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A Blame Game (Pentateuch)

5/11/2015

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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

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