Class 7 - Lesson 1: Love for Animals

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Did You Know? (কিবা জানানে?)

During the monsoon season, parts of the Kaziranga National Park get severely flooded. While this flood is necessary for the ecosystem, many animal welfare organizations and local people work day and night to rescue the trapped animals, just like Barun's team did in the story!

Before you read :

পঢ়াৰ আগতে :

Do you feel sympathy for any ailing animals ?

কোনো ৰোগীয়া জীৱ-জন্তুৰ প্ৰতি আপুনি সহানুভূতি অনুভৱ কৰেনে?

Do you know any organization which is working for the welfare of animals ?

জীৱ-জন্তুৰ কল্যাণৰ বাবে কাম কৰি থকা কোনো সংস্থাৰ কথা আপুনি জানেনে?

Barun is a nature lover. His love for animals is well-known. He is only eighteen years old.

বৰুণ এজন প্ৰকৃতিপ্ৰেমী। জীৱ-জন্তুৰ প্ৰতি তেওঁৰ মৰম সৰ্বজনবিদিত। তেওঁৰ বয়স মাত্ৰ ওঠৰ বছৰ।

Two years ago he formed an organization called 'Animal Lovers' with the help of his father who is a veterinary doctor.

দুবছৰ আগতে তেওঁ পশু চিকিৎসক পিতৃৰ সহযোগত 'এনিমেল লাভাৰ্ছ' (Animal Lovers) নামৰ এটা সংস্থা গঠন কৰিছিল।

The members of his organization are trained vets, animal activists, volunteers and children. They are all very caring persons.

তেওঁৰ সংস্থাটোৰ সদস্যসকল হ'ল প্ৰশিক্ষিত পশু চিকিৎসক, জীৱ-জন্তুৰ অধিকাৰ কৰ্মী, স্বেচ্ছাসেৱক আৰু শিশুসকল। তেওঁলোক সকলোৱে অতি যত্নশীল ব্যক্তি।

Barun feels that he can hear the cries of those that cannot communicate in the human language.

বৰুণে অনুভৱ কৰে যে মানুহৰ ভাষাত যোগাযোগ কৰিব নোৱাৰা সকলৰ কান্দোন তেওঁ শুনিবলৈ পায়।

He understands the painful mewing of a motherless kitten. He is worried for the exhaustion of a donkey, staggering under a load too heavy to carry.

তেওঁ মাতৃহাৰা মেকুৰী পোৱালি এটাৰ যন্ত্ৰণাদায়ক মেউ মেউ শব্দ বুজি পায়। কঢ়িয়াব নোৱাৰা গধুৰ বোজাৰ তলত কঁপি কঁপি গৈ থকা গাধ এটাৰ ভাগৰ দেখি তেওঁ চিন্তিত হৈ পৰে।

He is grief-stricken whenever he hears the whimpering of a lost puppy and he is filled with sadness when he sees an animal hit by a car.

হেৰাই যোৱা কুকুৰ পোৱালি এটাৰ কুই কুই শব্দ শুনিলে তেওঁ মৰ্মাহত হয় আৰু গাড়ীৰ খুন্দাত আহত হোৱা জীৱ-জন্তু দেখিলে তেওঁৰ মন দুখৰে ভৰি পৰে।

He takes strays in and feeds them because they are all skin and bone.

তেওঁ ৰাস্তাৰ জীৱ-জন্তুবোৰক আশ্ৰয় দি খুৱায় কাৰণ সিহঁতৰ গাত কেৱল ছাল আৰু হাড়হে থাকে।

Every member of Barun's organization brings dogs from streets and takes care of their food, medicines and vaccination.

বৰুণৰ সংস্থাৰ প্ৰতিজন সদস্যই ৰাস্তাৰ পৰা কুকুৰবোৰক লৈ আহে আৰু সিহঁতৰ খাদ্য, ঔষধ আৰু টিকাকৰণৰ যত্ন লয়।

They also keep many mud bowls of water at convenient places for stray animals during summer.

গ্ৰীষ্মকালত ৰাস্তাৰ জীৱ-জন্তুৰ বাবে তেওঁলোকে সুবিধাজনক ঠাইত মাটিৰ পাত্ৰত পানীও ৰাখে।

This quenches the thirst of creatures from dogs and cats to birds, ants, wasps, bees etc.

