Chapter: Two (2.3) Playing With the Words
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I am a great fan of cricket. I am also a member of our local cricket team. Every holiday we play cricket.
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻā§āĻ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻŦā§ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋā§ āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻā§āĻ āĻĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻĻāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻ āĻŦāĻā§, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻā§āĻ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĨ¤
On a summer evening, we all were enjoying our holidays by watching a cricket match with a neighbouring team.
āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻˇā§āĻŽā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻžā§, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļā§ āĻĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻā§āĻ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤āĻžāĻŽāĨ¤
We were very tense about our teamâs performance though we had two great players, Nabil and Junayed.
āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ¨āĻŋā§ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻā§āĻŦāĻ āĻāĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻŽ āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋāĻ āĻ¨āĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻžā§ā§āĻĻ āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§ā§āĻžā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
I still could remember the day we got Junayed as a player in our team. In the evening we were playing.
āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻžā§ā§āĻĻāĻā§ āĻ¯ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§ā§āĻžā§ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§ āĻĒā§ā§ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻŽ- āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻžā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ¤āĻžāĻŽāĨ¤
When it came to Nabilâs turn to bat, we got scared as he was known for his long shots.
āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻž āĻāĻ¸āĻ¤ āĻ¤āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻā§ āĻĒā§ā§ā§ āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻŽ āĻ¯ā§āĻšā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ˛āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻž āĻļāĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
He used to bat so hard that we often ended up losing the ball. Today was no different, Nabil hit the ball and it broke a window of the nearly a building.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻ¤āĻ āĻā§āĻ°ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžā§āĻ āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻšāĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŽā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻļā§āĻˇ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤āĻžāĻŽāĨ¤ āĻāĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ¤āĻŋāĻā§āĻ°āĻŽ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¨āĻž, āĻ¨āĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ˛ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ˛āĻž āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻ˛ā§āĨ¤
All of us ran from the spot fearing that we would be given a nice scolding. But Nabil didnât move and he stood proudly with the bat in his hand.
āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻ˛ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŦāĻžāĻ āĻā§ā§ āĻĻā§ā§āĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻ˛ āĻ¯ā§āĻšā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻ āĻŋāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻā§āĻ¨āĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻŽāĨ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¨ā§āĻ˛ āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¸ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ āĻšāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋā§ā§ āĻ¸āĻ°ā§āĻāĻŦā§ āĻĻāĻžāĻā§āĻŋā§ā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĨ¤
A few minutes later a young boy came down with the ball. He introduced himself as Junayed and gave the ball to Nabil.
āĻā§ā§āĻ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ āĻāĻŽāĻŦā§āĻ¸āĻŋ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋā§ā§ āĻĢāĻŋāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĨ¤ āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻžā§ā§āĻĻ āĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¨āĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛āĻā§ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
As Junayed turned around, Nabil said thank you to him but he didnât respond. Nabil patted his shoulder and said thank you to him once again.
āĻ¯ā§āĻšā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻžā§ā§āĻĻ āĻā§āĻ°ā§ āĻĻāĻžāĻā§āĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻšā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻ§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻžāĻŦ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤āĻ¨āĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻāĻ§ āĻāĻžāĻĒā§āĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ˛ā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻ§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĨ¤
This time the boy read his lips and replied welcome. He then told Nabil that he had lost his power of listening when he was young.
āĻāĻ āĻ¸āĻŽā§ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ ā§āĻāĻ āĻ¨āĻžā§āĻž āĻĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦā§āĻāĻ˛ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻŽāĨ¤ āĻ¤āĻāĻ¨ āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛āĻā§ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ˛ā§ āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻ¸ā§ āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¤āĻāĻ¨ āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻļā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻŖ āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻšāĻžāĻ°āĻŋā§ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
Nabil asked him if he would like to play with them. He agreed happily.
āĻ¨āĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¸āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ˛ āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŦā§ āĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤
Since then, he has been giving a tough contest to Nabil in breaking window panes with his long shots.
