The Unbeaten Girls
Admission Test= Textbook
Title
Warm up activity =
Passage Word
Theme
Exercise
Non-textual
2024=
BUP=
Theme= Women Empowerment
In a traditional society like ours(Possessive) , little boys and girls are given separate sets
of toys. While toys for boys include cars, guns or footballs, girls have to be satisfied with
dolls (often Barbie dolls) and doll-houses or miniature cooking utensils.
The underlying assumption is that boys are active and full of vigour,(Noun) but girls are
naive and lack (Verb) the intelligence or energy to match their male counterparts.
2021-22= DU D Unit = Bangla- English Translation
To + base
To be + v3
Underlying reason/ fault/ guilt/
This false assumption has been shattered plenty of times in the recent decades as girls began
to show their power and women began competing with men in almost all areas of life.
2015-16= B Unit= Decade = 10 years
Begin + infinitive = Present, Future
Begin + ing = GLbB mv‡_ mv‡_
It has been conclusively proved wrong most recently by the girls of Kalsindur, a village in a
remote area in Dhobaura upazila in Mymensingh district.
Sabina
The villagers are mostly low-income but hardworking people. Even a few years ago, there
was no electricity in the village. But some girls have illuminated the village - both literally
and metaphorically-with their belief in themselves and their skill in the game of football.
The village has emerged now as a footballer factory and a symbol of girl power. And in
recognition of their success, the village was provided electricity by the government.
Emergence
Emergency
15-16
He is hardworking ------------ Affirmative / Negative Agreement
a) I am so
b) So am I
Countable a few = some
I have a few friends
Few= ‡bB ej‡jB P‡j
I have few friends
I have few books
& Uncountable Noun Determiners
A little = some
little= ‡bB ej‡jB P‡j
Metaphor =
Life is a broken winged bird
Oxymoron =
Sabina Akhter, Sanjida Akhter (7th under 16 promising female player of Asia in 2014),
Shiuli Azim, Mariya Manda (Captain, Under 15 Female Football Team 2017), Shamsunnahar
senior (who scored the solitary goal against India which ensured SAFF Under 15 Women
Championship in 2017), Shamsunnahar junior (Captain of Under 15 National Football Team
2019), Tahura Khatun (who scored 40 goals in international Tahura Khatun matches till
2021), Marzia Khatun, Mahmuda Khatun, Nazma Akhter, Sajeda Akhter, Rozina Khatun,
Taniya Akhter, Rupa Akhter, Kalpana Akhter, Purnima Vaskar are names of some bright
stars in Bangladesh Women's National Football Team. They all are from Kalsindur village.
Their talent and determination have brought them to where they are now.
Bring
While in Kalsindur Government Primary School the girls had a hat-trick record of the
championship in Bangamata Begum Fazilatunnesa Mujib Gold Cup Primary School Football
Tournament in 2013, 2014 and 2015. After completing primary education they moved on to
Kalsindur Secondary School. While there, they became four-time champions in the National
Summer Sports Competition for Schools, Madrasas and Technical institutions in 2014, 2015,
2017 and 2019. Kalsindur girls also clinched the Girls Football Championship in Inter-
College (UMA) Games and Sports Competition in 2019-20.
The Bangladesh girls football team won the AFC Under 14 Regional Football Championship
2015 in Nepal and the team was dominated by Kalsindur footballers. Do you know the team
that won the championship in AFC Under 14 Regional Football Tournament 2016 in
Tajikistan also had eight Kalsindur girls including the captain and the highest scorer?
Bangladesh National Women's Football Team was champion in Hong Kong Under-15
Women's Jockey Cup and Kalsindur girls led the match. They also proved themselves when
Bangladesh shared championship jointly with Laos in the 1st Bangamata International
Under-19 Woman Tournamant in 2019. Who could even think that these girls would seize
the the 1st SAFF under-18 Women Championship in Bhutan in 2018, remaining unbeaten?
The whole nation was so overwhelmed at their success that the Prime Minister Sheikh
Hasina, gave them a warm reception at Ganabhaban where Tahura (the highest scorer in the
tournament) along with her comrades requested her to nationalize their secondary school and
the desire was fulfilled immediately.
Give + Indirect + Direct
Nationalize
Dhaka Board
The success of Kalsindur girls reads like an epic.
What is an epic= BUP
Long
The Rape of the Lock = Mock-epic =
Belinda
Baron
They started their journey with practically nothing. They didn't have any boots or jerseys to
wear.
