Reading and understanding a variety of texts (e.g. articles, letters, narratives, and dialogues)

Text Analysis Techniques

Identify the genre: Recognise if the text is an article, letter, narrative or a dialogue. Different genres may have different styles, structures and language devices.
Spot themes and motifs: Themes are over-arching ideas or messages that the author wants to communicate, while motifs are recurring elements that support the theme. Identifying these can provide an insight into the purpose of the text.

Extracting Information

Contextual understanding: Try to understand the situation in which the text is written. This might include the historical, social or cultural context, which can affect the meaning of the text.
Pinpoint main ideas: Look for the key points that the author is trying to convey. These might be stated explicitly, or they might be implied.
Notice supporting details: These are facts, examples, reasons, and other pieces of information that bolster the main ideas.

Understanding the Tone and Mood

Detect the tone: The tone is the author’s attitude towards the subject or audience, expressed through their choice of words and style of writing. Is it formal, informal, serious, casual, critical, positive, negative or neutral?
Decipher the mood: The mood is the emotional atmosphere that the author creates for the reader. Is it happy, sad, tense, relaxed, optimistic, pessimistic, etc?

Vocabulary and Language Use

Expand vocabulary: Enhance your comprehension by learning new words and phrases in Bangla. Use them in writing and speaking to cement recall.
Interpret figurative language: Pay attention to metaphors, similes, idioms and proverbs. They often carry deep meanings and can help in understanding the text’s implications.
Recognise language features: Look out for personification, onomatopoeia, alliteration, and other language devices. They can give you clues about the author’s intentions and the effect they want to create.

Inference and Prediction

Draw inferences: Read between the lines and deduce meanings that aren’t explicitly stated. This requires critical thinking and a good understanding of the language and its nuances.
Make predictions: Based on the information you’ve gathered and your understanding of the context, make predictions about what might happen next or the author’s ulterior motives.

Remember to practice regularly with different types of texts. The more you read and analyse, the better you’ll become at understanding and interpreting texts in Bangla.