Then the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? Why is your face sad? If you do what is right will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must master it.”

Now Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let’s go out to the field.” And while they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him. 


Introductory Discussion Questions
Do you like reading mystery stories involving murder? Why or why not?
Why do people sometimes murder?
What things make people angry enough to murder?
What would you tell an angry person?
What should we do when we are angry?

Antonym Matching
Sad                                                                                         rejected
Right                                                                                      serve                                                                    
Accepted                                                                              stay
Sin                                                                                          healed
Crouching                                                                            standing
Door                                                                                      happy
Master                                                                                 wrong
Now                                                                                      defended
Brother                                                                                  later
Go                                                                                          good
Attacked                                                                              wall
Killed                                                                                    stranger

Synonym Matching
Lord                                                                              correct
Said                                                                               sitting
Angry                                                                             recognized
Sad                                                                                   don’t
Right                                                                                 rule
Accepted                                                                           God
Do not                                                                               upset
Sin                                                                                       murder
Crouching                                                                          evil
Master                                                                               told
Kill                                                                                      downcast

Listening Blank Fill
Then the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you _______? Why is your face sad? If you do ______ is right will you not be accepted? But ____ you do not do what is right, sin ____ crouching at your door; it desires to have _____, but you must master it.”

Now Cain said ____ his brother Abel, “Let’s go out to the _______.” And while they were in the field, Cain __________ his brother Abel and killed him.

Multiple Choice
Then the Lord said to Cain, “1. (   ) are you angry? Why is your face sad? If you do what is 2. (   ) will you not be accepted? But if you do 3. (   ) do what is right, sin is crouching at 4. (   ) door; it desires to have you, but you must master 5. (   ).”

Now Cain said 6. (   ) his brother Abel, “Let’s go out to the field.” And while they were 7. (   ) the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and 8. (   ) him.
1.       a. who b. what c. how d. why
2.       a. right b. write c. wrong d. rite
3.       a. knot b. not c. no d. but
4.       a. you b. her c. you’re d. your
5.       a. him b. her c. it d. he
6.       a. to b. too c. two d. the
7.       a. on b. upon c. by d. in
8.       a. kill b. kills c. killed d. killing

Pair Work Discussion Questions:
A
What things make you angry?
What would you tell an angry person?
What is God trying to do with his questions here?
What questions would you ask a soon to be murderer?
What do you think of God’s advice to Cain?
B
What things make you sad?
What would you tell a sad person?
What would you tell someone angry enough to murder?
What questions would you ask a murderer?
Why do you think Cain wanted to murder Abel in a field?

Key Vocabulary 
Lord 耶和花
said 说了
why 为什么
angry  生气
face   脸
sad 难过
if 如果
right  得好
accepted   纳
sin 罪
crouching   伏
desires  必恋 幕
to have 有
master it 制伏他
brother  兄弟
let's go 去吧
field 田
attacked    攻打
killed him  杀他

Exercise Answers
Synonym Matching: Lord-->God, said-->told, angry-->upset, sad-->downcast, right-->correct, accepted-->recognized, do not-->don’t, sin-->evil, crouching-->sitting, master-->rule, kill-->murder.
Antonym Matching: sad-->happy, right-->wrong, accepted-->rejected, sin-->good, crouching-->standing, door-->wall, master-->serve, now-->later, brother-->stranger, go-->stay, attacked-->defended, killed-->healed.
Listening Blank Fill: angry, what, if, is, you, to, field, attacked.
Multiple Choice:  1. d. why 2. a. right 3. b. not 4. d. your 5. c. it 6. a. to 7. d. in 8. c. killed

Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil. One day, Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the Lord. But Abel brought fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The Lord looked with favor on Abel and his offering, but on Cain and his offering he did not look with favor. So Cain was very angry, and his face was downcast. 



Introductory Discussion Questions
Can you list some jobs?
What are the best and worst jobs?
Do you know anyone who is a farmer or rancher?
Do you like farming or ranching more? Why?
What kinds of offerings (gifts) could a farmer or rancher give?

Introductory Group Activity
Divide the class into groups.
Tell each group that they are the rulers of a small country.
They must decide whether they favor ranching or farming in their new country. 
After discussing pros and cons, each group must present their decision and rational to the rest of the class. 

