বাদল চৌধুরী, শিক্ষক (প্রা.), ঢাকা পাবলিক স্কুল অ্যান্ড কলেজ, ঢাকা
Unit-7 : Lesson-6
প্রিয় শিক্ষার্থীরা, নতুন বই এবং নতুন মানবণ্টনের আলোকে ইংরেজি ১ম পত্রের Unit-7-এর Lesson-6 (Love for
humanity) নিয়ে আলোচনা করা হলো।
Read the text and answer the questions following it [1-7].
Mother Teresa was moved by the presence of the sick and dying on the streets of Kolkata.
She founded the home for the dying destitute and named it ‘Nirmal Hridoy’ meaning ‘Pure
Heart’. She and her fellow nuns gathered the dying people off the streets of Kolkata and
brought them to this home. They were lovingly looked after and cared for. Since then men,
women and children have been taken from the streets and carried to Nirmal Hridoy. These
unloved and uncared for people get an opportunity to die in an environment of kindness and
love. In their last hours they get human and Divine love and can feel they are also children
of God. Those who survive, the Missionaries of Charity try to find jobs for them or send them
to homes where they can live happily for some more years in a caring environment.
Regarding commitment to family, Mother Teresa said, ‘May be in our own family, we have
somebody, who is feeling lonely, who is feeling sick, who is feeling worried. Are we there?
Are we willing to give until it hurts in order to be with our families, or do we put our interest
first? We must remember that love begins at home and we must also remember that future of
humanity passes through the family.’
Mother Teresa’s work has been recogniged throughout the world and she has received a
number of awards. These include the Pope John XXIII Peace Prize (1971), the Nehru Prize
for Promition of International Peace & Understanding (1972), the Balzan Prize (1978), the
Nobel Peace Prize (1979) and the Bharat Ratna (1980). Mother Teresa died at the age of
87, on 5 September, 1997. The world salutes her for her love and compassion for humanity.
She has taught us how to extend our hand towards those who need our love and support
irrespective of creed, caste and religion. Draped in a white and blue bordered sari, wrinkled
face, ever soft eyes and a saintly smile, is the picture of Mother Teresa in our mind.
1. Choose the best answer:
(a) Mother Teresa — home for the dying destitute.
(i) named (ii) rented (iii) kept (iv) established
(b) The dying — moved Mother Teresa.
(i) unless (ii) aimless
(iii) helpless (iv) hopeless
(c) Teresa took the sick and dying to the home to — for.
(i) care (ii) look (iii) settle (iv) set
(d) Mother Teresa used to have a — smile.
(i) wicked (ii) holy (iii) false (iv) habitual
(e) She taught us how to — our hand to the destitute.
(i) spread (ii) contract (iii) limit (iv) show
(f) Teresa received the Noble Prize in —.
(i) 1980 (ii) 1979 (iii) 1971 (iv) 1978
(g) Mother Teresa showed — to the unloved and uncared for people.
(i) great love (ii) little love
(iii) hatred (iv) no sympathy
(h) Teresa — the survivors suitably.
(i) did not release (ii) did not provide jobs for
(iii) exploited (iv) rehabilitated
(i) Teresa served the ill-fated people with —.
(i) no love (ii) human and divine love
(iii) hartred (iv) self-interest
(j) Mother Teresa was recognised — for her humanitarian activities.
(i) nationally (ii) by India
(iii) internationally (iv) by none
1. Multiple Choice
(a) => (iv) established (b) => (iii) helpless
(c) => (i) care (d) => (ii) holy (e) => (i) spread
(f) => (ii) 1979 (g) => (i) great love
(h) => (iv) rehabilitated
(i) => (ii) human and divine love
(j) => (iii) internationally.
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