The concert for Bangladesh
Activities
C1. Fill in the blank spaces with words from the box and complete the following summary of the song.
| pride | hearts | inspiring | powerful | victory | fields | charming | gracious |
The voice of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is very and . It echoes throughout the and sky of Bangladesh. This country is our smile, tear, joy and pride at the same time. It is Tagore’s golden Bengal and poet Nazrul’s dear land. It has no match in its and grand beauty, and its green. We march on toward with “Joy Bangla” chanting in our .
C. Here was another song that was composed in 1971 to inspire our freedom fighters. Listen and read the English version of the song.
The voice of not one but the millions Mujibur singing
in the fields and the thrilled , sky with the echos ringing
Bangladesh, my Bangladesh
Bangla is our smile and tear, our joy and the pride
Wide flows the Padma of bloods are the tide
The field and the thrilled sky
With the echoes ringing
Bangladesh, my Bangladesh
The Golden Bangla of Tagore
Poet Nazrul’s dear land
Matchless in charming beauty
green and gracious, grey and grand
“Joy bangla” is the holy anthem of our soul
We march and march on
Victory is our goal
The field and the thrilled sky
With the echos ringing.
Bangladesh, my Bangladesh
A2. Write ‘True’ or ‘False’ against the following sentences.
i. George Harrison is a Bangladeshi singer.
ii. He was a great humanist.
iii. He came to Bangladesh to take part in liberation war.
iv. Concert for Bangladesh was held in 1971.
v. George Harrison performed in the concert alone.
A3. Answer the following questions.
i. Why did George Harison organized Concert for Bangladesh?
ii. How did the concert help Bangladesh?
A4. Match the name of the ailments at the left column with their causes at the right column.
i. Skin allergy
a. not cleaning mouth and tongue properly
ii. Indigestion
b. smoke or dust
iii. Toothache
c. blocked nose or sinusitis
iv. Sore throat
d. cold, allergies
v. Fever
e. not brushing properly
vi. Headache
f. acid production after eating
vii. Mouth ulcer
g. tonsillitis