English for Today Class 9-10 SSC | Unit 4 - Lesson 1 | The Ferry Boat
The lesson gives us information about traditional country boats that we use to cross the rivers and other wetlands. Here, we find an incident of a boat sinking for taking a heavy load for overcrowding and bad weather.
A. Look at the picture and answer these questions.
1 Where can you find this kind of boat?
Answer - We can see this kind of boat in rural areas where there are wetlands like rivers, canals,beels, haors, swamp, etc.
2 Why does the boatman carry passengers across a river?
Answer - The boatman carries the passengers across the river for his livelihood. We also see no bridge for passengers to cross that river.
3 Why do people use country boats? Answer - Country boats are mostly available in rural areas and these are less expensive to use. That’s why people use country boats.
B Read the text and answer the following questions.
“Is there anybody here who has ever crossed a river by a boat?” “I have, teacher,” said Jamil. “And I clearly remember what happened in that journey.” “Would you please tell us what happened?” the teacher asked. “Okay, teacher. It happened while I was in class 6. On a weekly bazar day, people were coming back with their shopping bags and baskets in hands, on shoulders and heads.
They had to cross the river. It was not a big river. There was a ferry boat plying on the river. The boat could cross it in 8-10 minutes. It was just after sunset. The weather was getting worse. The wind started blowing from the north-west. Black clouds were moving fast in the sky.
Everybody was trying to get into the boat. ‘No more, no more, please wait,’ shouted the boatman. But nobody listened to him.”
“What happened then, Jamil?” asked Rumi. “With too many people on board, the boat sank in the middle of the river,” replied Jamil.
“Oh no! What happened then?” asked the teacher. “Thank God. There were no casualties. All the passengers swam to the other side. But some of them lost the stuff they were carrying such as oil, salt and milk,” said Jamil.
“Were you on the boat?” asked the teacher. “No, teacher. Seeing the boat overcrowded, I waited for the next boat,” replied Jamil. “You did the right thing, Jamil.”
Questions
Tick the best answer.
Answers
1. c) travelling along a route.
2. d) it was going to be dark and stormy evening.
3. b) the boat had already too many people.
4. a) on the boat
5. a) nobody died.
6. b) the boat was unable to carry any more people.
C Discuss in groups and write answers to these questions.
1 Why do many people have little or no patience with these kinds of situations as in the ferry boat?
Answer - Some people had little or no patience when the ferry boat was in danger of sinking because the weather was getting worse and becoming a stormy evening. So, everybody tried to avoid this situation and hurried to return home earlier.
2. 'No more, No more, please wait' who said this? Explain in 2/3 sentences.
Answer - The boatman said, ‘No more, no more, please wait’. He saw the boat had already been loaded and everybody was trying to get into the boat to save themselves from the growing bad weather. He realized there might be a chance of sinking the boat for the heavy load of the crowd. That’s why he shouted those words.
3. Answer the questions below-
a. If we have too many passengers in a bus or train station, what may happen?
Answer - If we have too many passengers at a bus or train station, the station may become overcrowded and the tickets will be sold out. The remaining passengers may have to suffer in this situation.
b. If we have too many people in a village/ town/ city, what will happen?
Answer- If we have too many people in a village/town/city, the people will not get the basic facilities of their daily life. The negative outcome of overpopulation like food, housing, and unemployment problems will be seen everywhere.
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