Task-02 Unit-5: Lesson-1: The Greed of the Mighty Rivers (Home Work: Section D)
COMPLETE THE SUMMARY OF MEHERJAN’S LIFE WITH WORDS/PHRASES FROM THE BOX.
Meherjan is a typical (1) ……………….. woman who lives in a slum. She lost her shelter and properties (2) ………………… the erosion of the river Jamuna. She also lost her family. Her husband had died of diseases caused by poverty and (3) ……………… Now, she is only a (4) ………….. Like Meherjan there are many people who have become the (5) …… of river erosion. River erosion is still posing (6) ………………… to the lives and properties of thousands of people. People living (7) ………………… the rivers are the most likely victims of river erosion. Each year about (8) ………………… people become homeless due to river erosion in Bangladesh. Meherjan’s life is just one (9) ………………… of how climate change (10) ………………… the lives of thousands of people
a) victims b) affects c) close to d)slum dweller e) homeless f) threats (g) example (h) due to (i) shortage of food (j) one lakh
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Answers
The question is from "The Greedy of the Mighty Rivers"
Explanation:
Complete the summary of Meherjan's life with words/phrases from the box [victims, affects, close to, slum dweller, homeless, threats, example, due to, shortage of food, one lakh]
- Meherjan is a typical Slum dweller woman who lives in a slum.
- She lost her shelter and properties due to the erosion of the river Jamuna.
- She also lost her family.
- Her husband had died of diseases caused by poverty and a shortage of food.
- Now, she is only homeless.
- Like Meherjan there are many people who have become the Victim of river erosion.
- River erosion is still posing threats to the lives and properties of thousands of people.
- People living close to the rivers are the most likely victims of river erosion.
- Each year about one lakh people become homeless due to river erosion in Bangladesh.
- Meherjan’s life is just one example of how climate change affects the lives of thousands of people
Explanation:
The missing words have been added against each number from the options
Meherjan is a typical (1) slum dweller woman who lives in a slum. She lost her shelter and properties (2) due to the erosion of the river Jamuna. She also lost her family. Her husband had died of diseases caused by poverty and (3) shortage of food. Now, she is only a (4) homeless. Like Meherjan there are many people who have become the (5) victim of river erosion. River erosion is still posing (6) threats to the lives and properties of thousands of people. People living (7) close to the rivers are the most likely victims of river erosion. Each year about (8) one lakh people become homeless due to river erosion in Bangladesh. Meherjan’s life is just one (9) example of how climate change (10) affetcs the lives of thousands of people