In the Beginning
God makes the world in six days, one day at a time, and sees that it is good. Read the first page of the Bible in English with only 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 in Review in the following Units.
light
noun
sky
noun
land
noun
day
noun
good
adjective
man
noun
say
verb
make
verb
see
verb
be
verb
come
verb
go
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 1:3 · WEB
God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
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 · 18 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 1:1 to 2:3, in the World English Bible.
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. This is the first unit of level A1.
Will I read the real Bible verse?
Yes: at the end you read Genesis 1:3 with the words you learned highlighted.
More stories in the Course
More stories from the Old Testament Course, in canonical order.
