Now read the following conversation in pairs/groups and complete it with the appropriate words/expressions. Practise the conversation in pairs. And later, act it out in front of the class.
জোড়ায় জোড়ায় বা দলে নিচের কথোপকথনটি পড়ো। তারপর সঠিক শব্দ বা অভিব্যক্তি দিয়ে শূন্যস্থান পূরণ করো।
এরপর জোড়ায় জোড়ায় আলোচনাটি অনুশীলন করো। সবশেষে ক্লাসের সামনে তা অভিনয় করে দেখাও।
Amar Ekushey Book Fair on a breezy spring afternoon, Rakib, a Bangladeshi boy aged 13, meets Scott, a British boy of the same age (একই বয়সী), in the book fair. Incidentally (ঘটনাক্রমে), both are at the same book stall and are checking out the books available in that stall.
Rakib: ……
Scott: ……
Rakib: I see that you are holding (ধরে আছ) a book on birds. Are you interested in wildlife (বন্য প্রাণী)?
Scott: …… What about you (তুমি কোনটি)?
Rakib: Yes indeed (সত্যিই). That’s why when I saw you with this book, I had to ask you whether you are also an animal lover? I am Rakib by the way.
Scott: ……, Rakib. My name is Scott.
Rakib: ……, Scott. What do you think about this book fair?
Scott: I read about this book fair earlier, but I did not know that there would be more than 400 stalls. There are so many books to check out and buy.
Rakib: …… The more stalls I visit, the more I want to buy.
Scott: I understand how you are feeling. I feel the same way. A copy of wildlife was the last book on my list. I will go home now. ……,Rakib.
Rakib: I still have a book to buy. After that, I will go home. ……, Scott.
ইকবাল খান, প্রভাষক, বীরশ্রেষ্ঠ মুন্সী আব্দুর রউফ পাবলিক কলেজ, ঢাকা