Chapter: Two (2.3) Playing With the Words
Our Unique Team
I am a great fan of cricket. I am also a member of our local cricket team. Every holiday we play cricket.
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻā§āĻ āĻā§āϞāĻžāϰ āĻāĻāĻāύ āĻŦā§ āĻ āύā§āϰāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻŋā§ āĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻā§āĻ āĻĻāϞā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻāύ āϏāĻĻāϏā§āϝāĻ āĻŦāĻā§, āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϝā§āĻ āĻā§āĻāĻŋāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāύ⧠āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻā§āĻ āĻā§āϞāĻŋāĨ¤
On a summer evening, we all were enjoying our holidays by watching a cricket match with a neighbouring team.
āĻā§āϰā§āώā§āĻŽā§āϰ āϏāύā§āϧā§āϝāĻžā§, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļā§ āĻĻāϞā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻā§āĻ āĻā§āϞāĻž āĻĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻā§āĻāĻŋāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāύāĻā§āϞ⧠āĻāĻĒāĻā§āĻ āĻāϰāϤāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤
We were very tense about our teamâs performance though we had two great players, Nabil and Junayed.
āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĻāϞā§āϰ āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϤā§āĻŦ āύāĻŋā§ā§ āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻā§āĻŦāĻ āĻāĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āύ āĻāĻŋāϞāĻžāĻŽ āϝāĻĻāĻŋāĻ āύāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϞ āĻ āĻā§āύāĻžā§ā§āĻĻ āύāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĻā§āĻāύ āĻ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻā§āϞā§ā§āĻžā§ āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
I still could remember the day we got Junayed as a player in our team. In the evening we were playing.
āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĻāϞ⧠āĻā§āύāĻžā§ā§āĻĻāĻā§ āϝā§āĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻā§āϞā§ā§āĻžā§ āĻšāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦā§ āĻĒā§ā§ā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĻžāĻŽ- āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āϏ⧠āĻĻāĻŋāύāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāύāĻ āĻĒāϰā§āϝāύā§āϤ āϏā§āĻŽāϰāĻŖ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋāĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āϏāύā§āϧā§āϝāĻžā§ āĻā§āϞāĻž āĻāϰāϤāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤
When it came to Nabilâs turn to bat, we got scared as he was known for his long shots.
āϝāĻāύ āύāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϞā§āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāϞāĻž āĻāϏāϤ āϤāĻāύ āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻā§ āĻĒā§ā§ā§ āϝā§āϤāĻžāĻŽ āϝā§āĻšā§āϤ⧠āϏ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āϞāĻŽā§āĻŦāĻž āĻļāĻā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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.
āϏ⧠āĻāϤāĻ āĻā§āϰ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāϤ āϝ⧠āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻžā§āĻ āĻŦāϞ āĻšāĻžāϰāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽā§ āĻā§āϞāĻž āĻļā§āώ āĻāϰāϤāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤ āĻāĻ āĻŦā§āϝāϤāĻŋāĻā§āϰāĻŽ āĻāĻŋāϞ āύāĻž, āύāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϞ āĻŦāϞāĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻāĻāĻžāϤ āĻāϰāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāϰā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻŦāύā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāύāĻžāϞāĻž āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĢā§āϞāϞā§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.
āĻāĻāύāĻžāϏā§āĻĨāϞ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āϏāĻŦāĻžāĻ āĻā§ā§ āĻĻā§ā§āĻžāϤ⧠āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰāϞ āϝā§āĻšā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻāĻ āĻŋāύ āĻŦāĻā§āύāĻŋ āĻā§āϤāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤ āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āύāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϞ āύā§āϞ āύāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āϏ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ āĻšāĻžāϤ⧠āύāĻŋā§ā§ āϏāϰā§āĻāĻŦā§ āĻĻāĻžāĻā§āĻŋā§ā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāϞāĨ¤
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 āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāϰ⧠āĻāĻ āĻāĻŽāĻŦā§āϏāĻŋ āĻā§āϞ⧠āĻŦāϞāĻāĻŋ āύāĻŋā§ā§ āĻĢāĻŋāϰ⧠āĻāϞā§āĨ¤ āϏ⧠āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§ āĻā§āύāĻžā§ā§āĻĻ āĻŦāϞ⧠āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻ āύāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻā§ āĻŦāϞāĻāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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.
