I have a dream
Look, Listen & Say
A. Read these texts and say what is common among them.
Hi, I'm Moitry Mutsuddi. My father is a freedom fighter and my mother is a teacher. They both dream for a golden Bangladesh and inspire me to do something significant, something positive for the country. Often I think what to do to fulfil their expectations in future. Finally I've decided to be a politician and work for my motherland. How is it?
Hello! I'm Mofakkhar Hasan. I live in a slum with my parents and sisters. I know how cruel poverty can be! My heart bleeds to see the poor, suffering people in my slum. After I have finished my education, I'll be a social worker and fight against social injustice and poverty. 'Change' is the word I believe in to make Bangladesh a golden Bengal.
I'm Amitabho Kar. When I say to my friends that I would like to be a space traveller, they laugh. But I really want to be that. If people from other countries can conquer the moon, and roam in the space, why not we? To be honest, I visualise that one day I'm stepping on Mars from a space shuttle. Please wish me the best so that my dream comes true.
My name is Ruth Antara Chowdhury. I believe that a society cannot be enlightened without proper education. Education lights the candle in people's heart. So I will be a teacher. Most of the times, people laugh at me and say, 'You are a brilliant student. Why not be a doctor or an engineer?' I tell them, 'I want to be a teacher because I'm brilliant:
C. Read this interview between Swati, a successful student in JSC and a newspaper reporter, Animesh Roy. The interview is jumbled up. Read the text and then organize the conversation properly.
Animesh : So you mean learning from each other?
Swati : There is no magic behind my success. I just worked hard. I followed our teachers' advice, 'The more you read, the more you learn'. I'm grateful to my teachers and parents for guiding me properly.
Animesh : Well Swati, we are really so proud of you for your brilliant performance in the JSC exams. Please tell us how you could achieve this success.
Swati : Ohh....and I'm grateful to my school and friends too.
Animesh : That's great!
Swati : In my school, we had a nice study group. Whenever we had any problem, we discussed it in our group first. We tried to help each other. And it always worked. Never forget, two heads are better than one.
Animesh : I understand why you are grateful to your school but would you explain how you are grateful to your friends, please?
Swati : Exactly that!
Animesh : By the way, Swati, what are your dreams for the future?
Swati : To keep up the success in next exams and make my dreams come true. Iwant to be a scientist. Since my childhood I've known that many people in Bangladesh are under arsenic threat. They are taking arsenic directly from their drinking water and indirectly from the crops and vegetables they eat. It's a kind of slow poisoning. People are helpless. They are suffering from many kinds of diseases. Therefore, I have a dream to carry out a research on how to get rid of this problem, using our own recourses and expertise.
Animesh : Wish you luck.
Animesh : Well Swati, we are really so proud of you for your brilliant performance in the JSC exams. Please tell us how you could achieve this success.
Swati : There is no magic behind my success. I just worked hard. I followed our teachers’ advice, ‘The more you read, the more you learn’. I’m grateful to my teachers and parents for guiding me properly.
Animesh : That’s great!
Swati : Ohh… and I’m grateful to my school and friends too.
Animesh : I understand why you are grateful to your school but would you explain how you are grateful to your friends, please.
Swati : In my school, we had a nice study group. Whenever we had any problem, wed discussed it in our group first/ we tried to help each other. And it always worked. Never forget, two heads are better than one.
Animesh : So you mean learning from each other?
Swati : Exactly that!
Animesh : By the way, Swati, what are your dreams for the future?
Swati : To keep up the success in next exams and make my dreams come true. I want to be a scientist. Since my childhood I’ve known that many people in Bangladesh are under arsenic threat. They are taking arsenic directly from their drinking water and indirectly form the crops and vegetables they eat. It’s kind of slow poisoning. People are helpless. They are suffering from many kinds of diseases. Therefore, I have a dream to carry out a research on how to get rid of this problem using our own resources and expertise.
Animesh : Wish you luck.