Chapter 5; Together We are a Family
Homework- বাসার কাজ; Usually- সাধারণত; Prepare- তৈরি করা; Responsibility- দায়িত্ব; For example- উদাহরণ; Express- প্রকাশ করা; Whenever- যখন হোক; Solve- সমাধান করা; Encourage- উৎসাহিত করা; Listen to- শোনা; Attentively- মনোযোগের সাথে; Grid- ছক; Describe- বর্ণনা করা; Feed- খাওয়ানো; Mopping- মোছা।
class 6 English chapter 5 question answer
5.1 Discuss the following questions in pairs:
1. How many members are there in your family?
Ans. There are 6 members in my family.
2. Who cooks for your family?
Ans. My mother coos for my family.
3. Who usually cleans your house?
Ans. My father usually cleans our house.
4. What are the things that you do in your family?
Ans. Often I help my mother in the kitchen and my father in his garden.
5. What more can you do to help your family?
Ans. I can many things. I can cook, plating trees and take caring my grandparents.
5.2 Have you done this before!! [tick (√) the box
☐ Cleaning reading table
☐ Cleaning plates
☐ Sweeping the floor
☐ Clearing the dining table
☐ Making one’s bed
☐ Cooking
☐ Carrying the shopping bags
☐ Helping your brother/sister with his/her homework
☐ Buying things from the market
☐ Taking care of pets and animals
☐ Washing clothes
বিশেষ দ্রষ্টব্য: এই প্রশ্নটির উত্তর শিক্ষার্থীরা নিজেদের অভিজ্ঞতার আলোকে দেবে।
5.3 Read the following story.
Anamika and Her Family
Hello, my name is Anamika. There are four members in my family. They are my mother, my father, my brother, and myself.
My parents are hard-working. They wake up early in the morning and start working. They do the household chores together and help each other. We have our breakfast together. After that my parents leave for work. They come back home in the evening. Usually, my mother prepares dinner for us, and sometimes my father helps her in cooking. When one of them becomes busy with other work, the other takes the responsibility of cooking. My little brother and I also help them. We also clean the house with the help of our parents. We try to do our work on our own. For example, I always wash my clothes and clean my plate after taking breakfast, lunch or dinner. We never push any work to others.
After our dinner, we all spend some time together, and sometimes we have a family meeting. In our family meeting, everyone is welcome to express their opinion. Whenever we face any problem, we try to solve it by ourselves. I can freely share anything with my parents. My parents also encourage me to respect everyone’s opinion. So, when even my little brother says something, I also listen to him attentively and always try to appreciate him. We are a happy family.
Anamika and her family Bangla
অনামিকা এবং তার পরিবার
হ্যালো, আমার নাম অনামিকা। আমার পরিবারে চারজন সদস্য। তারা আমার মা, আমার বাবা, আমার ভাই এবং আমি।
আমার বাবা-মা কঠোর পরিশ্রমী। তারা খুব ভোরে ঘুম থেকে উঠে কাজ শুরু করে। তারা একসাথে ঘরের কাজ করে এবং একে অপরকে সাহায্য করে। আমরা একসাথে নাস্তা করি। এরপর আমার বাবা-মা কাজে চলে যায়। সন্ধ্যায় তারা বাড়ি ফিরে আসে। সাধারণত আমার মা আমাদের জন্য রাতের খাবার তৈরি করেন এবং কখনও কখনও আমার বাবা তাকে রান্নায় সাহায্য করেন।
তাদের একজন অন্য কাজে ব্যস্ত হয়ে পড়লে অন্যজন রান্নার দায়িত্ব নেন। আমার ছোট ভাই এবং আমিও তাদের সাহায্য করি। আমরা আমাদের বাবা-মায়ের সাহায্যে ঘর পরিষ্কার করি। আমরা আমাদের কাজ নিজেরাই করার চেষ্টা করি। উদাহরণস্বরূপ, আমি সকালের নাস্তা, দুপুরের খাবার বা রাতের খাবার খাওয়ার পর সবসময় আমার কাপড়-চোপড় ধুয়ে ফেলি এবং থালা পরিষ্কার করি। আমরা কখনোই কোনো কাজ অন্যের কাছে ঠেলে দেই না।
আমাদের রাতের খাবারের পরে, আমরা সবাই একসাথে কিছু সময় কাটাই এবং কখনও কখনও আমাদের পারিবারিক বৈঠক হয়। আমাদের পারিবারিক বৈঠকে, প্রত্যেককে তাদের মতামত জানাতে স্বাগত জানানো হয়। যখনই আমরা কোন সমস্যার সম্মুখীন হই, আমরা নিজেরাই তা সমাধান করার চেষ্টা করি। আমি নির্দ্বিধায় আমার বাবা-মায়ের সাথে কিছু শেয়ার করতে পারি। আমার বাবা-মাও আমাকে সবার মতামতকে সম্মান করতে উৎসাহিত করেন। তাই, আমার ছোট ভাই যখন কিছু বলে, আমিও তার কথা মনোযোগ দিয়ে শুনি এবং সবসময় তার প্রশংসা করার চেষ্টা করি। আমরা একটি সুখী পরিবার।
