A. Ask and answer the questions in pair:

What is the function of a 'chain'?
What does the word 'link' mean?

A chain links things together.

You have certainly learnt that 'to link' means to connect two or more things or ideas together.

B. Read the following paragraph and answer the questions that follow:

Somen Chanda was born in a village named Baliya in Narsingdi on 24 May, 1920. He was an avid reader from his boyhood and he passed the Entrance Examination in 1936 from Pogose School, Dhaka. Then, he was admitted to Dhaka Mitford Medical School, but he had to discontinue his studies because of ill health. Yet, his pen did not stop. His writings reflect struggles of the general people. Thus his writings survive him even today.

The words in italics are linking words.
What are the functions of these linking words?

C. Activity:

1. Identify the linking words in the following passage:

Bangladesh was in a good team spirit in the world cup cricket tournament 1999. Besides, all the players were in good form. In fact, they proved it in the field. Anyway, they defeated a big team like Pakistan.

2. Read the following paragraph and make it meaningful by using the linking words given in the box. The first one is done for you:

A student needs to have lots of qualities. He should be very studious. He should participate in outdoor games and debating activities. He should be punctual. He should have moral qualities. He should be social. He can be successful if the has these qualities.

A student needs to have lots of qualities. Firstly, he should be very studious ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Fill up the blanks picking up linkers from the box below. The first one is done for you:

Several reasons were given for the language movement of the students of this country in 1952. Firstly, they were motivated to establish Bangla as their mother tongue _______ they were committed to the ideology of Bengali Nationalism _________ they wanted to raise awareness among the common folks of Bangladesh. ________ they gave ultimatum to the Pakistani rulers. ___________ they felt frustrated and guilty in living a carefree life in the eastern part of Pakistan

4. Rewrite the following paragraph using linking words:

Dipak is twelve years old. He does not go to school. His father does not send him to school. He does not believe in education. He considers education to be a wastage of time and energy. Dipak helps his father in the poultry farm. His mother also does not find any interest in sending her son to school for some hours. Dipak is being deprived of primary education.

5. Join the following sentences with linking words:

a. Purnava is a student of Jahangirnagar University. Purnava takes part in debate competitions.
b. Ukhin Mong is a good teacher. He does not take classes every day.
c. It is raining. Rajib is going to market.
d Bangladesh is a third world country. The Government of Bangladesh distributes books among all the students of primary and secondary schools.
e. Kamal was sick. He did not go to school.