After the Rain
The water goes down, a bird brings a leaf, and God puts a rainbow in the cloud. Read Genesis 8 and 9 in English with nine new words.
The words in this story
9 words you will really use: they appear in the Story and in the exercises, and come back in Review in the following Units.
end
noun
bird
noun
return
verb
look
verb
dry
adjective
earth
noun
heart
noun
give
verb
put
verb
Original verse
The verse that closes the Unit, in the text of the World English Bible. After three lessons, this is how you read it, with no retelling.
Genesis 9:13 · WEB
I set my rainbow in the cloud, and it will be a sign of a covenant between me and the earth.
What a Unit looks like
First the whole Story, retold in simple English with sentence-by-sentence audio. Then three short lessons, each with a slice of the story, a Tip and exercises. At the end, the Original verse and the Celebration.
- História · 15 frases, tradução ao toque, 3 checagens sem XP
- 3 lições · um trecho, uma Dica e exercícios em cada uma
- Versículo original · o texto da Bíblia sem reconto · próxima história
Questions about this story
Which Bible passage is this lesson based on?
Genesis 8:1 to 9:17, in the World English Bible.
How many new English words will I learn?
9 new words, all taken from the story.
Does the story end with the rainbow?
Yes. The last lines are God’s promise of no more flood and the rainbow in the cloud.
Will I read the real Bible verse?
Yes: at the end you read Genesis 9:13 in the Bible, word for word.
More stories in the Course
More stories from the Old Testament Course, in canonical order.
