L ook at the pictures

1. Look at the pictures Zainul Abedin ParthaPratimMajumder Mother Teresa Steven Paul Jobs Who are they? People who stand out

2. Today’s lesson is - “Zainul Abedin, the great artist” Unit: 7 Lesson: 01 Page:91 Time: 50 minutes “Zainul Abedin is referred to as Shilpacharya.”

3. Introduction Musa. RahimaAkther Asst. teacher Khulna Engineering University School Class 9 English 1st paper

4. Learning outcomes At end the lesson, students will be able to – Discuss about pictures; Read and understand texts through silent reading; Ask and answer questions; Listen and answer questions ;

5. Read the text silently and answer the questions:(10 m.)

6. 1. Write in detail how Zainul Abedin portrayed the sufferings of people. Zainul Abedin portrayed the sufferings of people through his several paintings. For example, he documented the harsh femine of 1943 by sketching the skeletal figures of people destined to die of starvation in a man made plight. Besides, by painting ‘Manpura’ he portraited the death of many people in the cyclone of 1970.

7. 2.What influence did the river Brahmaputra have on Zainul Abedin? How did he show this influence in his works? The river Brahmaputra played a predominant role in Zainul Abedin’s paintings and inspired him all through his carrer because much of his childhood was spent near this scenic river. He showed this influence in his works by water colours as a tribute to this river.

8. 3. What did these works earn him in his life? These works earned the governor’s gold medal in an all-India exhibition in 1938.

9. 4. How did his art help to intensify the noncooperation movement against the Pakistani regime? His 65 feet long scroll painting portrayed the rural East Pakistan in phases from abundance to poverty. Thus it intensified the noncooperation movement.

10. Look at the series of pictures below. Work in groups and talk about it and write briefly about each picture.

11. Listen to the Audio and tick the word/s you hear.

12. Listen to the audio and tick the word/s you hear. 1 The US Ambassador to Bangladesh considers Zainul Abedin a a great painter. b popular painter. c master painter. d unique painter. 2 Zainul’s art gallery was set up in ---------------. a 1972. b 1973. c 1974. d 1975. 3 The number of Zainul’s artwork preserved in the gallery is --------- a 53. b 62. c 65. d 75. 4 The US Ambassador commented that the museum is a global a wealth. b asset. c gift. d treasure.

13. Listen to the text again and answer the questions. 1. Where is Zainul’s art gallery situated? Zainul’s art gallery is situated in Mymensing? 2. When did the Ambassador visit the gallery? The Ambassador visited the gallery on July 19,2012. 3. Who else were there with the Ambassador during his visit? Deputy Commissioner of Mymensing, Police Superintendent and Deputy Keeper of the art gallery, with the Ambassador during his visit. else were there with the Ambassador during his visit? 4. Which artworks of Zainul did the Ambassador specially mention? The Ambassador specially mentioned the famine series.

14. Home work Write in brief about Zainul Abedin.

15. Thank you