āϝā§āĻšā§āϤ⧠āĻā§āύāĻžā§ā§āĻĻ āĻā§āϰ⧠āĻĻāĻžāĻā§āĻžāϞ⧠āϏā§āĻšā§āϤ⧠āύāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϞ āϤāĻžāĻā§ āϧāύā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ⧠āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āϏ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻžāĻŦ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ āύāĻžāĨ¤āύāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϞ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻāϧ āĻāĻžāĻĒā§āĻžāϞ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻ āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻŦāϞāϞ⧠āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āϧāύā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĨ¤
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 āϏāĻŽā§ āĻā§āϞā§āĻāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ ā§āĻāĻ āύāĻžā§āĻž āĻĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦā§āĻāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ⧠āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāϤāĻŽāĨ¤ āϤāĻāύ āϏ⧠āύāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻā§ āĻŦāϞāϞ⧠āϝ⧠āϝāĻāύ āϏ⧠āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāϞ āϤāĻāύ āϏ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āĻļā§āϰāĻŦāĻŖ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻšāĻžāϰāĻŋā§ā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
Nabil asked him if he would like to play with them. He agreed happily.
āύāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϞ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāϏāĻž āĻāϰāϞ āϏ⧠āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻā§āϞāĻŦā§ āĻāĻŋ āύāĻžāĨ¤
Since then, he has been giving a tough contest to Nabil in breaking window panes with his long shots.
āϤāĻāύ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āϏ⧠āύāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϞā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āϞāĻŽā§āĻŦāĻž āĻļāĻā§ āĻāĻžāύāĻžāϞāĻžāϰ (āϏāĻžāϰā§āϏāĻŋāϰ) āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻžā§āϰ āĻāĻ āĻŋāύ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻž āĻāĻžāϞāĻŋā§ā§ āϝāĻžāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
Prefix Root
Word Meaning with Synonyms & Antonyms
Main Words | Bengali Meaning | Synonyms/ Meanings | Antonyms |
Fan (n) | āĻ āύā§āϰāĻžāĻā§, āĻāĻā§āϤ | Admire, supporter, flower | Hater, opponent, antagonist |
Member (n) | āϏāĻĻāϏā§āϝ | A person that belongs to a particular group, fellow, representative | Whole, non member, entirely |
Local (adj) | āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύā§ā§ | Regional, native, provincial | National, foreign, non- native |
Holiday (n) | āĻā§āĻāĻŋāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāύ | Day off, break, vacation | Work day, working day |
Watch (v) | āĻĻā§āĻāĻž | View, observe, follow | Ignore, disregard, abandon |
Neighbouring (adj) | āĻĒāĻžāĻļā§āĻŦāĻŦāϰā§āϤā§, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļā§ | Nearby, beside, close | Remote, far, distant |
Performance (n) | āĻāĻžāϰā§āϝāϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύ, āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϤā§āĻŦ | Act, work, function | Stillness, inaction, inactivity |
Remember (v) | āϏā§āĻŽāϰāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž | Recollect, recall, reminisce | Forget, disremember, miss |
Scared (adj) | āĻā§ā§ āĻā§āώā§āĻ | Terrified, feared, afraid | Courageous, bold. Brave |
End (v) | āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻĒā§āϤ āĻšāĻā§āĻž | Conclude, finish, complete | Begin, start, commence |
Lose (v) | āĻšāĻžāϰāĻžāύ⧠| Mislay, miss, forfeit | Find, get back, regain |
Different (adj) | āĻāĻŋāύā§āύ, āĻŦā§āϝāϤāĻŋāĻā§āϰāĻŽ | Varying, diverse, distinct | Similar, same, identical |
Proudly (adv) | āϏāϰā§āĻāĻŦā§ | Arrogantly, boldly, pridefully | Shamefully, modestly, lowly |
Introduce (v) | āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāϰāĻŋā§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) | āϰāĻžāĻāĻŋ/ āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāϤ āĻšāĻā§āĻž | Accede, accord, comply | Disagree, oppose, dissent |
Tough (adj) | āĻāĻ āĻŋāύ, āĻĻā§ā§ | Difficult, hard, solid | easy |
Break (v) | āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĢā§āϞāĻž | 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.