Cambrian School & College

1. Class- VIIIClass- VIII
English 1st paperEnglish 1st paper
Presented by:Presented by:
Fauzia JesminFauzia Jesmin
Asst. TeacherAsst. Teacher
Department of EnglishDepartment of English
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word meaning
Keywords
news item- news that is arriving about events
headline - important item of news in newspapers or
on the radio or television
overcome - to succeed in dealing with or controlling
a problem
challenge - difficult task
vocational - connected with the skills, knowledge, etc
survive - to continue to live or exist
boutique - a small shop / store that sells fashionable
clothes

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word meaning
Keywords
forum - a place where people can exchange
opinions and ideas
appreciation - pleasure that you have when you
recognize and enjoy
award - prize
atmosphere - the mixture of gases that surrounds
the earth
Profession -a type of job that needs special training
or skill
Entrepreneur - a person who makes money by
starting or running businesses

6. After completing this lesson students will be
able to-
 learn about a successful story of a woman
 ask and answer question
 learn and understand text
 know new words
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Loud ReadingLoud Reading
With only 2,500 taka in her pocket, Rona Begum began her
small business. She also had a sewing machine from her
sister. She attended a six-month vocational training run by the
Department of Youth Development before that. Rona’s Utsab
Tailors Training and Sales Centre began in 1997. Fifteen years
later, she now owns a small production house of fashion
garments. Traditional items, block print works and embroidery
are done at her production house. “Despite serious trouble in
my personal life, I worked very hard to survive,” said Rona. She
supported herself by working at three places. At a time she
worked at a local diagnostic centre, at a private medical
college, as well as at her own training and boutique centre. She
continued this till 2007.

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Loud ReadingLoud Reading
“At first, I got almost no support from my family. Instead, I
faced objections. But I’m happy now and busy with my
business. The atmosphere at home has also changed,” said
Rona.
Ms Rona has just started several more commercial projects
with partners. She decided to expand business earlier. But she
did not get support from any bank or financial institutions. Then
she joined the Women Business Forum (WBF), Sylhet and
things started to change. At present, she is the General
Secretary of WBF, Sylhet. In the last 15 years, Rona received
much appreciation and a number of awards. Along
with other awards, she received Jatiya Juba Padak in 2012.

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Rona Begum starts her small businessRona Begum starts her small business

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Objection !Objection !
No
support
from
family

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Question Answer
1. Do you think the story is news? Why?
2. Where is Rona from? How can you be sure of that?
3. Which fact in the story can be a clue that Rona was educated?
4. What will you mention as the main factor behind Rona’s
success?
5. Why could she not expand business earlier?
6. What has Rona started with partners?
7. What has happened to the atmosphere at home?

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