.

25 meters depth of the

sea

The Ama divers rely on their own skills and breathing techniques. They use that skill and technique to push themselves down to the bottom of the sea and back to the surface again. They can hold their breath for up to two minutes.

Careful watching, lung capacity and hunter instincts are the special qualities of Ama

divers.

What is the age limit of the Amas?

It is between 50- 60

But what is their present condition?

Some of these young villagers are going to the city for other jobs. But there are still some who continue to dive even at their 70s. If the young people do not take up Ama diving, soon this profession will die out.

Group work

Narrate where and how the Amas live, how they lead their life, what their present condition is to write an article in about 150 words.

Evaluation

01. Choose the best answer from the alternatives.(a) 'Ama' is the name of__________________________

i. 'Amazing group of men ii. wonderful groups of female

iii. normal male iv. abnormal groups of people.

(b) The 'Ama' divers live in ___________________ of japani. the coastal area

ii. the urbaniii. costly area

iv. cheaper area.(c) The word ‘'Ama'’ means ____________

i. women of America ii.women of japan

iii. sea womeniv. daring women

(d) 'Ama' divers are ___________ divers.i. dependent

ii. independentiii. inter dependent iv.

good.(e) By diving the 'Ama' divers earn their_____________

i. livelihoodii. name

iii. fameiv. good will.

(f) The 'Ama' diver can dive at the depth of_____________________ i.more than 25 metres ii. at least 25 metres

iii. over 25 metres iv. not more than 25 metres

(g) The 'Ama' diver can dive by______________________i. using oxygen mask ii.

wearing breathing equipmentiii. using tanks

iv. using no oxygen tank.

wonderful groups of female

the coastal area

sea women

independent

livelihood

not more than 25 metres

using no oxygen tank

02. Give short answers to the following questions.

(a)What do you mean by 'Ama'?(b)How do they earn their living?(c) How long can they control their breath?(d)Where do they live in Japan?(e)What are the occupation of the 'Ama'?(f) How deep can they dive in the sea?(g)What techniques and skills do the 'Ama' diver use in diving?(h)What help them go to the bottom and return to surface?(i) What kind of women are the 'Ama'?(j) What do the divers take with them while diving to the sea?

(a) ''Ama'' means women of sea or sea women.(b) They earn their living by diving.(c) They can control their breath up to two minutes.(d) They live in some fishing villages along the coast of Japan.(e) The occupation of 'Ama' is diving.(f) They can dive to the depth of the sea up to 25 metres.(g) The 'Ama' diver use their own skills and breathing techniques.(h) Their skills and breathing techniques help them to go to the bottom of the sea and return to the surface.(i) The 'Ama' women are amazing groups of women.(j)While diving , they do not take anything with them.

Answers:

Home Work

Suppose, There live some people by the side of your village who are ‘Bedey’ by profession. Now write a paragraph on

“The life of Bedey.”

Verse

Work is life.

Allah Hafez