Antonym Matching
brought                                                       happy
favor                                                            lost
fat                                                                sent
angry                                                           last born
kept                                                             lean
firstborn                                                     disfavor 

Synonym Matching
downcast                                                   sections
flocks                                                          sad
angry                                                          animals
worked                                                       gift
looked                                                        saw
offering                                                      tilled
firstborn                                                    upset 
portions                                                     first child
soil                                                              dirt

Listening Blank Fill
Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the ______. One day, Cain brought some of the fruits ____ the soil as an offering to the Lord. _____ Abel brought fat portions from some of the ___________ of his flock. The Lord looked with favor ____ Abel and his offering, but on Cain and _____ offering he did not look with favor. ____ Cain was very angry, and his face was __________. 

Multiple Choice
Now Abel 1.(   ) flocks, and Cain worked the soil. One 2.(   ), Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as 3.(   ) offering to the Lord. But Abel 4.(   ) fat portions from some of the firstborn of 5.(   ) flock. The Lord looked with favor 6.(   ) Abel and his offering, but on Cain 7.(   ) his offering he did not look with favor. 8.(   ) Cain was very angry, and his face 9.(   ) downcast. 

1. a. keep b. kept c. keeps d. will keep
2. a. day b. days c. year d. years
3. a. a b. an c. this d. that
4. a. bring b. brung c. brought d. bringing
5. a. her b. its c. he d. his
6. a. in b. on c. into d. under
7. a. and b. but c. also d. an
8. a. because b. also c. so d. but
9. a. is b. were c. be d. was 

Pair Work Discussion Questions
A
Does your home area do more farming or ranching? 
What kinds of animals does your home area raise?
Why do you think God preferred animal to fruit offerings?
What do you do when you are angry?
What do you think Cain will do about his anger?
B
What kinds of plants does your home area grow?
Which offering do you think is better, fruits or animals? Why?
Does favoritism make you angry?
What other things make you angry?
How does anger make you feel?

Writing
Compare and Contrast farming and ranching. Which job do you prefer?

Extra Song Activity
If you like using songs in the classroom, consider using the first half of "The Farmer and the Cowman" from Oklahoma. Ask the students why the cowman and farmer may have trouble being friends. 

The Farmer and the Cowman Chorus: 
The farmer and the cowman should be friends, 
Oh, the farmer and the cowman should be friends. 
One man likes to push a plough, the other likes to chase a cow, 
But that's no reason why they can't be friends.

Territory folks should stick together, 
Territory folks should all be pals. 
Cowboys dance with farmer's daughters, 
Farmers dance with the ranchers' gals.

Farmer:
I'd like to say a word for the farmer, 
He come out west and made a lot of changes

Farmer:
He came out west and built a lot of fences,

Rancher:
And built them right across our cattle ranges!

Back to chorus

Rancher:
I'd like to say a word for the cowboy, 
The road he treds is difficult and stony. 
He rides for days on end with jist a pony for a friend,

Farmer:
I sure am feelin' sorry for the pony! 
From Oklahoma, by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein

Old One made people and animals into males and females so that they might breed and multiply. Thus all living things came from the earth. When we look around, we see part of our mother everywhere.

The difficulty with the early world was that most of the ancients were selfish and some were monsters, and there was much trouble among them. They were also very stupid in some ways. Though they knew they had to hunt in order to live, they did not know which creatures were deer and which were people, and sometimes they ate people by mistake. 

At last, Old One said, "There will soon be no more people if I let things go on like this." So he sent Coyote to kill all the monsters and other evil beings among the ancients and teach the Indians how to do things. 

And Coyote began to travel on the earth, teaching the Indians, making life easier and better for them, and performing many wonderful deeds. 

Match PowerPoint Pictures to Vocabulary
people
animals
multiply
male deer
female deer
Old One
earth
mother
selfish
monsters
hunt
coyote
teach
Indians
travel

Matching Adjectives to Graph


Some


Many 


Most




Antonym Matching (Part 1)
male                                                           nowhere
multiply                                                     all of
living                                                           dead
part of                                                       divide
everywhere                                              female
difficult                                                      late
early                                                         little
much                                                        easy

Antonym Matching (Part 2)
stupid                                                     smart
mistake                                                  terrible
evil                                                          good
teach                                                      learn
better                                                    worse
many                                                      on purpose
wonderful                                            few
began                                                    finished

Introductory Discussion Questions
What kinds of animals multiply quickly? 
What are some examples of selfish behavior?
What are some examples of stupid behavior?
Do you enjoy hunting?
Do you think knowledge can be lost? Can you think of examples? 

