And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and a delight to the eyes, and to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit, and gave it to her husband….  And there came to them the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the evening wind: and the man and his wife went to a secret place among the trees of the garden, away from the eyes of the Lord God.

And the voice of the Lord God came to the man, saying, “Where are you?”

And he said, “Hearing your voice in the garden I was full of fear, because I was without clothing: and I kept myself from your eyes.”

Introductory Activity
Have students or groups race to see who can name the most fruits in English. Perhaps allow two minutes. 
Then have students discuss their favorite and least favorite fruits.

Introductory Discussion Questions

Do you know of any foods or drinks that make you think better?

Did you ever eat something that looked good, but then you wished you had not eaten it?

All of us have disobeyed our parents. Do you remember a time when you disobeyed your parents and were afraid? What happened?

Did you ever hide from your parents?

Do you know of any foods or drinks that make it more difficult to think clearly?

Antonym Matching

Delight                                                                                  took

Desired                                                                                 with

Gave                                                                                     bravery

Sound                                                                                   open

Evening                                                                                disappoint

Secret                                                                                   unwanted

Fear                                                                                       silence

Without                                                                               morning

Synonym Phrase Matching

Edible                                                                                    naked

Beautiful                                                                              afraid

Wanted                                                                                good for food

Full of fear                                                                          desired

Without clothing                                                              delight to the eyes

Match the adjectives with the nouns. Many matches are possible; what matches are not possible (discuss)?

Wise                                                                                      fruit

Good                                                                                     man

Delightful                                                                            sound

Loud                                                                                      wind

Evening                                                                                 place

Secret                                                                                   food

Listening Gap Fill

And when the woman ______ that the tree was good for food, and ___ delight to the eyes, and to be desired to make one ________, she took of its fruit, and gave it ____ her husband….  And there came to them the sound ____ the Lord God walking in the garden in the evening _______: and the man and his wife went to a secret place _________ the trees of the garden, away ________ the eyes of the Lord God.


And the ________ of the Lord God came to the man, saying, “Where are you?”

And he _______, “Hearing your voice ____ the garden I was full of fear, because I was __________ clothing: and I kept myself from your eyes.”

Word Bank Fill in the Blank

And when the woman 1(    ) that the tree was good for food, and a delight to the 2(    ), and to be desired to make one   3(    ), she took of its fruit, and gave it to her husband….  And there   4(   ) to them the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the 5(    ) wind: and the man and his wife went to a secret place 6(    ) the trees of the garden, away from the eyes of the Lord God.

And 7(    ) voice of the Lord God came to the man, saying, “8(    ) are you?”

And he said, “Hearing your voice in the garden I was full of fear, 9(    ) I was without clothing: and I kept myself 10(    ) your eyes.”

a.)    evening
b.)     saw
c.)     from
d.)    eyes
e.)    wise
f.)     the
g.)    came
h.)    Where
i.)      because
j.)      among


Pair Work Discussion Questions:
A:
1.       What fruits do you think are best to eat?
2.       Why do you think the woman gave the fruit to her husband?
3.       How does this story make you feel? Why?
4.       Do you think they will die?
5.       What are some things it is good to fear?
B:
1.       What fruits do you think are best to look at?
2.       Why do you think the man and woman hid from God?
3.       What do you think happens next in the story?
4.       What are some things it is not good to fear?
5.       Why do people wear clothing?

Writing Activity 
Have students or groups write a conclusion to the story. Encourage imaginative continuations of the story. 

