This document provides information about St. Martin's Island in Bangladesh. It states that St. Martin's Island is the only coral island in Bangladesh, located about 9 km south of Cox's Bazar. It has a local name that translates to "Coconut Island". The passage notes that St. Martin's Island has become a popular tourist spot. It then lists some activities students have posted about, including pictures of Cox's Bazar, a BBC quiz about holidays, and writing about visiting St. Martin's Island or Cox's Bazar as a tourist.

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LESSON-9 FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD
Saint Martins
Location: Bangladesh
Information:
St. Martin's Island is a small island in the
northeast part of the Bay of Bengal, about 9
km south of the tip of the Cox's Bazar-
Teknaf peninsula, and forming the
southernmost part of Bangladesh. It is the
only coral island in Bangladesh. It is about 8
km west of the northwest coast of Myanmar
at the mouth of the Naf River. The local
name of the island is "Narical Gingira", also
spelled "Narikel Janjina/Jinjera", translated from Bangla, meaning 'Coconut Island'. St. Martin's
Island has become a popular tourist spot.
• Afnan wishes to go for holidays to St. martin Islands and try under water driving .
• Tajriyaan has posted some of the exotic pictures of cox’z Bazar.
• Saanyaan has posted a BBC quiznet link for holidays.
Activity1: Write on the wall of “ Far from the madding Crowd”. Have you ever visited
Saint martin Island or Cox’z Bazar beach. Write how you felt when you had first landed
there as a tourist.

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Activity2: Reading: Individual task
Reading, Writing and Speaking task
Travel and Holidays
1.Read the passage on Travel and Holidays given below. Decide which answer (A, B, C or D)
best fits each space. First one is done for you as example.
Most people enjoy going (1) C.abroad for their holidays and having the opportunity to
_______in an interesting city or a seaside _____________. If you speak______________
languages, you can make new friends, and______________ home some interesting
_______________ as presents. But before you can do that, you have to _______________your
destination, and that is often a problem! If you fly, then you may find that your flight has been
_________________ _________________ by train can also be difficult, since trains are often
_________________ in the summer, and you might have to reserve a _____________ in
advance. Whichever way you __________________ you can have problems with your
________________ and it is often difficult to find good ___________________ Apart from this,
you might not be able to afford the ________________
SET- A SET-B SET-C SET-D
Out
remain
resort
strange
fetch
memories
reach
waited
journeys
filling
post
voyage
baggage
staying
fare
forward
pass
post
stranger
stake
souvenirs
arrive
reversed
Travels
occupied
chair
travel
luggage
homes
fair
abroad
spend
too
foreigner
go
memories
go
delayed
Voyages
overdone
seat
trip
goods
lodges
far
foreign
stay
one
foreign
get
recollections
travel
booked
passes
crowded
position
tour
sacks
accommodation
fur

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Activity3: Group Discussion
Talk on a word
Your Dream vacation!
Direction: Following is a list of things you may wish to do in your dream vacation.
Mountaineering-Hiking-Trekking-Mountain biking-
Fishing -River rafting-Skiing-water scooter riding-
Sunbathing -Sea surfing-Bungee jumping-Sky diving-
Para gliding -Riding in a balloon -Scuba diving
Choose any one activity from the above list. Illustrate in your own words about the activity
you have chosen with the following inputs:
 What is the activity you want to do?
 Explain how this is done.
 Why are you so fascinated by the particular activity?
 What is an ideal site for this fun sports activity?
 Where would you go to try this?
 Have you tried it before?
 Do you think this as dangerous?
 What precaution one should take while trying the activity?
Activity.4: Grammar and Usage
Complete each sentence with a word from the box. Use each word once only. First one is done
for you as example.
after /for /off /in /out /up /down
a) The car broke down in the mountains, and we could not find a garage.
b) James had to set___________ at dawn to catch the early train.
c) Sue's bike passed me, and I had to ride fast to catch____________ with her.
d) I arrived at the airport, checked ________, and then had some coffee.
e) We were heading __________________ Paris, but we were not in a hurry to get there.
f) Jill ran out of money ______________a week, and had to go home.

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Activity5: Pair work
Situation:
You are going to plan a trip to some of the exotic place listed below. But you do not know how
to get there. First, form one pair who would act out as a travel guide and a tourist seeking
information.
Now Act out a dialogue in pair how you gathered all the information about making a trip to the
exotic place for your dream vacation. Include in your conversation about all the activities and
adventure sports available there for your amusement.
1) Ask Info. On:
Reservation-Cancellation Departure-Arrival Aero plane-Runway
Waterway-sea Eight hour-journey Bus-Train
Places of interest cheaper-expensive
2) Places you may choose from following destinations:
 Cox’z Bazar (Bangladesh) –
 Sundarbans (Bangladesh)-
 Tajmahal (India)-
 Twin- Tower(Malaysia)-
 Bali(Indonesia)—
 Eifel Tower(Paris)-
 Buckingham Palace(England)-
 Statue of Liberty (New York, U.S.A)-
 Venice, Italy-Tokyo,
 Japan-Kuakata (Bangladesh)

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Activity 6: BBC QUIZ
Take the quiz posted on the link below. Then discuss with your partner about possible
correct answers.
Source: Quiznet © BBC Learning English
bbclearningenglish.com
1. The first thing to do when arranging a holiday is to decide on the _______________.
a) location b) destination
c) place d) situation
2. Don't forget to ______________ a taxi to take you to the airport.
a) book b) buy
c) rent d) reserve
3. Before you leave home make sure you have all your travel ______________ .
a) paper b) permissions
c) passports d) documents
4. I always _____________ travel insurance for peace of mind.
a) take on b) take off
c) take in d) take out
5. One thing they say about travelling is that it ______________ the mind.
a) widens b) enlarges
c) strengthens d) broadens
6. If you've travelled around many time zones you might suffer from _____________.
a) travel-sleep b) plane-tiredness
c) jet-lag d) holiday-fatigue