Listening Fill in the Blank
Old One made people and animals into males _____ females so that they might breed and multiply. Thus _____ living things came from the earth. When we ______ around, we see part of our mother everywhere.

_____ difficulty with the early world was that most ____ the ancients were selfish and some were monsters, and _______ was much trouble among them. They were also ______ stupid in some ways. Though they knew they _____ to hunt in order to live, they did _____ know which creatures were deer and which were ________, and sometimes they ate people by mistake. 

At ______, Old One said, "There will soon be no more people ____ I let things go on like this." So ____ sent Coyote to kill all the monsters and _______ evil beings among the ancients and teach the Indians _____ to do things. 

And Coyote began to travel ____ the earth, teaching the Indians, making life ________ and better for them, and performing many wonderful deeds. 

Word Bank Fill in the Blank
Old One made people and animals 1.(   ) males and females so that they might breed and multiply. Thus all living things came 2.(   ) the earth. When we look around, we see part of our mother everywhere.

The difficulty with the early world was that most of 3.(   ) ancients were selfish and some were monsters, and there was  4. (   ) trouble among them. They were also very stupid in some ways. Though they knew they had 5. (   ) hunt in order to live, they did not know which creatures were deer and which were people, and sometimes they 6. (   ) people by mistake. 

At last, Old One 7. (   ), "There will soon be no more people if I let things go on like this." So he sent Coyote to kill all the monsters and other evil beings among the ancients and 8. (   ) the Indians how to do things. 

And Coyote began to travel on the earth, teaching the Indians, making life easier and better for them, and performing many 9. (   ) deeds. 

a. much
b. to
c. the
d. said
e. wonderful
f. into
g. teach
h. ate
i. from

Pair Work Discussion Questions
A: 
What does the word 'monster' make you think of? 
What kinds of behaviors could cause there to be no more people?
What knowledge was lost in this story?  
What makes a good teacher?
What is something you would like to learn how to do? 
B:
What do you think is the problem with the world today? 
What does the word 'stupid' make you think of? 
What kinds of knowledge could be lost today? 
Was Coyote a good teacher? Explain. 
What do you think would be 'wonderful deeds'?

Word Puzzle
Down
1. If a person is not good, he is ______.
2. A ________ can have children and be a mother. 
3. Learning Chinese is ___________. 
Across
1. The view from the top of a mountain is ___________. 
2. A ______ cannot have children. 
3. It is better to be _______ than late. 

Key Vocabulary
male 男性
females 女性
breed 繁殖
multiply 乘
look 看
all 所有
mother 母亲
everywhere 到处
difficulty 难懂的事物
early world 早世界 ?
selfish 自私
monsters 魔鬼
most of the ancients 大多数古老的人
stupid 愚蠢的
had to hunt 得打猎
creatures 人和动物
deer 鹿
sometimes 有的时候
ate 吃了
mistake 错误
like this 象这样 
Coyote 郊狼
kill 杀
evil beings 恶的人和动物
teach 教
Indians 美国的印度人 
how to do things 怎么做事情 
travel 旅游
easier and better 容易的和较好的
performing 执行
wonderful deeds 精彩的事迹

Exercise Answers
Match PowerPoint Pictures to Vocabulary: people-->picture 5, animals-->7, multiply-->4, male deer-->13, female deer-->8, Old One-->3, earth-->15, mother-->6, selfish-->11, monsters-->2, hunt-->9, coyote-->14, teach-->1, Indians-->10,    travel-->12.
Matching Adjectives to Graph: some-->5%, many-->30%, most-->65%
Antonym Matching (Part 1): male-->female, multiply-->divide, living-->dead, part of-->all of, everywhere-->nowhere, difficult-->easy, early-->last, much-->little.
Antonym Matching (Part 2): stupid-->smart, mistake-->on purpose, evil-->good, teach-->learn, better-->worse,        many-->few, wonderful-->terrible, began-->finished. 
Listening Fill in the Blank: and, all, look, The, of, there, very, had, not, people, last, if, he, other, how, on, easier
Word Bank Fill in the Blank: 1. (f) into, 2. (i) from, 3. (c) the, 4. (a) much, 5. (b) to, 6. (h) ate, 7. (d) said, 8. (g) teach, 9. (e) wonderful. 
Word Puzzle: Down: 1. evil, 2. female, 3. difficult. Across: 1. wonderful, 2. male, 3. early.