āĻ¤āĻāĻ¨ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ˛āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻž āĻļāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ° (āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ°) āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻžā§āĻ° āĻāĻ āĻŋāĻ¨ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋā§ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
Prefix Root
Word Meaning with Synonyms & Antonyms
Main Words | Bengali Meaning | Synonyms/ Meanings | Antonyms |
Fan (n) | āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ°āĻžāĻā§, āĻāĻā§āĻ¤ | Admire, supporter, flower | Hater, opponent, antagonist |
Member (n) | āĻ¸āĻĻāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯ | A person that belongs to a particular group, fellow, representative | Whole, non member, entirely |
Local (adj) | āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ā§ā§ | Regional, native, provincial | National, foreign, non- native |
Holiday (n) | āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ | Day off, break, vacation | Work day, working day |
Watch (v) | āĻĻā§āĻāĻž | View, observe, follow | Ignore, disregard, abandon |
Neighbouring (adj) | āĻĒāĻžāĻļā§āĻŦāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļā§ | Nearby, beside, close | Remote, far, distant |
Performance (n) | āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻ¨, āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ | Act, work, function | Stillness, inaction, inactivity |
Remember (v) | āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž | Recollect, recall, reminisce | Forget, disremember, miss |
Scared (adj) | āĻā§ā§ āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ | Terrified, feared, afraid | Courageous, bold. Brave |
End (v) | āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻĒā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻā§āĻž | Conclude, finish, complete | Begin, start, commence |
Lose (v) | āĻšāĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§ | Mislay, miss, forfeit | Find, get back, regain |
Different (adj) | āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨, āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ¤āĻŋāĻā§āĻ°āĻŽ | Varying, diverse, distinct | Similar, same, identical |
Proudly (adv) | āĻ¸āĻ°ā§āĻāĻŦā§ | Arrogantly, boldly, pridefully | Shamefully, modestly, lowly |
Introduce (v) | āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻ°āĻŋā§ā§ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻž | Acquaint, familiarize, open | Anonymize, close, close-up |
Respond (v) | āĻāĻŦāĻžāĻŦ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻž | Reply, react, answer | Mute, tone down, ask |
Agree (v) | āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻŋ/ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻŽāĻ¤ āĻšāĻā§āĻž | Accede, accord, comply | Disagree, oppose, dissent |
Tough (adj) | āĻāĻ āĻŋāĻ¨, āĻĻā§ā§ | Difficult, hard, solid | easy |
Break (v) | āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻž | Smash, crash, destroy | Repair, fix up, patch up |
2.1 Look at the following illustration and in pairs/groups ask and answer the following questions. You can choose any option but tell the class why you choose it.
- Do you like or dislike cricket?
- Are the players spirited or spiritless?
- Are the two teams friendly or unfriendly?
- Are the audience happy or unhappy?
- Are they supportive or unsupportive?
- Are the seats comfortable or uncomfortable?
- Do you agree or disagree that playing cricket is helpful for making friends? If yes, how?
Answer to 2.1
Friend 1: Hey, Friend! Do you like or dislike cricket?
Friend 2: Of course, I like cricket because it is very thrilling.
Friend 1: Do the players are spirited or spiritless?
Friend 2: Yes, the players are spirited as they are enjoying.
Friend 1: Are the two teams friendly. But, are the audience happy or unhappy? What do you think in this regard.
Friend 2: Certainly, they are friendly. But, are audience happuy or unhappy? What do you think in this regard?
Friend 1: Yes, they are happy because they are clapping their hands.
Friend 2: Are they supportive or unsupportive?
Friend 1: Surely, they are supportive.
Friend 2: I think you are right as they are inspiring the players by clapping their hands.
Friend 1: Are the seats comfortable or uncomfortable?
Friend 2: Yes, I think the seats are comfortable. The gesture and posture of the audience do not show any expression of discomfort.
Friend 1: Do you agree that playing sports like cricket is helpful for making friends? Why?
Friend 2: Yes, I agree. Playing cricket is helpful for making friends because it is played in a group.