A Blame Game
And he said, Who gave you the knowledge that you were without clothing? Have you taken of the fruit of the tree which I said you were not to take? And the man said, The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me the fruit of the tree and I took it. And the Lord God said to the woman, What have you done? And the woman said, I was tricked by the deceit of the snake and I took it. … So the Lord God sent him (man and woman) out of the garden of Eden to be a worker on the earth from which he was taken.
Introductory Discussion Questions:
What do people often do when they are caught doing wrong?
When you were a child, were you ever blamed for something you didn't do? What happened?
When you were a child, was someone else ever blamed for something you did? What happened?
How do you think God punished the man and woman for eating the fruit?
What is your view of work? Do you love it or hate it? Why?
Fill in the missing verb.
Now yesterday tomorrow
____ said will say
Give _____ will give
Are were __________
__________ have taken will have taken
Give _____ will give
Take took ___________
Send ______ will send
Is taken ___________ will be taken
Synonym Matching
Worker serpent
Earth cheated
Clothing upon
Tricked apparel
Deceit employee
Snake world
On dishonesty
Listening Gap Fill
And he said, Who gave you the ___________ that you were without clothing? Have you _______ of the fruit of the tree which I ______ you were not to take? And the man said, _____ woman whom you gave to be with me, _____ gave me the fruit of the tree and ___ took it. And the Lord God said to the _______, What have you done? And the woman said, I _____ tricked by the deceit of the snake and I ______ it. … So the Lord God sent him (man _____ woman) out of the garden of Eden to ____ a worker on the earth from which ____ was taken.
Fill in the blank with a, b, c, or, d.
And he said, Who gave you the knowledge 1( ) you were without clothing? Have you 2( ) of the fruit of the tree which I 3( ) you were not to take? And the man said, The 4( ) whom you gave to be with me, she gave 5( ) the fruit of the tree and I took 6( ). And the Lord God said to the woman, 7( ) have you done? And the woman said, I 8( ) tricked by the deceit of the snake and I took it. … So the Lord God sent him (the man and woman) 9( ) of the garden of Eden to be a worker on the earth from 10( ) he was taken.
1. a. that b. which c. for d. whom 2. a. took b. taken c. take d. token
3. a. will say b. says c. say d. said 4. a. dog b. girl c. woman d. women
5. a. me b. my c. it d. I 6. a. she b. her c. of d. it
7. a. when b. what c. how d. where 8. a. were b. am c. was d. be
9. a. out b. exit c. from d. of 10. a. that b. whom c. those d. which
Pair Work Discussion Questions:
A:
1. Who do you think was most at fault, the woman, the man or the serpent? Why?
2. What do you think of this story? Was it interesting?
3. How would the man and woman’s lives change after going out of the garden?
4. Although they did not die right away, in what way/s may they have died?
5. Have you ever heard a husband or wife say to the other, “your child”? Why do they say this?
B:
1. Do you like snakes? Why or why not?
2. Who do you think was most at fault between the man and woman?
3. How does this story make you feel? Do you wish something different happened?
4. Was God right in sending the man and woman out of the garden?
5. Does the man blame God by saying, “the woman you gave to me”?
Free Writing on Blame
Write about your feelings toward blame, or share a story about blame.
Key Words:
blame ze bei24 责备
Worker lao gong21 劳工
Earth di qiu42 地球
Knowledge zhi shi10 知识
Fruit shui guo33 水果
Tree shu4 树
Clothing yi fu10 衣服
Tricked qi pian14 欺骗
Deceit qi pian14 欺骗
Snake (serpent) shi2 蛇
On shang4 上
Exercise Answers
Fill in the missing verb:
Now yesterday tomorrow
Say said will say
Give gave will give
Are were will be
Are taken have taken will have taken
Give gave will give
Take took will take
Send sent will send
Is taken was taken will be taken
Synonym Matching: worker-->employee / earth-->world / clothing-->apparel / tricked-->cheated / deceit-->dishonesty / snake-->serpent / on-->upon
Listening Gap Fill: knowledge, taken, said, the, she, I, woman, was, and, be, he
Fill in the Blank: 1. a. that / 2. b. taken / 3. d. said / 4. c. woman / 5. a. me / 6. d. it / 7. b. what / 8. c. was
9. a. out / 10. d. which
And he said, Who gave you the knowledge that you were without clothing? Have you taken of the fruit of the tree which I said you were not to take? And the man said, The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me the fruit of the tree and I took it. And the Lord God said to the woman, What have you done? And the woman said, I was tricked by the deceit of the snake and I took it. … So the Lord God sent him (man and woman) out of the garden of Eden to be a worker on the earth from which he was taken.
