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5. At a railway station
My friend Sajjad and I were sitting at the
railway station. I came to see him off. Sajjad
………………….. Said goodbye to each other.

6. WORD MEANING AND MAKING SENTENCE
Main word Meaning Making Sentence
See off We come to see him off.
Crowd It was very crowd in the station.
queue A woman standing in the queue was
holding a child tightly.
Couple An old couple way trying to find a
quiet place to sit down.

7. Similar and opposite word
Main Word Similar Word Opposite Word
See off Goodbye Receive
Long Far Short
Quiet Silent Busy
Heavy Weight Light
Pick up Take off Drop
Young Youth Old

8. Past Continuous Tense
Past continuous Tense is used when the action was continued for some time in the past.
Structure: Sub + was / were +(verb+ing)+obj/ext.
Examples : Sajjad was going to Dhaka.
My friend and I were sitting at the railway station.
Use of It and There
When It and There are used as a subject it`s call Dummy subjects.
Example : It was very crowded in the station.
There was a long line of people at the ticket counter.
Use of so that
We use so that to join two sentences.
Example : A woman hold a child tightly so that he could not run off.
He tries hard so that he can be successful. ( before so that is action and after so that is
result of the sentence).

9. Monitoring and helping by the teacher.

10. Fill in the gaps with the word from the box.
Once the writer and his friend were (a) ---------- the station. They
were (b)--------- for the train. His friend © --------- was going to Dhaka and he
came to see him (d)--------. He found the station very (e) ------- . There was a
long line of people at the (f) -------- . A woman in the line (g) -------- her child
tightly. The writer also saw a group of (h) ------ people was talking and taking
tea. There was a (i) ------- of old people trying to find a resting place. Another
passenger a young (j) ------- was sitting on her luggage and reading a
magazine.
Lady
young at
held waiting room crowded long
Sajjad couple Ticket counter off

11. TEAM – A
True or false: If false, give the correct information.
a. Sajjad is the writer of the passage.
b. Sajjad was alone at the railway station.
c. Sajjad was going to his friend`s
sister`s house.
d. Sajjad is younger than his sister.
e. The Station was very noisy.
TEAM – B
True or false: If false, give the correct information.
f. People were waiting in a line before a
train.
g. People formed a queue to collect ticket.
h. An old couple was taking tea.
i. The waiting room was empty.
j. There were people everywhere in the
railway station.

12. Answer to the following questions:
1. Why did the writer come to the station ?
2. How was the station ?
3. Why did the people form a long line ?
4. Why was an old couple looking for a quiet place ?
5. Why was a woman holding her child ?

13. Suppose you went to one of the places listed below.
Describe what you saw, what was happening and what you did there
(within five sentences).
1. An Air Port 2. A Village Fair 3. Sumi`s Brith day

14. YOU