English Class Nine Past Paper PDF 1st Nov 2023

English Expressing a Solution to a Problem 5.1.1 Look at the illustration below and discuss, in pairs, what it appears to you. Then, share your thoughts with the class. নিচের ছনিটি দেচ ো এিং ছনিটি...

English Expressing a Solution to a Problem 5.1.1 Look at the illustration below and discuss, in pairs, what it appears to you. Then, share your thoughts with the class. নিচের ছনিটি দেচ ো এিং ছনিটি দেচ দেোিোর কী িচি হে েো দ োড়োে আচ োেিো কচরো। েোরপর, দেোিোর ভোিিোগুচ ো দরেনিচে দেেোর কচরো। 5.1.2 Now, read Rifa’s thoughts on ‘A Day of Challenges’ and discuss the Academic Year 2024 following questions in pairs/groups. Later, share your responses with the class. ‘A Day of Challenges’ নিষচে নরফোর ভোিিোগুচ ো পচড়ো এিং দ োড়োে িো েচ নিচের প্রশ্নগুচ ো আচ োেিো কচরো। পচর দেোিোর উত্তরগুচ ো দরেনিচে দেেোর কচরো। 61  Expressing a Solution to a Problem Today is my exam day, and it feels like one of the toughest days of my life. I had high hopes for this exam, but unfortunately, I couldn’t finish the entire syllabus due to my health problems. The thing is, my mother has been suffering from a high fever for a couple of days. So, I couldn’t bring a tiffin and bought snacks from the roadside shop. Probably that caused a digestion problem, and I have been in severe pain for the last two days. It’s been hard to concentrate on my studies. On the exam day, I started to go to the school in scorching heatwave. It was burning outside, and I was desperately looking for a rickshaw. Unfortunately, none were in sight, and with no shade nearby to wait, I began to walk, thinking about the consequences of not planting trees and preserving the greenery that protects our lives. By the time I reached school, the exam had already started. I was so stressed that I couldn’t answer all the questions. Feeling unsatisfied, I completed the exam and left the hall. While leaving, I met my friend, and to my surprise, I noticed she intentionally avoided me. I remembered she had sought my help previously, but I couldn’t assist her due to my health. Her avoidance added to my sadness, reinforcing the belief that “Life is not easy and comes with many problems that demand attention.” Question 1. Why does Rifa believe ‘Life is not easy’? 2. What are the problems do you notice in her life? 3. Do you face problems like Rifa? If so, what are they? 4. How do these problems affect you, your family, and your friends? 5. How do you solve these problems? 5.2.1 Let’s find out our problems and solve them! To do that, first form groups of 4-6. In groups, discuss and write on a piece of paper 2-3 of your problems that need to be solved immediately. Then, drop it in the selected box. Later, pick one piece of paper from the box and discuss the possible solutions to the problems in groups, and suggest some solutions. Finally, share the solutions with the class. েচ ো আিোচের েিস্োগুচ ো খুচ ুঁ দির কনর এিং েিোধোি কনর! এটি করোর ন্য 4-৬ চির একটি Academic Year 2024 কচর ে গঠি কচরো। প্রনে ে এক টুকচরো কোগচ র উপচর 2-3টি কচর এিি নকছু েিস্ো দ চ ো দযগুচ ো রুরীনভনত্তচে েিোধোি করো প্রচেো ি। েি ে নিধ গুোনরে িচসে েো দফচ ো। একটি কচর কোগচ র টুকচরো তুচ ো এিং েচ েম্োব্ েিোধোিগুচ ো আচ োেিো কচরো। েিোধোচির ন্য নকছু পরোিেগু েোও। েিচেচষ েিোধোিগুচ ো দরেনিচে দেেোর কচরো। 62  English 5.2.2 Now, reflect on the steps you have followed in doing Activity 5.2.1 and tick the steps you have followed from the given list to solve the problems. Activity 5.2.1 করোর ন্য দয ধোপগুচ ো অনুেরি করো হচেচছ েো পয গুোচ োেিো কচরো এিং নিচে দেওেো েোন কোে েিস্ো েিোধোচির ন্য তুনি দয েক ধোপ অনুেরি কচরচছো দেগুচ োচে টিক নেনি েোও। The steps Yes No Identify the problem Find out the reasons causing the problem Academic Year 2024 Identify the necessity to solve this problem Find out some possible solutions first 63  Expressing a Solution to a Problem Then, identify the effective solutions to the particular problems Consider that the suggested solutions are realistic and implementable Think about the duration of time it will take to solve the problem Consider, how it would look like after the solution has been implemented All the ‘Yes’s of the above list tell you that you are a good problem solver. On the other hand, all the ‘No’s tell you that you need to work on this problem-solving skill. Now, let’s be a better problem solvers! To be a better problem solver, you have to consider many things and follow some steps. And if you want to write a problem-solution text, again you need to follow some steps. The following note on ‘The techniques to write a problem-solution text’ will help you to be a better problem solver and a problem-solution text writer. 