Tech Tales: From Nests to Inventions
Section 1: Let’s Talk
Question 1:Why do you think that an animal or an insect needs a home like we do? (āϤোāĻŽাāϞোāĻā§° āĻŽāϤে āĻীā§ą-āĻāύ্āϤু āĻŦা āĻĒāϤংāĻāĻ āĻāĻŽাā§° āĻĻā§°ে āĻā§°ā§° āĻĒ্ā§°āϝ়োāĻāύ āĻিāϝ়?)
Ans: Animals and insects need a home to keep themselves and their babies safe from the sun, rain, wind, and enemies. (āĻীā§ą-āĻāύ্āϤু āĻā§°ু āĻĒāϤংāĻāĻŦোā§°āĻ ā§°’āĻĻ, āĻŦā§°āώুāĻŖ, āĻŦāϤাāĻš āĻā§°ু āĻļāϤ্ā§°ুā§° āĻĒā§°া āύিāĻāĻে āĻā§°ু āĻĒোā§ąাāϞিāĻŦোā§°āĻ āύিā§°াāĻĒāĻĻে ā§°াāĻিāĻŦāϞৈ āĻā§°ā§° āĻĒ্ā§°āϝ়োāĻāύ।)
Question 2: Can you tell which of these homes are made by human beings? (āĻāĻ āĻā§°āĻŦোā§°ā§° āĻিāϤ⧰āϤ āĻোāύāĻŦোā§° āĻŽাāύুāĻšে āϏাāĻিāĻে āĻ’āĻŦ āĻĒাā§°িāĻŦাāύে?)
Ans: The kennel for the dog and the shed for the cows are made by human beings .(āĻুāĻুā§°ā§° āĻā§° (kennel) āĻā§°ু āĻā§°ুā§° āĻোāĻšাāϞি (shed) āĻŽাāύুāĻšে āϏাāĻিāĻে।)
Question 3:What materials are used to build these homes? (āĻāĻ āĻā§°āĻŦোā§° āϏাāĻিāĻŦāϞৈ āĻি āĻি āϏাāĻŽāĻ্ā§°ী āĻŦ্āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšাā§° āĻā§°া āĻšāϝ়?)
Ans: These homes are built using wood, bamboo, tin, or thatch.(āĻāĻ āĻā§°āĻŦোā§° āĻাāĻ , āĻŦাঁāĻš, āĻিāύ āĻŦা āĻেā§° āĻŦ্āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšাā§° āĻā§°ি āϏāĻা āĻšāϝ়।)
Assamese translation of the lesson
One day, Rupam saw a bird making a beautiful nest. (āĻāĻĻিāύ ā§°ূāĻĒāĻŽে āĻāĻা āĻā§°াāϝ়ে āϧুāύীāϝ়া āĻŦাāĻš āϏাāĻি āĻĨāĻা āĻĻেāĻিāϞে।) He came running to his mother who was working in the kitchen. (āϏি āĻĒাāĻāĻā§°āϤ āĻাāĻŽ āĻā§°ি āĻĨāĻা āĻŽাāĻā§° āĻāĻā§°āϞৈ āϞ⧰াāϞ⧰িāĻৈ āĻāĻšিāϞ।) He said to her excitedly…. (āϏি āĻŽাāĻāĻ āĻā§āϏাāĻšিāϤ āĻšৈ āĻ’āϞে….) Maa! You won’t believe what I saw over there! (āĻŽা! āϤুāĻŽি āĻŦিāĻļ্āĻŦাāϏ āύāĻā§°িāĻŦা āĻŽāĻ āϤাāϤ āĻি āĻĻেāĻিāϞো!) What’s it? You look quite excited. (āĻি āĻāĻĨা? āϤোāĻŽাāĻ āĻŦāĻšুāϤ āĻā§āϏাāĻšিāϤ āϝেāύ āϞাāĻিāĻে।) I saw a bird outside. (āĻŽāĻ āĻŦাāĻšিā§°āϤ āĻāĻা āĻā§°াāĻ āĻĻেāĻিāϞো।) It’s weaving a nest on a tree. (āĻ āĻāĻ āĻāĻĄাāϞāϤ āĻŦাāĻš āϏাāĻি āĻāĻে।) Ah! You must have seen a weaver bird. (āĻঃ! āϤুāĻŽি āĻাāĻৈ āĻুāĻোā§°া āĻā§°াāĻ āĻĻেāĻিāĻা।) Let’s go and see it. (āĻŦ’āϞাāĻোāύ āĻৈ āĻাāĻঁ।) Both Rupam and his mother went towards the tree where Rupam saw the bird. (ā§°ূāĻĒāĻŽ āĻā§°ু āϤাā§° āĻŽাāĻ āĻĻুāϝ়ো āϏেāĻ āĻāĻāĻোāĻĒাā§° āĻĢাāϞে āĻ’āϞ āϝ’āϤ ā§°ূāĻĒāĻŽে āĻā§°াāĻāĻো āĻĻেāĻিāĻিāϞ।) It’s carrying grass in its beak! (āĻ āĻ োঁāĻāϤ āĻাঁāĻš āĻāĻĸ়িāϝ়াāĻ āύিāĻে!) Yes! That’s for making the nest. (āĻšāϝ়! āϏেāĻāĻŦোā§° āĻŦাāĻš āϏাāĻিāĻŦāϞৈ āύিāĻে।) It’s using its beak like a needle! (āĻ āϤাā§° āĻ োঁāĻāĻো āĻŦেāĻীā§° āĻĻā§°ে āĻŦ্āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšাā§° āĻā§°িāĻে!) You’re right. It has twisted the grass. (āϤুāĻŽি āĻ িāĻ āĻৈāĻা। āĻ āĻাঁāĻšāĻŦোā§° āĻĒāĻাāĻāĻে।) Why does the bird twist the grass like that? (āĻā§°াāĻāĻোā§ąে āĻাঁāĻšāĻŦোā§° āϤেāύেāĻৈ āĻিāϝ় āĻĒāĻাāĻāĻে?) To tie the nest tightly around the branch. (āĻĄাāϞāĻোā§° āĻাā§°িāĻāĻĢাāϞে āĻŦাāĻšāĻো āĻাāύāĻৈ āĻŦাāύ্āϧিāĻŦāϞৈ।) It also needs a few strings and leaves. (āĻāϝ়াāĻ āĻেāĻāĻĄাāϞāĻŽাāύ āϏূāϤা āĻā§°ু āĻĒাāϤ⧰ো āĻĒ্ā§°āϝ়োāĻāύ।) Is it building its house right now? (āĻ āĻāϤিāϝ়া āύিāĻā§° āĻā§° āϏাāĻি āĻāĻে āύেāĻি?) Yes! It is building a nest. (āĻšāϝ়! āĻ āĻāĻা āĻŦাāĻš āϏাāĻি āĻāĻে।) A few days later… (āĻেāĻāĻĻিāύāĻŽাāύ⧰ āĻĒিāĻāϤ…) Wow! Maa, it has finished weaving the nest. (ā§ąাāĻ! āĻŽা, āĻ āĻŦাāĻšāĻো āϏāĻা āĻļেāώ āĻā§°িāϞে।) Yes, so beautiful! (āĻšāϝ়, āĻিāĻŽাāύ āϧুāύীāϝ়া!) Why is the nest shaped like a hanging basket? (āĻŦাāĻšāĻোā§° āĻāĻৃāϤি āĻāϞāĻŽি āĻĨāĻা āĻĒাāĻিā§° āĻĻā§°ে āĻিāϝ়?) That will keep the eggs and the chicks safe from rain, wind and snakes. (āϏেāĻāĻোā§ąে āĻāĻŖী āĻā§°ু āĻĒোā§ąাāϞিāĻŦোā§°āĻ āĻŦā§°āώুāĻŖ, āĻŦāϤাāĻš āĻā§°ু āϏাāĻĒā§° āĻĒā§°া āύিā§°াāĻĒāĻĻে ā§°াāĻিāĻŦ।) This bird has an amazing skill. (āĻāĻ āĻā§°াāĻāĻোā§° āĻāĻ āĻāĻā§°িāϤ āĻৌāĻļāϞ āĻāĻে।) Very true! Even with a few simple materials, it creates an amazing nest. (āϏঁāĻা āĻāĻĨা! āĻ
