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Unit Fifteen: Towards Social Development
Lesson 1
Hurdles to deal with
Objectives: By the end of the lesson you will have
• discussed some characteristics of developing countries
• identified the impediments to social development in Bangladesh
• read two news items and discussed them
• prepared a set of questions
• written a news story
A Bangladesh is a developing country. Discuss in pairs some common characteristics of developing countries.
Our country faces several problems. Make a list of at least three problems that are responsible for our slow development. Which problems do you think should be addressed first and why?
B Read the following news items.
Nutrition Week observed
In observance of the on-going National Nutrition Week, Siddeshwari Girls' College held a seminar on the college premises in the city on Monday, reports BSS. The seminar with the theme "Nutrition for Adolescence" was presided over by the College Principal, a press release said.
Teachers of the college took part in the day-long seminar to help the students to acquire practical nutritional knowledge.
BARD distributes Tk.5 crore as credit
COM1LLA, Apr. 22 : The Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARDJ disbursed about Taka 5 crore as credit for poverty alleviation among 10,000 people during the 1999-2000 fiscal year, says BSS.
IT is was stated on Thursday al its 59th Board of Governors (BOG) meeting held at BARD prunises with the State Minister for Rural Development and Cooperatives in the chair. A total of 3,362 participants comprising different level officials from various government, non¬government and international organisations have been given training since July 1999. BARD has also taken up some 24-research projects.
Now discuss in pairs the following questions.
1 What is BSS? What is a press release?
2 What does "Comilla, Apr. 22" mean? Why is such information missing in the
other story?
3 How is nutrition related to social development?
4 Name some government and non-government organisations that are working towards social development in Bangladesh.
5 What do you know about BARD?
C In groups, prepare a set of questions which you could ask a day labourer to get an idea about his living conditions.
D Suppose you arc the local correspondent of The Rising Sun. Write a short news story covering a social development activity in your locality.
Focus:
Skills.
Discussion, reading for general information, writing. Functions.
Asking questions. inferring, writing a news story.
Grammar/Structure.
Narrative,
passive voice.
Vocabulary.
nutrition, adolescence, disburse, fiscal, alleviation.
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Unit Fifteen: Towards Social Development
Lesson 1
Hurdles to deal with
Objectives: By the end of the lesson you will have
• discussed some characteristics of developing countries
• identified the impediments to social development in Bangladesh
• read two news items and discussed them
• prepared a set of questions
• written a news story
A Bangladesh is a developing country. Discuss in pairs some common characteristics of developing countries.
Our country faces several problems. Make a list of at least three problems that are responsible for our slow development. Which problems do you think should be addressed first and why?
B Read the following news items.
Nutrition Week observed
In observance of the on-going National Nutrition Week, Siddeshwari Girls' College held a seminar on the college premises in the city on Monday, reports BSS. The seminar with the theme "Nutrition for Adolescence" was presided over by the College Principal, a press release said.
Teachers of the college took part in the day-long seminar to help the students to acquire practical nutritional knowledge.
BARD distributes Tk.5 crore as credit
COM1LLA, Apr. 22 : The Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARDJ disbursed about Taka 5 crore as credit for poverty alleviation among 10,000 people during the 1999-2000 fiscal year, says BSS.
IT is was stated on Thursday al its 59th Board of Governors (BOG) meeting held at BARD prunises with the State Minister for Rural Development and Cooperatives in the chair. A total of 3,362 participants comprising different level officials from various government, non¬government and international organisations have been given training since July 1999. BARD has also taken up some 24-research projects.
Now discuss in pairs the following questions.
1 What is BSS? What is a press release?
2 What does "Comilla, Apr. 22" mean? Why is such information missing in the
other story?
3 How is nutrition related to social development?
4 Name some government and non-government organisations that are working towards social development in Bangladesh.
5 What do you know about BARD?
C In groups, prepare a set of questions which you could ask a day labourer to get an idea about his living conditions.
D Suppose you arc the local correspondent of The Rising Sun. Write a short news story covering a social development activity in your locality.
Focus:
Skills.
Discussion, reading for general information, writing. Functions.
Asking questions. inferring, writing a news story.
Grammar/Structure.
Narrative,
passive voice.
Vocabulary.
nutrition, adolescence, disburse, fiscal, alleviation.