Lesson 6: Love for humanity

A . Look at the picture and talk about it in pairs.

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Mother Teresa was moved by the presence of the sick and dying on the streets of Kolkata. She founded the home for the dying destitute and named it `Nirmal Hridoy', meaning `Pure Heart'. She and her fellow nuns gathered the dying people off the streets of Kolkata and brought them to this home. They were lovingly looked after and cared for. Since then men, women and children have been taken from the streets and carried to Nirmol Hridoy. These unloved and uncared for people get an opportunity to die in an environment of kindness and love. In their last hours they get human and Divine love, and can feel they are also children of God. The Missionaries of Charity try to find jobs for those who survive, or send them to homes where they can live happily for some more years in a caring environment. Regarding commitment to family, Mother Teresa said, " Maybe in our own family, we have somebody, who is feeling lonely, who is feeling sick, who is feeling worried. Are we there? Are we willing to give until it hurts in order to be with our families, or do we put our interest first? We must remember that love begins at home and we must also remember that future of humanity passes through the family".

Mother Teresa's work has been recognized throughout the world and she has received a number of awards. These include the Pope John XXIII Peace Prize (1971), the Nehru Prize for Promotion of International Peace & Understanding (1972), the Balzan Prize (1978), the Nobel Peace Prize (1979) and the Bharat Ratna (1980).

Mother Teresa died at the age of 87, on 5 September 1997.The world salutes her for her love and compassion for humanity. She has taught us how to extend our hand towards those who need our love and support irrespective of creed, caste and religion. Draped in a white and blue-bordered sari, wrinkled face, ever soft eyes and a saintly smile is the picture of Mother Teresa in our mind.

C . Now say whether the following statements are true or false. If false, give the correct information.

1. Mother Teresa was moved to see the diseases that spread in the streets of Kolkata.

2. She opened a home for the orphans.

3. She and her group brought in the dying people from the streets of Kolkata.

4. `Nirmol Hridoy' was founded so that the poor people who are dying can get love and care before death.

5. Mother Teresa said that humanity passes through charitable organization.

6. We have learnt how to come forward to help only those who belong to a special caste.

D . Read the text in B again and write the answer to the following question your exercise book.

1. Why do you think Mother Teresa won so many awards?

2. What does `Nirmol Hridov' stand for?

3. Why do you think the home is named `Nirmol Hridoy'?

4. Why did Mother Teresa want the dying people to feel that they too deserve care and love?

5. What are things that we have learnt from Mother Teresa?

Lesson 7: The wizard of Apple

• A. Look at the picture and ask and answer the questions.

1. What do you see?

2. Are you familiar with this logo?

3. What does this logo stand for?

4. Which company uses this logo for its

products?

5. Do you know the logo of any

Bangladeshi product?

6. Do you like it? Why/Why not?

B . Read about Steve Jobs.

Steven Paul Jobs ( 24 February 1955 - 5 October 2011) , most popularly known as Steve Jobs was the co-founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Apple Inc. He was the pioneer of the personal computer revolution. He was famous for his career the electronic field of computers and consumers. This became possible through marketing of Apple computers.

In 1985, Jobs Left Apple after losing a power battle with the board of directors. He then founded NeXT, a computer platform development company specializing in the higher education and business market. On the other hand, Apple failed to bring up any new operating system during Job's absence. Jobs returned to Apple as an adviser, and took control of the company as an interim CEO. By 1998, Jobs brought back Apple to profitability from the verge of bankruptcy.

He supervised the development of iMac iTunes, iPod, iPhone and iPad. These devices are so simple and user friendly that even a child can operate them.

He supervised the company's Apple Stores, iTunes Store and the App Store too. The success of these products and services brought about steady financial returns for several years and pushed Apple to become the world's most valuable publicly traded company in 2011. This triumph is regarded as the greatest turnarounds in the business history.

Steve Jobs has been highly acclaimed as a visionary leader. He has changed people's -perspective computer, and how they use it, consume personal media, and how they communicate with each other. Hence i-Books, i-Phones, i-Pods and i-Pads have become extremely popular. Jobs saw and felt the need of Wi-Fi (wireless internet connection) in laptops. It is he who made Wi-Fi a standard feature of every laptop, and of many other devices worldwide. So Jobs dream to be anywhere anytime became a reality.

Jobs also co-founded and served as chief executive of Pixar Animation Studios. He became a member of the board of directors of The Walt Disney Company in 2006, when Disney acquired Pixar.

C . True or false? If false give the correct information.

1. Jobs spent his entire career working for Apple.

2. He became famous because he knew how to market computers and keep the buyers happy.

3. He became the chairman of The Walt Disney Company.

4. Jobs left Apple in 2001.

5. Jobs was a visionary.

D . Read the text in B again and answer the following questions .

1. Write about Jobs' successful career.

2. What does 'power battle' mean?

3. How did Jobs manage to bring back Apple?

4. Why was he called a visionary?

5. Why did Jobs feel that Wi-Fi connection was needed in laptops?

E. Pair work: Write a dialogue about the connection of Steve Jobs on ICT and do a role play.