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Bible Reading: Stephen dies for his faith - Acts 6:8-15, 7:51-60

Theme: Life events

Pronunciation: /-ed/

Grammar: simple past regular -ed

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What do you see?

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4. graduate

1.birth

2.to grow

3. go to school

5. get married

6. start a job

7. to die

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1	2	3	4�
to get sick	to get well	to die	to get married
He got sick.	He got well.	She died.	They got married.

Listen and repeat.

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5	6	7	8�
to divorce	to graduate	to serve	to start
They divorced.	They graduated.	He served in the military.	She started a new job.

Listen and repeat.

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9	10	11	12�
to leave	to pass	to join	to kill
He left the job.	I passed my English test.	She joined a team.	He killed a rabbit.

Listen and repeat.

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�	Question ?	Affirmative +	Negative -
Singular 1	Did he graduate?	He graduated.	He did not graduate. He didn’t graduate.
Plural 2+	Did they graduate?	They graduated.	They did not graduate. They didn’t graduate.

Listen and repeat.

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Describe using simple past.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

crawled

walked

ran

left a job

got a job

stood

was pregnant

graduated

died

got sick

studied

was born

started school

used a cane

used a wheelchair

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A: Did you pass the test?

B: Yes, I passed the test.

A: Congratulations!

Listen and repeat.

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Listen and repeat.

A: Did you get a job?

B: Yes. I got a job.

A: That’s great news! What kind of job did you get?

B. I got a job as a cook.

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1. /-ed/ pronounced /d/	2. /-ed/ pronounced /id/	3.Challenge
cleaned	ended
closed	hated
learned	needed
loved	waited
tried	wanted

Listen and repeat.

My brother cleaned his shoes.
She wanted to go shopping.

4A. Pronunciation – Sound and Spelling

Note: if the word ends with -ted or -ded, the -ed is pronounced /id/. There is also a third way to pronounced -ed, -ed is pronounced as /t/ after unvoiced sound (e.g. walked). Students will learn this in the next level.

1. Model: Say the sound several times while pointing to it. (For example, point to the -ed and say /-ed/ /-ed/ /-ed/.) Then say the sound and quickly read the entire list, pointing to each item as you read it (/-ed/ cleaned, closed, learned, loved, tried.) Students just watch and listen.

2. Repeat: Say the sound and each word several times, having students repeat each time after you in unison. Be sure to use your normal voice and rate of speed. Do one column at a time, top to bottom.

�3. Solo: Call on individuals to say a sound and its word group. Give lots of praise.

4. Challenge: Choose another sound from the lesson that is challenging for your particular students to pronounce. Use words from Parts 1 and 2 of the lesson, and from previous lessons to make a group of 3-5 words. You may repeat the same challenging sounds in several lessons. Students need a lot of practice on sounds that do not exist in their first language.

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A.▔	B.▔-	C.▔--
faith	Stephen	ancestors
works	angry	enemies
years	heaven	happening
right	spirit	prophecy

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Listen and repeat.

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Stephen Dies for His Faith - Acts 6:8-15, 7:51-60

Stephen was a faithful follower of Jesus. He was a man full of faith and good works. He did many great things among the people.

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But some bad men did not like Stephen. They did not like what he taught about Jesus.

The Holy Spirit helped Stephen to speak the truth with wisdom and power. The enemies of Jesus were not able to say anything true about Stephen. So they told lies about him.

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One day they caught him and took him to the religious leaders of the Jews. They all saw that his face looked like the face of an angel.

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Stephen spoke to the religious leaders. He told them how God had helped their ancestors. God had helped these people for many years.

God helped them even though they often sinned against him.

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Then Stephen said: “You do not love God with your hearts. You will not obey Him. You are always working against the Holy Spirit. Long ago your fathers hurt or killed the prophets. And you yourselves have killed Jesus. He came to make you right with God.”

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The religious leaders listened to Stephen. But soon they became angry. They did not want to hear any more. Then Stephen said, “Look! I see heaven open. I see the Son of Man at the right side of God!”

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Then these men became very angry. They took Stephen out of the city. They threw stones at him to kill him. While this was happening, Stephen prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. Do not hold this sin against them.”

