A dialogue between two friends about how to learn English.

Zaman : Hello, Asad! How are you?
Asad : I am fine and you?
Zaman :I am fine too. How about your preparation for the coming examination?
Asad : Yes, it is so good. I hope I will get A+.
Zaman : But I am afraid of the examination. My preparation in English is not so well. You know I am weak in English. Suggest me how I can improve my skills in English.
Asad : You have to develop the four language skills if you want to develop your overall skill in English.
Zaman : What are these four skills? And how can I develop these skills?
Asad : These skills are listening, speaking, reading, and writing. In order to develop your writing skill you have to learn the basic grammar rules.
Zaman : Oh, I see. But is that all?
Asad : No. Every day you have to write some pages. Besides, you have to learn new vocabulary and their correct use and spelling. You have to write your diary in English every day.
Zaman : But how can I develop my reading skill?
Asad : By reading English newspapers daily, you can develop your reading skill easily.
Zaman : But what about pronunciation?
Asad : You can watch BBC, CNN, National Geographic Channel or English news on television to develop your pronunciation skill. You can also speak in English to one another in the class.
Zaman : It is an excellent idea. Thank you very much for your wise suggestions.

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Zafi : Hello Zarif! How are you?
Zarif : I am fine and you?
Zafi : I am fine too. How about your preparation for the coming examination?
Zarif : Yes, it is so good. I hope I will get A+.
Zafi : But I am afraid of the examination. My preparation in English is not so well. You know I am weak in English. Suggest me how I can develop my skills in English.
Zarif : You have to develop the four language skills if you want to develop your overall skill in English.
Zafi : What are these four skills? And how can I develop these skills?
Zarif : These skills are listening, speaking, reading, and writing. In order to develop your writing skill you have to learn the basic grammar rules.
Zafi : Oh, I see. But is that all?
Zarif : No. Every day you have to write some pages. Besides, you have to learn new vocabulary and their correct use and spelling. You have to write your diary in English every day.
Zafi : But how can I develop my reading skill?
Zarif : By reading English newspapers daily, you can develop your reading skill easily.
Zafi : But what about pronunciation?
Zarif : You can watch BBC, CNN, National Geographic Channel or English news on television to develop your pronunciation skill. You can also speak in English to one another in the class.
Zafi : It is an excellent idea. Thank you very much for your wise suggestions.
Zarif : You are most welcome. See you again.

Story A thirsty Crow

One day a crow became very thirsty. He flew from place to place in search of water but found no water. At last he grew so thirsty that he thought that he would die. He, however, continued his search and found a jar. At once the crow flew down to obtain a drink of water. There was a little water at the bottom of the jar. He tried to drink but could not drink at all. He saw that there were some stones beside the jar. A plan came into his head and he started to drop the stones into the jar one after another. At one time the water of the jar rose to the brim. The crow drank the water to its heart’s content and flew away.

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One summer day, a crow got very thirsty. It searched for water hither and thither. At last it saw a jar at a distance. It flew down to it. There was a little water at the bottom of the jar. But it was too low for the crow. The crow tried to upset the jar. But the crow was not too strong to do it. The crow was in a fix what to do.At last he hit upon a plan. He gathered rocks and put down it one by one into the jar.When it had dropped a large number of stones, the water in the jar rose high enough for him to reach it.Then the crow quenched its thirst drinking water to it’s heart content  and flew away with a joyful mind.

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It was a hot summer day. A crow became very thirsty. He flew from place to place in search of water. But he found no water. At last he found a jar at a little distance. Out of curiosity it flew to ft. It found a little water at the bottom of the jar, and the level of the water was beyond the reach of the crow.

 The extremely thirsty crow tried its level best to drink the water from the jar, but all its attempts ended in smoke. In the meantime, it saw some pebbles around the jar. Thinking for a while, the thirsty crow started to drop the pebbles into the jar one by one. After some time, it noticed the level of the water coming up. When the water level came within its reach, it drank water to its heart's content and flew away with a fully contented mind.

Story Unity is Strength

Once an old farmer had four sons. They could always quarreled with one another. One day the old farmer called his sons to bring some sticks and tied them in a bundle. He told them to break the bundle. They tried but could not break the bundle of the sticks. Then he told them to untie the bundle and gave a stick to sons and asked them to break it. Then all of them broke the stick easily. The farmer told them that if they would remain separate and quarreled with one another, the enemy would easily defeat them. But if they remained united like the bundle, they would be much stronger and the enemy could not do any harm to them. At this the three sons learnt a great lesson and began to live untidily and happily.

