The Garden
A garden, a tree, a woman and a serpent: the story of the first choice, told in short sentences. Read Genesis 2 and 3 in English, a few words at a time.
The words in this story
8 words you will really use: they appear in the story and in the exercises, and come back for review in the next stories.
tree
noun
eat
verb
woman
noun
know
verb
evil
noun
fruit
noun
afraid
adjective
leave
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.
Genesis 3:9 · WEB
The LORD God called to the man, and said to him, “Where are you?”
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 · 15 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?
Genesis 2:15 to 3:24, in the World English Bible.
How many new English words will I learn?
8 new words, all taken from the story.
What happens in this story?
A man and a woman live in a garden. They eat the fruit of the tree they were told not to touch, and then they have to leave.
Will I read the real Bible verse?
Yes: at the end you read Genesis 3:9 in the Bible, word for word.
More stories in this course
More stories from the Old Testament course, in order.
Story 3Genesis 4
The Two Brothers
Two brothers, two gifts, and a question from God.
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Psalm readingPsalms 8
Sheep, birds and fish
Three lines from Psalm 8, read out loud and word by word.
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Story 4Genesis 6
Noah and the Rain
A ship, two of every animal, and forty days of rain.
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