āϤি āϏাāϧাā§°āĻŖ āĻেāĻāĻাāĻŽাāύ āĻŦāϏ্āϤুā§°ে āĻ āĻāĻা āĻāĻā§°িāϤ āĻŦাāĻš āϏাāĻে।) Great engineering skills! (āĻিāĻŽাāύ āϏুāύ্āĻĻā§° āĻāĻ্āĻিāύিāϝ়াā§°িং (āĻ
āĻিāϝাāύ্āϤ্ā§°িāĻ) āĻৌāĻļāϞ!) Yes. A tiny engineer with wings. (āĻšāϝ়। āĻĄেāĻāĻা āĻĨāĻা āĻāĻা āϏ⧰ু āĻāĻ্āĻিāύিāϝ়াā§°।) I want to know more about these birds. (āĻŽāĻ āĻāĻ āĻā§°াāĻāĻŦোā§°ā§° āĻŦিāώāϝ়ে āĻā§°ু āĻŦেāĻিāĻৈ āĻাāύিāĻŦ āĻŦিāĻাā§°োঁ।) Why don’t you look up some books in the school library? (āϤুāĻŽি āĻŦিāĻĻ্āϝাāϞāϝ়ā§° āĻĒুāĻĨিāĻঁā§°াāϞāϤ āĻিāϝ় āĻেāĻāĻāύāĻŽাāύ āĻিāϤাāĻĒ āύিāĻŦিāĻাā§°া?) You can also browse the internet. (āϤুāĻŽি āĻāĻŖ্āĻাā§°āύেāĻāϤো āĻŦিāĻাā§°ি āĻাāĻŦ āĻĒাā§°া।) Sure, I will. I’m curious to know. (āύিāĻļ্āĻāϝ়, āĻŽāĻ āĻাāĻŽ। āĻŽāĻ āĻাāύিāĻŦāϞৈ āĻāĻ্ā§°āĻšী।) I am happy… This is the first step to learn and create something new. (āĻŽāĻ āϏুāĻী… āύāϤুāύ āĻিāĻŦা āĻāĻা āĻļিāĻিāĻŦāϞৈ āĻā§°ু āϏৃāώ্āĻি āĻā§°িāĻŦāϞৈ āĻāϝ়াāĻ āĻĒ্ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻĒāĻĻāĻ্āώেāĻĒ।) Rupam’s mother was happy to satisfy Rupam’s curious mind. (ā§°ূāĻĒāĻŽā§° āĻŽাāĻে ā§°ূāĻĒāĻŽā§° āĻৌāϤূāĻšāϞী āĻŽāύāĻো āϏāύ্āϤুāώ্āĻ āĻā§°িāĻŦ āĻĒাā§°ি āϏুāĻী āĻšৈāĻিāϞ।) They went home, feeling satisfied… (āϤেāĻঁāϞোāĻ āϏāύ্āϤুāώ্āĻ āĻšৈ āĻā§°āϞৈ āĻāĻāϤি āĻ’āϞ…)
Activity 1: Let’s read these new words
The words given in the box are:
twist (āĻĒāĻোā§ąা)
dry (āĻļুāĻাāύ)
curious (āĻৌāϤূāĻšāϞী / āĻাāύিāĻŦāϞৈ āĻāĻ্ā§°āĻšী)
skills (āĻৌāĻļāϞ)
materials (āϏাāĻŽāĻ্ā§°ী / āĻŦāϏ্āϤু)
browse (āĻŦিāĻাā§°ি āĻোā§ąা)
Question: Now, write down four sentences from the lesson where you find any of the words given above: (āĻāϤিāϝ়া, āĻāĻĒā§°āϤ āĻĻিāϝ়া āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻāĻŦোā§° āĻĨāĻা āĻাā§°িāĻা āĻŦাāĻ্āϝ āĻĒাāĻ āĻোā§° āĻĒā§°া āĻŦিāĻাā§°ি āĻāϞিāĻā§ąা āĻā§°ু āϞিāĻা:)
Ans: 1. Using the word “twist”
Why does the bird twist the grass like that?(āĻā§°াāĻāĻোā§ąে āĻাঁāĻšāĻŦোā§° āϤেāύেāĻৈ āĻিāϝ় āĻĒāĻাāĻāĻে?)