ইয়াৰ দ্বাৰা কুকুৰ, মেকুৰীৰ পৰা আৰম্ভ কৰি চৰাই, পৰুৱা, বৰল, মৌমাখি আদি জীৱৰ তৃষ্ণা দূৰ হয়।

They offer grains on their rooftops or balconies for birds.

তেওঁলোকে চৰাইৰ বাবে ছাদত বা বেলকনিত শস্যৰ দানা আগবঢ়ায়।

Last year in July, Barun's organization 'Animal Lovers' did a great job. There were floods in Assam.

যোৱা বছৰ জুলাই মাহত বৰুণৰ সংস্থা 'এনিমেল লাভাৰ্ছ'এ এক মহান কাম কৰিছিল। অসমত বানপানী হৈছিল।

Rising floodwater levels in the state posed a threat to the wild animals in Kaziranga.

ৰাজ্যখনত বানপানীৰ স্তৰ বৃদ্ধি পোৱাৰ ফলত কাজিৰঙাৰ বন্যপ্ৰাণীসমূহৰ প্ৰতি ভাবুকিৰ সৃষ্টি হৈছিল।

A large number of rhinos, deer and elephants got trapped in flood waters.

বৃহৎ সংখ্যক গঁড়, হৰিণা আৰু হাতী বানপানীত আবদ্ধ হৈ পৰিছিল।

Rhino calves were separated from their mothers. Since they were too young to fend for themselves they got easily trapped.

গঁড়ৰ পোৱালিবোৰ মাতৃৰ পৰা বিচ্ছিন্ন হৈ পৰিছিল। যিহেতু সিহঁত নিজৰ যত্ন ল'বলৈ অতি সৰু আছিল, সেয়েহে সিহঁত সহজেই আবদ্ধ হৈ পৰিছিল।

Some members of 'Animal Lovers' went to Kaziranga and rescued two such calves from flood waters.

'এনিমেল লাভাৰ্ছ'ৰ কিছুমান সদস্য কাজিৰঙালৈ গৈ বানপানীৰ পৰা তেনে দুটা পোৱালীক উদ্ধাৰ কৰে।

They did this with the help of the village folk and sent them to the rehabilitation centre.

তেওঁলোকে গাঁৱৰ লোকসকলৰ সহায়ত এই কাম কৰিছিল আৰু সিহঁতক পুনৰ্সংস্থাপন কেন্দ্ৰলৈ পঠিয়াই দিছিল।

Two veterinary doctors of 'Animal Lovers' rescued four injured hog deer and treated them.

'এনিমেল লাভাৰ্ছ'ৰ দুজন পশু চিকিৎসকে চাৰিটা আহত খটীয়া পহু উদ্ধাৰ কৰি চিকিৎসা প্ৰদান কৰে।

Hog deer were also the worst sufferers during that flood.

সেই বানপানীৰ সময়ত খটীয়া পহুবোৰো আটাইতকৈ বেছি ক্ষতিগ্ৰস্ত হৈছিল।

They searched for safer places and often crossed the roads. While crossing roads some of them got hit by vehicles.

সিহঁতে নিৰাপদ ঠাই বিচাৰি প্ৰায়ে ৰাস্তা পাৰ হৈছিল। ৰাস্তা পাৰ হওঁতে তাৰে কিছুমান গাড়ীৰ খুন্দাত আহত হৈছিল।

Every year the members of 'Animal Lovers' conduct some pre-flood awareness campaigns in different flood affected areas of Assam.

প্ৰতি বছৰে 'এনিমেল লাভাৰ্ছ'ৰ সদস্যসকলে অসমৰ বিভিন্ন বানপীড়িত অঞ্চলত বানপানীৰ পূৰ্বৰ কিছুমান সজাগতা অভিযান চলায়।

Their plan is to train the local communities how to respond to emergencies, handle animals and administer first aid.

