English for Today Class 9-10 SSC | Unit 4 Lesson 3 | Our Food and Shelter (From Textbook)
Sample answers
1. The people are using the tree and the boats as their living houses and shelters.
2. The people use trees and boats as their houses because they do not have sufficient land to build their homes.
B Discuss what will be our problems if our population becomes double the size it is now.
C Read what the teacher Ms Choudhury and her students are talking about.
The class comes up with different problems. One group leader says, “The scarcity of
food will be a serious problem in the years ahead. It is true that our agriculturists have developed new varieties of rice and its per acre production has definitely increased. But the rate of increase in food production cannot keep pace with the rate of population growth. This is because our land is fixed, i.e. we cannot increase it, while our population is increasing rapidly."
Another group leader comes up with the housing problem in the country, which he
says adds much to the food problem. He says, “Families are growing larger in
size and at the same time breaking into smaller families. Each smaller family needs a separate house to live in. Also, the arable fields are being divided by these smaller families among themselves. Mills and factories are being set up, which occupy a considerable portion of our land. So while we need more land to grow more food to feed more mouths, our land is shrinking day by day.“No way,” another student argues. “Trees are being cut, hills are being cleared and
water bodies are being filled up --- all to meet the needs of too many people.”
“Thank you students,” Ms Choudhury says, “You’re quite right. Let me tell you
about this village where I was born and brought up. Things were not like this in the
past. I remember as a child, the village was so beautiful! The green paddy fields and
yellow mustard fields seemed to be unending. They used to wave and dance in the
breeze. There used to be a wood in the northern side of the village. There was a tall
tamarind tree in the middle of the wood. Also there was a big banyan tree looked like a huge
green umbrella, with its aerial roots hanging down. I often used to go there with my friends. We would often have picnic there. While the boys would climb the tamarind tree and pick some tamarinds, I and my best friend Rima used to swing from the hanging roots.But now, look, the wood is gone. The beauty of the crop fields is spoiled by the unplanned houses built here and there.”
D Tick the best answer.
1 The rate of increase in food production cannot keep pace with the rate of
population growth.
The sentence means that the food production
a is as much as needed.
b is less than what is needed.
c is more than what is needed.
d is sufficient for the population.
2 How can our housing problem increase or add to our food problem?
a After making houses, farmers do not have enough time to work
in the field.
b After making houses, farmers do not have enough money to buy
food.
c If you do not have a house, you cannot store your food.
d For making too many houses, people are using the crop land.
3 What makes our land shrink day by day?
a Families are growing larger in size.
b Houses and factories are being built on it.
c Smaller families need smaller houses.
d Land grabbers are occupying a portion of our land.
4 Many people may have to live on trees, because
a they would like tree houses.
b making houses on trees is less expensive.
c they may not find land to make houses.
d tree houses are safer during floods.
5 People are cutting trees to
a plant more trees.
b keep the environment clean.
c make articles of furniture.
d grow crops or make houses.
Ms. Choudhury saw the following things in her village during her childhood:
- unending green paddy fields and yellow mustard fields
- a wood in the northern side of her village
- a tall tamarind tree in the middle of that wood
- a big banyan tree looked like a huge green umbrella
She liked her village for the above-mentioned items used to give her joy and happiness in her early days. She used to enjoy the fresh air with beautiful scenery and play with friends on the lap of nature.
The name of my village is Moddhom Bagan. It is situated on the outskirts of Durgapur Upazilla, Netrokona. My village has gone through a significant change over the last recent years. The name of the village suggests that there was a garden all around the place. The place has always been green heaven with numerous trees and plants. The number of houses in the village could be counted looking and pointing at the houses. I could also see the green plain lands of crops and vegetables all through the horizon. The fresh air blew during the scorching heat of the sun during summer and refreshed our bodies and minds. In recent times due to the pressure of population and urbanization, the natural atmosphere of the locality has deteriorated/ worsened. The playing fields and lands to produce crops are being replaced by the growing demands of housings and industrial setups. As a result, we see changes in the atmosphere like more air, water, and sound pollution. The ecological balance has been hampered and many animals, birds, butterflies, etc. are no longer seen in the area. Even though many things developed in my village specially modern facilities of electricity, internet, communication, etc. have progressed a lot; however, we are on the verge of losing a land of natural beauty.
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