Class Nine English 4th week assignment answer

Unit-5: Lesson-1: The greed of the mighty rivers

D. Complete the summary of Meherjan's life with words/ phrases from the box.

Answer: Meherjan is a typical (1) homeless woman who lives in a slum. She lost her shelter and properties (2) due to the erosion of the river Jamuna. She also lost her family. Her husband had died of diseases caused by poverty and (3) shortage of food. Now, she is only a (4) slum dweller. Like Meherjan there are many people who have become the (5) victims of river erosion. River erosion is still posing (6) threats to the lives and properties of thousands of people. People living (7) close to the rivers are the most likely victims of river erosion. Each year about (8) one lakh people become homeless due to river erosion in Bangladesh. Meherjan's life is just one (9) example of how climate change (10) affects the lives of thousands of people.

Unit-5: Lesson-3: Man and Climate

D. Write a letter to the Editor of a newspaper expressing your concern about growing deforestation in your area. Describe how deforestation is changing your environment. Also suggest what actions could be taken to stop cutting down trees. Follow the clues below.

• dangers caused by deforestation

• increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

• the greenhouse effect

• making people aware of the adverse effect of deforestation

• making an action plan to stop deforestation

Answer:

24 November 2020

The Editor

The Daily Star

19, Karwan Bazar Dhaka-1215

Sir, With due respect I would like to draw your attention to a very alarming incident that is deforestation in my locality. I will be very grateful to you if you publish my letter on your renowned daily newspaper considering its emergency.

Deforestation : End of Civilization 

Nokla is one of the popular and famous upazilas of Sherpur district. As it is very near to the city, it is growing fast and the bad effects of urbanization are destroying its climate. There was a green sight in this upazila once upon a time but it's just fading day by day. The unused lands and forests are being used and cut down to establish industries specially garments factory. Brick-kilns are also cutting down trees to expand their brick fields and for fire woods. But the latest incidents are very alarming. A group of smugglers are cutting down the trees and taking them away every night. Trees are the storehouse of carbon dioxide. Cutting down trees will increase carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The greenhouse effect has also an adverse effect on deforestation. For the last few years it's not raining much in the rainy season and the heat in the summer is increasing day by day. We don't have a moderate weather rather very hot summer, rainless rainy season and chilly winter. These are happening only for deforestation. People in this locality know about the bad effects of deforestation but they are victims of the owners of brick-kilns and factories to cut down trees against their money and political power. Moreover, the group of smugglers cannot be stopped without higher authorities. So through this letter I would like to draw the attention of the law enforcement agency to stop wood-smuggling and the local authority to organize a seminar to make the people aware of planting more trees and adverse effect of deforestation.

Imran Masud

Malibagh, Dhaka