Stories of human survival
Prothom Alo (English) · ৬ নভে, ২০২৬
People's pace of progress and their means of survival are no longer keeping pace with each other. Making ends meet is becoming increasingly difficult. How are people managing to survive?
পুরো খবরটি পড়ুনProthom Alo (English)-এর ওয়েবসাইটে খুলবেমূল কথা
Prothom Alo (English)-এর প্রতিবেদন থেকে হুবহু উদ্ধৃত
- Making ends meet is becoming increasingly difficult.
শব্দভাণ্ডার ও বাস্তব প্রয়োগ ছক (Vocabulary Matrix)
5টি মূল শব্দএই প্রতিবেদন থেকে বাছাই করা শব্দ: অর্থ, উচ্চারণ ও প্রতিবেদনে ব্যবহার
Exceeding the bounds of something; roving; hence, foreign.
“Their expectations are not extravagant.”
Having the faculty of reason; rational, reasoning.
Synonyms: reasonous
“They simply want to lead a life of reasonable comfort and security.”
An additional section of a newspaper devoted to a specific subject.
Synonyms: addition
“This special supplement explores these experiences.”
Equal to or fulfilling some requirement.
Synonyms: acceptable, correspondent, proportionate, satisfactory
“Ensuring such comfort requires adequate means and resources, which must come from systems and structures.”
The act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen.
Synonyms: arithmetic mean, average
“Their expectations are not extravagant.”
Words chosen from this story. English meanings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA), via the Free Dictionary API.
IELTS Reading practice
Read the passage, then answer the questions. Every answer is in the passage.
People's pace of progress and their means of survival are no longer keeping pace with each other. Making ends meet is becoming increasingly difficult. How are people managing to survive? What drives them and sustains their will to live? How hard are they striving to keep their lives going? This special supplement explores these experiences.
The stories featured here capture the struggles of ordinary people. Their expectations are not extravagant. They simply want to lead a life of reasonable comfort and security. Ensuring such comfort requires adequate means and resources, which must come from systems and structures.
A part of a report by Prothom Alo (English).Read the full story
Questions 1–2: Complete the sentences. Write ONE WORD from the passage.
1.People's pace of progress and their means of _____ are no longer keeping pace with each other.
2.The _____ featured here capture the struggles of ordinary people.
Question 3: Do the following statements agree with the passage? Choose TRUE or FALSE.
3.They simply want to lead a life of reasonable comfort and security.
Writing practice
IELTS Writing Task 2 style · Topic: Society
Some people think city life is better than village life, while others disagree. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Write a short answer of 4–5 sentences (30–250 words). State your opinion clearly, give a reason, and use a fact from this story as an example.
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পাঠোত্তর প্রতিফলন ও সারসংক্ষেপ অনুশীলন (Active Recall)
প্রতিবেদনটি পড়া শেষ করার পর মূল ভাবটি নিজের ভাষায় ২-৩ বাক্যে লিখুন। এটি বিসিএস লিখিত ও ভর্তি পরীক্ষার ফোকাস রাইটিংয়ে আপনার নিজের ভাষায় উত্তর লেখার সক্ষমতা বহু গুণ বাড়িয়ে দেবে।