Class 6 (VI) English For Today Lesson 23 Wonders of the world-1

 Wonders of the world-1: পৃথিবীর বিস্ময়সমূহ-১

প্রশ্ন A. Look at the pictures. What are they called?

Answer:

The first picture is of Pyramid.

The second picture is of Taj Mahal.

The third picture is of Eiffel Tower.

প্রশ্ন B. Now, listen (শোন) to the CD/audio and fill in the gaps of the following text:

The pyramids are huge (a) _____________ for the ancient (প্রাচীন) kings and queens of Egypt. These kings and queens are known as the (b) ________. It needed a few thousand (c) _______________ to build the pyramids. The most famous (d) ________ are the Giza pyramids. Giza is a place near Gairo, the (e) _________ of Egypt. The pyramids of (f) _________ at Giza is the largest Egyptian pyramid. It is the only one of the (g) __________ still in existence (বিদ্যমান).

Answer:

(a) stone-tombs (পাথরের সমাধি)

(b) Pharaohs (ফারাও)

(c) workers

(d) Egyptain Pyramids

(e) capital (রাজধানী)

(f) Khufu (খুফু)

(g) seven wonders of ancient world

প্রশ্ন C1. Now, make questions using the cues (সূত্র) given below:

1. What is _________?

2. Where is ________?

3. How _________ Saha Jahan _________?

4. Who ______________?

5. When did Mumtaz died?

6. Why ________ Saha Jahan ____________?

7. How many __________________?

Answer:

1. What is the Taj Mahal?

2. Where is it located?

3. How much did Saha Jahan love Mumtaz?

4. Who is Mumtaz?

5. When did Mumtaz die?

6. Why did Saha Jahan build the Taj Mahal?

7. How many times did it take to complete (সম্পূর্ণ হতে) the Taj Mahal?

প্রশ্ন C2. Complete (সম্পূর্ণ কর) the following table (ছক) with the information given in the passage.

Shah Jahan	built
Taj Mahal	is
its area	is
Mumtaj	died
To complete  the Taj	it took

Answer:

1. Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal.

2. Taj Mahal is located in Agra in India.

3. Its area is about 1003 acres or 405 hectares.

4. Mumtaz died in 1631.

5. To complete the Taj, it took 21 years and thousands of artisans and craftsmen.

প্রশ্ন D. Read the text about one of the wonders (বিষ্ময়) of the world, the Eiffel Tower. Put the verbs (ক্রিয়াপদ) in brackets (ব্র্যাকেট) into correct tense (সঠিক tense-এ).

The Eiffle Tower is a lattice (জাফরি) tower in Paris. It ______ (be) built in 1889. Now it _______ (symbolise-প্রতিমূর্তি) the cultural icon of France. It stands (বিবেচিত) as one of the most recognisable (স্বীকৃত) structures in the world too. The tower ______ (be) famous as the tallest construction (স্থাপত্য) in Paris and the most-visited paid monument (স্মৃতিস্তম্ভ) in the world. Millions of people _______ (ascend-আরোহন) it every year. It is 320 metres (1050 ft) tall (লম্বা), about the same height as an 81-story building. The tower _______ (have) three levels for visitors. A visitor _______ (have) to walk over 300 steps to go from ground level (নিচ তলা) to the first level. The distance (দূরত্ব) ______ (remain) the same between the first and the second level. The third and highest (সর্বোচ্চ) level can be ______ (access-প্রবেশ করতে) only by lift. The tower is _______ (name) after the engineer (প্রকৌশলি) Gustave Eiffel, whose company ________ (design) and _______ (build) the tower.

Answer: (ব্রাকেটে দেয়া verb এর সঠিক tense ডানের কলামে দেয়া হয়েছে-এই অনুযায়ী gaps পূরণ কর)

Mentioned Verbs: Verbs in brackets	Answer: Correct form of verbs
be	was
symbolise	symbolises
be	is
ascend	ascend
have	has
have	has
remain	remains
access	accessed
name	named
design	designed