Key Vocabulary: (Chinese Pinyin)
Good for   haochu 30
Delight    leshi 44
Desired  xiangwang 34
Wise      zhishide 100
Husband   zhangfu 40
Sound     shengyin 11
Wind    feng 1
Secret Place   mimide 440 difang 40
Away from   li 2
Voice   shengyin 11
Full   mande  30
Fear   haipa 44
Clothing   yifu 10

Exercise Answers
Antonym Matching: delight-->disappoint / desired-->unwanted / gave-->took / sound-->silence / evening-->morning / secret-->open / fear-->bravery / without-->with /

Synonym Phrase Matching: edible-->good for food / beautiful-->delight to the eyes / wanted-->desired / full of fear-->afraid / without clothing-->naked

Adjective Noun Matching: NOT POSSIBLE?: wise fruit?, sound?, wind?, place?, food? / loud fruit?, place?, food? / evening man? / secret man?, wind?

Listening Gap Fill: saw, a, wise, to, of, wind, among, from, voice, said, in, without

Word Bank Fill in the Blank: 1(b)saw, 2(d)eyes, 3(e)wise, 4(g)came, 5(a)evening 6(j)among, 7(f)the, 8(h)where, 9(i)because, 10(c)from

A Snake and Woman Talk

And he (the snake) said to the woman, Has God truly said that you may not take of the fruit of any tree in the garden? And the woman said, We may take of the fruit of the trees in the garden: But of the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, God has said, If you take of it or put your hands on it, death will come to you.  And the snake said, Death will not certainly come to you: For God sees that on the day when you take of its fruit, your eyes will be open, and you will be as gods, having knowledge of good and evil. ¶

Listening Gap Fill

And he (the snake) said to the woman, ______ God truly said that you ______ not take of the fruit of any tree in the ______? And the woman said, We may take ________ fruit of the trees in the garden: ______ of the fruit of the tree in the _________ of the garden, God has _______, If you _______ of it or put your hands on it, death _______ come to you. And the snake said, Death will not __________ come to you: For God sees that on the day ________ you take of its fruit, your eyes will be ________, and you will be as gods, having _______________ of good and evil. ¶

Word Bank Fill in the Blank

And he (the snake) 1(     ) to the woman, Has God truly said that you may not take of the 2(     ) of any tree in the garden?  3(    ) the woman said, We may take of the fruit of the trees in the 4(    ):  But of the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, 5(     ) has said, If you take of it or 6(     ) your hands on it, death will come to you. And the snake said, Death will not certainly come to you: For God 7(     ) that on the8(     ) when you take of its fruit, your eyes will be open, and you will be as gods, 9(     ) knowledge of good and evil. ¶

a.) fruit 
b.)  said 
c.) garden 
d.) And 
e.) having 
f.) sees 
g.) day 
h.) God 
i.) put 

Pair Work Discussion Questions:

A:
1.       If a snake talked to you, what would you do?

2.       If you could talk to any animal, which animal would you talk to? Why?

3.       What is the snake saying about God?

4.       Are there some things it is good to not know much about?

5.       Have you heard of or know any knowledgeable people who are evil?

B:
6.       Why do you think Eve was not afraid to talk to the snake?

7.       Do you think some people want to become gods today?

8.       Today, many people say that education will make people better; do you think this is always true? 

9.       The snake tempted Eve with knowledge; what often tempts people today?

10.   What do you think happens next in the story?

 Key Vocabulary: (English and Chinese pinyin)
snake   she 2
truly   zhenzhengde 14n
eyes   yanjing 31
open   kai 1
sees kantou 44
hands shou 3
tree   shu 4
fruit   shuiguo 33

Exercise Answers
Synonym puzzle Down: 1. Death 2. Knowledge Across: 1. Evil 2. Certainly 3. Middle

Listening Gap Fill: has, may, garden, of the, But, middle, said, take, will, certainly, when, open, knowledge

Word Bank Fill in the Blank: 1(b)said, 2(a)fruit, 3(d)And, 4(c)garden, 5(h)God 6(i)put, 7(f)sees, 8(g)day, 9(e)having

Introductory Discussion Questions:

Do you like gardens?

What kind of gardens do you like?

Have you ever grown your own garden? If so, what kinds of plants did you grow?

Do you like laws?

What laws do you like/dislike the most?