5.3.1 Read the following note in the box on ‘The writing techniques for problem-solution text’ and share your understanding in pairs/ groups. Later, share it with the whole class. নিচের িচসে দেওেো ‘The writing techniques for problem-solution’ েীষ গুক text-টি পচড়ো এিং দ োড়োে িো েচ তুনি কী বুচঝচছো েো দেেোর কচরো। পচর দরেনিচেও েো দেেোর কচরো। Note The writing techniques for problem-solution text Problem-solution text is a popular form of writing. Here, writers first describe or discuss a problem, convince the reader to care about it and finally, suggest solutions. A good problem-solution text suggests one or some well-explained solution(s) to solve the problem. In this type of writing, the focus is equally on both the problem and the solution. Academic Year 2024 Now, look at the following structure that will help you to write a well-constructed problem-solution text. The structure of a problem-solution text: 64  English a. Introduction · Paraphrase the given problem · Write one key cause and related solution b. Main body Paragraph 1- Cause (you can write different causes using different paragraphs) · Topic sentence- state the causes · Explain the causes of the problem · Give an example c. Main body paragraph 2- Solution (Again, you can write different solutions using different paragraphs) · Topic sentence- state the solutions · Explain the solutions in relation to the problem · Give an example d. Conclusion · Summarise the key points For better understanding let’s write a problem-solution essay following this 4 steps structure. Suppose, our question is ‘Students are losing interest in attending school.’- what do you think the causes are? What solutions can you suggest? Before writing the essay, let’s follow these three steps to plan your essay: a) Analyse the question: This is an important step in the planning the writing. Here, we need to read the question carefully and identify the topic words, other keywords and finally the instruction words in the question to be focused on what the question asks us to write. The topic words are what the question is about. We will find it in the statement Academic Year 2024 part of the question. In this question, Students are losing interest in attending school.- what do you think the causes are? What solutions can you suggest? the topic words are ‘losing interest’ because the question is about this topic. Then, the other keywords in the question are students andattending school and we must write about them in the essay. Next, if we analyse the instruction 65  Expressing a Solution to a Problem words we will find out that we have to write the causes and solutions of the problem, that is, ‘why students are losing interest in attending school’. So, analysing all these three things will help our essay to be relevant and linked to the question. b) Generate ideas: Now, we have to generate some ideas to write our essay. One way we can do this is by simply asking ourselves the causes of the problem that instantly comes to mind. And write down all the possible solutions to the causes. For example, if we think about the causes and the solutions to the problem, ‘Why students are losing interest in attending school’ they may be - Causes of losing Solution interest Lowest teacher- Increasing student’s participation in the classroom student ratio activities by using pair/group works Arranging co-curricular activities like games, drawing, Long hour classes recitation etc. Fear of failure Motivating students to accept failure in a positive way We’re almost ready to start writing our problem-solution essay but first, we have one more task to do and that is- c) Identify vocabulary: Now, let’s quickly jot down some vocabulary that comes to our mind as we have already found the causes, and their solutions we will write about. This strategy will save us from having to stop and think of the appropriate language while we write. For example: For this particular problem-solving essay some vocabularies are: · Lack of motivation Academic Year 2024 · Unsuccessful · Attractive activities · Participation · Attention 66  English Now, it is time to write the first paragraph, which is the ‘Introduction’ of the essay! The introduction: First, let’s paraphrase the question within 2-3 sentences and then, state one key cause and related solution. The first paragraph may look as follows: ‘One of the problems facing our school is that students are losing interest in attending school. The main reason for this is the lowest teacher-student ratio. In a class, on average, there are 60-80 students. So, it’s not possible for a teacher to give attention and listen to all of their problems in the class and a possible solution is to engage students in the classroom activities by using pair/ group works.’ Now, it’s time to write the ‘Main body paragraph 1- Cause’. Don’t worry, it will be a very easy task for you as you have already identified the causes. So, let’s start writing! First, you have to start with a topic sentence. The topic sentence summarises the main idea of the paragraph. It acts like a signpost for what is to come next, that is, what the paragraph will be about. We will start with the cause of the problem first. Topic sentence- One of the main causes of losing interest in attending school is the lowest teacher-student ratio. Now, we must write an explanation sentence that develops the idea. The explanation sentence may be ‘Bangladesh is a populous country and we get a reflection of it in our classroom. In a classroom, there are 60-80 students on average. For a teacher, it is almost impossible to listen to everyone’s problems. Besides, it is known that every student is unique, and so are their problems. As a result, students become frustrated and do not get the motivation to attend school regularly. Academic Year 2024 Finally, let’s add an example to support our cause. An example may be- ‘We have a large class of 70. Every day, I come to school earlier to sit on the front bench because, from the back, I cannot listen to my teachers clearly. When I sit in the back, sometimes I request teachers to be a little louder and sometimes 67  Expressing a Solution to a Problem my teacher comes close to me to help me with understanding. But, we are 70 and one teacher cannot help everyone with their diverse problems. It’s a huge problem that needs to be solved. So, we have completed writing all the three parts of our first main body paragraph. Now, let’s have a look at the finished paragraph! One of the problems facing our school is that students are losing interest in attending school. The main reason for this is the lowest teacher-student ratio. In a class, on average, there are 60-80 students. So, it’s not possible for a teacher to give attention and listen to all of their problems in the class and a possible solution is to engage students in the classroom activities by using pair/group works. Bangladesh is a populous country and we get a reflection of it in our classroom. In a classroom, there are 60-80 students on average. For a teacher, it is almost impossible to listen to everyone’s problems. Besides, it is known that every student is unique, and so are their problems. As a result, students become frustrated and do not get the motivation to attend school regularly. We have a large class of 70. Every day, I come to school earlier to sit on the front bench because, from the back, I cannot listen to my teachers clearly. When I sit in the back, sometimes I request teachers to be a little louder and sometimes my teacher comes close to me to help me with understanding. But, we are 70 and one teacher cannot help everyone with their diverse problems. It’s a huge problem that needs to be solved. Now, it’s your turn to write the main body paragraph 2- solution following the same process. First, write the topic sentence to summarise the main idea of the paragraph. Your topic sentence (The solution) ____________________________________ Now, add sentences to explain your idea _______________________________ Next, add an example to support your idea _____________________________ Finally, add the 3 parts and you will get your finished second main body paragraph. Academic Year 2024 Now, write your finished paragraph __________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ 68  English We are at the end of our problem-solution essay. It’s time to conclude our essay with a conclusion. The conclusion is the summary of the main points in our essay. We can never introduce any new ideas here. So, start writing the conclusion! You may start with a phrase like ‘in conclusion’ or ‘to conclude’ or in your own way. Then, summarise the main ideas into one sentence. Your answer _____________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ __________________________________ That’s it. We have completed our essay. Now, put together all four paragraphs and share the essay with the class. 5.3.2 Now, read the following text and do the matching activity to check our understanding of the text. নিচের text-টি পচড়ো এিং তুনি কী বুচঝচছো েো যোেোই করোর ন্য matching activity-টি েম্পন্ন কচরো। Conversation Confidence: Unlocking the Power of effective communication Academic Year 2024 69