Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?“
"I don’t know,” he replied. “Am I my brother’s keeper?”
The Lord said, “What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground. Now you are under a curse and driven from the ground, which opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand. When you work the ground, it will no longer yield its crops for you. You will be a restless wanderer on the earth.”
Introductory Debate
Have teams debate the punishment of Cain.
Team A believes Cain should be punished with death.
Team B believes the death penalty is wrong and Cain should be punished in a different way.
Teams take turns presenting reasons for their positions.
Introductory Discussion Questions
What should be the punishment for murder?
Do family members have responsibilities for other family members?
How should older brothers be responsible for younger brothers?
Do you know of any curses?
What would be bad curses for a farmer?
Synonym Matching
replied yells
I give
keeper responded
listen to get
cries beneath
restless world
under me
to receive hear
yield provider
earth active
Similar Words Picture Matching
earth
world
dirt
ground
"I don’t know,” he replied. “Am I my brother’s keeper?”
The Lord said, “What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground. Now you are under a curse and driven from the ground, which opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand. When you work the ground, it will no longer yield its crops for you. You will be a restless wanderer on the earth.”
Introductory Debate
Have teams debate the punishment of Cain.
Team A believes Cain should be punished with death.
Team B believes the death penalty is wrong and Cain should be punished in a different way.
Teams take turns presenting reasons for their positions.
Introductory Discussion Questions
What should be the punishment for murder?
Do family members have responsibilities for other family members?
How should older brothers be responsible for younger brothers?
Do you know of any curses?
What would be bad curses for a farmer?
Synonym Matching
replied yells
I give
keeper responded
listen to get
cries beneath
restless world
under me
to receive hear
yield provider
earth active
Similar Words Picture Matching
earth
world
dirt
ground
Listening Fill in the Blank
Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is ______ brother Abel?“
"I don’t know,” he replied. “Am ____ my brother’s keeper?”
The Lord said, “What have you ______? Listen! Your brother’s blood cries out to me ______ the ground. Now you are under a curse _____ driven from the ground, which opened its mouth ____ receive your brother’s blood from your hand. ______ you work the ground, it will no longer _______ its crops for you. You will be a __________ wanderer on the earth.”
Word Bank Fill in the Blank
Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is ______ brother Abel?“
"I don’t know,” he replied. “Am ____ my brother’s keeper?”
The Lord said, “What ______ you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood cries out ____ me from the ground. Now you are under ____ curse and driven from the ground, which opened _____ mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your ______. When you work the ground, it will no longer _______ its crops for you. You will be a restless wanderer ____ the earth.”
to
hand
on
your
have
a
its
yield
I
Pair Work Discussion Questions:
A:
How did Cain feel after murdering Abel?
Was God angry with Cain?
Do you feel responsible to keep anyone safe? Who?
Do you feel restless sometimes?
What makes you feel restless?
B:
How did Cain feel about God?
Was God's punishment lenient or heavy?
What do you do when you feel restless?
What is your job?
What curse upon your job would be difficult?
Writing Activity:
Use the internet to research the punishments for murder in two different countries. Briefly describe the laws relating to murder in the two countries. Then, choose which laws you think are superior and explain why.
Exercise Answers
Synonym Matching: replied-->responded, I-->me, keeper-->provider, listen-->hear, cries-->yells, restless-->active, under-->beneath, to receive-->to get, yield-->give, earth-->world.
Similar Words Picture Matching: earth-->picture 2, world-->picture 3, dirt-->picture 4, ground-->picture 1.
Listening Fill in the Blank: your, I, done, from, and, to, When, yield, restless.
Word Bank Fill in the Blank: your, I, have, to, a, its, hand, yield, on.
Key Words
Where 在那里
don't know 不知道
keeper 管理人
listen 听
blood 血
cries 喊
from the ground 从地里
a curse 诅咒
driven from 被赶出
opened its mouth 开了口
to receive 接收
from your hand 从你手
work the ground 种地
yield 给
crops 作物
restless wanderer 不安分的流浪者
on the earth 世界上
Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is ______ brother Abel?“
"I don’t know,” he replied. “Am ____ my brother’s keeper?”
The Lord said, “What have you ______? Listen! Your brother’s blood cries out to me ______ the ground. Now you are under a curse _____ driven from the ground, which opened its mouth ____ receive your brother’s blood from your hand. ______ you work the ground, it will no longer _______ its crops for you. You will be a __________ wanderer on the earth.”
Word Bank Fill in the Blank
Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is ______ brother Abel?“
"I don’t know,” he replied. “Am ____ my brother’s keeper?”
The Lord said, “What ______ you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood cries out ____ me from the ground. Now you are under ____ curse and driven from the ground, which opened _____ mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your ______. When you work the ground, it will no longer _______ its crops for you. You will be a restless wanderer ____ the earth.”
to
hand
on
your
have
a
its
yield
I
Pair Work Discussion Questions:
A:
How did Cain feel after murdering Abel?
Was God angry with Cain?
Do you feel responsible to keep anyone safe? Who?
Do you feel restless sometimes?
What makes you feel restless?
B:
How did Cain feel about God?
Was God's punishment lenient or heavy?
What do you do when you feel restless?
What is your job?
What curse upon your job would be difficult?
Writing Activity:
Use the internet to research the punishments for murder in two different countries. Briefly describe the laws relating to murder in the two countries. Then, choose which laws you think are superior and explain why.
Exercise Answers
Synonym Matching: replied-->responded, I-->me, keeper-->provider, listen-->hear, cries-->yells, restless-->active, under-->beneath, to receive-->to get, yield-->give, earth-->world.
Similar Words Picture Matching: earth-->picture 2, world-->picture 3, dirt-->picture 4, ground-->picture 1.
Listening Fill in the Blank: your, I, done, from, and, to, When, yield, restless.
Word Bank Fill in the Blank: your, I, have, to, a, its, hand, yield, on.
Key Words
Where 在那里
don't know 不知道
keeper 管理人
listen 听
blood 血
cries 喊
from the ground 从地里
a curse 诅咒
driven from 被赶出
opened its mouth 开了口
to receive 接收
from your hand 从你手
work the ground 种地
yield 给
crops 作物
restless wanderer 不安分的流浪者
on the earth 世界上
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