Antonym Matching

Good                                                                                                                     took

Work                                                                                                                     play

Gave                                                                                                                     evil

Orders                                                                                                                  ignorance

Knowledge                                                                                                         life

Death                                                                                                                    pleas

Synonym and Phrase Matching

To do work                                                                                                         similar

Take care of                                                                                                       exist                                     

Take of                                                                                                                 look after

To be                                                                                                                     labor

By himself                                                                                                           grab

Like himself                                                                                                        alone

One Garden, One Law

And the Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to do work in it and take care of it.

And the Lord God gave the man orders, saying, You may freely take of the fruit of every tree of the garden: But of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you may not take; for on the day when you take of it, death will certainly come to you.

 And the Lord God said, It is not good for the man to be by himself: I will make one like himself as a help to him…

Listening Blank Fill

 And ______ Lord God took the man and put him in the ___________ of Eden to do work in it and ______________ of it.  

And the Lord God gave the man orders, ___________, You may freely take of the fruit of every ________ of the garden: But of the ________ of the tree of the knowledge of good and ________ you may not take; for on the day when you take of it, death will certainly come to _______.

And the Lord God said, It is not good for the man to be by himself: I will make one like himself as a _________ to him…

Fill in the Blank with a b c or d.

And the Lord God 1(    ) the man and put him in the garden of Eden to do work 2(    ) it and take care of it.                ¶ 

And the Lord God gave the man 3(     ), saying, You may freely take of the fruit of 4(     ) tree of the garden: But of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you 5(     ) not take; for on the day when you take of it, death 6(     ) certainly come to you. ¶ 

And the Lord God said, It is not good for the man to be by 7(     ): I will make one like himself as a help to him…

1. a. taking b. take c. takes d. took                           2. a. at b. in c. beside d. over     

3. a. suggestions b. orders c. suggestion d. order              4. a. every b. all c. whole  d. everyone

5. a. Container b. May c. may d. can                                        6. a. possibly b. might c. may d. will

7. a. himself b. only c. hisself d. alone

Pair Work Discussion Questions

A:

1.       Do you think gardening would be a good job? Why or why not?

2.       If you could get rid of one law, what law would you abolish?

3.       What is your favorite fruit?

4.       Do you think the one order in this story was difficult to keep?

5.       Is there any reason the man might choose to eat the fruit despite the warning?

B:

6.       Do you think your country has too many or too few laws?

7.       If you could make one law for your country, what law would you make?

8.       What is your least favorite fruit?

9.       Do you think the God of this story is difficult or good?

10.   Why is it not good for a man to be alone?

Key Vocabulary:

Lord God    shang di 44

Garden      yuan 2

Orders      fen fu 14

Saying      shuo 1     

Knowledge    liao jie 33

Good         shan 4

Evil        e 4

May      keyi 33

Certainly wu yi 22

By himself    gu du 12

Exercise Answers

Antonym Matching Good-->evil / work-->play / gave-->took / orders-->pleas / knowledge-->ignorance / death-->life

Synonym and Phrase Matching To do work-->labor / take care of-->look after / take of-->grab / to be-->exist / by himself-->alone / like himself-->similar

Listening Blank Fill the, garden, take care, saying, tree, fruit, evil, you, help

Fill in the Blank. 1.d. took / 2.b. in / 3.b. orders / 4.a. every / 5.c. may / 6.d. will / 7.a. himself 

Introductory Discussion Questions:

What would the world be like without people (the good) (the bad)?

What kinds of things have you thought about making or doing?

Did you make or do those things?

If you only had to think of something to make it a reality, what would you think about?

What would you not think about?