2. Using the word “materials”
Even with a few simple materials, it creates an amazing nest.(āĻ
āϤি āϏাāϧাā§°āĻŖ āĻেāĻāĻাāĻŽাāύ āĻŦāϏ্āϤুā§°ে āĻ āĻāĻা āĻāĻā§°িāϤ āĻŦাāĻš āϏাāĻে।)
3. Using the word “browse”
You can also browse the internet. (āϤুāĻŽি āĻāĻŖ্āĻাā§°āύেāĻāϤো āĻŦিāĻাā§°ি āĻাāĻŦ āĻĒাā§°া।)
4. Using the word “curious”
Rupam’s mother was happy to satisfy Rupam’s curious mind.(ā§°ূāĻĒāĻŽā§° āĻŽাāĻে ā§°ূāĻĒāĻŽā§° āĻৌāϤূāĻšāϞী āĻŽāύāĻো āϏāύ্āϤুāώ্āĻ āĻā§°িāĻŦ āĻĒাā§°ি āϏুāĻী āĻšৈāĻিāϞ।)
(Activity 3.a): True or False / āϏঁāĻা āύে āĻŽিāĻা
1. Rupam was excited and he ran into the kitchen. (ā§°ূāĻĒāĻŽ āĻā§āϏাāĻšিāϤ āĻšৈ āĻĒাāĻāĻā§°āϞৈ āĻĻৌā§°ি āĻৈāĻিāϞ।)
Ans: True / āϏঁāĻা
2. Rupam saw a bird weaving a nest. (ā§°ূāĻĒāĻŽে āĻāĻা āĻā§°াāϝ়ে āĻŦাāĻš āϏাāĻি āĻĨāĻা āĻĻেāĻিāĻিāϞ।)
Ans: True / āϏঁāĻা
3. The bird uses its wings like a needle. (āĻā§°াāĻāĻোā§ąে āϤাā§° āĻĄেāĻāĻা āĻĻুāĻāύ āĻŦেāĻীā§° āĻĻā§°ে āĻŦ্āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšাā§° āĻā§°ে।)
Ans: False / āĻŽিāĻা
4. The nest of the weaver bird is shaped like a bowl. (āĻোāĻোā§°া āĻā§°াāĻā§° āĻŦাāĻšāĻো āĻŦাāĻি āĻāĻাā§° āĻĻā§°ে āĻāĻৃāϤিā§°।)
Ans: False / āĻŽিāĻা (It is shaped like a hanging basket / āĻāϝ়াā§° āĻāĻৃāϤি āĻāϞāĻŽি āĻĨāĻা āĻĒাāĻিā§° āĻĻā§°ে)
5. The nest protects the chicks from rain and wind. (āĻŦাāĻšāĻোā§ąে āĻĒোā§ąাāϞিāĻŦোā§°āĻ āĻŦā§°āώুāĻŖ āĻā§°ু āĻŦāϤাāĻšā§° āĻĒā§°া ā§°āĻ্āώা āĻā§°ে।)
Ans: True / āϏঁāĻা
3.b) Choose the Correct Answer / āĻļুāĻĻ্āϧ āĻāϤ্āϤ⧰āĻো āĻŦাāĻি āĻāϞিāĻā§ąা
Question i: Why does the bird twist the grass? (āĻā§°াāĻāĻোā§ąে āĻাঁāĻšāĻŦোā§° āĻিāϝ় āĻĒāĻাāĻ āĻĻিāϝ়ে?)