Wore – worn
Initially, they played wearing salwar and kamij.
They also suffered from malnutrition.
What made them win against all adversities then?
Causative Verb = Admission
I eat rice
I feed her
Make + base
Let + base
Have + base/ v3
Get = infinitive / v3
I made / let Rana clean my room
I made / let my room clean by Rana = Passive
I get Rana to clean my room
I had Rana clean my room
I had/ got my room cleaned by Rana = Passive
I had/ got my hair trimmed
What was the magic behind? Mohammad Mafiz Uddin was an assistant teacher at Kalsindur
Government Free Primary School where Minati Rani Sheel was the head teacher. They
observed the girls’ interests in football and decided to help.
Girl’s
Girls’
It was however not that easy.
Girls playing football is still not a common picture in Bangladesh. Guardians were not
convinced as they were used to seeing girls helping mothers with household chores.
Used to = base
Be / become/ get Used to = ing = Person
Be Used to = base ============ thing
Milk is used to ------------- a cup tea
a) Make
b) Making
A farmer, an auto-rickshaw driver, a tea-shop owner or a housemaid mother couldn't be that
ambitious either.
But Minati Rani Sheel and Mohammad Mafiz Uddin persuaded them to allow their daughters
to play. Being great motivators, the two teachers supported the girls in their effort to
overcome the odds. They inspired them, created opportunities for them and took personal
care of them. Soon the girls could prove themselves shaking off their inhibition. Their
success has also persuaded the villagers to come to their support.
When the girls moved to the nearby secondary school and college, they did not have their
Minati Maam and Mafiz Uddin Sir with them, but soon another motherly person offered
her helping hand Mala Rani Sarkar, an Assistant Professor of History who was joined by
one of her colleagues, Juel Mia.
They agreed to coach the girls. Mr Jalaluddin, who was then the head teacher of the
school, also supported them. Gradually the local community, public representatives and
local administration came forward. Bangladesh Football Federation also gave special
attention to them and finally another football magician, Golam Robbani Choton, the
coach of the Bangladesh Women's National Football Team, mentored these girls and
helped them become complete professional footballers.
Ly = Adjective / adj
Noun + ly= adj
Adjective + ly= adverb
Look forward to + ing
Come forward + infinitive
Now people realise what their golden girls could bring for them. "When these girls go
from one place to another, even the auto-rickshaw pullers don't take any fare from them
as they are the pride of the village. It's a small token of recognition but it's great!." says
Mala Rani Sarkar, the Team Manager of Kalisindur Women's Football Team. She also
adds that Kalsindur would present more female footballers in future, as of 2021 they are
grooming another 65 girls to play for the nation.
Choose the correct answer from the alternatives: 0-5×10=5
(a) Mohammad Mafiz Uddin was a __________.
(i) organizer (ii) mentor (iii) promoter (iv) moderator
(b) What does the word 'Malnutrition' mean?
(i) Lack of deliciousness (ii) Lack of taste
(iii) Lack of balanced health (iv) Lack of food
(c) "Girls playing football is not a common picture. "____ What does it mean?
(i) Football is not a game for girls (ii) Football is not a good game
(iii) Football is restricted for girls (iv) Girls are not regular in playing football
(d) What is the meaning of the word 'chores'?
(i) House works (ii) Jobs (iii) Forces (iv) Responsibilities
(e) What does the phrase 'Shake off mean here?
(i) Throw (ii) To get rid of (iii) Avoid (iv) Move
(f) Secondary level of school means-
(i) six to eight (ii) six to ten (iii) six to twelve (iv) five to eight
(g) Public representatives are
(i) non-government workers (ii) paid workers
(iii) government workers (iv) elected persons
(h) The very word "attention' is related to ________
(i) physic (ii) mentality (iii) emotion (iv) consciousness
(i) Kalsindur is a _____.
(i) district (ii) thana (iii) sub-district (iv) village
(j) What is the opposite word of 'inhibition"?
(i) Capacity (ii) Advantage (iii) Promotion (iv) Possibility
B. Answer the following questions: 3×5=15
(a) The success of Kalsindur girls reads like an epic" ___ What does the line indicate?
(b) Who were the persons behind the magic of the success of the girls?
(c) Why were the guardians not interested in allowing the girls playing football?
(d) Who is Golam Rabbani Choton? What was his contribution for the girls?
(e) What inspiration do you get from the success of Kalsindur girls? Discuss.