জৰুৰীকালীন অৱস্থাত কেনেদৰে সঁহাৰি জনাব লাগে, জীৱ-জন্তু কেনেদৰে চম্ভালিব লাগে আৰু প্ৰাথমিক চিকিৎসা কেনেদৰে প্ৰদান কৰিব লাগে তাৰ ওপৰত স্থানীয় সম্প্ৰদায়ক প্ৰশিক্ষণ দিয়াটোৱেই তেওঁলোকৰ পৰিকল্পনা।

Thus the local communities learn the correct handling techniques and manage to calm the distressed animals on the spot until the rescue team of the forest department arrives.

এইদৰে স্থানীয় সম্প্ৰদায়সমূহে জীৱ-জন্তু ধৰাৰ সঠিক কৌশল শিকে আৰু বন বিভাগৰ উদ্ধাৰকাৰী দল উপস্থিত নোহোৱালৈকে দুৰ্দশাগ্ৰস্ত জীৱ-জন্তুবোৰক থিতাতে শান্ত কৰিবলৈ সক্ষম হয়।

Specially the hog deer suffer from 'capture myopathy'. If they are caught and handled inappropriately, they die.

বিশেষকৈ খটীয়া পহুবোৰ 'কেপচাৰ মায়োপেথী' (capture myopathy) ৰোগত আক্ৰান্ত হয়। যদি সিহঁতক ধৰা হয় আৰু অনুচিতভাৱে নিয়ন্ত্ৰণ কৰা হয়, তেন্তে সিহঁতৰ মৃত্যু হয়।

So, a training session for proper handling of such animals is required.

সেয়েহে, এনে জীৱ-জন্তুৰ সঠিক পৰিচালনাৰ বাবে এটা প্ৰশিক্ষণৰ প্ৰয়োজন।

Nowadays the members of 'Animal Lovers' have become famous and they are known for their impressive animal rescue works.

আজিকালি 'এনিমেল লাভাৰ্ছ'ৰ সদস্যসকল বিখ্যাত হৈ পৰিছে আৰু তেওঁলোকৰ জীৱ-জন্তু উদ্ধাৰৰ আকৰ্ষণীয় কামৰ বাবে পৰিচিত।

Everybody praises them for being so passionate about animals.

জীৱ-জন্তুৰ প্ৰতি ইমান অনুৰাগী হোৱাৰ বাবে সকলোৱে তেওঁলোকক প্ৰশংসা কৰে।

Till now they have adopted 45 wounded stray dogs, 15 rabbits, 20 kittens, 10 doves and 25 sparrows.

এতিয়ালৈকে তেওঁলোকে ৪৫ টা আহত ৰাস্তাৰ কুকুৰ, ১৫ টা শহাপহু, ২০ টা মেকুৰী পোৱালী, ১০ টা কপৌ আৰু ২৫ টা ঘৰচিৰিকা তুলি লৈছে।

Thus they have grown into a big family. The volunteers and animal activists cook for the dogs daily.

এইদৰে তেওঁলোক এটা ডাঙৰ পৰিয়াললৈ পৰিণত হৈছে। স্বেচ্ছাসেৱক আৰু জীৱ-জন্তুৰ কৰ্মীসকলে প্ৰতিদিনে কুকুৰবোৰৰ বাবে ৰান্ধে।

They also clean the animals and their shelters.

তেওঁলোকে জীৱ-জন্তু আৰু সিহঁতৰ আশ্ৰয়স্থলবোৰো পৰিষ্কাৰ কৰে।

They offer different types of grains for doves and sparrows, provide milk for the kittens and, fresh fruit and vegetables for the rabbits.

তেওঁলোকে কপৌ আৰু ঘৰচিৰিকাবোৰৰ বাবে বিভিন্ন ধৰণৰ শস্যৰ দানা, মেকুৰী পোৱালীৰ বাবে গাখীৰ আৰু শহাপহুবোৰৰ বাবে সতেজ ফল-মূল আৰু শাক-পাচলি যোগান ধৰে।

One praiseworthy activity of the organization is that each member has created a caring environment for animals at their own houses.

সংস্থাটোৰ এটা প্ৰশংসনীয় কাম হ'ল প্ৰতিজন সদস্যই নিজৰ ঘৰত জীৱ-জন্তুৰ বাবে এক যতনশীল পৰিৱেশ গঢ়ি তুলিছে।

Their family members also try to feed strays and keep bowls of water to quench the thirst of animals and birds.

