Write a paragraph describing how the nakshi kantha is made

C  Write a paragraph describing how the nakshi kantha is made. Start like this: Old or new cloth and coloured thread are needed. First the cloth is folded, then ……

D  Do you like a nakshi Kantha or an ordinary Kantha? Why?

E  Complete the sentence with clues given

Bengali       patterns       embroidery       years       fashion       art      rural        designs       quilt       noksha

1.       Naksha means artistic ……………… .

2.       The name was taken from a ………….. word ……………. .

3.       The art has been practiced in …………… Bengal for …………….. .

4.       Nakshi Kanthas are now sold in …………. Shops.

5.       Nakshi kanthas are in great demand because of their colourful ………… and ………… .

6.       Nakshi kanthas are a kind of …………… .

                                                                                                                                                                                     

          

F  Write down five questions for the completed statements in E above.

One is done for you.

1.        What dose naksha means?

G  Work in pairs. Ask and answer all the questions. Now write 3-4 more questions on the text given in B above.