The greed of the mighty rivers

Pair Work

C. Ask and answer the following questions in pairs.

a. What does Meherjan use to make fire for cooking her meals?

Answer Meherjan uses fallen leaves and straws to make fire for cooking her meal.

b. What property did Meherjan lose due to river erosion?

Answer Mherejan lost her cultivable land, shelter and cattle due to river erosion.

c. What do you know about Meherjan's family?

Answer Meherjan has no family now. She has lost her husband and her offspring to diseases created from cruel hunger and poverty.

d. In which season is river erosion most likely to occur?

Answer River erosion is most likely to occur during monsoon.

e. Why is the phrase 'greedy Jamuna' used to describe the river?
    What greed do you notice in the description?

Answer Jamuna is regarded to as greedy due to its consumption of land and property around the river bank. It inflicts massive damage to its surroundings with its huge volume of water and strong current. Its merciless destruction can only be compared to greed.
The consumption of Meherjan’s cultivable land, cattle, shelter, vegetable garden, bamboo bush, a significant example of Jamuna, can be noticed in the description.

f. What property did Meherjan have before river erosion took place?

Answer Before the mighty Jmuna devoured everything, Meherjan had her family, some arable land, cattle, house, trees, vegetable garden and bamboo bush.

g. How many people are effected due to river erosion every year?

Answer Every year, around 100000 people are left homeless by river erosion in Bangladesh.

h. What do you think is the main reason behind climate change?

Answer I think the uncontrollable population growth is the reason of climate change.

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