তেওঁলোকৰ পৰিয়ালৰ সদস্যসকলেও ৰাস্তাৰ জীৱ-জন্তুক খুৱাবলৈ চেষ্টা কৰে আৰু জীৱ-জন্তু আৰু চৰাইৰ তৃষ্ণা দূৰ কৰিবলৈ পানীৰ পাত্ৰ ৰাখে।

'Animal Lovers' collects donations from various sources like charitable trusts, well-wishers, Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) etc.

'এনিমেল লাভাৰ্ছ'এ দাতব্য ট্ৰাষ্ট, শুভাকাংক্ষী, ভাৰতৰ পশু কল্যাণ ব'ৰ্ড (AWBI) আদিৰ দৰে বিভিন্ন উৎসৰ পৰা বৰঙণি সংগ্ৰহ কৰে।

AWBI has given them financial assistance for the construction and maintenance of animal shelters and water troughs, purchase of veterinary medicines and other necessary equipment and animal ambulance.

AWBI-এ তেওঁলোকক জীৱ-জন্তুৰ আশ্ৰয়স্থল আৰু পানীৰ পাত্ৰ নিৰ্মাণ আৰু ৰক্ষণাবেক্ষণ, পশু চিকিৎসাৰ ঔষধ আৰু অন্যান্য প্ৰয়োজনীয় সঁজুলি আৰু জীৱ-জন্তুৰ এম্বুলেন্স ক্ৰয় কৰাৰ বাবে আৰ্থিক সাহায্য প্ৰদান কৰিছে।

A large number of domestic and stray animals need care and protection particularly in times of natural calamities such as floods, forest fires, etc.

বানপানী, বনজুই আদি প্ৰাকৃতিক দুৰ্যোগৰ সময়ত বৃহৎ সংখ্যক ঘৰচীয়া আৰু ৰাস্তাৰ জীৱ-জন্তুক বিশেষভাৱে যতন আৰু সুৰক্ষাৰ প্ৰয়োজন হয়।

In addition, animals frequently suffer from injuries and disabilities as a result of road accidents or diseases.

ইয়াৰ উপৰিও, পথ দুৰ্ঘটনা বা ৰোগৰ ফলত জীৱ-জন্তুবোৰ সঘনাই আঘাতপ্ৰাপ্ত আৰু পংগুত্বৰ বলি হয়।

In such cases, 'Animal Lovers' sends its animal ambulance to protect and take care of the animals.

এনে ক্ষেত্ৰত, 'এনিমেল লাভাৰ্ছ'এ জীৱ-জন্তুবোৰৰ সুৰক্ষা আৰু যতন ল'বলৈ তেওঁলোকৰ জীৱ-জন্তুৰ এম্বুলেন্স পঠিয়ায়।

1. Answer the following questions in complete sentences.

a) Q: Who formed 'Animal Lovers'?
Ans: Barun formed 'Animal Lovers' with the help of his father.

b) Q: Who are the members of 'Animal Lovers'?
Ans: The members of 'Animal Lovers' are trained vets, animal activists, volunteers, and children.

c) Q: When is Barun grief-stricken?
Ans: Barun is grief-stricken whenever he hears the whimpering of a lost puppy or sees an animal hit by a car.

d) Q: How does every member of Barun's organization take care of street dogs?
Ans: Every member of Barun's organization brings dogs from streets and takes care of their food, medicines, and vaccination.

e) Q: What do they do to quench the thirst of creatures during summer?
Ans: They keep many mud bowls of water at convenient places for stray animals to quench their thirst during summer.

f) Q: Which animals were the sufferers during that flood?
Ans: A large number of rhinos, deer, and elephants got trapped in the floodwaters, but the hog deer were the worst sufferers.

2. Q: What animals have the members of 'Animal Lovers' adopted till now?
Ans: Till now, the members of 'Animal Lovers' have adopted 45 wounded stray dogs, 15 rabbits, 20 kittens, 10 doves, and 25 sparrows.

3. Q: How do the volunteers and animal activists take care of the animals daily?
Ans: The volunteers and animal activists cook for the dogs daily, clean the animals and their shelters, offer grains for doves and sparrows, provide milk for kittens, and fresh fruit and vegetables for rabbits.