Ans : a) to tie the nest
āĻ) āĻŦাāĻšāĻো āĻŦাāύ্āϧিāĻŦāϞৈ
Question ii: Why is the nest shaped like a hanging basket? (āĻŦাāĻšāĻো āĻāϞāĻŽি āĻĨāĻা āĻĒাāĻি āĻāĻাā§° āĻĻā§°ে āĻিāϝ়?)
Ans: b) to keep it safe
āĻ) āύিā§°াāĻĒāĻĻে ā§°াāĻিāĻŦāϞৈ
Question iii: Rupam wants to know more about the weaver bird because. (ā§°ূāĻĒāĻŽে āĻুāĻোā§°া āĻā§°াāĻā§° āĻŦিāώāϝ়ে āĻ
āϧিāĻ āĻাāύিāĻŦ āĻŦিāĻাā§°ে āĻাā§°āĻŖ)
Ans: a) he is curious
āĻ) āϏি āĻাāύিāĻŦāϞৈ āĻāĻ্ā§°āĻšী
Question iv: Rupam’s mother referred to the weaver bird as a tiny engineer because of its (ā§°ূāĻĒāĻŽā§° āĻŽাāĻে āĻুāĻোā§°া āĻā§°াāĻāĻোāĻ āĻāĻা āϏ⧰ু āĻāĻ্āĻিāύিāϝ়াā§° āĻŦুāϞি āĻৈāĻিāϞ āĻাā§°āĻŖ āĻāϝ়াā§°)
Ans: a) amazing weaving skills
āĻ) āĻāĻā§°িāϤ āĻŦāϝ়āύ āĻৌāĻļāϞ⧰ āĻŦাāĻŦে
3.c): Short Questions / āĻুāĻি āĻĒ্ā§°āĻļ্āύ
Question i:What did Rupam see outside? (ā§°ূāĻĒāĻŽে āĻŦাāĻšিā§°āϤ āĻি āĻĻেāĻিāĻিāϞ?)
Ans: Rupam saw a bird making a beautiful nest outside.(ā§°ূāĻĒāĻŽে āĻŦাāĻšিā§°āϤ āĻāĻা āĻā§°াāϝ়ে āϧুāύীāϝ়া āĻŦাāĻš āϏাāĻি āĻĨāĻা āĻĻেāĻিāĻিāϞ।)
Question ii: Who did Rupam run to after seeing the bird? (āĻā§°াāĻāĻো āĻĻেāĻাā§° āĻĒিāĻāϤ ā§°ূāĻĒāĻŽ āĻাā§° āĻāĻā§°āϞৈ āĻĻৌā§°ি āĻৈāĻিāϞ?)
Ans: Rupam came running to his mother who was working in the kitchen.(āĻā§°াāĻāĻো āĻĻেāĻাā§° āĻĒিāĻāϤ ā§°ূāĻĒāĻŽ āĻĒাāĻāĻā§°āϤ āĻাāĻŽ āĻā§°ি āĻĨāĻা āĻŽাāĻā§° āĻāĻā§°āϞৈ āĻĻৌā§°ি āĻৈāĻিāϞ।)
Question iii: Where is the bird building its nest? (āĻā§°াāĻāĻোā§ąে āĻ’āϤ āĻŦাāĻš āϏাāĻি āĻāĻে?)
Ans: The bird is weaving its nest on a tree.(āĻā§°াāĻāĻোā§ąে āĻāĻāϤ āĻŦাāĻš āϏাāĻি āĻāĻে।)
Question iv: Where will Rupam find more information about the weaver bird? (ā§°ূāĻĒāĻŽে āĻুāĻোā§°া āĻā§°াāĻā§° āĻŦিāώāϝ়ে āĻ
āϧিāĻ āϤāĻĨ্āϝ āĻ’āϤ āĻĒাāĻŦ?)