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After he said this, he died. Stephen was the first person to be killed because of his faith in Jesus.

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1. What did Stephen tell the religious leaders?

2. What did Stephen see when he saw heaven open?

3. Why were the religious leaders angry with Stephen?

4. How can we follow Stephen’s example?

Answer the questions.

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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Listen and write one word per line.

ended

cleaned

hated

closed

needed

joined

learned

loved

wanted

tried

waited

killed

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Questions	Answers
1. Did they get married?	Yes, they got married.
2. Was he _______
3. Are you _____
4. What class did you _____
5. Did you _____
6. When did _____
7. How did _________

Write questions and ask your partner.

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Role-Play: A Job Interview.

When did you graduate?
Did you serve in the military?
How long did you work at your last job?
Why did you leave your last job?
Tell me about your personal life.

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Act out the vocabulary words and other important events in your life.

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Game – Charades

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Read the next lesson’s Bible verses: Acts 8:1-8, 26-40

in your language.

2. Write 6 sentences about your life events.

A. I served in the military in 2010.

B.

C.

D.

E.

F.

G.

1 & 2 Homework

Homework 1 and 2 - Reading the next Bible Lesson in L1 and writing about self with new vocabulary

Students will always read the Bible lesson in their first language (L1) before reading it in English the following lesson. Help them get a Bible in their own language if they don’t have one. They may also use ScriptureEarth.org or other Bible translation resources.

Model. Go over each of the homework assignments to be sure the student understands what to do.

Repeat. Encourage students to find someone with whom to practice conversing and reading the completed homework assignment. They may use a bilingual dictionary.

Solo. Students will share their homework when they are finished. After they have shared their homework, be sure to check it for correctness, including spelling. Explain mistakes, while providing praise and encouragement. Answers will vary.

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7	8	9	10�	11	12�

1	2	3	4	5	6�
to get well
He got well.

3. Write the words for each picture.

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A. The store is closed.
B. She waited for her friend at the library.
C. I learned to drive.
D. Mom needed eggs to bake a cake.
E. I loved the food in France.
F. He ended the call.

4. Write and say the sentences.

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Put the sentences in order from 1-6 from the story of Stephen dies for his faith.

Bad men took him to the religious leaders.
They became angry and stoned Stephen.
He was the first person to be killed because of his faith in Jesus.

1 Stephen was a follower of Jesus.

His face looked like the face of an angel.
Stephen said, “You yourselves have killed Jesus.”

5. Homework

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As they were throwing the stones at him, Stephen was praying. He said, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!”

Acts 7:59 ERV

Very dear to the Lord are the lives of his followers.

He cares when they face death.

Psalm 116:15 ERV

6. Homework – Choose 1 Verse to Memorize

A

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“God has joined them together, so no one should separate them.”

Mark 10:9 ERV

6. Homework – Choose 1 Verse to Memorize

C

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Many people ____________ the followers of Jesus.
Stephen __________ God.
The angry men ___________ Stephen with stones.
The man _________ his father and mother and joined his wife.
Jesus __________ for our sins.
The men ___________ to pray and sing.

7. Homework

joined

died

served

killed

started

left

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8. Homework

What is this for?

B. Who is the party for?

C. Which university did Hope go to?

D. When is the party?

E. How can you respond to the invitation?

Join Us for a Graduation Party

In honor of Hope Peterson

University of New York

Saturday, June 15 at 2:30 PM

The Peterson Residence

181 Oak Street, Albany, NY

Please RSVP by June 1st to

Michaelapeterson@AllMail.com

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9. Homework – Write about your life.

I was born ____.

I went to school ____.

I started my job ____.

I joined ___.

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I can talk about common life events.
I can understand, say, read, and write the 12 vocabulary words.
I can use the simple past tense with regular verbs.

10. Homework - Now I Can…

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Closing Prayer

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Appendix

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Acknowledgements

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We would like to thank the entire Light of the World volunteer team for their hard work and creativity in making this project possible. For all those around the world who prayed, wrote, edited, narrated, illustrated, sang, tested and gave generously for this curriculum, we appreciate you sharing the love of Jesus through the gift of English. Our team members include:

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