Our ethnic friends (2)
Activities
B. Find the answers from column B to the questions in column A and write them in complete sentences.
A
B
1. Where do the ethnic people build their houses?
2. What are their favorite pastimes?
3. What is a bugle?
4. What do the women wear?
5. What are their kitchen utensils made of?
6. What is their staple food?
7. What are they fond of?
8. What is their favourite sport?
a) traditional musical instrument made from a buffalo horn
b) clay, bamboo and wood
c) rice
d) on the wooden or bamboo platforms
e) fishing and hunting?
f) thamis or sarongs and angis
f) Wrestling
f) Songs, music, dances, theatre and fairs
C. Complete the paragraph. Use the words below to fill in the gaps. There are more words than necessary.
The tribal people follow their . The platform they build their houses on is called . Men wear . Women their own clothes. Their staple food is . They are fond of songs, dance, music, and . is their favourite sport.
D. Imagine you are Sajeed and you have a Marma friend called Masing.
Now write a dialogue asking and answering questions about dress, food, songs, sports and pastimes of both of you.
Myself: Hello Masing! How are you?
Masing: I am fine, and you?
Myself: I am fine, too!
Masing: I am really interested to know about your culture. May I ask you few questions?
Myself: Sure! What do you want to know?
Masing: What type of dress do your wear usually?
Myself: Well, men use lungis at home and women wear saree or salwar kamiz.
Masing: Wow! We wear lungis at home too! But our women wear thamis or sarong and angis. They weave their clothes themselves.
Myself: Great! What type of food do you eat generally?
Masing: We eat vegetables, maize, fish, poultry, meat etc.
Myself: I love fishes and vegetables!
Masing: Can you play any musical instrument? I can play drums and bamboo flutes.
Myself: I am trying to learn how to play ektara and tabla.
Masing: Do you participate in any type of sports?
Myself: I love to play cricket. What about you?
Masing: I find wrestling to be more interesting.
Myself: How do you send your leisure time?
Masing: Well, I go hunting or fishing when I find time, and you?
Myself: Nothing much. I have a mini garden on my rooftop and I take proper care of it when I am free.
Mysing: Wow, we have very different lifestyles.
Myself: Yes, we have. However, the differences are what makes us unique and interesting. It was my pleasure to meet you.
Masing: Thank you for answering my questions with patience. It was really great to see you. Good bye and take care of yourself. See you soon!
Myself: Good bye. See you soon.