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Rashida AktherAsst. Teacher

Dept. of English

Class : SixEnglish For Today

Lesson : 21

Identity

Look at the picture

Do you know who they are or anything about them?

The above pictures are of the three well-known mystic bards of Bangladesh whose names and fame spread

beyond Bangladesh.

Lalon Shah Hason Raja Shah Abdul Karim

Think and discuss with your partner what is called

A bardWho writes poems and songs.

A mysticWho tries to search the truth and become united with God through prayer and meditation.

Hason Raja :The mystic bard of Bangladesh

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Lesson DeclarationToday we `ll discuss about

Lesson outcomes

After completing this lesson students will be able to

read and understand texts through silent reading. infer meaning from context Listen for information. ask and answer questionsWrite answers to questions.

Hason Raja was born in 1854 in a wealthy landlord`s family in Sylhet.

Identity of Hason Raja

His previous life style

In his youth, he led a life of luxury. He did not lack anything – money, comfort or pleasure. But then a time came when he

started to find all these comfort and joy meaningless.

Do you know Hason Raja`s previous life style?

Thought of Hason Raja.

Discuss with your partner about the below picture

Hason Raja gave away his landed property, his money and wealth and started to think deeply about

the Creator, about life and death of mankind.

Let`s enjoy a song

Ekdin matir vitor habe ghor.

E:\New folder (2)\,,ek din matir.mp3

Hason Raja wrote a lot of songs, perhaps about a two and half thousand in number.

Writer Hason Raja.

Do you know how many songs did Hason Raja write?

His book called “Hason Udash”

Writer Hason Raja.

Do you know the name of Hason Raja`s book?

A volume called “Hason Raja Samagra”

Vocabulary

Main words Picture Meaning

Comfort

Luxury

Try to say the meaning of the following words.

The state of having a pleasant life.

The enjoyment of expensive things.

The baby is living a comfortable life.

The car is a luxurious vehicle.

Vocabulary

Main words Picture Meaning

Pleasure

Volume

Try to say the meaning of the following words.

Enjoyment / delight

BookHason Raja`s a volume

called `Hason Raja Samagra.

They are very pleasure.

Vocabulary

Main words Picture Meaning

Crazy

Contain

Try to say the meaning of the following words.

Hason called himself a ‘Crazy Raja.’

To hold.

The boat contained a girl, a goat and goods.

Excited about something / mad.

Vocabulary

Main words Picture Meaning

Beyond

Eminent

Try to say the meaning of the following words.

Further on / far away.

Famous.

Farida Yesmin is a eminent singer of

Bangladesh.

Hason Raja’s song spread all over Bangladesh and beyond.

Loud reading

Practise reading the passage loudly giving proper attention to pronunciation, pause and intonation.

Individual Work

Put a word in the gaps from the box matching their meanings.

a. ---------------- = enjoyment / happy.

b. ----------------- = a large book.

c. ------------------ = excited about something.

d. ----------------- = the state of having a pleasant life.

e. ----------------- = the enjoyment of expensive things.

pleasurecomfort luxury volume crazy

Pair works

Look at the following picture and write the answer of following question :

What was Hason Raja`s childhood like ?

Group works

Group - A

Group - B

1. When was Hason Raja born ?2. Where did he come from ?

1. Why did Hason Raja leave the life of comfort and pleasure ?

2. What was the other name by which Hason Raja was known ?

Home work

Write a short paragraph about another mystic bard of Bangladesh

‘LALON SHAH’.

THE END.