In 1820, a baby girl was born to a rich couple who were spending their holiday in Florence. The baby was named after the name of the city where she was born. She came of a prosperous English family. She wrote at the age of seventeen. She had a vision that God was saying to her "Serve God". In 1842, the crops failed in English and people were suffering. She thought then her duty was to serve the poor. Florence Nightingale established nursing as noble profession. The war. in Crimea, where she went to nurse the wounded soldiers
Back to health. Nightingale had been ill since 1857. In 1860, people of England collected a large sum of money and presented to her. With this money, she set. Up Nightingale Nursing School. In 1907, she got the Order of Merit from King Edward VII. She was the first woman to receive this award. She died in 1910 at the very advanced age of ninety years.
Complete the table below with information from the passage. 1 x 5 = 5
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Her purpose | To serve the (i) ... | ||||
Person/ Thing | Event | Activities | Place | Time | Effect/ Specially |
The crops |
| failed | in people England | (ii)..... | people were suffering |
A baby girl | Born to a rich family | (iii)..... | Florence | in 1820 | where she was born |
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| got the Order of Merit
| from King Edward VII
| in 1907 | (v)... |
Answer:
Answer: (i) people (ii) in 1842 (iii) spending holiday (iv) Florence Nightingale (v) First woman to receive the award
বাংলা অনুবাদ:
১৮২০ সালে, একটি ধনী দম্পতির ঘরে একটি কন্যা শিশু জন্মগ্রহণ করে, যখন তারা ফ্লোরেন্স শহরে ছুটি কাটাচ্ছিলেন। শিশুটির নাম রাখা হয় সেই শহরের নাম অনুসারে। সে একটি সমৃদ্ধশালী ইংরেজ পরিবারে জন্মগ্রহণ করেছিল।
১৭ বছর বয়সে, তিনি লেখালেখি শুরু করেন। তিনি একটি স্বপ্ন দেখেছিলেন, যেখানে ঈশ্বর তাকে বলেছিলেন, "ঈশ্বরের সেবা করো"।
১৮৪২ সালে, ইংল্যান্ডে ফসল নষ্ট হয়ে যায় এবং মানুষ দারুণ কষ্টে পড়েছিল। তখন তিনি অনুভব করলেন যে দরিদ্রদের সেবা করাই তাঁর দায়িত্ব।
ফ্লোরেন্স নাইটিঙ্গেল নার্সিংকে একটি মহান পেশা হিসেবে প্রতিষ্ঠিত করেন। তিনি ক্রিমিয়ার যুদ্ধে আহত সৈনিকদের সেবার জন্য গিয়েছিলেন এবং তাদের সুস্থ করে তুলেছিলেন।
১৮৫৭ সাল থেকে তিনি অসুস্থ ছিলেন। ১৮৬০ সালে, ইংল্যান্ডের জনগণ একটি বিশাল অর্থ সংগ্রহ করে তাকে উপহার দেয়। এই অর্থ দিয়ে তিনি নাইটিঙ্গেল নার্সিং স্কুল প্রতিষ্ঠা করেন।
১৯০৭ সালে, রাজা সপ্তম এডওয়ার্ড তাঁকে ‘অর্ডার অব মেরিট’ প্রদান করেন। তিনি প্রথম নারী যিনি এই পুরস্কার লাভ করেন।
তিনি ১৯১০ সালে, ৯০ বছর বয়সে মৃত্যুবরণ করেন।
Gap Filling Exercise (Based on the Text)
Fill in the blanks with appropriate words from the text:
Florence Nightingale was born in (a) __________ in 1820. She belonged to a (b) __________ English family. At the age of (c) __________, she had a vision that God wanted her to serve Him. In 1842, after the (d) __________ failed in England, she decided to serve the poor. She established nursing as a (e) __________ profession.
Answers:(a) Florence(b) prosperous(c) seventeen(d) crops(e) noble
Summary
Florence Nightingale was born in 1820 in Florence to a wealthy English family. At 17, she had a vision that God wanted her to serve. In 1842, after crop failure in England, she decided to help the poor. She established nursing as a noble profession and nursed wounded soldiers during the Crimean War. In 1860, she founded the Nightingale Nursing School. She received the Order of Merit in 1907 and passed away in 1910 at the age of 90.
Flow Chart Completion Exercise (Based on the Text)
Read the following text and complete the flowchart showing the major events of Florence Nightingale’s life.
Florence Nightingale was born in Florence in 1820. →
At the age of 17, she had a vision to serve God. →
In 1842, she decided to help the poor when crops failed in England. →
She went to the Crimean War to nurse wounded soldiers. →
In 1860, she established the Nightingale Nursing School. →
In 1907, she received the Order of Merit from King Edward VII. →
She passed away in 1910 at the age of 90.
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