Matching Game with Pairs of Vocabulary
In groups, have students play a matching game with vocabulary. You will need to make pairs of vocabulary cards that can be flipped over. 
If they make a match, they must make a sentence using the vocabulary word in order to keep the pair. The person with the most pairs collected wins. Allow students to play two or three times.

Wind                                                                       Lightning                                                           Nose
Wind                                                                       Lightning                                                           Nose
Flood                                                                      Typhoon                                                            Knees
Flood                                                                      Typhoon                                                            Knees
Whirlwind                                                              Rain                                                                   Roof
Whirlwind                                                              Rain                                                                   Roof
Sand storm                                                           Ice                                                                      Snow
Sand storm                                                           Ice                                                                      Snow

Antonym Matching
Day                                                                                         went
Wind                                                                                      stood                                                                                   
Arrived                                                                                  night
War                                                                                       laughing
Sat                                                                                         closed
Weeping                                                                               peace
Opened                                                                                calm

Listening Blank Fill
Six days and seven nights came the wind and _______, the storm flattening the land. When the seventh ______ arrived, the storm was pounding, the flood was ____ war--struggling with itself like a woman writhing (_____ labor).
The sea calmed, fell still, the whirlwind (and) flood __________ up. I looked around all day long--quiet ______ set in and all the human beings had _________ to clay!
The terrain was as flat as a _______.
I opened a vent and fresh air (daylight!) _______ upon the side of my nose. I fell _____ my knees and sat weeping, tears streaming down ______ side of my nose.

Word Bank Fill in the Blank
Six days and seven nights came the 1._______ and flood, the storm flattening the 2._______. When the seventh day arrived, the storm was pounding, the flood was a 3.______--struggling with itself like a woman writhing (in 4.________).
The sea calmed, fell still, the whirlwind (and) flood 5.__________ up. I looked around all day long--quiet had 6._______ in and all the human beings had turned to clay!
The terrain was as flat as a 7._______ .
I opened a vent and fresh air (daylight!) fell upon the side of my nose. I fell to my 8.________  and sat weeping,
tears streaming down the side of my 9._______.

Land
Stopped
Nose
Labor
Wind
Set
War
Roof
Knees

Pair Work Discussion Questions
A
Can you remember a very scary event in your life? What was scary?
How was the scary event stopped?
How did you feel after the scary event was resolved?
How do you respond to feeling greatly relieved? Do you weep?
What things do you think help bring relief in difficult circumstances?
B  
Can you remember a dangerous event in your life? What was dangerous?
How was the dangerous event stopped?
How do you think flood and storm dangers could be made less frequent?
Do you think the character in this story was crying tears of joy, sadness, or both? Why?
What would be the most terrifying thing about the storm described in the story?



Key Vocabulary
Day   白天
Night   夜
Wind   风
Flood   洪水
Storm   暴风雨
Land   陆地
Pounding   重击
War   战争
Struggling   争斗
Be in labor   在分娩中
Writhing  折腾
Sea   大海
Calmed   平静下来
Stopped   停止
Whirlwind   旋风
Quiet   小声
Clay   粘土
Terrain   地势
Flat   平坦
Roof   屋顶
Vent   通风孔
Fresh air  新鲜空气
Daylight   日光
Nose   鼻
Knees  膝
Weeping   大哭
Tears   泪
Streaming   流 

Exercise Answers
Antonym Matching: day-->night, wind-->calm, arrived-->went, war-->peace, sat-->stood, weeping-->laughing,        opened-->closed.
Listening Blank Fill: Flood, day, a, in, stopped, had, turned, roof, fell, to, the
Word Bank Fill in the Blank: 1. Wind, 2. Land, 3. War, 4. Labor, 5. Stopped, 6. Set, 7. Roof, 8. Knees, 9. nose

Introductory Discussion Questions:
Have you ever seen a flood? Where? What happened?
Have you ever heard of great flood stories?
If you knew a great flood was coming, what would you do?
Who would you tell first?
If a flood came, what would be the most important thing for you to save (discuss)?

Word Puzzle
DOWN
Something that is not dead is ______?
Beijing is a _____?
How wide something is, is the _______?
ACROSS
Something that is hidden is a _______? “This is a _______; don’t tell!”
How long something is, is the _______?
Water destroying houses and things is a _______?
To go on a lake or river, you need a _____?























