But Jesus, with his head bent down, made letters on the floor with his finger.
But when they went on with their questions, he got up and said to them, Let him among you who is without sin be the first to send (throw) a stone at her.
And again, with bent head, he made letters on the floor.
And when his words came to their ears, they went out one by one, starting with the oldest even to the last, because they were conscious of what was in their hearts: and Jesus was there by himself with the woman before him. Then Jesus got up, and seeing nobody but the woman, he said to her, Where are the men who said things against you? did no one give a decision against you?
And she said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said, And I do not give a decision against you: go, and never do wrong again (BBE).
Introductory Discussion Questions:
Have you ever written in the sand? What did you write?
Have you ever felt guilty for something you did? Is guilt a good or bad thing? Why?
In your country, how many witnesses are needed to convict someone?
Do you like second chances (discuss)?
Do you think a second chance should not be given sometimes? When?
Introductory Single and Pair Work Activity
Men tried to trap Jesus with difficult questions.
Think of three very difficult questions, and then in pairs ask your questions!
Whose question was the most difficult?
Synonym Matching
Starting in front of him
Before him left
Decision knowing
Alone beginning
Went out sin
Wrong verdict
Conscious no one
Nobody by himself
Antonym Matching
bent straight
get (receive) down
without made
went to bed letters
answers floor
up questions
evolve send
scribbling got up
ceiling with
Listening Blank Fill
But Jesus, with his head bent down, _________ letters on the floor with his finger.
But _________ they went on with their questions, he got _______ and said to them, Let him among you ________ is without sin be the first to send _______ stone at her.
And again, with bent head, ________ made letters on the floor.
And when his _______ came to their ears, they went out one ________ one, starting with the oldest even to the _________, because they were conscious of what was in __________ hearts: and Jesus was there by himself with ________ woman before him. Then Jesus got up, and ___________ nobody but the woman, he said to her, Where ________ the men who said things against you? did ____ one give a decision against you?
And she _________, No man, Lord. And Jesus said, And I_______ not give a decision against you: go, and __________ do wrong again.
Word Bank Fill in the Blank
But Jesus, with his head bent down, made letters 1( ) the floor with his 2( ).
But when they went on with their questions, he got up and said to them, Let him 3( ) you who is without sin be the 4( ) to send a stone at her.
And again, with 5( ) head, he made letters on the floor.
And when his words came to their ears, they went out one by 6( ), starting with the oldest even to the 7( ), because they were conscious of what was in their 8( ): and Jesus was there by 9( ) with the woman before him. Then Jesus got up, and seeing nobody but the woman, he said to her, Where10( ) the men who said things 11( ) you? did no one give a decision against you?
And she 12( ), No man, Lord. And Jesus said, And I do not give a 13( ) against you: go, and never do wrong again.
a.)hearts
b.) last
c.)one
d.)bent
e.)finger
f.)said
g.)decision
h.)against
i.)are
j.)on
k.)among
l.)first
m.)himself
Pair Work Discussion Questions
A:
What do you think Jesus may have written in the sand (Hint: no one knows.)?
Why do you think the oldest left first?
In what ways are older people different from younger people?
Do you think these men cared about justice? Why or why not?
What does Jesus' last command in the story teach us about him?
B:
Why did no one throw stones at the woman?
Why do you think the youngest left last?
In what ways are younger people different from older people?
Why do you think the woman was only brought to Jesus and not the guilty man as well?
Jesus could have condemned her but chose not to. What does this teach us about Jesus?
Research
Research a criminal case. What happened? Was the person allowed to go free? Why or why not? Be prepared to share your case with the class.
Key Vocabulary:
Bent wanyao11
Throw reng1
Letters zimu43
Floor dimian44
Finger shouzhi33
Sin exing42 zui4
Stone shitou20
Words danci12
Oldest lao3
Last zuihou44
Conscious zhidao14
Nobody meiren22
Decision panduan44
Wrong fanzui44
Never yongbu34
Exercise Answers
Antonym Matching: bent-->straight / get-->send / without-->with / went to bed-->got up / answers-->questions / up-->down / evolve-->made / scribbling-->letters / ceiling-->floor
Synonym Matching: starting-->beginning / before him-->in front of him / decision-->verdict / alone-->by himself / went out-->left/ wrong-->sin / conscious-->knowing / nobody-->no one
Listening Blank Fill: made, when, up, who, a, he, words, by, last, their, the, seeing, are, no, said, do, never
Word Bank Fill in the Blank: 1(j)on, 2(e)finger, 3(k)among, 4(l)first, 5(d)bent, 6(c)one, 7(b)last, 8(a)hearts, 9(m)himself, 10(i)are, 11(h)against, 12(f)said, 13(g)decision
But when they went on with their questions, he got up and said to them, Let him among you who is without sin be the first to send (throw) a stone at her.
