Flash back
Activities
B. Choose the best answer.
1. Shamima's story ......... everyone.
2. Shamima thought about the welfare of her ......
3. Shamima did not want to get married because she wanted to complete her education but nobody...... her.
4. Marrying off a girl under 18 is against the ___________ of Bangladesh.
5. Shamima was married off to a man much ____________ than her.
C. Read the text again and answer the following questions. 1 How long ago did Shamima begin to tell her story?
D. Write about a person who has suffered or struggled like Shamima. Use the following phrases :
pay heed to
nip in the bud
in vain
Rongon is a woman of thirty. She used to support my mother in household chores. Her sufferings started when she was a child. She was married to a much older person than her as she was poor. Her parents did not pay any heed to her requests. As an adolescent she had many dreams to pursue but all nipped in the bud with the marriage. All her tears and protests went in vain.