Synonym Matching
Reveal                                                                                  secret
Hidden                                                                                 make known
Great                                                                                    promise
Inflict                                                                                     said
Uttered                                                                                  big
Oath                                                                                      cause
Build                                                                                      reject
Spurn                                                                                    make
Wealth                                                                                 possessions

Synonym Matching (2)
Abandon                                                             alive
Living                                                                    dimensions
Measurements                                                 alike
Equal                                                                    positioned
Situated                                                               leave
 
Listening Blank Fill
Utanapishtim spoke to Gilgamesh, saying:  "I will reveal ____ you, Gilgamesh, a thing that is hidden, a ________ of the gods I will tell you! Shuruppak, ___ city that you surely know, situated on the _______ of the Euphrates, that city was very old, _____ there were gods inside it. The hearts of the _______ Gods moved them to inflict the Flood. Their ________ Anu uttered the oath (of secrecy), Ea, the ________ Prince(?), was under oath with them so he repeated _______ talk to the reed house: 'Reed house, reed _______! Wall, wall! O man of Shuruppak, son of Ubartutu: ______ down the house and build a boat! Abandon ________ and seek living beings! Spurn possessions and keep _______ living beings! Make all living beings go up ______ the boat. The boat which you are to build, _____ dimensions must measure equal to each other: its ________ must correspond to its width.

Word Bank Fill in the Blank
Utanapishtim spoke to Gilgamesh, saying:  "I will 1(    ) to you, Gilgamesh, a thing that is hidden, a 2(    ) of the gods I will tell you! Shuruppak, 3(    ) city that you surely know, situated on the 4(    ) of the Euphrates, that city was very old, and   5(    ) were gods inside it. The hearts of the Great 6(    ) moved them to inflict the Flood. Their Father Anu 7(    ) the oath (of secrecy), Ea, the Clever Prince(?), was 8(    ) oath with them so he repeated their talk to the reed house: 'Reed 9(    ), reed house! Wall, wall! O man of Shuruppak, son 10(    ) Ubartutu: Tear down the house and build a boat! 11(    ) wealth and seek living beings! Spurn possessions and keep 12(    ) living beings! Make all living beings go up into the 13(    ). The boat which you are to build, its dimensions must measure equal to each 14(    ): its length must correspond to its width.
a.       Gods
b.      Secret
c.       Abandon
d.      Boat
e.      There
f.        Reveal
g.       Other
h.      Under
i.        House
j.        Of
k.       A
l.        Alive
m.    Banks
n.      Uttered

Pair Work Discussion Questions:
A:
1.       Do you like to tell secrets?
2.       What kind of secrets should be kept secret?
3.       Should the secret of the flood have been kept?
4.       Is it better to pursue wealth or human beings? Why?
5.       Do you think a boat with equal length and width would look strange?
B:
1.       Do you like to keep secrets?
2.       Are there times when secrets should not be kept?
3.       Why do you think the gods wanted to inflict the flood?
4.       Today, do you think people pursue wealth or people more? Exlplain.
5.       What do you think the other people thought of the men building the boat?

Key Words:
Reveal  jieshi 14
Hidden  zheyan 13
Surely  dangran 12
Situated  chuyu 32 mouzhong 33 jingdi 44 de 0
Banks  he an 24
Inflict  shi 3 zaoshou 14
Flood  hongshui 23
Uttered  yong 4 kou 3 fachu 11
Oath  shiyan 42
Clever  congmingde 100
Tear down  nong dao 43
Build  jianzhu 44
Abandon  liqi 24
Seek  xunzhao 23
Living beings  huozhede 200 renlei 24
Spurn possessions  qingmiede 140 jujue 42
Dimensions  guimo 12
Measure  liang 2
Equal  xiangdeng 13
Correspond  yizhi 14

Exercise Answers:
Word Puzzle: DOWN: alive, city, width ACROSS: secret, length, flood, boat.
Synonym Matching: reveal-->make known / hidden-->secret / great-->big / inflict-->cause / uttered-->said /                 oath-->promise / build-->make / spurn-->reject / wealth-->possessions /
Synonym Matching (2): abandon-->leave / living-->alive / measurements-->dimensions / equal-->alike /                 situated-->positioned /
Listening Blank Fill: to, secret, a, banks, and, Great, Father, Clever, their, house, tear, wealth, alive, into, its, length
Word Bank Fill in the Blank: 1(f)reveal, 2(b)secret, 3(k)a, 4(m)banks, 5(e)there, 6(a)Gods, 7(n)uttered, 8(h)under, 9(i)house, 10(j)of, 11(c)abandon, 12(l)alive, 13(d)boat, 14(g)other,