Inspiring Story of Shamima Akhter Maya: Overcoming Challenges in a Bangladeshi Village

 
 
Nasima Khandakar,
Assistant teacher
(English),
Krishnapur Govt.
Girls’High Schoo,
 Pabna.
 
Class 8
th
,
Unit 5
th
,
Lesson 1
st
.
 
 
    
The Beginning
 
There is a small village called
Bhabanipur in jhenaidah. It is 
a
typical 
Bangladeshi village.
People here spend their 
day-to-
day
 life mostly working in the
fields and doing 
household
 work
.
Typical (adj
)
 usual,common,normal
Day-to-day (adj
)
 
everyday
Household (adj
) domestic,related to
family
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
0
 
 
In this 
ordinary
 village, there lives an
extraordinary
 woman named Shamima
Akhter Maya. Shamima’s 
willpower
 and
determination
 have made her
extraordinary. She has seen the most
cruel aspect
 of life
.
Ordinary(adj)
 
common,typical,usual,normal
Extraordinary(adj)
 
remarkable, unusual
.
Willpower(n) 
spirit , mental strength
.
Determination(n)
 
strong desire/will
,
 
 
Cruel(adj
)  
unkind,brutal,merciless.
Aspect(n) 
figure,configuration, a
particular part of something’s
characteristics
 
 
But the 
cruelty
 could not defeat her
spirit
. She has come out as a winner,
defying
 all the 
odds
 of life.
Cruelty(n
) unkindness,brutality
.
Spirit (n) 
willpower,mental strength
.
Defying(verbal noun) 
refusing.
Odds (n) 
problems,difficulties,
 
 
Shamima is now 32 years old. She has
only one son named Ashikur Rahman
Kanok.She runs a small 
boutique
 called
“ Oikko Nari Kollayan Shangstha” in her
village. Let’s hear from Shamimac,how
she has succeeded in 
setting up 
her
boutique.
Boutique(n) 
fashionable accessories
.
Setting up (v
) establishing, founding,
fixing
 
Tick the best answer
1 Bhabanipur is a 
typical
Bangladeshi village. The underlined
word means
A   unusual
B   usual
C   famous
D   infamous
 
 
2  Shamima is an 
extraordinary
person. The underlined word means
A  common
B  simple
C  amazing
d  normal
 
 
3.   The people of 
determination
succeed in the long run. The
underlined word means
A  willpower
B  weakness
 c   strong desire
D   wish
 
 
4  Shamima has faced the darkest
aspect
 of life. The underlined word
means
A  appearance
B   position
C  charactreistics
D piece
 
5  The tragedy of Shamima’s life
could not defeat her 
spirit
. The
underlined word means
A   ghost
B   soul
C   strength
D   wisdom
 
 
1=c
2=f
3=a
4=b
5=d
6=e
 
1.  What type of village does
Shamima live in?
2.  What do the people of
Bhabanipur village usually do?
3 . What has Shamima done to make
herself extraordinary?
4. How has she become victorious?
5 What could not defeat her spirit?
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In a typical Bangladeshi village named Bhabanipur, Shamima Akhter Maya defies all odds with her extraordinary willpower and determination. Despite facing cruelty, she emerges as a winner and sets up a boutique in her village, showcasing resilience and strength at every step.

  • Inspiring Story
  • Bangladeshi Village
  • Overcoming Challenges
  • Willpower
  • Determination

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  1. TEACHERS IDENTITY Nasima Khandakar, Assistant teacher (English), Krishnapur Govt. Girls High Schoo, Pabna.

  2. SUBJECT IDENTITY Class 8th, Unit 5th, Lesson 1st.

  3. TITLE The Beginning

  4. READ AND GUESS THE MEANING There is a small village called Bhabanipur in jhenaidah. It is a typical Bangladeshi village. People here spend their day-to- day life mostly working in the fields and doing household work. Typical (adj) usual,common,normal Day-to-day (adj) everyday Household (adj) domestic,related to family

  5. In this ordinary village, there lives an extraordinary woman named Shamima Akhter Maya. Shamima s willpower and determination have made her extraordinary. She has seen the most cruel aspect of life. Ordinary(adj) common,typical,usual,normal Extraordinary(adj) remarkable, unusual. Willpower(n) spirit , mental strength. Determination(n) strong desire/will,

  6. Cruel(adj) unkind,brutal,merciless. Aspect(n) figure,configuration, a particular part of something s characteristics

  7. But the cruelty could not defeat her spirit. She has come out as a winner, defying all the odds of life. Cruelty(n) unkindness,brutality. Spirit (n) willpower,mental strength. Defying(verbal noun) refusing. Odds (n) problems,difficulties,

  8. Shamima is now 32 years old. She has only one son named Ashikur Rahman Kanok.She runs a small boutique called Oikko Nari Kollayan Shangstha in her village. Let s hear from Shamimac,how she has succeeded in setting up her boutique. Boutique(n) fashionable accessories. Setting up (v) establishing, founding, fixing

  9. EVALUATION Tick the best answer 1 Bhabanipur is a typical Bangladeshi village. The underlined word means A unusual B usual C famous D infamous

  10. 2 Shamima is an extraordinary person. The underlined word means A common B simple C amazing d normal

  11. 3. The people of determination succeed in the long run. The underlined word means A willpower B weakness c strong desire D wish

  12. 4 Shamima has faced the darkest aspect of life. The underlined word means A appearance B position C charactreistics D piece

  13. 5 5 The tragedy of Shamima s life could not defeat her spirit. The underlined word means A ghost B soul C strength D wisdom

  14. MATCH THE PHRASES WITH THE MEANING 1 day-to-day (a) Unkind happenings of life ( 5 ) 2 Household work victorious 3 Cruel aspect of life (b) Become (c) Everyday life 4 Come out as a winner (d)Difficulties of life 5 All the odds of life (e) Having all the common features of a Bangladeshi village 6 Typical Bangladeshi village (f) Domestic chores

  15. ANSWER OF MATCHING 1=c 2=f 3=a 4=b 5=d 6=e

  16. OPEN ENDED QUESTIONS 1. What type of village does Shamima live in? 2. What do the people of Bhabanipur village usually do? 3 . What has Shamima done to make herself extraordinary? 4. How has she become victorious? 5 What could not defeat her spirit?

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