5.4 Work in pairs. Match the words in column A with their meanings in column B:
Consist of- To be made up of things or people
Household chores- The daily work that is done to keep the house clean and proper
Come forward- To offer help or service
Clean- To make a place/object free from dirt/dust
Expressing opinion- To tell what/how you think or feel about someone or something
Appreciate- To recognize how good someone or something is, and/ or to value something
5.5 Look at the grid below. It shows the household chores of Anamika’s family. Read the passage again and put a tick to show who does the work, and then use full sentences to describe the grid in pairs/groups.
বিশেষ দ্রষ্টব্য: এই প্রশ্নটির উত্তর শিক্ষার্থীরা নিজেদের অভিজ্ঞতার আলোকে দেবে।
5.6 Discuss in pairs/groups whether the sentences are True or False. If ‘False’, give the correct information
a) Anamika has one sibling.
Ans. True.
b) In Anamika’s family, only female members do the household chores.
Ans. False. C/I- In Anamika’s family, all the family members do the household chores.
c) Everyone’s opinion is important in her family.
Ans. True.
d) Nobody is happy in her family.
Ans. False. C/I- Everyone is happy in her family
e) In her family, they help each other with household chores.
Ans. True.
f) Each family member does his or her work by himself or herself.
Ans. False. C/I- Each member of the family shares the work with each other.
g) They help each other in solving problems.
Ans. True.
h) The family members show respect to others’ opinions.
Ans. True.
5.7 Discuss in groups of 5 to find out who usually does the following household chores in your family and write the names in the grid below. One is done for you
| Name of the household chores | Student 1 | Student 2 | Student 3 | Student 4 | Student 5 |
| Cooking | |||||
| Sweeping | |||||
| Shopping | |||||
| Washing clothes | |||||
| Feeding pets | |||||
| Cleaning bathrooms | |||||
| Mopping the bathrooms | |||||
5.8. Discuss the following questions in groups. And then share your answers with the class.
- What are the household chores you usually do?
Ans. I usually help my mother in the kitchen and my father in his garden. - What else can you do?
Ans. I can many things. I can cook, planting trees and take caring my grandparents. - Do you think there should be specific household chores for boys and girls?
Ans. No, I never think think there should be specific household chores for boys and girls. I think everyone should share all the work.
5.9 Discuss in pairs/groups and write at least 3 reasons why all the members of a family should do household chores.
Ans. There should be no separate work for men and women. Everyone should help each other and share the household chores. It creates equality among all the family members. Also, equal status exists for all members of the family.
Or,
5.9 Discuss in pairs/ groups and write at least 3 reasons why all the members of a family should do household chores.
Answer: to 5.9
S1: Do you think all the members of a family should do household chores?
S2: Yes, I think they should do so.
S1: Why do you think so?
S2: When all the members do the chores together, they can do them easily. They can do them in short time. Moreover, when all the members do work unitedly, the relationship among them becomes strong.
S3: It develops the sense of relationship among all of them. It gives them the lesson of teamwork and helps them learn Basic life skills.
Extra:
| I always | (i)———- | after taking breakfast, lunch or dinner |
| After dinner | we spend some time together and sometimes | (b) ———— |
| We try to solve | (c) ————- | by ourselves |
| (iv) ———– | everyone is welcome | to express their opinion |
| My parents | encourage me | (e)————— |