Synonym Matching

Beginning                                                                                            maker                                                                                  

Hurricane                                                                                            atmosphere

Story                                                                                                     only

Maker                                                                                                   start

Sky                                                                                                         action

Modeler                                                                                              storm

Alone                                                                                                    tale

Movement                                                                                         creator

Antonym Matching

Praise                                                                                                    badly

Dawn                                                                                                    destroy

Land                                                                                                      criticize

Well                                                                                                       water

Glory                                                                                                     dusk

Nurture                                                                                                drabness

THE CREATION (Popol Vuh)
Here is the story of the beginning, when there was not one bird, not one fish, not one mountain.
Here is the sky, all alone. Here is the sea, all alone. There is nothing more –no sound, no movement.
Only the sky and the sea. Only Heart-of-Sky, alone. And these are his names: Maker and Modeler,
Kukulkan, and Hurricane.

But there is no one to speak his names. There is no one to praise his glory. There is no one to nurture his greatness. And so Heart-of-Sky thinks, "Who is there to speak my name? Who is there to praise me? How shall I make it dawn?" Heart-of-Sky only says the word, "Earth," and the earth rises, like a mist from the sea. He only thinks of it, and there it is. He thinks of mountains, and great mountains come. He thinks of trees, and trees grow on the land. And so Heart-of-Sky says, "Our work is going well."

Listening Blank Fill
Here is the ________ of the beginning, when there was not one bird, not one fish, not one mountain. Here is the _______, all alone. Here is the sea, all alone. There is nothing more –no sound, no movement. Only the sky and the ______. Only Heart-of-Sky, alone. And these are his names: ________ and Modeler, Kukulkan, and Hurricane.

But there is no one to speak his ________. There is no one to praise his glory. There is no one to nurture his ___________. And so Heart-of-Sky thinks, "Who is there to speak my name? Who is there to praise me? How shall I ________ it dawn?" Heart-of-Sky only _______ the word, "Earth," and the earth rises, like a mist from the sea. He only thinks of it, and there it is. He thinks of __________, and great mountains come. He thinks of trees, and trees _______ on the land. And so Heart-of-Sky says, "Our work is going _______."

Fill in the Blank with a, b, c, or d.
Here is the story of the beginning, 1(    ) there was not one bird, not one fish, not one mountain. Here is the sky, all 2(    ). Here is the sea, all alone. There is nothing more –no sound, no movement. Only the sky and the sea. Only Heart-of-Sky, alone. And 3(    ) are his names: Maker and Modeler, Kukulkan, and Hurricane.
       
But there is no one to speak his names. 4(     ) no one to praise his glory. There is no one to nurture his greatness. And so Heart-of-Sky 5(     ), "Who is there to speak my name? Who is there to praise me? How shall I 6(    ) it dawn?" Heart-of-Sky only says the word, "Earth," and the earth rises, like a mist from the sea. He only thinks of it, and there 7(    ) is. He thinks of mountains, and great mountains come. He thinks of trees, and trees grow on the land. And so Heart-of-Sky says, "Our work is 8(    ) well."

1. a. if b. when c. therefore d. as                              2. a. only b. himself c. alone d. singular                

3. a. these b. those c. this d. that              4. a. There b. There are c. They’re d. There is

5. a. did think b. will think c. thinks d. thought                   6. a. make b. cause c. do d. create

7. a. they b. he c. it d. she                            8. a. go b. do c. going d. come

Pair Work Discussion Questions

A:

1.       In what way or ways is this story similar to the first story?

2.       Do both stories have a definite starting point?

3.       Which of the two stories do you like best? Why?

4.       Both of these stories are very ancient; do people still believe them today?

5.       Why do you think people do or do not believe them today?

B:

6.       In what way or ways is this story not similar to the first story?

7.       What are the names of the creators in each story?

8.       Why do you think Heart of Sky decided to make the earth?

9.       Is it ok for a god to want to be praised? Why or why not?

10.   Is it good for man to want to be praised?

Key Vocabulary:
Bird   niao 3

Fish   yu  2

Mountain   shan 1

Sky             tian 1

Sea    hai 3

Sound    sheng 1

Movement    dongzuo 44 

Heart   xin 1

Word   hua 4

Rises   shangsheng 41

Mist    bowu 24

Think    xiang 3

Grow    zengda 14

Land    ludi 44

Hurricane   jufeng 41

Exercise Answers

Synonym Matching: beginning-->start / hurricane-->storm / story-->tale / maker-->creator /sky-->atmosphere / modeler-->maker / alone-->only / movement-->action