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A farmer had three sons. They always quarreled. They were very idle too. This made the farmer unhappy. He tried to bring them to their senses but failed, At last he thought of a plan. He called all his sons and asked them to bring a bundle of sticks. When the bundle was brought, he asked the eldest son to break it. He tried hard but failed. Similarly he asked his two other sons one after another, but no one succeeded. He then asked them to untie the bundle and break the sticks one by one. Thus they did it very easily. Then the farmer said to them, “You see, my sons, each of you broke one stick easily. But none of you could break the bundle of ticks. Why couldn’t you do it?” The eldest son replied. “In the bundle the sticks were together and so we couldn’t break it. “That’s right,” said the father, “You see the strength of unity, now you must have together and no one can harm you.” After this they lived in peace and the farmer was happy.

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Once there lived an old man who had three sons who used to quarrel with one another. This made the man unhappy. The old man tried to stop their quarreling and make unity among them but failed. At last he hit upon a plan. He called all his sons and told them to bring some sticks. Then they took some sticks and he tied the sticks into a bundle. Then he asked them to break it. The three sons tried one after another. But nobody could break the bundle. Then their father untied the bundle and told each of his sons to take one stick. Each of the boys took one stick. Their father asked them to break the sticks. This time they broke the sticks easily. Then the farmer told his sons, “If you live together, nobody can harm you and if you are separate, anybody will break you like the single stick”. From that event the sons of the old man realized their fault. So they became united and then they never made any quarreling again.

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A farmer had three sons. They always quarreled. They were very idle too. This made the farmer unhappy. He tried to bring them to their senses but failed, At last he thought of a plan. He called all his sons and asked them to bring a bundle of sticks. When the bundle was brought, he asked the eldest son to break it. He tried hard but failed. Similarly he asked his two other sons one after another, but no one succeeded. He then asked them to untie the bundle and break the sticks one by one. Thus they did it very easily. Then the farmer said to them, “You see, my sons, each of you broke one stick easily. But none of you could break the bundle of ticks. Why couldn’t you do it?” The eldest son replied. “In the bundle the sticks were together and so we couldn’t break it. “That’s right,” said the father, “You see the strength of unity, now you must have together and no one can harm you.” After this they lived in peace and the farmer was happy.

Paragraph Environment Pollution

The elements of our surroundings such as air, water, soil, weather, climate, etc. all make up our environment. If the natural relationships among these elements are disturbed, the ecological balance is hampered and this is termed environmental pollution. Our environment is polluted in many ways. Man makes fire for various purposes. This fire produces smoke and smoke pollutes the air. Again railway engines, mills, factories, buses, cars, and trucks also emit smoke and cause air pollution. Water, another vital element of the environment, is also polluted for various reasons. Chemical fertilizers and insecticides, filth and waste products of mills and factories are responsible for water pollution. Again, steamers, launches and even boats throw waste into in the rivers and pollute water. Further, the horns of vehicles and the sound of the machines of mills and factories cause sound pollution. All these types of pollution have harmful effects on humans, animals, and plant. Air pollution causes different respiratory diseases and water pollution causes water-borne diseases. Sound pollution affects the capacity of our hearing. Again pollution causes an ecological imbalance that brings about different types of disasters. So, we should keep the environment pollution-free so that we can ensure a safe abode for ourselves and the generation to come.

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All the ingredients that we have around us are jointly known as environment. Environment pollution implies the contamination of the surroundings. Any abnormal change of environment in chemical, physical and biological characteristics in environment is called environment pollution. Environment is the whole system of our existence. Our environment is becoming polluted everyday for several reasons. Human beings mainly pollute environment. Massive industrialization is an important cause of environment. Smoke from motor vehicles also pollutes environment. Serious environment pollution occurs in big cities because buses, trucks and cars play in the streets everyday and emit smoke. Mills and factories also pollute water. They throw their waste products into rivers and canals. By burning wood and melting pitch for road construction people make more smoke and pollute air. We use pesticide in our crop fields. It also pollutes our environment. Indiscriminate cutting of trees has also turned unbalanced environment. The ecological balance is being lost as a result of environment pollution. If we all desire to live a healthy and tranquillized life, we should make our environment clean and free from pollution. We should be all whole-heartedly in keeping our environment fit for habitation.    

