Muhammad Ahsan Habib
সহকারী প্রধান শিক্ষক
০৭ আগস্ট, ২০২১ ০৯:৫৪ অপরাহ্ণ
The ferry boat
ধরন: মাদ্রাসা শিক্ষা
শ্রেণি: দশম
বিষয়: English for Today
অধ্যায়: চতুর্থ অধ্যায়
Read the text and guess the meaning of these underlined words.
“Is there anybody here who has ever crossed a river by a country boat?”
“I have, teacher,” said Jamil. “And I clearly remember what happened in that journey.”
“would you please tell us what happened?” the teacher asked.
“okay, teacher. It happened while I was in class six. On a weekly bazar day, people were coming back with their shopping bags and baskets in hands, on shoulders and heads. They had to cross the river. It was not a big river. There was a ferry boat plying on the river. The boat could cross it in 8-10 minutes. It was just after sunset. The weather was getting worse. The wind started blowing from the north-west. Black clouds were moving fast in the sky. Everybody was trying to get into the boat. ‘No more, no more, please wait,’ shouted the boatman. But nobody listened to him.”
“What happened then, Jamil?” asked Rumi. “With too many people on board, the boat sank in the middle of the river,” replied Jamil.
“Oh no! What happened then?” asked the teacher. “Thank God. It was not a fatal accident. All the passengers swam to the other side. But some of them lost their things such as oil, salt and milk,” said Jamil. “Were you on the boat?” asked the teacher. “No, teacher. Seeing the boat overcrowded, I waited for the next time,” replied Jamil.
“You’ve done the right thing, Jamil.”