4. Name the animals which have the following cries:

5. Write the antonyms of the following.

• love - hate (মৰম - ঘিণ)
• old - young / new (পুৰণি/বৃদ্ধ - নতুন/যুৱক)
• heavy - light (গধুৰ - পাতল)
• wild - domestic / tame (বনৰীয়া - ঘৰচীয়া)
• correct - incorrect / wrong (শুদ্ধ - ভুল)
• worst - best (আটাইতকৈ বেয়া - আটাইতকৈ ভাল)
• distressed - calm / happy (দুৰ্দশাগ্ৰস্ত - শান্ত/সুখী)
• inappropriately - appropriately (অনুচিতভাৱে - উচিতভাৱে)
• famous - unknown / infamous (বিখ্যাত - অখ্যাত/কুখ্যাত)
• impressive - unimpressive (প্ৰভাৱশালী - প্ৰভাৱহীন)
• praise - criticize / scold (প্ৰশংসা কৰা - সমালোচনা কৰা/গালি দিয়া)
• big - small (ডাঙৰ - সৰু)
• clean - dirty (পৰিষ্কাৰ - লেতেৰা)
• protect - harm / attack (ৰক্ষা কৰা - ক্ষতি কৰা/আক্ৰমণ কৰা)

1. Personal Pronouns

Personal pronouns are those pronouns which stand for what are called the three persons in English grammar (first persons, second persons and third persons).

Different forms of personal pronouns with examples:

• i) I am a player. (I: Personal Pronoun - Subject)
• ii) This is my book. (my: Possessive Pronoun)
• iii) We are students. (We: Personal Pronoun - Subject)
• iv) That is our village. (our: Possessive Pronoun)
• v) You are a good debater. (You: Personal Pronoun - Subject)
• vi) This ribbon is yours. (yours: Possessive Pronoun)
• vii) I want to meet him. (I: Personal Pronoun - Subject | him: Personal Pronoun - Object)
• viii) She is a popular choreographer. (She: Personal Pronoun - Subject)
• ix) That doll is hers. (hers: Possessive Pronoun)
• x) The cow fell and broke its one leg. (its: Possessive Pronoun)
• xi) My elder sister knew them. (My: Possessive Pronoun | them: Personal Pronoun - Object)
• xii) This building is also theirs. (theirs: Possessive Pronoun)
• xiii) Give me a red pen. (me: Personal Pronoun - Object)
• xiv) This book is mine. (mine: Possessive Pronoun)
• xv) Will you come with us? (you: Personal Pronoun - Subject | us: Personal Pronoun - Object)
• xvi) This garden is ours. (ours: Possessive Pronoun)
• xvii) That is your frock. (your: Possessive Pronoun)
• xviii) He is a famous swimmer. (He: Personal Pronoun - Subject)
• xix) It is his bicycle. (It: Personal Pronoun - Subject | his: Possessive Pronoun)
• xx) They really need her help. (They: Personal Pronoun - Subject | her: Possessive Pronoun)
• xxi) It is a box. (It: Personal Pronoun - Subject)
• xxii) They are good athletes. (They: Personal Pronoun - Subject)
• xxiii) That is their house. (their: Possessive Pronoun)

2. Reflexive Pronouns

When the subject or the object refers to the same person or thing, we use reflexive pronouns.

(যেতিয়া বাক্যৰ subject (কৰ্তা) আৰু object (কৰ্ম) একেজন ব্যক্তি বা বস্তুকে বুজায়, তেতিয়া আমি reflexive pronoun ব্যৱহাৰ কৰোঁ।)

Future Time (ভৱিষ্যত কাল)

To talk about what we think or believe will happen in the future.

Examples:
i) He will go to school every day.
ii) I think India will win the match.

To talk about an instant decision.

Examples:
i) It is raining. I will close the window.
ii) I am hungry. I will eat these bananas.

We use the 'going to' form ('be' verb + going to + base form of the verb) when we have already decided to do something.

Examples:
i) He is going to buy a motorbike.
ii) Mr Saikia is going to resign from the job.

Note: We do not use the 'going to' form for the simple future tense as the simple future tense (will, shall + verb) is used for an instant decision whereas 'going to' form is used for an action which is decided upon and preparations have been already made.

