The storm in the boat
A big wind, a boat full of waves and a word that makes the sea calm. Read Mark 4 in English with eight new words.
The words in this story
8 words you will really use: they appear in the Story and in the exercises, and come back in Review in the following Units.
day
noun
leave
verb
sea
noun
sleep
verb
peace
noun
still
adjective
how
adverb
even
adverb
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.
Mark 4:39 · WEB
He awoke and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!”The wind ceased and there was a great calm.
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?
Mark 4:35-41, in the World English Bible.
How many new English words will I learn?
8 new words, all taken from the story.
Do I find “still” anywhere else?
Yes. The word “still” also appears in the Psalm 107 reading of this course, in a storm that becomes calm.
Will I read the real Bible verse?
Yes: at the end you read Mark 4:39 in the Bible, word for word.
More stories in the Course
More stories from the New Testament Course, in canonical order.