Paragraph Load Shedding

Load shedding means the discontinuation of supply of electricity. Load shedding occurs when generation of power is less than the demand and also for unplanned distribution of electricity. Now-a-days load shedding is almost a daily occurrence in cities, towns, suburbs and even in villages. There is hardly any area, which is not affected by it. Cinema houses, shops, factories, hospitals are all affected by it. The industrial units are paralysed for the time being. Production is hampered due to failure of electricity. Even operations stop in hospitals for load shedding. The students close their books and sit idly in darkness. Thus, load shedding causes much harm to academic activities, diminishing the academic standard. They curse the authorities especially if electricity fails before their examination. During load shedding people’s life on the street becomes insecure too. The further hazard is that the monthly bill of electricity never shows any sign of reduction even though there has been frequent load shedding over the whole month. The whole country is bound to collapse if the present condition of load shedding is not improved. So the government should think over the matter deeply and take necessary steps to check it as early as possible.

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Load shedding means the discontinuity of supply of electricity for short or long time. Nowadays it has become a part of our daily life. There are many reasons for load shedding. The insufficient production of electricity is the main reason of it. Misuse and illegal connection of electricity are the other reasons of it. It occurs mostly at night because the demand of electricity is more than in the daytime. The bad effects of load shedding are beyond description. It creates problem in the socio-economic development of the country. Mills and factories, shops, hospitals etc. become paralyzed due to load shedding. The sufferings of the students know no bounds. They sit in the darkness closing their books during the load shedding. They suffer a lot of if it occurs in the time of their examination. The patients also suffer terribly because operation stops in hospitals for load shedding. Load shedding at night also encourages the thieves. However, this problem should be solved at any cost. The concerned authority must take necessary steps to stop it. More power stations should be established. Illegal connection and system loss should also be stopped. After all, there is no alternative to be conscious about the misuse of electricity.

Story A Liar Shepherd

There was a shepherd boy. He kept a flock of sheep near a forest. It was not far from his village. One day, he wanted to make a fun with the villagers So, he began to shout “Wolf’ Wolf’ Help’ Help” The villagers heard his cry and ran to help him. When they came near him, they found no wolf there and the boy laughed at them. The villagers were fooled by the cunning boy and hence, they went away. After a few days, he made the same fun and the villagers came again to help him but found no wolf there. One day, a wolf really came and it attacked the flock of sheep. The boy somehow climbed up a tree and shouted for help. The villagers heard him but they thought that it was his another fun and no one came to help him. The wolf killed one of his sheep and took it away. The boy felt sorry for his silly joke. From then, he promised not to tell a lie and befool people again. 

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There was a cowboy in a village. He used to tend cows in nearby field beside the forest. The cowboy was a great liar. He enjoyed himself making fun with people. He often (cÖvqB) cried (wPrKvi) “wolf, wolf”! Hearing the crying of the boy, the villagers came with bamboo, spares and other weapons. When they came, they could not see any wolf. But the boy laughed at them. He made it several times. The villagers lost their faith upon the boy. One day a wolf really came. This time the boy cried out for help, but none came to help. The wolf killed the boy.

Story Slow But Steady Wins The Race

Once there lived a hare and a tortoise in a jungle. Both of them were fast friends. The hare was very proud of his swiftness, but the tortoise walked slowly. The hare always taunted the tortoise for its slow pace. The tortoise angry and felt insulted every time. Once it asked the hare to run a race. The hare accepted the challenge.

The next day the race started from a particular place. They were to reach the bank of the river. The hare took a few leaps and was much ahead of the tortoise he looked back and saw that the tortoise was at a great distance. He decided to take a nap. But he slept for a long time. The tortoise had reached the goal. The hare ran very fast but the tortoise had already reached. The hare realized that slow and steady wins the race.  

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One day a hare met a tortoise on the way. The hare laughed at the tortoise for its slow motion. But the tortoise challenged the hare in a race competition. But the tortoise challenged the hare in a race competition. They decided a destination. Who will first reach the destination will be the winner of the race. They started their race. The hare ran fast but the tortoise ran very slowly. The hare could run a long distance. When he saw that the tortoise was not seen, he thought to sleep for a few time. In the meantime, the tortoise reached to the destination. When the hare woke up, he ran quickly and reached the destination. But there, he saw that the tortoise reached earlier. The tortoise than told the hare: “Slow and steady wins the race”.