English Through The Story

Lesson 3 Outline: The Fall Story

(Genesis 3:1-19)

Students will be able to…

• Use pre-listening questions to prepare for themselves mentally for
hearing a story.
• Write down answers to their pre-listening questions as they listen to
the story.
• Correctly use comparatives and superlatives when sharing two truths
and one lie about themselves.

Intro Activity: Caught In the Act

Ask students to think about a time where they were caught for doing
something wrong and the consequences they faced for their actions. Have
them write down their answers. (Note that they will be sharing these
answers later). It might be helpful to give a short example of when you got
caught doing something wrong when your were a child.

Activity #1: Review & Connect

Ask students if anyone can summarize the story from the previous week.
After summary, connect last week’s story with this week’s story by filling in
necessary gaps. Read from the provided “Connecting the Dots” page if
needed.

Activity #2: New Vocabulary & Setting

Ahead of class, make a list of new vocabulary words that your students
probably haven't learned yet. Handout list to students. Have them work in
groups to see if they can guess the meaning of the words. Then, go over
words as a class. Hold up/post the photos of map and garden. Explain
where scholars think the Garden may have been located. Have them try to
imagine a beautiful garden with lots of fruit trees.
Activity #3: Pre-Listening Questions
Write down pre-listening questions on the board. Explain the importance
of questions in pre-listening strategies. Hand out The Fall Story note page
for students to use during listening.

Questions:
• Who? – Who are the characters in the story?

• What? – What were they NOT supposed to do?

• What? – What did they do?
• What? – What were the consequences for doing wrong?

Activity #4: Listening to the Story

Play the NIV dramatized story from Biblegateway, Genesis Chapter 3. Play
from 0.00 - 3.08.
• Link on website

After listening once, pair students and have them compare their answers
for a few minutes. Then, play the story a second time.

Activity #5: Piecing it Together

Get students into 3 groups. Give each group a big piece of paper that is
labelled at the top. Have students write and draw out the answers on their
papers. Make sure everyone participates.
1. Characters – Who is who?
2. Actions – Who did what?
3. Consequences – What happened to who?
After students finish, post papers around the room. If necessary, play the
recording one more time. Have groups fill in missing places where
necessary.

Activity #6: Talk it Out

Get students into groups of 3 or 4. Have them share their answers to the
intro questions.
• When was a time you were caught doing something wrong?

• What were the consequences that you received?

If some groups end early, give them a bonus question to discuss:
• When was a time where you didn't receive consequences for
something you had done wrong?

Activity #7: Caught in Lies

Explain that sometimes when we get caught doing something wrong, we
might be tempted to lie. Introduce new vocabulary words and phrases for
next listening activity. Either introduce it inductively, explain each one
simply, or play audio examples for each on ELLO's website.
• Being caught in lies

• As a matter of fact
• A white lie
• A big deal
• It always catches up to you
Tell students they are about to listen to six foreigners answer questions
about getting caught in lies. Write down the names of each speaker in the
recording on the board. Ask students to think about WHO the speaker is
lying to and to what degree the speaker lies. Then, play the audio clip for
the class to listen to. After playing audio clip, hand out listening
comprehension quiz. As a class, go over answers together.

Link on website.

Activity #8: Superlative/Comparative Introduction

Introduce adjectives in their original, comparative, and superlative form.
- Example:
• Adjective: I am fast

• Comparative: I am faster than my sister.

• Superlative: I am the fastest student at the school.
Have students come up with two or three more examples. Write down on
board.
Activity #9: Two Truths & a Lie
Explain the rules for the game two truths and a lie. Tell students to think of
two truths and one lie about themselves using one adjective, one
comparative, and one superlative form. They may write them down if
necessary. Then, group students into 3s or 4s and have them share their
two truths and a lie. The other students in their group must guess which of
the three sentences about themselves is a lie.

Question Time:
Leave a few minutes before the end of class to address any questions that
students might have.

Contingency: Whose Fault Was It?

Explain that the world had been perfect, but after the snake tempted the
woman and the woman and man ate the forbidden fruit, the world
experienced brokenness for the first time. Get students into groups. Have
them discuss and decide as a group, who was most at fault for disobeying
God's instructions. Have groups present their decisions to the class. Write
down answers on board and compare.

Teacher Notes: