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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2. Let’s hear a song
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3. Today’s Lesson
Our folk songs
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Unit - 6Unit - 6
Lesson -1Lesson -1

4. Learningoutcome
After finishing this lesson students will be able
to:
• know different types of musical instrument of
folk song
• know about Bangladeshi folk song
• know the name of folk song
• read and understand text
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word meanin
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Key words
folk – people in general
musical instrument – an object used for producing
musical sounds
community- all the people who live in a particular
area, country
exist – to be present in a place or situation
traditional – being part of the beliefs, customs or way
of life

6. Folk songs are songs sung in the traditional style of a
community or country. Here the traditional style includes the
themes, words and tunes of the songs that have existed for a
long time among the common people. We have a rich history
and collection of folk songs in Bangladesh. Of them Palligiti,
Bhatiali, Bhawaiya, Jari, Sari, Gambhira, Lalongiti, Palagaan and
songs of Hason Raja are very popular. The traditional musical
instruments are usually played with these songs.
Loud Reading
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7. Musical instruments
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Ek-tara
dotara
Bamboo flute
harmonium tabla

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guitar
drum
piano
sarinda
violin

9. Folk singer of BangladeshFolk singer of Bangladesh
Abdul Alim Hason Raja Bari Shiddiki
Rahman Bayati
Farida Parveen Momtaj

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Group Work
Discuss in groups and write a paragraph on
the following question.
Do you want more or less programmes on folk
songs on our TV channels? Why?

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Questions
1. Who usually likes our folk songs?
2. Can you name some well known folk singers?
3. Do you like folk songs? If you do, who is your
favourite folk singer?Which song or songs do you like
most?
4. Look at the musical instruments in A above and say
which instrumens go well with the folk songs.

12. Write a paragraph on
Folk song of Bangladesh
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