When there is something certain at the present moment which tells us about the future, we use the 'going to' form.

Examples:
i) The child is going to cry; look at its trembling lips.
ii) It is going to rain; look at those clouds.

Activity 2: Choose the correct verb form and rewrite the sentences.

• i) Q: My friend (has lately become/became lately/is becoming lately) more serious about his studies.
  Ans: My friend has lately become more serious about his studies.
• ii) Q: (Have you ever been/Have you been going) to Mussoorie ?
  Ans: Have you ever been to Mussoorie ?
• iii) Q: The workers (have been building/were building/are building) the bridge for several months.
  Ans: The workers have been building the bridge for several months.
• iv) Q: Mrinmoy (has been doing/is doing/does) regular exercise for the last two months.
  Ans: Mrinmoy has been doing regular exercise for the last two months.
• v) Q: I (finished/have finished/had finished) my homework before I had dinner.
  Ans: I had finished my homework before I had dinner.
• vi) Q: She (reached/has reached/had reached) home before the guests arrived.
  Ans: She had reached home before the guests arrived.
• vii) Q: He thanked me for what I (am doing/have been doing/had done).
  Ans: He thanked me for what I had done.
• viii) Q: Uncle (is leaving /had left/has left) when I returned.
  Ans: Uncle had left when I returned.
• ix) Q: When they reached the theatre the play (started/was starting/had already started).
  Ans: When they reached the theatre the play had already started.
• x) Q: I (have not received/do not receive/had not received) a letter from him yet.
  Ans: I have not received a letter from him yet.

Abide by [মানি চলা]: The students should abide by the rules and regulations of the school.
(ছাত্ৰ-ছাত্ৰীসকলে বিদ্যালয়ৰ নীতি-নিয়ম মানি চলিব লাগে।)

Break in (on) [বাধা দিয়া]: He broke in on the conversation of his sisters.
(তেওঁ ভনীয়েকহঁতৰ কথাবতৰাত বাধা দিছিল।)

Break into [বলপূৰ্বকভাৱে সোমোৱা]: The robber broke into the house at midnight.
(ডকাইতটোৱে মাজনিশা ঘৰটোত বলপূৰ্বকভাৱে সোমাইছিল।)

Bring out [প্ৰকাশ কৰা]: They will bring out a new edition of this book.
(তেওঁলোকে এই কিতাপখনৰ এটা নতুন সংস্কৰণ প্ৰকাশ কৰিব।)

ABC [প্ৰাথমিক জ্ঞান]: He does not know the ABC of gardening.
(তেওঁ বাগিচা পতাৰ প্ৰাথমিক জ্ঞানখিনিও নাজানে।)

A feather in one's cap [সফলতাত গৌৰৱ কঢ়িয়াই অনা]: This victory will add a feather in his cap.
(এই বিজয়ে তেওঁৰ সফলতাত আৰু এটা গৌৰৱ কঢ়িয়াই আনিব।)

A jack of all trades [সকলো কামৰে অলপ জনা কিন্তু একোটাতে পাকৈত নোহোৱা]: He is a jack of all trades, but master of none.
(তেওঁ সকলো কামৰে অলপ অলপ জানে, কিন্তু একোটাতে পাকৈত নহয়।)

Noonmati, Guwahati
Date: 10-04-2024

Dear Rahul,

How are you? I am writing this letter to give you some good news. Last week, a state-level debate competition was held in our school.

Many students from different schools took part in it. The topic was "Technology". Our school team performed very well and won the second prize. The chief guest gave a very good speech and praised all the students. It was a great learning experience for me.

Give my regards to uncle and aunt.

Your loving cousin,
[Your Name]

Noonmati, Guwahati
Date: 12-04-2024

Dear Uncle,

I hope you and aunt are doing well. I am writing to tell you about my recent trip to the Orang National Park.

Last Sunday, I went there with my parents. We went on a jeep safari early in the morning. We saw many wild animals like the one-horned rhino, elephants, and wild buffaloes. We also saw many colourful birds. The park was very beautiful and peaceful. I clicked many photos and will show them to you when we meet.

Hope to see you soon.

Yours lovingly,
[Your Name]