Introductory Discussion Questions:
What do people often do when they are caught doing wrong?
When you were a child, were you ever blamed for something you didn't do? What happened?
When you were a child, was someone else ever blamed for something you did? What happened?
How do you think God punished the man and woman for eating the fruit?
What is your view of work? Do you love it or hate it? Why?
Fill in the missing verb.
Now yesterday tomorrow
____ said will say
Give _____ will give
Are were __________
__________ have taken will have taken
Give _____ will give
Take took ___________
Send ______ will send
Is taken ___________ will be taken
Synonym Matching
Worker serpent
Earth cheated
Clothing upon
Tricked apparel
Deceit employee
Snake world
On dishonesty
Listening Gap Fill
And he said, Who gave you the ___________ that you were without clothing? Have you _______ of the fruit of the tree which I ______ you were not to take? And the man said, _____ woman whom you gave to be with me, _____ gave me the fruit of the tree and ___ took it. And the Lord God said to the _______, What have you done? And the woman said, I _____ tricked by the deceit of the snake and I ______ it. … So the Lord God sent him (man _____ woman) out of the garden of Eden to ____ a worker on the earth from which ____ was taken.
Fill in the blank with a, b, c, or, d.
And he said, Who gave you the knowledge 1( ) you were without clothing? Have you 2( ) of the fruit of the tree which I 3( ) you were not to take? And the man said, The 4( ) whom you gave to be with me, she gave 5( ) the fruit of the tree and I took 6( ). And the Lord God said to the woman, 7( ) have you done? And the woman said, I 8( ) tricked by the deceit of the snake and I took it. … So the Lord God sent him (the man and woman) 9( ) of the garden of Eden to be a worker on the earth from 10( ) he was taken.
1. a. that b. which c. for d. whom 2. a. took b. taken c. take d. token
3. a. will say b. says c. say d. said 4. a. dog b. girl c. woman d. women
5. a. me b. my c. it d. I 6. a. she b. her c. of d. it
7. a. when b. what c. how d. where 8. a. were b. am c. was d. be
9. a. out b. exit c. from d. of 10. a. that b. whom c. those d. which
Pair Work Discussion Questions:
A:
1. Who do you think was most at fault, the woman, the man or the serpent? Why?
2. What do you think of this story? Was it interesting?
3. How would the man and woman’s lives change after going out of the garden?
4. Although they did not die right away, in what way/s may they have died?
5. Have you ever heard a husband or wife say to the other, “your child”? Why do they say this?
B:
1. Do you like snakes? Why or why not?
2. Who do you think was most at fault between the man and woman?
3. How does this story make you feel? Do you wish something different happened?
4. Was God right in sending the man and woman out of the garden?
5. Does the man blame God by saying, “the woman you gave to me”?
Free Writing on Blame
Write about your feelings toward blame, or share a story about blame.
Key Words:
blame ze bei24 责备
Worker lao gong21 劳工
Earth di qiu42 地球
Knowledge zhi shi10 知识
Fruit shui guo33 水果
Tree shu4 树
Clothing yi fu10 衣服
Tricked qi pian14 欺骗
Deceit qi pian14 欺骗
Snake (serpent) shi2 蛇
On shang4 上
Exercise Answers
Fill in the missing verb:
Now yesterday tomorrow
Say said will say
Give gave will give
Are were will be
Are taken have taken will have taken
Give gave will give
Take took will take
Send sent will send
Is taken was taken will be taken
Synonym Matching: worker-->employee / earth-->world / clothing-->apparel / tricked-->cheated / deceit-->dishonesty / snake-->serpent / on-->upon
Listening Gap Fill: knowledge, taken, said, the, she, I, woman, was, and, be, he
Fill in the Blank: 1. a. that / 2. b. taken / 3. d. said / 4. c. woman / 5. a. me / 6. d. it / 7. b. what / 8. c. was
9. a. out / 10. d. which
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