Ans : Rupam will find more information in books at the school library or by browsing the internet.(ā§°ূāĻĒāĻŽে āĻŦিāĻĻ্āϝাāϞāϝ়ā§° āĻĒুāĻĨিāĻঁā§°াāϞ⧰ āĻিāϤাāĻĒāϤ āĻŦা āĻāĻŖ্āĻাā§°āύেāĻāϤ āĻŦিāĻাā§°িāϞে āĻ
āϧিāĻ āϤāĻĨ্āϝ āĻĒাāĻŦ।)
3.d): Write Answers / āĻāϤ্āϤ⧰ āϞিāĻা (Activity 3.d)
Question I:What is the bird using its beak for? (āĻā§°াāĻāĻোā§ąে āύিāĻā§° āĻ োঁāĻāĻো āĻিāĻšā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে āĻŦ্āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšাā§° āĻā§°িāĻে?)
Ans: The bird is using its beak like a needle to twist the grass and make the nest. (āĻā§°াāĻāĻোā§ąে āĻাঁāĻš āĻĒāĻাāĻ āĻŦাāĻšāĻো āϏাāĻিāĻŦāϞৈ āύিāĻā§° āĻ োঁāĻāĻো āĻŦেāĻীā§° āĻĻā§°ে āĻŦ্āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšাā§° āĻā§°িāĻে।)
Question II:What materials does the bird use to build the nest? (āĻŦাāĻšāĻো āϏাāĻিāĻŦāϞৈ āĻā§°াāĻāĻোā§ąে āĻি āĻি āϏাāĻŽāĻ্ā§°ী āĻŦ্āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšাā§° āĻā§°ে?)
Ans: The bird uses grass, a few strings, and leaves to build its nest.(āĻā§°াāĻāĻোā§ąে āĻŦাāĻšāĻো āϏাāĻিāĻŦāϞৈ āĻাঁāĻš, āĻেāĻāĻĄাāϞāĻŽাāύ āϏূāϤা āĻā§°ু āĻĒাāϤ āĻŦ্āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšাā§° āĻā§°ে।)
Question III:What protects the eggs and chicks from rain, wind and snakes? (āĻŦā§°āώুāĻŖ, āĻŦāϤাāĻš āĻā§°ু āϏাāĻĒā§° āĻĒā§°া āĻāĻŖী āĻā§°ু āĻĒোā§ąাāϞিāĻŦোā§°āĻ āĻিāĻšে ā§°āĻ্āώা āĻā§°ে?)
Ans: The hanging basket shape of the nest protects the eggs and chicks from rain, wind, and snakes.(āĻŦাāĻšāĻোā§° āĻāϞāĻŽি āĻĨāĻা āĻĒাāĻিā§° āĻĻā§°ে āĻāĻৃāϤিāϝ়ে āĻāĻŖী āĻā§°ু āĻĒোā§ąাāϞিāĻŦোā§°āĻ āĻŦā§°āώুāĻŖ, āĻŦāϤাāĻš āĻā§°ু āϏাāĻĒā§° āĻĒā§°া ā§°āĻ্āώা āĻā§°ে।)
4. a) Complete the sentences / āĻŦাāĻ্āϝāĻŦোā§° āϏāĻŽ্āĻĒূā§°্āĻŖ āĻā§°া
1. I am famous for my nest-building skills. (āĻŽāĻ āĻŽোā§° āĻŦাāĻš-āϏāĻা āĻৌāĻļāϞ⧰ āĻŦাāĻŦে āĻŦিāĻ্āϝাāϤ।)
2. I am a small sparrow-like bird. (āĻŽāĻ āĻāĻা āϏ⧰ু āĻā§°āĻিā§°িāĻাā§° āĻĻā§°ে āĻā§°াāĻ।)
3. The upper part of my nest has a chamber where the eggs remain safe. (āĻŽোā§° āĻŦাāĻšāĻোā§° āĻāĻĒā§°ā§° āĻ
ংāĻļāϤ āĻāĻা āĻোāĻ াāϞী āĻāĻে āϝ’āϤ āĻāĻŖীāĻŦোā§° āύিā§°াāĻĒāĻĻে āĻĨাāĻে।)
4. My nest is cylindrical in shape. (āĻŽোā§° āĻŦাāĻšāĻোā§° āĻāĻৃāϤি āĻুāĻাāĻৃāϤিā§°।)