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Unit 16 Lesson 2
The Jamuna Multi-Purpose Bridge
Objectives : By the end of the lesson you will have.
• talked about important bridges in Bangladesh
• read a passage about the Jamuna Multi-Purpose Bridge
• discussed some questions about the bridge
• filled in a vocabulary chart
• justified a statement
A Work in pairs and name some important bridges in Bangladesh. Make a list of them and see how many of them you have visited. If you have visited the Jamuna Multi¬-Purpose Bridge, tell you partner what impressed you most about this bridge.
B Read the following passage about the Jamuna Multi-Purpose Bridge.
The Jamuna Multi-Purpose Bridge over the mighty river Jamuna in Bangladesh is a triumph of modern engineering and technological skills. 4.S kilometres long and 18.5 metres wide, this bridge which connects the districts of Tangail and Sirajganj is the longest ever in Bangladesh and the eleventh largest in the whole world. The main bridge was constructed by the Hyundai Construction Co. of South Korea. About 15,000 people worked for four years to build this gigantic bridge. The bridge is connected with a 153 km approach road on the east and another of 14.4 km on the west, II has 50 pillars and 49 spans. Each of its 121 piles has an average depth of 83 metres to guarantee its strength and durability. The total cost of this huge structure was more than seven hundred million US dollars which came jointly from the Bangladesh Government, the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, and Japan. Apart from railway and motorway communication, this multi-purpose bridge will also facilitate gas, electricity and telecommunication lines between the two parts of the country.
Now discuss the following questions in small groups.
1 What features in this bridge may be considered spectacular?
2 Why is it called a 'multi-purpose' bridge?
3 How does the bridge particularly benefit the northern districts of Bangladesh?
4 Does the bridge help you personally in any way? If so, how?
5 Do you have any other information about the bridge which is not given in the passage?
C Look at the following vocabulary chart and see how one part of speech can be changed into another. Fill in the blank boxes with the appropriate forms of words. The first one has been done for you.
Noun Verb Adjective Adverb
Example: length lengthen long long/lengthwise
deepen deep
width wide
strengthen strongly
construction construct
complete
communication communicative
Now choose at least one row of words and make sentences with every item. Use the adjective both attributively and predicatively. e.g.
It was a long journey. (attributive)
The journey was long. (predicative)
D The Jamuna Multi-Purpose Bridge has brought about a revolutionary change in the communication sector of Bangladesh. Write at least 7 sentences to support this statement.
Focus:
Skills.
Discussion, reading for inference, writing a passage. Functions.
Filling in a chart, giving impressions, giving supporting statements.
Grammar/Structure.
Adjective clause introduced by 'which'.
Vocabulary.
triumph, gigantic, guarantee, durability, multi-purpose,
telecommunication.
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Unit 16 Lesson 2
The Jamuna Multi-Purpose Bridge
Objectives : By the end of the lesson you will have.
• talked about important bridges in Bangladesh
• read a passage about the Jamuna Multi-Purpose Bridge
• discussed some questions about the bridge
• filled in a vocabulary chart
• justified a statement
A Work in pairs and name some important bridges in Bangladesh. Make a list of them and see how many of them you have visited. If you have visited the Jamuna Multi¬-Purpose Bridge, tell you partner what impressed you most about this bridge.
B Read the following passage about the Jamuna Multi-Purpose Bridge.
The Jamuna Multi-Purpose Bridge over the mighty river Jamuna in Bangladesh is a triumph of modern engineering and technological skills. 4.S kilometres long and 18.5 metres wide, this bridge which connects the districts of Tangail and Sirajganj is the longest ever in Bangladesh and the eleventh largest in the whole world. The main bridge was constructed by the Hyundai Construction Co. of South Korea. About 15,000 people worked for four years to build this gigantic bridge. The bridge is connected with a 153 km approach road on the east and another of 14.4 km on the west, II has 50 pillars and 49 spans. Each of its 121 piles has an average depth of 83 metres to guarantee its strength and durability. The total cost of this huge structure was more than seven hundred million US dollars which came jointly from the Bangladesh Government, the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, and Japan. Apart from railway and motorway communication, this multi-purpose bridge will also facilitate gas, electricity and telecommunication lines between the two parts of the country.
Now discuss the following questions in small groups.
1 What features in this bridge may be considered spectacular?
2 Why is it called a 'multi-purpose' bridge?
3 How does the bridge particularly benefit the northern districts of Bangladesh?
4 Does the bridge help you personally in any way? If so, how?
5 Do you have any other information about the bridge which is not given in the passage?
C Look at the following vocabulary chart and see how one part of speech can be changed into another. Fill in the blank boxes with the appropriate forms of words. The first one has been done for you.
Noun Verb Adjective Adverb
Example: length lengthen long long/lengthwise
deepen deep
width wide
strengthen strongly
construction construct
complete
communication communicative
Now choose at least one row of words and make sentences with every item. Use the adjective both attributively and predicatively. e.g.
It was a long journey. (attributive)
The journey was long. (predicative)
D The Jamuna Multi-Purpose Bridge has brought about a revolutionary change in the communication sector of Bangladesh. Write at least 7 sentences to support this statement.
Focus:
Skills.
Discussion, reading for inference, writing a passage. Functions.
Filling in a chart, giving impressions, giving supporting statements.
Grammar/Structure.
Adjective clause introduced by 'which'.
Vocabulary.
triumph, gigantic, guarantee, durability, multi-purpose,
telecommunication.