Dialogue on the Importance of Tree Plantation

Easy Version

Myself: Hello, Rahim. How are you?

Rahim: I am fine. What about you?

Myself: I am fine too.

Rahim: Where are you going?

Myself: I am going to join a seminar on tree plantation.

Rahim: That is good. Trees are very important, aren’t they?

Myself: Yes, they are. Trees are our best friends.

Rahim: How do trees help us?

Myself: Trees give us food, wood, shade, shelter, and medicine.

Rahim: They also give us oxygen.

Myself: Yes. We cannot live without oxygen.

Rahim: But people are cutting down trees.

Myself: That is very harmful. It makes the environment hot.

Rahim: What should we do then?

Myself: We should plant more trees.

Rahim: Where can we plant trees?

Myself: We can plant trees around our houses, schools, roads, and fields.

Rahim: Thank you for your good advice.

Myself: You are welcome.

Medium Version

Myself: Hello, Rahim. How are you?

Rahim: I am fine. What about you?

Myself: I am fine too.

Rahim: Where are you going so fast?

Myself: I am going to join a seminar on “Save Trees, Save Life”.

Rahim: That sounds interesting. Trees are very important for our life, aren’t they?

Myself: Of course. Trees are our best friends. They give us food, wood, shade, shelter, and medicine.

Rahim: They also give food and shelter to birds and animals.

Myself: Yes. They also take in carbon dioxide and give us oxygen.

Rahim: Without oxygen, we cannot live even for a moment.

Myself: You are right. Trees also protect us from storms, floods, droughts, and soil erosion.

Rahim: They also make our land fertile, don’t they?

Myself: Yes, they do. They make the environment cool and help cause rainfall.

Rahim: But people are cutting down trees at random.

Myself: That is a serious problem. It makes the environment hot and dry.

Rahim: What should we do to solve this problem?

Myself: We should plant more and more trees. We should also stop cutting down trees carelessly.

Rahim: When is the best time for tree plantation?

Myself: June and July are the best months for planting trees.

Rahim: Where can we plant trees?

Myself: We can plant trees around houses, schools, roads, railway lines, and fallow lands.

Rahim: Thank you for sharing this with me.

Myself: You are welcome. Let us plant trees and save life.

High-Scoring Version

Myself: Hello, Rahim. How are you?

Rahim: I am fine, thank you. What about you?

Myself: I am fine too.

Rahim: You seem to be in a hurry. Where are you going?

Myself: I am going to attend a seminar on “Save Trees, Save Life”.

Rahim: That is a very important topic. Trees are essential for our life, aren’t they?

Myself: Of course. Trees are our true friends. They give us food, wood, shade, shelter, medicine, and many other useful things.

Rahim: They also give food and shelter to birds and animals. So, they help maintain the balance of nature.

Myself: Exactly. Trees take in carbon dioxide and give us oxygen. Without oxygen, no living being can survive.

Rahim: Trees also make our environment cool and fresh.

Myself: Yes. They help cause rainfall and protect us from storms, cyclones, floods, droughts, and soil erosion.

Rahim: Besides, they make the land fertile and protect the beauty of nature.

Myself: You are right. But people are cutting down trees carelessly.

Rahim: What may happen because of this?

Myself: It may create many dangers. The temperature may rise, rainfall may decrease, and the land may become dry and barren.

Rahim: That is really alarming. If there are no trees, our country may turn into a desert.

Myself: Yes. So, we must plant more trees and stop cutting them down at random.

Rahim: When should we plant trees?

Myself: We can plant trees all the year round, but June and July are the best time for tree plantation.

Rahim: Where can we plant trees?

Myself: We can plant trees around our houses, schools, roads, railway lines, river banks, and unused lands.

Rahim: Thank you for explaining the importance of tree plantation so clearly.

Myself: You are welcome. Let us plant trees and encourage others to do the same.

Rahim: Yes, from today we should work together to make our environment greener.

Myself: That is the right decision.

Practice

Write your own dialogue using the given clues.

Write a dialogue between you and your friend about the importance of tree plantation.

Clues:

• greet your friend
• ask how he/she is
• ask where he/she is going
• mention a seminar or programme on tree plantation
• say that trees are very important
• say that trees are our best friends
• mention what trees give us
• food, wood, shade, shelter, medicine
• trees give shelter to birds and animals
• trees take in carbon dioxide
• trees give us oxygen
• we cannot live without oxygen
• trees make the environment cool
• trees help cause rainfall
• trees protect us from storms, floods, droughts, and soil erosion
• people are cutting down trees carelessly
• cutting down trees is harmful
• temperature may rise
• rainfall may decrease
• the land may become dry
• we should plant more trees
• we should stop cutting down trees at random
• best time for tree plantation: June and July
• places for planting trees: house, school, roadside, railway line, river bank, fallow land
• encourage others to plant trees
• end the dialogue politely

Useful Words and Expressions

• tree plantation — বৃক্ষরোপণ
• importance — গুরুত্ব
• seminar — সেমিনার / আলোচনা সভা
• Save Trees, Save Life — গাছ বাঁচাও, জীবন বাঁচাও
• best friends — সবচেয়ে ভালো বন্ধু
• provide — প্রদান করা / দেওয়া
• food — খাদ্য
• wood — কাঠ
• shade — ছায়া
• shelter — আশ্রয়
• medicine — ওষুধ
• oxygen — অক্সিজেন
• carbon dioxide — কার্বন ডাই-অক্সাইড
• take in carbon dioxide — কার্বন ডাই-অক্সাইড গ্রহণ করা
• give us oxygen — আমাদের অক্সিজেন দেওয়া
• environment — পরিবেশ
• cool and fresh — ঠান্ডা ও সতেজ
• rainfall — বৃষ্টিপাত
• storm — ঝড়
• cyclone — ঘূর্ণিঝড়
• flood — বন্যা
• drought — খরা
• soil erosion — মাটির ক্ষয়
• fertile land — উর্বর জমি
• balance of nature — প্রকৃতির ভারসাম্য
• cutting down trees — গাছ কাটা
• at random — নির্বিচারে
• carelessly — অসাবধানভাবে
• harmful — ক্ষতিকর
• temperature — তাপমাত্রা
• barren — অনুর্বর / শুষ্ক
• desert — মরুভূমি
• living being — জীবিত প্রাণী
• survive — বেঁচে থাকা
• all the year round — সারা বছর
• fallow land — পতিত জমি
• unused land — অব্যবহৃত জমি
• river bank — নদীর তীর
• encourage others — অন্যদের উৎসাহিত করা
• Trees are our best friends. — গাছ আমাদের সবচেয়ে ভালো বন্ধু।
• Trees are essential for our life. — গাছ আমাদের জীবনের জন্য অত্যাবশ্যক।
• We cannot live without oxygen. — অক্সিজেন ছাড়া আমরা বাঁচতে পারি না।
• Trees help maintain the balance of nature. — গাছ প্রকৃতির ভারসাম্য রক্ষা করতে সাহায্য করে।
• People are cutting down trees at random. — মানুষ নির্বিচারে গাছ কাটছে।
• We should plant more and more trees. — আমাদের বেশি বেশি গাছ লাগানো উচিত।
• We should stop cutting down trees carelessly. — আমাদের অসাবধানভাবে গাছ কাটা বন্ধ করা উচিত।
• Let us plant trees and save life. — চলো আমরা গাছ লাগাই এবং জীবন বাঁচাই।