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Unit 12 Lesson 2
National heroes: our martyred intellectuals
Objective: By the end of the lesson you will have
• talked about our war martyrs
• made predictions about content from the title
• listened to a poem and discussed it
• written a newspaper article
A In pairs discuss what tile word 'intellectual' means. Name some intellectuals of our country.
Who of the following would you consider an intellectual?
a politician, a school teacher, an industrialist, a banker, a customs official, a police officer, a university teacher, an engineer, a doctor, an architect, a farmer, a creative writer, a journalist.
What does the word "martyr" mean? Which day is the 'Martyred Intellectuals day'? Why were these intellectuals killed?
B Look at the following pictures and in pairs try to identify the pictures of the martyred intellectuals of our liberation war. In pairs discuss what you know about each of them.
Picture
C You are going to listen to your teacher reciting a poem entitled "For the Fallen".
Before that, look at the title. What do you think the poem is about? In pairs, note
down a few points the poem might deal with. Share your ideas with others.
D Now listen carefully to the recitation by your teacher and answer the following questions.
1 Check how far the predictions you made about the poem are right.
2 Discuss the main idea contained in the poem
3 In pairs discuss how the poet feels about 'the fallen'. What words and expressions in the poem show the poet's feelings?
4 Explain the line "The sleep beyond England's foam". Do our martyrs sleep beyond Bangladesh?
E In pairs discuss how you feel about the martyred intellectuals and other martyrs of our liberation war. Use at least five adjectives to describe your feelings.
F Talk in pairs and then write a short paragraph about what the role of intellectuals should be in the present situation of our country.
Focus:
Skills.
Listening, speaking, writing. Functions.
Making predictions, describing actions.
Grammar/Structure.
Modals: may, might, could, should,
passive voice. Vocabulary.
the fallen, solemn, devolution, glory, mingle, foam.
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Unit 12 Lesson 2
National heroes: our martyred intellectuals
Objective: By the end of the lesson you will have
• talked about our war martyrs
• made predictions about content from the title
• listened to a poem and discussed it
• written a newspaper article
A In pairs discuss what tile word 'intellectual' means. Name some intellectuals of our country.
Who of the following would you consider an intellectual?
a politician, a school teacher, an industrialist, a banker, a customs official, a police officer, a university teacher, an engineer, a doctor, an architect, a farmer, a creative writer, a journalist.
What does the word "martyr" mean? Which day is the 'Martyred Intellectuals day'? Why were these intellectuals killed?
B Look at the following pictures and in pairs try to identify the pictures of the martyred intellectuals of our liberation war. In pairs discuss what you know about each of them.
Picture
C You are going to listen to your teacher reciting a poem entitled "For the Fallen".
Before that, look at the title. What do you think the poem is about? In pairs, note
down a few points the poem might deal with. Share your ideas with others.
D Now listen carefully to the recitation by your teacher and answer the following questions.
1 Check how far the predictions you made about the poem are right.
2 Discuss the main idea contained in the poem
3 In pairs discuss how the poet feels about 'the fallen'. What words and expressions in the poem show the poet's feelings?
4 Explain the line "The sleep beyond England's foam". Do our martyrs sleep beyond Bangladesh?
E In pairs discuss how you feel about the martyred intellectuals and other martyrs of our liberation war. Use at least five adjectives to describe your feelings.
F Talk in pairs and then write a short paragraph about what the role of intellectuals should be in the present situation of our country.
Focus:
Skills.
Listening, speaking, writing. Functions.
Making predictions, describing actions.
Grammar/Structure.
Modals: may, might, could, should,
passive voice. Vocabulary.
the fallen, solemn, devolution, glory, mingle, foam.