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Eat and Hide (Pentateuch)

4/28/2015

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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
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    My name is Paul. I am from Michigan, USA. I am a perpetual language learner and teacher, trading my time between two continents. I obtained my MA in TESOL from Cornerstone University. 

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