Antonym Matching: praise-->criticize / dawn-->dusk / land-->water / well-->badly / glory-->drabness / nurture-->destroy

Fill in the Blank: 1. b. when / 2. c. alone / 3. a. these / 4. d. There is / 5. c. thinks / 6. a. make /

7. c. it / 8. c. going

Introductory Discussion Questions:

Do you like to make things? 

What do you like to make? 

Do you make your bed?  

Who or what made the earth?

How old is the earth? What do you think? 

Do you like light or darkness? Why?








Synonym Matching

world                                                                                                    desert 

waste                                                                                                     nice

dark                                                                                                        beginning

light                                                                                                      separate 

good                                                                                                       earth

division                                                                                                 sunny

first                                                                                                         black

Out of Nothing

At the first God made the heaven and the earth. And the earth was waste and without form; and it was dark on the face of the deep: and the Spirit of God was moving on the face of the waters.

And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God, looking on the light, saw that it was good: and God made a division between the light and the dark, naming the light, Day, and the dark, Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day.

Listening Blank Fill

At the _________ God made the heaven and the _______. And the earth was ________ and without form; and it was dark on the ______ of the deep: and the Spirit of ______ was moving on the face of the _________.

And God said, Let there be ________: and there was light. And God, looking on the light, saw that it was _______: and God made a division between the light and the _______, Naming the light, Day, and the dark, ________. And there was evening and there was ___________, the first day.

Fill in the Blank with a b c or d.

 At the 1(      ) God made the heaven and the earth. And the earth 2(     ) waste and without form; and it was dark on the face of the deep: and the Spirit of God was 3(     ) on the face of the waters. 

And God said, Let there be light: and 4(      ) was light. And God, looking on the light, saw that 5(     ) was good: and God made a division between the light 6(     ) the dark, Naming the light, Day, and the dark, Night. And there was evening and there was 7(      ), the first day.

1. a. starting b. first c. begin d. end                          2. a. is b. were c. was d. be          

3. a. move b. will move c. did move d. moving   4. a. their b. there c. they’re d. were 

5. a. he b. she c. it d. they                                            6. a. for b. if c. or d. and

7. a. evening b. morning c. night d. noon

Pair Work Discussion Questions

A:

1.       Have you ever heard a creation story before?

2.       Do you like daytime or nighttime more? Why? 

3.       What did you think of this reading? Was it interesting?

4.       What are some things that have form?

5.       Do you sometimes wish you could make things happen by just speaking? Why or why not?

B:

6.       If you could make anything you wanted, what would you make?

7.       Do you think the writer meant a 24 hour day or years?

8.       What is your favorite time of the day? Why?

9.       What are some things that do not have form? 

10.   God called the light ‘good;’ how would you describe light? 

Key Vocabulary:

God       Shen 2

Make    chuangzao 4 4

Heaven      tian 1

Earth       di 4

Waste   lang fei  4 4

Without form  kongxu 1 1

Dark   hei an 1 4

Deep yuan mian 1 4

Spirit        ling 2

Face         mian 4

Division   fen kai 1 1

Exercise Answers

Picture Matching: Light -->light bulb / Earth --> globe / Darkness --> cat’s eyes / Wasteland --> desert / Heaven --> sky with clouds 

Synonym Matching: world --> earth / waste --> desert / dark -->black / light -->sunny / good -->nice/ division ->separate / first -->beginning

Listening Blank Fill: beginning, earth, waste, face, God, waters, light, good, dark, night, morning

Fill in the Blank: 1. b. first / 2. c. was / 3. d. moving / 4. b. there / 5. c. it / 6. d. and / 7. b. morning