And again, with bent head, he made letters on the floor.
And when his words came to their ears, they went out one by one, starting with the oldest even to the last, because they were conscious of what was in their hearts: and Jesus was there by himself with the woman before him. Then Jesus got up, and seeing nobody but the woman, he said to her, Where are the men who said things against you? did no one give a decision against you?
And she said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said, And I do not give a decision against you: go, and never do wrong again (BBE).
Introductory Discussion Questions:
Have you ever written in the sand? What did you write?
Have you ever felt guilty for something you did? Is guilt a good or bad thing? Why?
In your country, how many witnesses are needed to convict someone?
Do you like second chances (discuss)?
Do you think a second chance should not be given sometimes? When?
Introductory Single and Pair Work Activity
Men tried to trap Jesus with difficult questions.
Think of three very difficult questions, and then in pairs ask your questions!
Whose question was the most difficult?
Synonym Matching
Starting in front of him
Before him left
Decision knowing
Alone beginning
Went out sin
Wrong verdict
Conscious no one
Nobody by himself
Antonym Matching
bent straight
get (receive) down
without made
went to bed letters
answers floor
up questions
evolve send
scribbling got up
ceiling with
Listening Blank Fill
But Jesus, with his head bent down, _________ letters on the floor with his finger.
But _________ they went on with their questions, he got _______ and said to them, Let him among you ________ is without sin be the first to send _______ stone at her.
And again, with bent head, ________ made letters on the floor.
And when his _______ came to their ears, they went out one ________ one, starting with the oldest even to the _________, because they were conscious of what was in __________ hearts: and Jesus was there by himself with ________ woman before him. Then Jesus got up, and ___________ nobody but the woman, he said to her, Where ________ the men who said things against you? did ____ one give a decision against you?
And she _________, No man, Lord. And Jesus said, And I_______ not give a decision against you: go, and __________ do wrong again.
Word Bank Fill in the Blank
But Jesus, with his head bent down, made letters 1( ) the floor with his 2( ).
But when they went on with their questions, he got up and said to them, Let him 3( ) you who is without sin be the 4( ) to send a stone at her.
And again, with 5( ) head, he made letters on the floor.
And when his words came to their ears, they went out one by 6( ), starting with the oldest even to the 7( ), because they were conscious of what was in their 8( ): and Jesus was there by 9( ) with the woman before him. Then Jesus got up, and seeing nobody but the woman, he said to her, Where10( ) the men who said things 11( ) you? did no one give a decision against you?
And she 12( ), No man, Lord. And Jesus said, And I do not give a 13( ) against you: go, and never do wrong again.
a.)hearts
b.) last
c.)one
d.)bent
e.)finger
f.)said
g.)decision
h.)against
i.)are
j.)on
k.)among
l.)first
m.)himself
Pair Work Discussion Questions
A:
What do you think Jesus may have written in the sand (Hint: no one knows.)?
Why do you think the oldest left first?
In what ways are older people different from younger people?
Do you think these men cared about justice? Why or why not?
What does Jesus' last command in the story teach us about him?
B:
Why did no one throw stones at the woman?
Why do you think the youngest left last?
In what ways are younger people different from older people?
Why do you think the woman was only brought to Jesus and not the guilty man as well?
Jesus could have condemned her but chose not to. What does this teach us about Jesus?
Research
Research a criminal case. What happened? Was the person allowed to go free? Why or why not? Be prepared to share your case with the class.
Key Vocabulary:
Bent wanyao11
Throw reng1
Letters zimu43
Floor dimian44
Finger shouzhi33
Sin exing42 zui4
Stone shitou20
Words danci12
Oldest lao3
Last zuihou44
Conscious zhidao14
Nobody meiren22
Decision panduan44
Wrong fanzui44
Never yongbu34
Exercise Answers
Antonym Matching: bent-->straight / get-->send / without-->with / went to bed-->got up / answers-->questions / up-->down / evolve-->made / scribbling-->letters / ceiling-->floor
Synonym Matching: starting-->beginning / before him-->in front of him / decision-->verdict / alone-->by himself / went out-->left/ wrong-->sin / conscious-->knowing / nobody-->no one
Listening Blank Fill: made, when, up, who, a, he, words, by, last, their, the, seeing, are, no, said, do, never
Word Bank Fill in the Blank: 1(j)on, 2(e)finger, 3(k)among, 4(l)first, 5(d)bent, 6(c)one, 7(b)last, 8(a)hearts, 9(m)himself, 10(i)are, 11(h)against, 12(f)said, 13(g)decision
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