The Star in the East
A star, a child and a worried king: men from the east come to Jerusalem looking for a king who was just born. Read the story of the wise men in English with a dozen words.
The words in this story
12 words you will really use: they appear in the story and in the exercises, and come back for review in the next stories.
star
noun
king
noun
child
noun
man
noun
gold
noun
bear
verb
say
verb
see
verb
be
verb
come
verb
go
verb
make
verb
Original verse
The verse that closes the story, in the World English Bible. After three lessons, this is how you read it: the real text, with nothing simplified.
Matthew 2:2 · WEB
“Where is he who is born King of the Jews? For we saw his star in the east, and have come to worship him.”
What a story looks like
First the whole story, in simple English with audio for every sentence. Then three short lessons, each with a piece of the story, a tip and exercises. At the end, the Bible verse and a little celebration.
- The story · 18 sentences, with the meaning of each word on tap, 3 quick questions about the story
- 3 lessons · a piece of the story, a tip and exercises in each one
- The original verse · the Bible text, unadapted, then the next story
Questions about this story
Which Bible passage is this story based on?
Matthew 2:1 to 12, in the World English Bible: the wise men and the star.
How many new English words will I learn?
Six words and six past-tense verbs, all from the story.
Do I need to know any English?
No. It's the first story in the course, made for beginners.
Will I read the real Bible verse?
Yes: at the end you read Matthew 2:2 with the words you learned highlighted.
How long does it take?
About twenty minutes: the story, three short parts and the verse.
More stories in this course
More stories from the New Testament course, in order.
